A Crafter Quilts a Crime by Holly Quinn is such an incredible mystery filled with family love, town pride, and revenge. Will S.H.E. figure out what happened to Wanda before they share her fate? Sammy owns the Community Craft Store. One of her live window mannequins dies during the town’s Fire and Ice Festival, which […]
The Port Elspeth Jewelry Making Club by Holly Tierney-Bedord is mystery at it’s best. Is a jewelry making club really solving an old case of murder? We follow the ladies of The Port Elspeth Jewelry Making Club as they gossip and discuss things that used to be in Port Elspeth’s past. The group is made […]
Hems and Homicide by Elizabeth Penney is an excellent start to a spectacular new series. Will Iris and Grammie open their new shop, or will Grammie be going to jail for a crime she didn’t commit? Iris Iris is our sleuth and main character. She and Grammie are opening a shop in town called Ruffles […]
Lavender Toes by Barbara Silkstone is witty, humor-filled with a fabulous mystery that kept me guessing. A long lost cousin dies only days after meeting Olive. Coincidence or not? The Sleuths Our main sleuth is Olive, she is a psychologist and she helps run Nonna’s Cold Cream shop, she also has Lizzy, Wonderdog, and Grams. […]
Who Shot the Serif? by Jessa Archer is fabulous. The characters, setting, and knowledge of hand lettering are amazing. I enjoyed the story, but the mystery was perfectly crafted. Jessa Archer is one of my favorite new authors this year. Ms. Archer explains the title wonderfully for all of us who don’t do hand lettering. […]
Who would want to kill the Queen of Crafts? A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn is a marvelous mystery set in a small Wisconsin community filled with crafters, farmers, and a killer. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story; it is fresh and welcoming. Samantha Kane Sam, as her friends call her is our […]
It’s raining bodies! Oh, just one body but still! Staging is Murder by Grace Topping is a fun mystery with a reluctant amateur detective. This book is a wonderful start to a new series. I can’t wait to see what Laura and Nita get into next. The reluctant sleuth, Laura Bishop Laura Bishop really doesn’t […]
Can Laurel find the killer and bring peace back to her neighborhood? Death by Association Paula Darnell is a different cozy, and it’s excellent. This story takes place in Center City, Iowa in a subdivision formed around a golf course which their own HOA. The main character, Laurel McMillian, is a thirty-eight-year-old widower who moved […]