Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder Series: Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery #1 Author: Brenda Whiteside and Joyce Proell Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery Pages: 266 Release Date: March 7, 2023 Summary: It’s a birthday weekend with the gift of murder. Recently widowed, Emma Banefield looks forward to a getaway birthday weekend with her free-wheeling sister, Nicole Earp, sipping […]
A Flicker of a Doubt by Daryl Wood Gerber has fairies galore that are accompanied by murder. Will Ziggy go to jail? Or could Courtney get him out of it? Courtney and Fiona are back to solve another mystery. Or at least Courtney is, as Fiona can’t meddle in human affairs. These two are a […]
Death by a Thousand Sips by Gretchen Rue is a quirky mystery set in the Pacific Northwest. Will Phoebe figure out who and why Madeline was killed before the culprit comes after her? Phoebe Winchester Our sleuth and the main character is Phoebe Winchester. She inherited her aunt Endora’s estate, which includes a lovely house, […]
Star Tangled Murder Series: Bad Hair Day Mysteries #18 Author: Nancy J. Cohen Genre: Cozy Mystery Pages: 284 Release Date: March 14, 2023 Summary: Hairstylist Marla Vail and her husband get tangled up in murder when their Fourth of July visit to a living history village ends with a bang—and a body. Salon owner Marla […]
Read to Death at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers is an excellent story with a marvelous mystery and a blooming romance. Will Rain and Julia figure out who killed Lily? This installment starts with a meeting of the Lakeside Library book club. Let me say that I wish there were a book club like […]
A Bitter Blend by Erin Johnson has a lot going on in only a couple of short days within the book. Will Minnie have the relaxing weekend she wants? Or is everything doomed from the start? Minnie Wells, Fitz, Gus, and the rest of the butlers from the tea shop spend their weekend at a […]
Lemon Curd Killer by Laura Childs has lovely tea, food, and a delicious mystery to solve. Can Theo deliver on her promise to the victim’s daughter to solve her mom’s murder? Theodosia Browning, Drayton, Haley, and Pete Riley are all back to solve this newest mystery that Theo stumbles into unwillingly. All these characters keep […]
Sea Castle by Andrew Mayne is magnificent. I love the twisting plot and the new and returning characters. Will Sloan find the serial killer before Detective Gwen Wylder implodes both of their careers? We start this installment not long after the previous one. The Underwater Investigation Unit is still in its dismantled state. Hughes is […]