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
My Review In Murder Strikes a Chord, Cassidy is the owner of an event space that she inherited from her grandmother in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She also inherited her grandmother’s four sixty something friends, who work part-time for the company. This weekend is Cassidy’s first multi-weekend oldies music festivalContinue Reading
In Dead Post Society, house flippers and cousins, Whitney and Buck, decide to renovate an old Victorian mansion with a dark history. Forty years ago, the headmaster of a local boarding school killed his wife and then himself in the study of the home. When Whitney finds a new clueContinue Reading
Be prepared for everything from Scottish archeology to tattooing to murder in Written in Stone, book ten in the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series. Delaney is an American, who runs a bookstore in Edinburgh Scotland. Delaney’s Scottish husband, Tom, owns a nearby pub. One day Tom and Delaney are visiting aContinue Reading
If you, like me, grew up devouring Nancy Drew books, The Library Game will bring your mind back to those times. No flashlight under the sheets needed. Just a belief in the possibility of ghosts and a love of locked room murder mysteries. A builder of hidden rooms, Tempest Raj,Continue Reading
Welcome to the madcap world of Finlay Donovan, a worthy successor to Stephanie Plum. Finlay and her nanny/co-conspirator Vero are in too deep in Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave. First, their nosy and crotchety elder neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, is arrested and then released for the murder of a bodyContinue Reading
Cordelia finds her neighbor, Jake, murdered in front of their apartment building. He is outside in the snowy Boston weather with no shoes or coat on. Cordelia wants to investigate but unfortunately she is also dead. Cordelia has to enlist the help of the new resident of her apartment, theContinue Reading
In Gingerbread Danger, Bailey is a co-owner, with her Amish grandmother, of the Swissmen Sweets candy shop in rural Harvest, Ohio. She has also recently opened Swissmen Candyworks, a factory producing the same tasty treats in bulk. The busy holiday season is just beginning when one of the factory’s AmishContinue Reading
It is Elvis mania in Tupelo, Mississippi this Christmas in Blue Christmas Bones. And best friends Sarah Booth and Tinkie are here for all of it. With Elvis impersonators everywhere, a replica of the belt from his famous white jumpsuit is on display. The belt was crafted with $3 millionContinue Reading
It’s always fun to spend time with Meg and her family and friends especially at Christmas time. In Rockin’ Around the Chickadee, Meg’s house is strangely quiet because her sister-in-law, Delaney, is on bedrest for her pregnancy. She is staying in Meg’s dining room with her husband, and Meg’s brother,Continue Reading
My Review Nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit quite so well as a trip to Murder She Wrote’s Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica is expecting A Killer Christmas, what with her nephew, his wife, and their adorable son coming to visit. However, Christmas is a killer this year in moreContinue Reading
Agatha Raisin is doing everything but Killing Time in this whirlwind of a cozy mystery. There is a murder, an assault, burglaries, death threats, a bombing, attempted kidnappings and more on Agatha’s plate. There is even a Mallorca retreat with her new boyfriend. On top of everything, Agatha has agreedContinue Reading
Despite being about two serial killers’ exploits, The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco is actually a very pleasant cozy mystery. Its setting in San Francisco is used almost like another main character so it is part travelogue too. Capri owns a small business running tours featuring famous movie sitesContinue Reading
Flavia de Luce is back at work! In What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust, Major Greyleigh dies from poison. Unfortunately, Mrs. Mullet, Flavia’s longtime cook and housekeeper, both picked and prepared the mushrooms for the Major. Flavia feels obligated to investigate even though she now a large estate toContinue Reading
In A Messy Murder, professional declutterer Ellen finds another dead body. Humph was a D List celebrity with a chat show cancelled long ago. A copy of an article published by him explaining why humans should stop taking up resources when they turn 80 years old is found near hisContinue Reading
Meg is trying to a deal with a flock of feral turkeys set loose in a suburban neighborhood, a shady house renovation show, and complaining neighbors in Between a Flock and a Hard Place. This is the 35th book in this series and I’ve read them all. This book containsContinue Reading