Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours–Risky Whiskey

 

 

 

I’m so excited to be a stop on the blog tour for author Lucy Lakestone and her new book Risky Whiskey.  This is the 1st book in her A  Bohemian Bartenders Mystery Series.   

 

Risky Whiskey (Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Publisher: Velvet Petal Press (July 21, 2020)
Print Length: 250 pages
Digital ASIN: B088Q9NW98

 

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Stirring up trouble in New Orleans …

Eager to shake up her drinks and her life, mixologist Pepper Revelle jumps at an invitation to join the elite Bohemia Bartenders. Leader Neil thinks she’ll be the perfect advance gal for his team at a colorful cocktail convention in her hometown of New Orleans, but the job turns out to be more bananas than a drunk monkey. Setting up the key tasting for their distiller client, she and Neil discover their whiskey has gone dangerously bad. But how? And was this shocking poisoning more than an accident?

As Pepper and Neil try to figure out what happened, keep the drinks flowing and help distiller Dash Reynolds survive the weekend, they find themselves the target of increasingly scary attacks. Maybe it’s the danger, or maybe it’s the drinks, but Pepper also can’t help an inconvenient attraction to cocktail nerd Neil as they stir up trouble and try to figure out who’s out to get them — before they’re sliced and squeezed like a lemon twist in a Sazerac.

Risky Whiskey is the first book in the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries, funny whodunits with a dash of romance set in a convivial collective of cocktail lovers, eccentrics and mixologists. These cozy culinary comedies contain a hint of heat, a splash of cursing and shots of laughter, served over hand-carved ice.

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucy Lakestone is an award-winning author who lives on Florida’s east central coast, among the towns that serve as an inspiration for the hot romances of her Bohemia Beach Series and the jumping-off point for the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries. She’s been a journalist, photographer, editor and video producer but prefers living in her imagination, where the moon is full and the cocktails are divine. Learn more at LucyLakestone.com.

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Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours–Quiche Of Death

 

 

I’m so excited to be a stop on the blog tour for author Mary Lee Ashford and her new book Quiche Of Death.  This is the 3rd book in her A  Sugar & Spice Mystery series.   

Quiche of Death (A Sugar & Spice Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Publisher: Lyrical Press (July 21, 2020)
Print Length: ~254 pages
ASIN: B0855Q9JFW

 

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Quiche of Death (A Sugar & Spice Mystery)
by Mary Lee Ashford

The dynamics of the characters and the mystery are entertaining. I also like learning about the process of putting a cookbook together.
~Baroness’ Book Trove

This author is brilliant at leading you into one direction while she’s finding two or three more other wrong turns to send you down. Seriously, bring your GPS!
~Lisa Ks Book Reviews

 

 

When editor Sugar Calloway and baker Dixie Spicer went into business creating cookbooks, they found a sideline as amateur sleuths. Now a bitter family grudge could leave a fatal aftertaste…

At Sugar & Spice Community Cookbooks, the friends and business partners have secured a tasty new commission: producing a cookbook for the Arbor family. The Arbors have made their fortune in quiches, and Sugar and Spice have been invited to a weekend gathering where all the siblings, along with crusty matriarch Marta, will be in attendance. But it’s soon clear that this trip will come with a hefty slice of drama.

Theo, the only grandson, arrives with his flaky fiancée, Collette, who quickly stirs up trouble . . . and is found dead the next day. As the investigation unfolds, secrets—and recipes—are shared, and Sugar and Spice realize just how messy and murderous the situation may be. As another family member falls ill, can they solve the case without getting egg on their faces . . .and a target on their backs?

* Includes delicious recipes! *

 

“Quiche me, you fool.”

The demand was followed by hoots of laughter as the sister—Jezzie, I think her name was—leaned into her spouse for a smooch. He hesitated but obliged.

I smiled at the boisterous group who clearly shared some inside joke about quiche and kissing. The warmth of the table and the sibling love melted my heart like butter on a biscuit. Taking a sip of water, I glanced over at Dixie, who sat across from me at the huge oak table.

She rolled her eyes.

“What?” I mouthed.

Dixie shrugged. Jezzie had perhaps a teensy bit too much wine, but still: When did my best friend and business partner get so darn stuffy? Maybe it was the inside-joke part that she found off-putting.

But we did know quiche was the family’s stock-in-trade, so it wasn’t that much of a stretch to figure out the expression had something to do with the Arbor family’s food business. After all, that was why we were here.

 

  

 

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Mary Lee Ashford is a lifelong bibliophile, and avid reader, and supporter of public libraries.

In addition to writing the Sugar and Spice series for Kensington Books, she also writes as half of the writing team of Sparkle Abbey, author of the national bestselling Pampered Pets mystery series from Bell Bridge Books.

Prior to publishing Mary Lee won first place in the Daphne du Maurier contest, sponsored by the Kiss of Death chapter of RWA, and was a finalist in Murder in the Grove’s mystery contest, as well as Killer Nashville’s Claymore Dagger contest.

She is the founding president of Sisters in Crime – Iowa and a past board member of the Mystery Writers of America Midwest chapter, as well as a member of Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of AmericaKiss of Death the RWA Mystery Suspense chapter, Sisters in Crime, and the SinC internet group Guppies. She loves encouraging other writers and is a frequent presenter for writers’ groups.

Mary Lee has a passionate interest in creativity and teaches a university-level course in Creative Management to MPA candidates, as well as presenting workshops and blogging about creativity.

She currently resides in the midwest with her husband, Tim, and cat, Zoey. Her delights are reading and enjoying her two sons and daughters-in-law, and six grandchildren.

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New Releases For The Week Of July 26th, 2020–Part 4

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of July 26th, 2020. I am going to divide the list into 4 days because there are so very many of them for the week. Today is the fourth and final day of my list for this week. Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading. Enjoy and happy reading.

 

Wakes and High Stakes: Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Mitzy Moon Mysteries Book 8) by [Trixie Silvertale]A flamboyant funeral. A dashing gigolo. Can this psychic sleuth beat the odds on murder?

Mitzy Moon is never one to celebrate death. But a compelling invitation to a 1920s-themed memorial service, aboard a riverboat casino, entices her to take a gamble. And the only thing hotter than the tables is the newly wealthy widower—until he disappears.

Despite the extravagant decor, Mitzy smells a rat in designer clothing. And warnings from the sexy sheriff, her meddling Ghost-ma, and a spoiled feline all fall on deaf ears, as the list of greedy suspects grows with every spin of the wheel. She’ll have to play her cards just right or end up on a fatal losing streak!

Can Mitzy win against the house, or will she double down on death?

Wakes and High Stakes is the eighth book in the hilarious paranormal cozy mystery series, Mitzy Moon Mysteries. If you like snarky heroines, supernatural intrigue, and a dash of romance, then you’ll love Trixie Silvertale’s dicey whodunit.

