The Secret Key by Lena Jones follows Agatha Oddlow as she embarks on her first real case. Will Agatha Oddlow solve her first big case? Agatha Oddlow has read all of Agatha Christie’s novels, including Hercule Poirot, who is her favorite of Agatha’s characters, and like him, wants to be a detective. Her mom encouraged […]
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? […]
Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison is a fabulous start to a new series with two marvelous sleuths and a very different setting. Will Evie and Margot figure out who the killer is before one of them are next? Evie and Margot Two sisters, one freshly widowed and one on the way to divorce. […]
Poisoned Primrose by Dahlia Donovan is quite spectacular. I was pleasantly surprised by the sleuth and reasons for investigating. Will Motts figure out who killed Rhona, or will she be the killer’s next victim? Pineapple Mottley, a.k.a. Motts Motts is a surprising sleuth. Her reasoning for doing things kept me guessing. However, I adore her […]
Paws for Murder by Scarlett English is a wonderful mystery, set in a quaint English village, with terrific characters. If Petronella didn’t kill Mrs. Harrington, then who did? Petronella Petronella Knight or better know to her clients as Dr. K. is our sleuth. She is also the number one suspect for the murder of Gladys […]
Fortune Telling, severed body parts, and a royal engagement party what could possibly go wrong? Madam Tulip and the Knave of Hearts by David Ahern brings us Derry O’Donnell who is back again with a bit of a problem for herself and her friends. Well acting friends but still a problem. To get acquainted with […]
My take on this book: A terrific ending to a beautiful trilogy by a fantastic author. Daughter of Deaths by Christopher Mannino brings us to a fantastic close to this excellent trilogy. I count myself as lucky to have been asked to read it. This book is so brilliant. I will try not to spoil […]
Time travel, mystery, love and a Cat. Eye of Nefertiti by Maria Luisa Lang is a cat’s story. This is the first adult story that I have read where the protagonist is a cat, but he is way more than your average cat. Wrappa-Hamen is a magic cat, he talks, walks on two legs, reads, […]