Mistletoe, Moussaka, and Murder by Tina Kashian is a mystery that is so odd and severe to figure out. Can Lucy figure out who killed Deacon Spooner? Lucy Berberian is now engaged to the chef of her family’s restaurant, Azad Zakarian, and is working on her wedding. Granted, she and Azad haven’t picked a wedding […]
Cake Popped Off by Kim Davis is an intriguing book about a wealthy family that has hit a bit of a rough patch with bodies being found near them. Can Emory figure out who would have killed Mandy? Emory Martinez is our main character, point of view character, and our main sleuth. Emory loves the […]
Campaigning Can Be Deadly Series: A Discount Detective Mystery Author: Charlotte Stuart Genre: Cozy Mystery Pages: 300 Release Date: September 29, 2020, by Walrus Publishing, an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group Summary: What begins as prank ends in murder . . . The campaign for the U.S. Congressional seat was referred to in the press […]
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron is a brilliant southern mystery. Ms. Byron’s writing captures this fun, polite, Louisana charm that makes it, so fun to read. Did Maggie kill her cousin over a border issue? Will Maggie have a happy Halloween for the first time in a long time? The Crozat family […]
Where Angels Can’t Follow by Jessi Kallison is a different approach to what we think angels might be doing and if God is truly listening. Can Nate stop sculpting? Nathaniel Jacoby Nathaniel Jacoby, aka Nate, is seventeen, and he’s had a terrible past up to that point. Let’s say that this native New Orleans kid […]
Bubba and Squirt’s Mayan Adventure by Sherry Ellis is an excellent little short read about going on an adventure with two young kids. How can Bubba and Squirt find their way back home from Belize? Bubba and Squirt Bubba and his sister Squirt are the main characters of this story who go on another adventure […]
15 Minutes of Flame Series: Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery Author: Christin Brecher Genre: Cozy Mystery Pages: 304 Release Date: August 25, 2020, by Kensington Summary: As Stella Wright’s Nantucket candle store thrives, her knack for solving mysteries burns equally bright—especially when a Halloween haunted house uncovers evidence of a centuries-old murder . . . When […]
Pharaoh’s Forgery: Karina Goes on Vacation Series: Karina Cardinal Mystery Author: Ellen Butler Genre: Cozy Mystery Pages: 212 Release Date: September 16, 2020, by Power to the Pen Summary: Margaritas, mayhem, and murder. Too bad her only defense is a cocktail umbrella. After some of Karina Cardinal’s recent adventures—her lover Mike Finnegan would call them […]