Buy Wakes and High Stakes to cash-in on a caper today!  (Amazon)

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Summer Snoops: Down Under by [Judith Lucci, Colleen Mooney, Anna Celeste Burke, Dianne Harman, Sam Cheever, Amy Vansant, Fiona Quinn, Cindy Bell, J.A. Whiting, Kathi Daley, Summer Prescott, Tonya Kappes]

12 Cozy Mystery Authors and Their Readers to the Rescue Down Under

Looking for cool cozy mysteries for hot summer days?

Then you’ll love our collection of stories in this purr-fectly paw-some cozy boxed set from twelve USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon best-selling authors.

Help us Help our Australian animal friends as you enjoy hours of fun sniffing out clues on sandy beaches, in shimmering waterways, at mountain top resorts, and small-town celebrations.

These cozy, friendly stories are full of wily sleuths, cagey plots, and un-fur-gettable tails!

Fetch your copy now to get these furr-ocious cozy mysteries at a bargain price and woof it up with us as we go to the rescue down under!

They’re howlingly great reads!

 

All proceeds support the Wildlife Victoria charity rescuing wildlife affected by the bush fires in Australia.

 

INCLUDED IN THIS LIMITED EDITION BOX SET:

Judith Lucci: The Most Slippery Crime of the Year: Death on the Slopes – When the pour is just too perfect.
Colleen Mooney: Politicians, Potholes and Pralines – There’s no place like New Orleans to have a good crime!
Anna Celeste Burke: A Tango Before Dying – When trouble waltzes in, it’s not long before Georgie Shaw and Detective Jack Wheeler step in when a famous ballroom dance champion is murdered.
Dianne Harman: Murder in Cottonwood Springs – Sheriff Rich got the call every lawman dreads – a relative’s murder. And it’s even worse when it’s your sister.
Sam Cheever: Bayou Bubba – Where Miss Chance meets Cal Amity.
Amy Vansant: Pineapple Lies – If Janet Evanovich and the Golden Girls had a baby, it would be the Pineapple Port series!
Fiona Quinn: Mine – A sleepy town in southwest Virginia wakes up to a nightmare of untimely deaths.
Cindy Bell: A Tough Case to Crack – It is a race against the clock to solve a murder so Nuts about Nuts can open on time.
J A Whiting: Reversal of Fortune – Will Claire’s paranormal intuition help solve the case or will her skills fail her when she needs them the most?
Kathi Daley: The Curse of Hollister House – How is one to start again after losing the one thing that speaks to your heart and fuels your passion?
Summer Prescott: Spellstruck – If you liked Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, you’re going to love Spellstruck. Pirate, the talking cat, will charm your socks off!
Tonya Kappes: Stamped Out – More than mail is being delivered…there’s a murder ’bout to happen!  (Amazon)

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The Witch Way Collection: Volume 2 by [Jane Hinchey]Books 4 – 6 in the Witch Way Series

Supernaturals and humans have always lived in harmony in Whitefall Cove…until now.

Continue amateur sleuth Harper Jones’ adventures as she sets about solving the mysteries that befall Whitefall Cove in books 4-6.

If you love witchy sleuths with a knack for finding out whodunit, then you don’t want to miss this bestselling series and your chance to binge read the next three books in this special boxed collection!

WITCH WAY TO BEAUTY & THE BEACH – Book 4

Finding a body washed ashore in Whitefall Cove was not how I wanted to start my day. I much preferred to face the morning with a hot strong caffeinated beverage, but alas, we can’t always have what we want. Out on a morning stroll with my familiar, Archie, I couldn’t believe my bad luck when we stumbled upon the body of local teenager Emily Sherman washed up on the beach.

WITCH WAY TO DEATH & DESTRUCTION – Book 5

A Druid, a Sorceress, and a Demon Hunter walk into a bar … sounds like the start of a joke, right? Only it’s no joke. Whitefall Cove is over-run with otherworld creatures and this trio is our only hope. With townsfolk possessed and goblins running amok, the last thing we need is a murder, but someone is out for blood, and I fear it’s mine. Llewellyn the demon hunter is convinced I’m some powerful witch that needs protecting, and as more and more bizarre occurrences pile up, I’m starting to think he might be right.

WITCH WAY TO SECRETS & SORCERY – Book 6

Tiny the giant fairy is intent on making life difficult for the residents of Whitefall Cove. But what happens when the cranky mechanic turns up dead in her garage? Tiny and I have something in common. We share a birthday. So when a mysterious gift turns up on my doorstep that could have had me joining Tiny in the ever-after, I’m immediately suspicious. Add to that Tiny’s death was staged to look like an accident and I’m convinced foul play was involved.

★ WHY READERS LOVE THE WITCH WAY SERIES ★

“I fell in love with the characters from the first page of WITCH WAY TO MURDER & MAYHEM. Gran! I wish I had a gran like her. I didn’t figure out who the culprit was until the author wanted me to. I couldn’t put this book down, it has all the elements you’d expect with extras that fit seamlessly into the genre. Cannot wait for more in the series!” Angie, Amazon Reviewer

“I loved the characters in WITCH WAY TO MURDER & MAYHEM so much! Harper Jones comes home to Whitefall Cove after losing her magic, fiance and job. While home living with Gran, who by the way is a hoot! Harper decides to buy The Dusty Attic Book store. This is when the Mystery begins! A murder and a whole bunch of suspects and one very hot detective! I highly recommend this book!” ~ Donna

“WITCH WAY TO MURDER & MAYHEM is a great book! I had so much fun reading this! Gran is a hoot, I want to be like her!! Harper is amazing, even after going through such a horrible break up with a cheating McDouche, as Gran calls him, and losing her magic, she still pulls herself up and comes out ahead of it all. Such a great inspiration. I can’t wait until the next book comes out to see what happens!”  ~ Jodi

“WITCH WAY TO MURDER & MAYHEM  – Gran had me rolling on the floor with belly laughs; I love that clotheshorse hussy. This is not your typical cozy murder mystery; there’s actually interesting storylines, funny dialog, an interesting variety of characters, almost all likable. This clean story moves at a fast pace and there’s plenty of intrigue.”  ~ Texas  (Amazon)

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Trust No One (Devlin & Falco Book 1) by [Debra Webb]A double homicide and a missing woman lead a detective to unearth disturbing secrets in this gripping thriller from USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb.

It’s the worst possible time for Detective Kerri Devlin to be involved in an all-consuming double-homicide case. She’s locked in a bitter struggle with her ex-husband and teenage daughter, and her reckless new partner is anything but trustworthy.

