Collecting Can Be Murder by Jennifer S. Alderson is a wonderfully plotted mystery with exciting characters and fabulous settings. Will Carmen and the Baroness find the stolen books and the killer? Are they one and the same? Carmen De Luca Our sleuth is Carmen. However, she is actually a fine arts and antiques recovery specialist. […]
Passport to Spy by Nancy Cole Silverman is fantastic! I loved the historical aspect mixed with spying, art, and the Christmas scene in Germany. Will Kat find the Gerhardt’s Hoard or die trying? Kat Lawson Kat is no longer just a journalist. She is also a spy. Her first assignment is to find proof that […]
Hotshot Shamus Series: The Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries #4 Author: Heather Haven Genre: Historical Mystery Setting: New York City, 1948 Release Date: April 18, 2023, by The Wives of Bath Press Pages: 324 Format(s): ebook, paperback Summary: Persephone (Percy) Cole saves the life of a senator’s granddaughter but had no idea how much her own […]
Fungi Foul Play Series: Backyard Farming Mysteries #7 Author: Vikki Walton Genre: Cozy Mystery Setting: Colorado Release Date: May 7, 2023, by Morewellson, Ltd. Pages: 260 Format(s): ebook, paperback Summary: Can Anne help her friend from being charged as a murder suspect? Newlywed Anne is dismayed at the idea of closing the Inn and […]
Broadway Series: Charlotte Smart Mystery #3 Author: Stan Charnofsky Genre: Cozy Mystery Setting: New York, Broadway Theatre District, and Times Square Release Date: April 13, 2023, by Hawkshaw Press Pages: 248 Format(s): ebook, paperback Summary: Charlotte Smart is back, and New York may never be the same again! After helping to solve murder mysteries in […]
Hot Pot Murder Series: L.A. Night Market #2 Author: Jennifer J. Chow Genre: Cozy Mystery Setting: California Release Date: June 6, 2023, by Berkley Pages: 288 Format(s): ebook, audiobook, paperback Summary: Trouble is brewing for cousins Yale and Celine Yee after a hot pot dinner gets overheated and ends in murder in this second novel […]
Mrs. Odboddy’s Desperate Doings Series: Mrs. Odboddy’s Mysteries #4 Author: Elaine Faber Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery Setting: California Release Date: April 30, 2022, by Elk Grove Publications Pages: 264 Summary: After falling from a tree, Agnes’s behavior and delusions escalate from ‘merely eccentric,’ to ‘near mayhem ’ Still seeking a permanent home for a displaced […]
Earl Grey and Shallow Graves Series: Water Wheel Cafe Mystery #1 Author: Victoria Tait Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery Setting: England Release Date: May 19, 2023, by Kanga Press Pages: 240 Summary: A 30-year-old skeleton. A missing girl. Can a community police officer read the tea leaves or will a deadly secret remain buried for ever? […]