The Lost Traveler by Sheila Connolly is an insightful look into the workforce and immigration of the rural counties of Ireland. Who would dump a body at Sullivan’s? This installment touches on the lack of young people sticking around the rural area to live and work. Maura also digs into illegal aliens that arrive in […]
Murder at the Pontchartrain Series: Sydney Lockhart Mystery #6 Author: Kathleen Kaska Genre: Historical Mystery Setting: New Orleans, Louisiana Release Date: June 15, 2023, by Anamcara Press LLC Pages: 280 Format(s): paperback, hardcover Summary: Private detective Sydney Lockhart and her boyfriend/partner, Ralph Dixon, are headed for New Orleans to tie the knot—again. Having been stalled […]
Jinx by Meg Cabot follows Jena Honeychurch as she embarks on a new journey in New York City, living with her aunt and uncle in their brownstone. Will Jean stop being called Jinx? Jean “Jinx” Honeychurch Jean is a sixteen-year-old girl moving from her hometown of Hancock, Iowa, to New York City. Her parents hoped […]
The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week 2023, Week 26’s New Books My choices for this week include Cozy Mysteries, Historical Mystery, Middle Grade Fantasy, Cozy Paranormal Mystery, Cozy Animal Mysteries, Sweet Romance, Cozy Culinary Mysteries, Traditional Mystery, Sweet Romantic Suspense, Romantic Comedy, and Cozy Holiday Mystery. Another week of so many wonderful […]
Tied Up With a Bow by Sheila Connolly is a quick holiday read that finds the best gift is kindness. Will Danny and Hannah find safety? It’s almost Christmas in Leap, and County Cork is building a holiday sculpture across from Sullivan’s. Danny, a young boy, and his mother, Hannah, arrive in Leap and seem […]
A Crafty Collage of Crime Series: An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery #11 Author: Lois Winston Genre: Cozy Crafts and Hobbies Mystery Setting: New Jersey and Tennessee Release Date: June 16, 2023 Pages: 258 Format(s): ebook, hardcover Summary: Wherever crafts editor and reluctant amateur sleuth Anastasia Pollack goes, murder and mayhem follow. Her honeymoon is no […]
A Death in Devon by Shea MacLeod brings Sugar Martin to 1948 Devon to collect her inheritance and a job. Will Sugar catch the thief? Sugar Martin, aka Euphegenia Martin, finds herself going to London to see what this mysterious great-great-aunt could have left her. She discovers more or less that her great-great aunt left […]
A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connolly is a contradiction of right and wrong. It reminds us that the world isn’t just black and white, but there are many colors in between. Will Maura find the clues to find John Tully? Its fall in County Cork and Sullivan’s is slow until a man, John […]