Still, she has a job to do: there’s a killer at large, and a pregnant woman has gone missing. Once Devlin and her partner get to work, they quickly unearth secrets involving Birmingham’s most esteemed citizens. Each new layer of the investigation brings Devlin closer to the killer and the missing woman, who starts looking more like a suspect than a victim.

But just as answers come into view, the case twists, expands, and slithers into Devlin’s personal life. There’s a much more sinister game at work, one she doesn’t even know she’s playing—and she must unravel the truth once and for all to stop the killer before she loses everything.  (Amazon)

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Stilton Slaughter: Albert Smith's Culinary Capers Recipe 3 by [steve higgs]Baking. It can get a guy killed.

When retired cop, Albert, arrives in Stilton for a festival, he has cheese on his mind, but that’s not what he gets …

… arriving the morning after the factory and warehouse have been raided, all the stilton is gone, and the security guard, Dave, who bravely fought to stop the thieves, needs someone’s help to save the day.

With sidekick Rex Harrison, the failed police dog, at his side, our aging but sprightly hero will put his ear to the ground and his mind to work as he unravels the clues to this mystery.

Rex and Albert will be tested like never before in this quiet English town as they catch the first glimpse of a criminal mastermind at work.

Can they find the cheese in time to save the festival? Will Rex be able to smell the answer with all the stinky cheese around? It’s a race against time to solve this crime but is there something bigger going on? Can this really just be about some mouldy cheese?

‘Rex, the failed police dog, steals the show every time. His attitude and antics are hilarious and just add to the story!’  (Amazon)

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Eliza Thomson Investigates: Omnibus: Books 1-3 by [VL McBeath]

Over 600 pages in this three-book omnibus edition.

Join doctor’s wife and amateur sleuth Eliza Thomson, and her friend Connie as they investigate a range of murders … whether the police want them to or not!

1) Murder in Moreton

A cantankerous old woman… A mysterious death… Not what Eliza had planned for her first week back in Moreton…

June 1900: Eliza Thomson is back in Moreton after nearly thirty years away. Her best friend Connie is eager to introduce her to the villagers, but their excitement vanishes when they bump into the ill-tempered Mrs Milwood.

Days later, when Mrs Milwood is found dead, the evidence confirms she was murdered … and there are no shortage of suspects.

With the finger of suspicion pointing at a childhood friend, Eliza is keen to clear her name. But an inspector from New Scotland Yard has other ideas. He won’t have her interfering with the investigation.

Refusing to stand by and do nothing, Eliza and Connie make it their business to unravel the secrets of this sleepy English village … but will the police accept their evidence and bring the right person to justice?

2) Death of an Honourable Gent

The Earl of Lowton isn’t going to let anything spoil his daughter’s debutante ball … not even the body found floating in the lake. Eliza has other ideas…

April 1901: A weekend house party at the stately home of the Earl of Lowton … with an invitation to his daughter’s debutante ball. It should have been perfect.

And it would have been … had it not been for the body found dead in the lake.

The timing couldn’t be worse. With only hours to go before the biggest event in the Lowton’s social calendar, the family have no intention of letting it ruin the occasion.

But Eliza isn’t family.

Determined to prove that the death was murder, Eliza enlists the help of husband Archie, and best friend Connie. But it soon becomes apparent that not everyone wants to see justice done. Can Eliza fight against powerful vested interests and expose the killer … or is she risking too much for the sake of her principles?

3) Dying for a Garden Party

An invitation to a garden party. The perfect opportunity for Eliza to snoop around her childhood home … until she comes across more than she bargained for…

August 1901: Oak House was once Eliza’s home but revisiting the place had never occurred to her … until the invitation to the party arrived.

And then she couldn’t keep away.

Being told to stay in the garden wasn’t going to stop Eliza and Connie from finding their way indoors. But when the master of the house is found with a bullet wound in his head, they have questions to answer…

The victim’s family have their own ideas about the murder. But who had the most to gain from Mr Hartley’s death?

In a world where secrets and lies are the norm, someone is playing games. Unfortunately for them, they haven’t bargained on Eliza’s past.

Can she use her childhood knowledge of the village to identify the killer before they strike again?

If you like Miss Marple-style murder mysteries, and historical heroines with attitude, you’ll love this step-back-in-time cozy series.

Get your copy today!

This omnibus edition includes a sign-up link to a FREE download of the introductory novella A Deadly Tonic.

All books in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series:

• A Deadly Tonic (An Introductory Novella)
• Murder in Moreton
• Death of an Honourable Gent
• Dying for a Garden Party
• A Scottish Fling
• A Christmas Murder (A Novella)

The books are written in UK English.  (Amazon)

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The Great Douhini (A Mystery Theater Presents Cozy Mystery) by [K.P. Stafford]

What antics has Ghost Farley, Jinx the Cat and Pierre the Rat been up to since the last production at Mystery Theater?

When a well-known actor, with a failing career, signs up to play the lead role in the next production of the small theater in Peculiar, strange things begin to happen.

A nosy, over-bearing, crew member goes missing.
Odd occurrences surround the new actor.
Will Ghost Farley get blamed for mishaps around the theater?

With a long list of suspects, Jess and the mystery gang go to work trying to figure out what’s happened before news gets out and ruins the whole production.  (Amazon)

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Undercover Geisha (An Aunt Jessica Mystery Book 2) by [Judith Cranswick]

 

 

A perilous race across Japan to uncover the geisha’s secret.
Harry and Aunt Jessica’s holiday tour of Japan takes a dramatic turn when Harry witnesses the stabbing of a geisha. As the woman dies in his arms, she entrusts him with a secret and dangerous mission, to deliver a key to White Tiger. The geisha has mistaken Harry for someone called Fox. Who is the real Fox, where and who is White Tiger and what does the key open? Unless he and Aunt Jessica can unravel the mystery, they too could end up dead.  (Amazon)

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The Wife Who Knew Too Much: A Novel by [Michele Campbell]From Michele Campbell, the bestselling author of It’s Always the Husband comes a new blockbuster thriller in The Wife Who Knew Too Much.

Meet the first Mrs. Ford
Beautiful. Accomplished.
Wealthy beyond imagination.
Married to a much younger man.
And now, she’s dead.

Meet the second Mrs. Ford.
Waitress. Small-town girl.
Married to a man she never forgot,
From a summer romance ten years before.
And now, she’s wealthy beyond imagination.

Who is Connor Ford?
Two women loved him. And knew him as only wives can know.
Set amongst the glittering mansions of the Hamptons,
The Wife Who Knew Too Much is a decadent summer thriller about the lives of those who will do anything for love and money. Who is the victim? Who is the villain? And who will be next to die?  (Amazon)

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Witches and Wedding Cake (A Magical Bakery Mystery Book 9) by [Bailey Cates]Baker Katie Lightfoot is crafting her own magical wedding cake and tracking down a malicious murderer in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series.

