House flipper Whitney is reading a book in the loft of a new project when an investigative reporter is killed in the barn below. Amateur detective Whitney feels obligated to investigate right along with the police in The Barn Identity, the eighth book in the House-Flipper cozy mystery series. ThisContinue Reading
It is refreshing to read a cozy mystery from a male perspective especially when it is as fun to read as Stakeouts and Strollers. Charlie is a former reporter who is transitioning to a private detective role. He and his businesswoman wife are struggling with their newborn daughter’s sleep patterns,Continue Reading
The Case of the Christie Curse is a rousing old school mystery starring famous golden age writers. In 1930, the main characters, Eliza and Theo, have been invited by Agatha Christie to join her on an archaeological dig in the desert of Mesopotamia. Once there, they dismiss the curse rumorsContinue Reading
Murder from A to Z has an intriguing plot. Can amateur detective Samantha solve a murder before it happens? The short answer is no. Unfortunately, Alva, an elderly woman who accuses her relatives of trying to kill her, kicks the bucket in the first couple of chapters. Was she murdered?Continue Reading
My Review It is autumn in Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica Fletcher and her friends and neighbors are enjoying the fall weather as are the usual leaf peeping tourists. Unfortunately, a young female tourist is murdered. In addition, a bicycle-riding thief is terrorizing anyone foolish enough to carry a purse. WillContinue Reading
Road trip! In Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off, BFFs and amateur detectives Amish Millie and non-Amish Lois hit the road for Florida. On the bus to get there, Millie befriends a young Amish girl. When Millie soon finds the girl dead, the two seventy-year-old women once again team up toContinue Reading
Are you ready for a fun little Christmas mystery set in a rural English village, where everyone knows your name, and all your business? The Cornish Christmas Pantomime Murder provides all that while also managing to be gently humorous too. It really is the perfect cozy mystery when you needContinue Reading
In Death at the Door, twenty-something Ruby has recently moved to Boston. Unfortunately, her apartment has the ghost of a recent suicide, or was it murder, named Cordelia, living there too. Luckily, they become best friends even though their communication method, a magnetic alphabet on the fridge, is difficult atContinue Reading
I’ve read a lot of mysteries with unreliable narrators. However, The Armchair Detectives is unique because Martin may, or may not, have dementia. He also may, or may not, have a former career as a spy. Martin’s thoughtful though somewhat reluctant sidekick, Albie, makes up the other half of TheContinue Reading
In For Duck’s Sake, Meg has had enough of planning huge events. When her town decides to have a parade and fair to support an animal adoption event, she successfully pawns off the leadership of it to her uber organized mother. That leaves Meg plenty of time to help theContinue Reading
Reading Tea with Jam & Dread, the sixth entry in the Tea by the Sea cozy mystery series, is like slipping on a warm robe on a chilly winter day. It’s comforting and lets you forget all the troubling “fake” news of late. In the book, Cape Cod tearoom proprietorContinue Reading
My Review A Body in Boston is the latest cozy mystery series based on the popular television series featuring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher. The characters here speak and act just like their television counterparts. Even down to Doctor Seth’s Maine Ayuhs. Other familiar people appear too like noir detectiveContinue Reading
A Novel Murder is an interesting mashup of a cozy amateur detective mystery and an insider’s look into the publishing industry. Jane is an ambitious author at a murder mystery convention. When a literary agent is killed at the event, Jane jumps at the chance to solve the crime whileContinue Reading
Doggone Bones is the 29th book in the Sarah Booth Delaney cozy mystery series. In this one, Sarah Booth with her detective agency partner and best friend Tinkie look for a missing dog. They find more than they bargained for including a dog fighting ring and an underground dog sellingContinue Reading
Murder by Cheesecake brings back the 80s friend group from The Golden Girls. In the book, they plan a wedding, try to find a date for the wedding (and life in general), and solve a murder. The jokes (and the sarcasm) are still as funny as ever. However, I didContinue Reading
My Review With No Roast for the Weary we return to the Village Blend, a coffeehouse in Greenwich Village, New York City. The shop has been faltering since the pandemic. Clare, the manager, and her baristas come up with a plan to drive more traffic to their store, opening aContinue Reading