A TANGLE IN THE VINES SERIES: A Calla Lily Mystery GENRE: Cozy Mystery RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2019 PAGES: 250, with recipes The curtain may fall on the Calla Lily Players’ first season unless Lily and Austin can find a killer on the loose in California’s wine country. Torrential rains […]
A NIGHT’S TAIL SERIES: Magical Cats #11 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019 PAGES: 288 In the charming town of Mayville Heights, librarian Kathleen Paulson and her two cats pounce on clues to catch a killer, in the eleventh installment of this New York Times bestselling […]
BURIED IN THE STACKS SERIES: A Haunted Library Mystery #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Crooked Lane RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2019 PAGES: 320 Librarian Carrie Singleton is building a haven, but one of her neighbors is misbehavin’. Can resident spirit Evelyn help Carrie catch the culprit who made her a […]
WHO SHOT THE SERIF? SERIES: Hand Lettering Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Archer Mysteries RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2019 PAGES: 218 When Jamie Lang finds one of her hand lettered quotes on the window of her shop, Flourish, with a hole shot through a serif, she knows someone’s trying […]
Please join me in welcoming author V.M. Burns back to the blog to celebrate her new cozy mystery, Bark If It’s Murder! BARK IF IT’S MURDER SERIES: A Dog Club Mystery #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Lyrical Underground RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2019 PAGES: 162 Lilly Echosby just witnessed a […]
Please join me in welcoming Maya Corrigan to the blog to share a five-ingredient recipe and her new cozy mystery, Crypt Suzette! CRYPT SUZETTE SERIES: A Five-Ingredient Mystery #6 GENRE: Cozy Mystery RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2019 PAGES: 304 Val Deniston is catering the debut of Bayport’s newest bookstore–but the […]
Hi friends! It’s time for a new season of new books! SO MANY GREAT BOOKS! Today we’re looking at Fall 2019 Mystery & Suspense New Releases. My fave genre – hooray! Here is the schedule of posts for the week so you can zero in on your fave genre! Tuesday: […]
NUMBER’S UP SERIES: Barrow Bay Mysteries #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery RELEASE DATE: August 13, 2019 PAGES: 197 Jennifer Ward’s To Do List: 1) Turn in my business partner and his lying, cheating, law-breaking client to the SEC for insider trading. 2) Cooperate with the FBI. Do not kiss – scratch […]
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT SERIES: A Year-Round Christmas Mystery #4 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2019 PAGES: 304 Residents of Rudolph keep the spirit of Christmas alive year-round—but their joy is threatened when a group of grinches visits the town, in the charming fourth installment of […]
MULBERRY MISCHIEF SERIES: A Berry Basket Mystery #4 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2019 PAGES: 352 Autumn has arrived on the shores of Lake Michigan, but Marlee Jacob, proprietor of The Berry Basket, is feeling a chill for other reasons … With the Harvest Health Fair […]
As y’all may remember, I reviewed books professionally for RT Book Reviews (aka Romantic Times) for three years until it shut its doors. Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to share these reviews with you here on the blog as long as they still belonged to the magazine. However, now that it […]
BLIND SIGHT SERIES: Lucille Pfiffer Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery RELEASE DATE: July 28, 2019 PAGES: 200 Lucille Pfiffer sees, but not with her eyes. She lives with her beloved dog Vanilla (“Nilla” for short) in a cozy neighborhood that is quite “active” due to what occurred in the distant […]
THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY SERIES: A Front Page Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2019 PAGES: 204 Chicago Tribune reporters Emma and Grace have been best friends since college despite coming from different worlds. When Grace is assigned to cover an annual charity ball and auction being […]
Happy Release Day to Apples and Alibis by Gayle Leeson! I love the Down South Cafe Mystery series so I’m super excited about a new book at long last 🙂 APPLES AND ALIBIS SERIES: Down South Cafe Mystery #4 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Grace Abraham Publishing RELEASE DATE: August 13, […]
KNOT ON YOUR LIFE SERIES: A Quilting Mystery #7 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: July 30, 2019 PAGES: 304 While quilter Martha Rose awaits the birth of her granddaughter, a neighborhood girl appears at her door with a mystery that can’t be pinned down . . Martha’s eager […]
As part of the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for the Summer Snoops Unleashed Collection, I’m delighted to welcome Lisa B. Thomas to the blog to chat about her story Sharpe Pain: A Corpse in the Cabin! SERIES: Summer Snoops Unleashed: 14 Furr-ocious Mysteries and Cozy Crimes GENRE: Cozy Mystery […]
Murder’s No Votive Confidence SERIES: Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2019 PAGES: 400 Nantucket candle store owner Stella Wright specializes in creating unique candles for every occasion. But someone sets the stage for murder when a Memorial Day celebration becomes a […]
Peach Clobbered SERIES: A Georgia B&B Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Crooked Lane Books RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2019 PAGES: 262 What’s black and white and dead all over? Georgia bed and breakfast proprietor Nina Fleet finds out when she comes across a corpse in a penguin costume. Nina […]
Guilty as Charred SERIES: A Cook-Off Mystery #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2019 PAGES: 304 Sherry Oliveri has attained celebrity status after winning the America’s Good Taste Recipe Contest with her delectable New England Crab Cake Sliders. But now that she’s back home in Connecticut, […]
Happy Tuesday! And welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic is a character freebie (anything we want), so I decided to build on my series of suspense/mystery posts the past few weeks & talk about some of my favorite amateur sleuths! amateur sleuths […]