Katie will be marrying firefighter Declan McCarthy in less than a week, and she’s still finding time to run the Honeybee Bakery, where she infuses sweets and treats with special spells and cheerful charms. But her hope of getting hitched without a hitch is short-lived. When Declan’s family shows up early to enjoy a few extra days in Savannah, his youngest sister finds an unsavory surprise: her ex-husband, dead in a hotel room hours after they argued.

The ex was scam artist with a lot of enemies, but the argument puts Declan’s sister under suspicion. Between dress fittings and dough-kneading, Katie—along with her witchy friends in the spellbook club—will really have to work some magic to figure out who killed the con man…or there may not be a wedding.  (Amazon)

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A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery Book 3) by [Dianne Freeman]In Dianne Freeman’s charming Victorian-era mystery series, Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, finds her sister’s wedding threatened by a vow of vengeance.  

London is known for its bustle and intrigues, but the sedate English countryside can host—or hide—any number of secrets. Frances, the widowed Countess of Harleigh, needs a venue for her sister Lily’s imminent wedding, away from prying eyes. Risings, George Hazleton’s family estate in Hampshire, is a perfect choice, and soon Frances, her beloved George, and other guests have gathered to enjoy the usual country pursuits—shooting, horse riding, and romantic interludes in secluded gardens.

But the bucolic setting harbors a menace, and it’s not simply the arrival of Frances’s socially ambitious mother. Above and below stairs, mysterious accidents befall guests and staff alike. Before long, Frances suspects these “accidents” are deliberate, and fears that the intended victim is Lily’s fiancé, Leo. Frances’s mother is unimpressed by Lily’s groom-to-be and would much prefer that Lily find an aristocratic husband, just as Frances did. But now that Frances has found happiness with George—a man who loves her for much more than her dowry—she heartily approves of Lily’s choice. If she can just keep the couple safe from villains and meddling mamas.

As Frances and George search for the culprit among the assembled family, friends, and servants, more victims fall prey to the mayhem. Mishaps become full-blooded murder, and it seems that no one is safe. And unless Frances can quickly flush out the culprit, the peal of wedding bells may give way to another funeral toll. . . .  (Amazon)

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RePossessed: Funny Cozy Mystery (Witch Woods Funeral Home Book 6) by [Morgana Best]

 

What’s worse than being possessed? Repossessed . . .
Laurel thought seeing her mother possessed was bad, but she finds it hard to keep up her spirits when Thelma is struck by lightning and possesses a man with a less than wholesome reputation.
There will be grave consequences when Thelma, who is not in her own body, is the main suspect in a murder, and Ian does some sleuthing.

Will Thelma give up the ghost or will Laurel be able to make it all right?

It’s a dead certainly that this is the new paranormal . . .

RePossessed is Book 6 in this USA Today Bestselling series.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:   Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March Street Mayhem (March Street Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by [Estelle Richards]Welcome to the March Street Café, where coffee, sandwiches, and murder are on the menu.

The Bingo Jubilee was going great! Most of Marchville was competing for the giant cash prize, but for Kelly it was just a good catering job.

The night was filled with fun, games, and all the secrets and rivalries of a small town. Despite that, the pay was good and the work took Kelly’s mind off some recent disturbing news.

Yes, the Bingo Jubilee was going great….until they found the body.

Now Kelly is once more flung into the middle of an investigation. Will she find the culprit before they strike again, and will Grandma Iris get the scoop to dish on her arch-rival Shirley?

March Street Mayhem is the second short cozy mystery in the March Street Cozy Mysteries. It has no sex, no gore, and no swearing. It’s a short read, perfect for giving yourself a little treat in between tasks in your busy day.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Past Life of Jane Scott (A Wild Cove Mystery Book 4) by [Laura Greene]

“If I’d never come to Wild Cove this would never have happened!”

Jane Scott’s life is slowly unraveling. While she maintains her professional standards as Sheriff of Wild Cove, her love life has fallen apart. Jack Macready is no longer her boyfriend, though they maintain an uneasy friendship. Jane pines for Jack, but is too proud to ask him to take her back. She feels lost, in part four of this thrilling series, and for the first time wonders if coming to Wild Cove was a mistake.

At this difficult time, Jane is pushed to the brink. The entire reason for Jane moving to Wild Cove was to shake off a bad reputation as a whistle-blower in the police force. Now, some of the officers she took down have found her. As they pull Jane’s life apart piece by piece, she is pushed to her limits as she uncovers the real reason they are in town, and why she must do everything she can to stop them.

From international bestselling author Laura Greene comes The Past Life of Jane Scott, part of A Wild Cove Mystery, a collection of suspenseful short stories about a by-the-book officer, new to a mysterious town that she must now save. Follow her in each thrilling story which can be read in one sitting.  (Amazon)

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Deadlock (An FBI Thriller Book 24) by [Catherine Coulter]This exhilarating FBI thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter finds Savich and Sherlock confronting two baffling mysteries.

A young wife is forced to confront a decades-old deadly secret when a medium connects her to her dead grandfather.

A vicious psychopath wants ultimate revenge against Savich, but first, she wants to destroy what he loves most—his family.

A series of three red boxes are delivered personally to Savich at the Hoover Building, each one containing puzzle pieces of a town only FBI agent Pippa Cinelli recognizes. Savich sends in Cinelli to investigate undercover but someone knows who she is.

Savich and Sherlock are up to their eyebrows in danger, but can they figure out the red box puzzle and the young wife’s secret before it’s too late?  (Amazon)

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Night Shift (A Helping Hands Mystery Book 2) by [Annelise Ryan]When social worker Hildy Schneider commits to an after-hours side job, she finds herself drawn into the darker side of small-town Sorenson, Wisconsin—and the twisted mind of an unnamed killer . . .   Strange things have been happening since Hildy started moonlighting with local police, but a desperate late-night call involving a former patient from Sorenson General Hospital tops the list. Although Danny Hildebrand has been tormented by hallucinations for years, he swears he’s being haunted for real by the victim of a grisly murder . . .   The rambling ghost story seems like another delusion. But after a body turns up in a neglected farmhouse crawling with secrets, Hildy and the magnetic Detective Bob Richmond rush to explain Danny’s knowledge of the incident. As the crime-solving partners unwittingly grow closer while examining a series of eerie leads, they realize that surviving past sunrise means shedding light on a criminal willing to do whatever it takes to stay in the shadows . . .    Praise for Annelise Ryan and her Mattie Winston series “The funniest deputy coroner to cut up a corpse since, well, ever!” —Laura Levine, author of Killer Cruise “The forensic details will interest Patricia Cornwell readers . . . while the often slapstick humor and the blossoming romance between Mattie and Hurley will draw Evanovich fans.” —Booklist     “Has it all: suspense, laughter, a spicy dash of romance.” —New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen   “[Ryan] smoothly blends humor, distinctive characters, and authentic forensic detail.” —Publishers Weekly  (Amazon)

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Iced Over (Barks & Beans Cafe Cozy Mystery Book 2) by [Heather Day Gilbert]BOOK TWO in the ALL-NEW BARKS & BEANS CAFE cozy mystery series!!

Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java…and where murder sometimes pays a visit.

Black Friday turns fatal when an armored security truck hits an icy patch and runs over an embankment near the cafe. With one driver dead and the other in a coma, police are baffled by the discovery that $500,000 is missing from the truck’s cache.

When strangers show up at Barks & Beans asking nosy questions about a young cafe employee, Macy’s mama bear instincts kick in. She can’t ignore what her gut is telling her—that things aren’t all they seem on the surface—and with a little help from her brother, Bo, and her Great Dane, Coal, Macy follows up on a few leads of her own. But if the ruthless thief beats her to the stash, the thin ice she’s been skating on might just crack.

Join siblings Macy and Bo Hatfield as they sniff out crimes in their hometown…with plenty of dogs along for the ride! The Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series features a small town, an amateur sleuth, and no swearing or graphic scenes.

The Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series in order:
Book 1: No Filter
Book 2: Iced Over
Book 3: Fair Trade  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback

 

Review of A Charming Deception

A Charming Deception
Magical Cures Mystery, Book # 13
Tonya Kappes
5 Stars

A Charming Deception: :A Cozy Paranormal Mystery (A Magical Cures Mystery Series book 13) by [Tonya Kappes]Synopsis:

Welcome to Whispering Fall where magic and mystery collide!

Bubble… Bubble…

June Heal and Oscar Park are beyond thrilled with the upcoming arrival of their baby.

Cures and Trouble…

June’s pregnancy is turning out to more at risk than anticipated and she has to go to a specialist doctor outside of Whispering Falls where patients are nosey and hormones are raging, leaving the nurses and receptionist at their wits ends and bickering at each other.

Magic Stirs…

Poor June is put on limited activity. The baby is proving to a little mischievous and magic before it’s even born and leaving the doctors a little miffed with all the different ultrasound shenanigans.

Trouble Doubles…

June’s hormones have messed with her intuition and spiritual gifts, leaving her unsure of things going on around her.On one of her many doctor appointments, June arrives a little early and find the receptionist strangled to death.June can’t help herself and decides to put her amateur and magical sleuthing skills to the test to try to bring the killer to justice… or are her hormones deceiving her? (Goodreads)

Review:

The characters are well developed and well rounded. June is about to give birth and everyone is very excited. Her friends are arguing about who is going to babysit the infant, Her husband wants her protected inside a bubble, and June just wants to meet the child. When someone is found murdered, she knows she needs to help find the killer before the big day arrives.

The author is very talented in her descriptive writing and these descriptions pulled me into the story from the very beginning. The writing style flows smoothly and the book is a quick easy read. The mystery was well plotted and there were enough suspects to consider and clues to sift through and not easily solved.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted cozy mystery. The magical moments in this book add another layer to this book, and I greatly enjoyed it.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book and provided my honest review.

 

 

New Releases For The Week Of July 26th, 2020–Part 3

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of July 26th, 2020. I am going to divide the list into 4 days because there are so very many of them for the week. Today is the third day of my list for this week. Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading. Enjoy and happy reading.

 

Magic, Murder and a Movie Star: Wonky Inn Book 10 by [Jeannie Wycherley]Woo-wee for Witchywood!

Some of North America’s top film stars have descended on Whittlecombe. Is the tiny village ready for such an intrusion?

Apparently not.

Medea Toulouse, superstar movie actress, is dead, presumed poisoned.

The chief suspects? Global phenomenon, Dom Bruise and housewives’ favourite, Brian Ben-Olds.

Alfhild Daemonne, our favourite witch, has a lot on her plate. And not just cake, unfortunately.

Magic and mayhem, a murder and the BIGGEST movie star on the planet? It’s the usual chaos at our beloved wonky inn!

Have you made your reservation?  (Amazon)

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A Matter of Murder (A Campbell and Carter Mystery Book 7) by [Ann Granger]Campbell and Carter are back, in their toughest case yet.

Two years ago, Miff Ferguson chose to opt out of the rat race. Since then he’s been living rough and happily so. Until now. For as the first signs of winter approach, everything in his life is uprooted.

While looking for shelter, Miff stumbles across the corpse of a young woman in a dilapidated warehouse. Quickly realising he is not alone, and has been spotted, Miff becomes embroiled in a game of cat-and-mouse with a killer that forces him to abandon his life and take refuge with his aunt and uncle in the village of Weston St Ambrose.

But despite his best efforts to lie low, trouble seems to follow him everywhere, and when another dead body is discovered at a local farm, it’s clear Miff is not free from danger.

With the clock ticking, Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter must join forces with the team of police at Bamford to piece together the puzzle before another innocent life is lost…

A Matter of Murder is the seventh Cotswold village crime novel in Ann Granger’s Campbell and Carter series, perfect for fans of Midsomer Murders, James Runcie and M. C. Beaton.

Praise for Ann Granger

‘Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent’ The Times

‘This engrossing story looks like the start of a highly enjoyable series’ Scotsman

‘Her usual impeccable plotting is fully in place’ Good Book Guide  (Amazon)

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Ice Queen: A Mika Chalmers Hockey Mystery (The Mika Chalmers Hockey Mystery Series Book 3) by [Heather C. Myers]After recovering from Friday night, private investigator Mika Chalmers is trying to piece together what happened to her. Detective Alex Beech is up in arms about what happened, blaming himself for leaving her alone with a sergeant who’s looking more and more untouchable, especially with no evidence. Eric Foresburg, her kind-of boyfriend, wants to take her away from all of this. Mika just wants to solve the case – which is hard to do since she can’t remember anything.

Due to both men unknowingly putting pressure on her, Mika enlists the help of someone completely unexpected: smarmy defense attorney and pain her butt, Ryan King.

Everyone thinks Sergeant Bill McNally is responsible for what happened to Mika. He was present and he conducted the interview after everyone left. But evidence starts cropping up that it could be the one person Mika would never expect: Detective Alex Beech.

If Mika doesn’t solve this crime soon, Beech is going to be put away for a crime she knows he didn’t commit. But she can’t solve the crime if she doesn’t remember what happened.

