Tag: historical mystery

Book Review: I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower

Book Review: I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower

Posted November 19, 2023 / 5 Comments

I HEARD A FLY BUZZ WHEN I DIED by Amanda Flower SERIES: An Emily Dickinson Mystery #2 GENRE: Historical Mystery/Amateur Sleuth (Clean) PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2023 PAGES: 337 When a literary icon stays with the Dickinson family, Emily and her housemaid Willa find themselves embroiled in a […]


Book Review: Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron

Book Review: Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron

Posted October 28, 2023 / 3 Comments

JANE AND THE FINAL MYSTERY by Stephanie Barron SERIES: Being a Jane Austen Mystery #15 GENRE: Historical Mystery/Austenesque (Clean) PUBLISHER: Soho Books RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2023 PAGES: 312 The final volume of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jane Austen as amateur sleuth March 1817: As winter turns to […]




First Line Friday (week 361): Millstone of Doubt

First Line Friday (week 361): Millstone of Doubt

Posted September 28, 2023 / 7 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch! I love this series and I love Erica, and I’m […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Heidi Eljarbo & The London Forgery

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Heidi Eljarbo & The London Forgery

Posted September 28, 2023 / 10 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for The London Forgery by Heidi Eljarbo, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to have Heidi on the blog today, giving us a peek at her fave writing spot & faithful writing companion! THE LONDON FORGERY by Heidi Eljarbo SERIES: A Fabiola Bennett Mystery […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Allie Mahoney & Dame Alice Hits Hollywood

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Allie Mahoney & Dame Alice Hits Hollywood

Posted July 25, 2023 / 4 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Allie Mahoney to the blog today to talk about the inspiration behind her new historical cozy mystery, Dame Alice Hits Hollywood! DAME ALICE HITS HOLLYWOOD by Allie Mahoney SERIES: Dame Alice Mysteries #1 GENRE: Historical Cozy Mystery (Clean, with some language) PUBLISHER: Wrenfield Books RELEASE […]



Book Review: Show Me Betrayal by Ellen E. Withers

Book Review: Show Me Betrayal by Ellen E. Withers

Posted July 1, 2023 / 12 Comments

SHOW ME BETRAYAL by Ellen E. Withers SERIES: Show Me Mysteries #1 GENRE: Inspirational Dual Timeline Mystery PUBLISHER: Scrivenings Press, LLC RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2023 PAGES: 325 Two deaths occur decades apart. Is it possible these deaths are related? What motivates a killer, who got away with murder sixty […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Elaine Faber & Mrs. Odboddy’s Desperate Doings

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Elaine Faber & Mrs. Odboddy’s Desperate Doings

Posted June 4, 2023 / 4 Comments

Please join me in welcoming author Elaine Faber to the blog to talk about using historical facts in a novel – like her historical cozy mystery Mrs. Odboddy’s Desperate Doings! MRS. ODBODDY’S DESPERATE DOINGS by Elaine Faber SERIES: Mrs. Odboddy Mysteries #4 GENRE: Historical/WW2 Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Elk Grove Publications […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway)!: A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen

Book Review (and a Giveaway)!: A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen

Posted May 11, 2023 / 11 Comments

A NOVEL DISGUISE by Samantha Larsen SERIES: A Lady Librarian Mystery #1 GENRE: Historical Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Crooked Lane Books RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2023 PAGES: 295 When Miss Tiffany Woodall assumes the identity of her half-brother after his death, she realizes she isn’t the only one with a […]


May 2023 New Releases

May 2023 New Releases

Posted May 1, 2023 / 7 Comments

Happy May! I cannot believe we are already here, on the line between spring and summer. This year feels like it’s going by so quickly to me – anyone else? There are almost 100 titles on this list of May 2023 New Releases that I would like to read, if […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Murder on Oak Street by I.M. Foster

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Murder on Oak Street by I.M. Foster

Posted April 13, 2023 / 3 Comments

MURDER ON OAK STREET by I.M. Foster SERIES: A South Shore Mystery #1 GENRE: Historical Mystery RELEASE DATE: November 4, 2022 PAGES: 474 New York, 1904. After two years as a coroner’s physician for the city of New York, Daniel O’Halleran is more frustrated than ever. What’s the point when […]


Book Review: When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder

Book Review: When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder

Posted March 29, 2023 / 2 Comments

WHEN TOMORROW CAME by Hannah Linder GENRE: Inspirational Historical/Regency Romance PUBLISHER: Barbour Fiction RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2023 PAGES: 320 They Waited Their Whole Lives for Their Papa to Return Nan and Heath Duncan, siblings abandoned by their papa and abused by their guardian, have no choice but to survive […]


Cover Reveal: Children of the Shadows by Erica Vetsch

Cover Reveal: Children of the Shadows by Erica Vetsch

Posted March 27, 2023 / 9 Comments

Eeeeep!!! I’m so excited to bring you the cover reveal for Children of the Shadows by Erica Vetsch, releasing October 2023 from Kregel! I love this series, and my reader heart did a happy little dance when I found out about this book – though I’m sad to see it end, […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder Under a Bridal Moon by Abigail Keam

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder Under a Bridal Moon by Abigail Keam

Posted February 27, 2023 / 55 Comments

MURDER UNDER A BRIDAL MOON by Abigail Keam SERIES: Mona Moon Mystery #10 GENRE: Historical Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Worker Bee Press RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2022 PAGES: 262 TOP TEN MYSTERY NOVEL 2022 BY KINGS RIVER LIFE MAGAZINE! Mona Moon is planning her wedding to Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth, […]



Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Patricia Raybon & Double the Lies

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Patricia Raybon & Double the Lies

Posted February 8, 2023 / 33 Comments

I’m so honored to have Patricia Raybon back on the blog today to chat about her new historical mystery, Double the Lies! Her words just go right to my heart – whether in her articles, her books, or her acceptance speech for the 2022 Christy Award for First Novel – […]


Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Posted February 6, 2023 / 21 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is the 2023 debuts I can’t wait to read. To be fair, there are more than the 10 i’ve listed here today but some of the ones I’m excited about don’t have covers yet 🙂 I also went strictly with debut novels, […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Read for the First Time in 2022

Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Read for the First Time in 2022

Posted January 23, 2023 / 43 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is authors I read for the first time in 2022. Some of these were debut authors but others were authors whose books I just sadly hadn’t had time to read yet. I definitely enjoyed my first experience with each of these author’s […]