With the heated chemistry of Castle and the unpredictable twists and turns of Bones, hockey fans are devouring this new romantic mystery series by a USA Today Best Selling Author.  (Amazon)

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Drama Runway: A Nicky and Noah Mystery (Nicky and Noah Mysteries Book 10) by [Joe Cosentino]

 

It’s spring break at Treemeadow College, and theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a runway show for the Fashion Department. Joining him are his spouse, theatre professor Noah Oliver, their son, Taavi, and their best friend and department head, Martin Anderson. The show, designed by visiting professor Ulla Ultimate, is bound to be the ultimate event of the season. And bound it is with designs featuring black leather and chains. When sexy male models drop faster than their leather chaps, Nicky and Noah will need to use their drama skills to figure out who is taking the term “a cut male model” literally before Nicky and Noah end up steamed in the wardrobe steamer. You will be applauding and shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino’s fast-paced, side-splittingly funny, edge-of-your-seat entertaining tenth novel in this delightful series. Take your seats. The runway is lighting up with hunky models, volatile designers, bitter exes, newfound lovers, and murder!  (Amazon)

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A Haunted Hallow-whiskers: Cozy Mystery (MEOW FOR MURDER Book 4) by [Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]A highly inaccurate vision. A grumpy writer. And a corpse. Welcome to Starry Falls. Running from the mob can be murder.

Confession. I’m no psychic. But I can sort of see the future—albeit not accurately. And you better believe, I’ve never let that little detail stop me from prognosticating my way into a pickle. So when I ticked off the mob, the feds, and my wily ex, I decided to take my Uncle Vinnie’s advice and start over with a new name and new hair color while relying on my old shtick—getting my visionary wires crossed and putting myself in danger.

Something wicked this way comes. Opal volunteers to turn the manor into a haunted mansion for the entire month of October in hopes to turn a dollar, but the spooky festivities soon take on a haunted life of their own when a real corpse shows up at the scene.

Shep and I take on a life of our own as well, and a special guest from my past conjures up before me. Something tells me making it through this month of horrors will be murder.

Living in Starry Falls is proving to be deadly.

A laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore and her partner in cozy crime, USA TODAY Bestseller Bellamy Bloom.

From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore— Cosmopolitan Magazinecalls Addison’s books, “…easy, frothy fun!”  (Amazon)

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Bar Harbor, Maine, is quieter in the off-season, but the population has just increased a bit with the arrival of Ted and Trudy Lancaster. Ted’s taking over for a retiring minister, and Trudy runs a food truck called Wicked ’Wiches. When she stops in at the Island Times office to place an ad, Hayley happily devours the sample sub Trudy offers—and the two become fast friends.

When Trudy tragically dies in her truck while catering a Halloween party, suspicion falls on a cranky, competitive caterer who’d made veiled threats to Trudy. But the case becomes more complicated when Hayley’s husband admits he’d seen someone dressed as a witch hurrying away from the food truck—not very helpful when countless women at the party wore the same costume. Now Hayley finds herself sandwiched between witches and witnesses as she considers a smorgasbord of suspects. If she finds the killer, she’ll be a local hero . . .

Includes delectable recipes from Hayley’s kitchen!  (Amazon)

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Knot of This World (A Quilting Mystery Book 8) by [Mary Marks ]Quilter Martha Rose must patch together the clues to solve the murder of a cult leader in the California mountains . . .
 
Has Martha’s fellow quilter and dear friend Birdie Watson become unraveled? Birdie and her new husband have decided to join the Mystical Feather Society, a spiritist group living on a commune in the mountains of Ojai, California. Before her free-spirited friend makes a huge mistake, Martha organizes a surprise visit to check out the commune. While white-robed members conduct a seancé in a glass yurt, their leader—Royal St. Germain—is nowhere to be found . . . until, that is, Martha and her friends discover him shot in their Winnebago. Now Martha must track down the killer and debunk the cult—before it’s bye bye Birdie . . .

Praise for Mary Marks and her Quilting Mysteries
 
“A pleasurable and satisfying addition to any quilting mystery fan’s reading list.”
—Library Journal on Knot in My Backyard
 
“A mystery combined with wry humor.”
—Kirkus Reviews on Knot My Sister’s Keeper  (Amazon)

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Bar None, set in the heart of New York City, is an edge-of-your-seat mystery that features Jude Dillane, owner of The Corner Lounge on 10th Street and Avenue B. When Jude finds her friend and landlord Thomas “Sully” Sullivan’s work pal, Ed Molina, dead in a pool of blood in Sully’s apartment, she’s sure it wasn’t suicide as the police suspect. Jude investigates and adds murder to her plate as she delves into a case of major at the Big City Food Bank.  (Amazon)

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Blood Moon (A Hope Herring Mystery Book 2) by [J A Whiting, Nell McCarthy]

 

 

This is book 2 in the Hope Herring mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author, J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy. It is October and Hope and her daughter, Cori, are settling into their new town. When Cori and her friends go to a spooky and haunted attraction for some Halloween fun, things take a strange and frightening turn which thrusts the Herring women into a mystery they want nothing to do with. There’s also their resident ghost who needs help researching the past to uncover his killer. Will Cori and Hope be able to figure out what’s going on before someone else loses their life?  (Amazon)

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Killer Spring Fling: A Victoria Town Mystery Novella (Victoria Town Mysteries Book 1) by [Mollie Cox Bryan]Welcome to Victoria Town, Va., the town that time almost forgot—until it became a huge tourist attraction for lovers of all things Victorian.

Spring is a busy time in the quaint Victoria Town, with the town getting ready for the popular Spring Fling. Viv Barton is busy helping her aunt prepare the Sweet Victoria B & B for the festivities. At 28, Viv is settling in bucolic town, eager for a new life, though she’s unsure what that is. As a newcomer, Viv’s still finding her place. One of her favorite pastimes is walking through the expansive old cemetery early mornings. Until one morning…when her favorite haunt becomes a dead zone. Stumbling over a dead body was not in the plan.

Viv can’t shed the memory of the woman’s face or the strange trinkets placed around her body. When it seems the local police don’t have much to offer the investigation, Viv uses her gaming skills to piece together a curious puzzle leading her down a dark, twisty, and dangerous path.  (Amazon)

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Casting Call for a Corpse: A Fun Detective Cozy (The Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries Book 7) by [Heather Haven]A DETECTIVE AGENCY WITH HEART.
AND A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!

Super sleuth, Lee Alvarez, finds a dead man wearing a tuxedo in a friend’s bathtub during a soiree for San Francisco’s VIPs. And not just any friend, but an internationally acclaimed actress who recently came to live in San Francisco. And not just any bathtub, but a bathtub residing inside one of Alamo Square’s famed Painted Ladies, recently bought by said actress.

The police believe it’s the actress friend who done the man in. After all, it’s her house and her tub. And another man died under suspicious circumstances around her recently. Both romantic encounters, doncha know. The actress must be guilty.

Or is she?

For ace detective Lee Alvarez, the timing couldn’t be worse. She is supposed to go off in celebration of her 6-month wedding anniversary with her hunky hubby. Paris is calling!

Or is it?

Her long-time friend, plus her mother – She Who Must Be Obeyed – thinks she should stick around and find out who the real killer is. So Lee, family, handsome hubby, and Tugger, the cat, are on the job. But Lee’s nose is itching. Which means not one of the suspects is telling the truth.

Or not all of it. Lee soon uncovers threatening letters, sullen playwrights, dead bodies, and a criminal web of jewel thieves, all treading the boards of her friend’s latest musical. This is showbiz?   

Author Haven pulls out all the stops in a cozy fan’s delight about a charming, and unconventional Palo Alto detective family who get their man or woman, as the case may be. Book Seven follows its tradition of the Bay Area’s favorite PI, who rolls over with all four paw in the air when it comes to her darn near perfect mother. But with the help of her computer geek brother and handsome hubby, Lee works to solve the case in time to celebrate her own 6-month wedding anniversary.

Fans of PI stories, cozy mysteries, and women sleuths will love Lee Alvarez, especially if they love sharp funny female protagonists like Sue Grafton’s witty Kinsey Millhone and Janet Evanovich’s lovable Stephanie Plum. Aficionados of Lisa Lutz’s family series, The Spellman Files, will find another fun romp with the Alvarez clan!  (Amazon)

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Recalled in Cherry Hills: A Small-Town Cat Cozy Mystery Novella (Cozy Cat Caper Mystery Book 32) by [Paige Sleuth]Small-town politics can be murder.

A local election for district court judge turns deadly when one of the candidates winds up shot in his own home. Now it’s up to amateur sleuth Kat Harper to find out “whodunit.”

When it comes to drug offenses, Judge Buck Metzger is a known advocate for rehabilitation over incarceration. His stance is a major reason why he’s pulled ahead in the small-town race—until a bullet stops him dead. Now Kat has to question whether his outlook—or someone he sentenced to court-ordered treatment—might be responsible for his downfall. Then again, he could just as easily have been murdered by a resentful opponent caught up in a devastating scandal. And Kat certainly can’t discount Judge Metzger’s rebellious daughter as a suspect, not when she’s set to inherit everything her father owned.

Whatever it takes, Kat is determined to uncover the truth. And with some help from her furry feline friends, she might just thwart a killer’s plan to skirt the wheels of justice.

All of the Cozy Cat Caper Mystery books can be enjoyed as standalones but will be better appreciated as part of the series. The books are light, fun cozy mystery novellas featuring an animal-loving female amateur sleuth, lovable and not-so-lovable quirky characters, and a page-turning mystery that needs solving. None of the books include cliffhangers, bad language, or graphic scenes.  (Amazon)

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The Secret in the Sarcophagus (A Traveling Town Mystery, Book 8) by [Ami Diane]Mum’s the word when a mummy goes missing…

With Keystone Village at the feet of the Great Pyramids, this is the chance of a lifetime for linguist Ella Barton. But crossing the boundary is risky—a risk she’s not sure she’s willing to take.

That changes when one of Keystone’s own townspeople turns up dead in a sarcophagus. How did he get there? And where’s the body of the pharaoh who had been laid to rest inside?

The current king wants answers and wants his father’s remains or things might just get ugly. To solve the murder and find the missing mummy, Ella and her friends put their sleuthing skills to the test—all while minimizing their impact on history and keeping Flo’s explosions to a minimum.

A laugh-out-loud mystery full of adventure, twists, coffee, and friendship.

This is book eight in the funny, quirkyTraveling Town Mystery series.  (Amazon)

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The Fate of a Flapper: A Mystery (The Speakeasy Murders Book 2) by [Susanna Calkins]The Fate of a Flapper, the second mystery in this captivating new series, takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920’s Chicago speakeasy.

A 2019 Agatha Award Nominee for “Best Historical Mystery”!

After nine months as a cigarette girl at the Third Door, one of Chicago’s premier moonshine parlors, Gina Ricci feels like she’s finally getting into the swing of things. The year is 1929, the Chicago Cubs are almost in the World Series, neighborhood gangs are all-powerful, and though Prohibition is the law of the land, the Third Door can’t serve the cocktails fast enough.

Two women in particular are throwing drinks back with abandon while chatting up a couple of bankers, and Gina can’t help but notice the levels of inebriation and the tension at their table. When the group stumbles out in the early morning, she tries to put them out of her head. But once at home that night, Gina’s sleep is interrupted when her cousin Nancy, a police officer, calls—she’s found a body. Gina hurries over to photograph the crime scene, but stops short when she recognizes the body: it’s one of the women from the night before.

Could the Third Door have served the woman bad liquor? Or, Gina wonders, could this be murder? As the gangs and bombings draw ever closer, all of Chicago starts to feel like a warzone, and Gina is determined to find out if this death was an unlucky accident, or a casualty of combat.  (Amazon)

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Cara Mia Delgatto Mysteries, Box Set #1: Three Full-Length Mysteries Celebrating Friendship, Families, and Fur-Babies! (Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series) by [Joanna Campbell Slan]New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Joanna Campbell Slan delivers with this spin-off series from her beloved Kiki Lowenstein books!

From the author of stories in five of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Bestsellers comes the first three books in the continuing the saga of Cara Mia Delgatto, a single mom trying to grab a SECOND CHANCE at life! The perfect read for fans of HGTV, recycling, diy, and rescue pets!

TEAR DOWN AND DIE: Book #1 — After her parents die within six months of each other and her son goes off to college, Cara Mia Delgatto realizes she’s ripe for a second chance at life. A roadtrip takes her to Stuart, Florida, where she impulsively buys an empty building…only to discover it’s occupied with a fresh corpse. Now Cara’s suspect #1 and she might wind up behind bars! Are her dreams of opening The Treasure Chest, a store specializing in upcycled, recycled, and repurposed goods gone with the wind?

KICKED TO THE CURB: Book #2 — The Treasure Chest hosts a public relations event that ends badly when hot-tempered Cara gets into a quarrel with a pushy reporter. And then that reporter is found dead in the trunk of her car parked behind Cara’s store. But Cara’s no quitter. She’s going to figure out what the reporter was REALLY after–and why it is connected to the infamous Dozier Boys’ School crimes that plagued Florida for more than a century.

ALL WASHED UP: Book #3 — Cara is enjoying a sunrise walk on the beach when she spots a mermaid made out of sand–and then the mermaid groans. This isn’t a fairy tale–no, it’s more like a nightmare as Cara learns she’s stumbled into a plot to smuggle desperate undocumented immigrants into the country. And then…things take a turn for the worse. Now Cara is forced to stand aside and while her son risks his life. Has Cara trusted the wrong people to keep her child safe?

This series is perfect for fans of Amy Vansant’s PINEAPPLE COVE MYSTERIES, Elaine Viets’ DEAD-END JOB SERIES, as well as books by Dianne Harmann and Tonya Kappes and anyone who loves uplifting reads!  (Amazon)

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Flip-Flops and Murder (Barefoot Sleuth Cozy Mysteries ~ Book 1) by [H.Y. Hanna]Welcome to the deadliest beach resort in Florida – in USA Today bestselling author H.Y. Hanna’s new cozy mystery series! English girl Ellie is a ‘fish-out-of-water’ when she arrives in sunny Florida for a vacation with her aunt at a beach resort. But she’s barely dipped her toe in the ocean before she stumbles on a sinister murder. Now Ellie must battle jet lag, sunburn, and a cheeky parrot named Hemingway, while trying to unravel the mystery. With a writers’ conference in full flow, there’s no shortage of suspects. Is the killer a jealous rival author? Or the victim’s secret lover? And why are some of the resort staff behaving so suspiciously?
To make things worse, Aunt Olive has gone missing, fueling gossip that she might be on the run. But Ellie is sure that her aunt isn’t guilty. Life gets even more complicated when she starts snooping around the resort. First there’s the resident cat Mojito, who leads Ellie on a wild ‘gator’ chase, and then there’s the handsome resort doctor who sets Ellie’s pulse racing in a different way! As more red herrings than sand dollars wash up on the beach, Ellie must use all her wits to solve the case before her visit to the Sunshine State becomes deadlier than she ever imagined…

CLEAN READ: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.
GENRE: beach mystery, cat cozy mystery series, culinary cozy mysteries, women sleuth, amateur sleuth, humorous cozy mysteries

BAREFOOT SLEUTH COZY MYSTERIES:

  • Flip-Flops and Murder (Book 1)
  • Seashells and Murder (Book 2)
  • Cocktails and Murder (Book 3)
  • Bikinis and Murder (Book 4)  (Amazon)

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It Cannoli Be Murder (Italian Chef Mysteries Book 2) by [Catherine Bruns]A delicious new title in a new series from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns! Tessa’s biscotti have always been killer, but never as deadly as in this addition to the Italian Chef mystery books!

It’s time to serve some just desserts…

  • For fans of Joanne Fluke and Susan Furlong
  • For readers of cozy mysteries and food mysteries
  • Includes delicious recipes!

Six months after her husband’s death, Tessa Esposito is hoping to drum up reservations for her restaurant’s grand opening. And since a signing with bestselling author, Preston Rigotta, is sure to draw a crowd, Tessa agrees to cater her cousin’s bookstore event—whipping up some of her famous Italian desserts. But the event soon takes a sour turn when Preston’s publicist, an old high school rival, arrives and begins to whisk up their old grudges.

That night, a fight breaks out in front of the crowd, and it becomes clear there’s bad blood in Harvest Park. And when the publicist is found dead on the bookstore floor the next morning, a stray cannolo at her side, Tessa knows who will be framed as the prime suspect.

To clear both her cousin’s and her own name, Tessa must investigate the murder. But Preston’s publicist has many secrets to hide, and in the end, the truth is bittersweet…

The second book in the Italian Chef Cozy Mystery series! As Italian Chef Tessa plays the role of a female detective in this murder mystery, she’ll have to follow a string of clues before the case boils over.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback, Audiobook

 

New Releases For The Week Of July 26th, 2020–Part 2

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of July 26th, 2020. I am going to divide the list into 4 days because there are so very many of them for the week. Today is the second day of my list for this week. Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading. Enjoy and happy reading.

The Witch Is Inn: A Beechwood Harbor Magic Mystery (Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries Book 10) by [Danielle Garrett]

 

 

Running a paranormal inn might run Holly right out of her mind.

The ink on the contracts is dried and the first batch of guests are set to arrive. There’s no turning back.

Holly’s adventures continue in The Witch Is Inn, book ten in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries series by Danielle Garrett.  (Amazon)

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Watermelon Warrants (A Juiced Around The Corner Cozy Mystery Book 1) by [Gretchen Allen]A small-town mystery full of juicy secrets, quirky characters, and a splash of murder.

Entrepreneur and city girl, Marley Bloom, wants nothing more than to prove to her fiancé that there are better ways to start a business than closing your eyes, pointing to the nearest get rich quick scheme, and hoping for the best.

A friendly bet gone wrong leaves Marley on her way to Hazard Valley, population 113, with a brand new juice truck and the clothes on her back. Unfortunately, the citizens of Hazard Valley aren’t interested in her or the juice truck she rode in on.

Doing her best to settle in, a change in the town’s management lands Marley in a tight spot. Things escalate when a murder threatens the safety of everyone in the tiny town. She quickly learns about strength and coming together as a community, and Marley is more determined than ever to get to the bottom of all the juicy secrets floating around that everyone would prefer to be swept under the nearest welcome mat.

Can Marley make a big enough splash to keep the tiny town from crumbling, or are she and Hazard Valley both destined for failure?

Find out in Watermelon Warrants, book 1 in the brand new series, Juiced Around the Corner, by Cozy Mystery Author Gretchen Allen!  (Amazon)

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Poodle Versus The Mob (Cottage Country Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by [Anne Shillolo]Stop the presses! Rocco’s digging up the evidence.
Badda bing! Organized crime? In Williamsport?
Zora Flynn, a 50-something local newspaper publisher, and Rocco, her pampered prince of a poodle, are faced with a mini-crime wave. Not one but two victims have surfaced in the bustling cottage country town.
A secret underground casino, kickbacks and bribes, an explosion, and a business-savvy granny are the least of Zora’s worries. The clock is ticking. If the case isn’t solved quickly, she could be homeless by Christmas.
Rocco is keeping up his snarky commentary as the staff of the Williamsport Whistle track down the culprit. But he doesn’t hesitate when Zora is threatened. Can the pair of them escape the clutches of the murderer?
Poodle Versus The Mob is the highly entertaining second book in an ongoing series starring Zora and Rocco.
(It probably goes without saying, but the “Poodle Versus…” series is good, clean fun, except for the occasional suspicious death. No graphic violence, sex or swearing.)  (Amazon)

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Murder at the Manor: A 1920s cozy mystery (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery Book 1) by [Catherine Coles]

 

Downton Abbey crossed with Murder, She Wrote…set in a Yorkshire village!

Evelyn Christie has resigned herself to another long, boring weekend at Hessleham Hall, the home of her husband, Tommy’s, family. However, it turns out to be anything but dull when his uncle, the Earl of Northmoor, is shockingly murdered!

Evelyn must use all of her sleuthing knowledge, gained whilst she was a member of the Police force during the war, to find out who the murderer is before the bungling local police force decide the Earl was bumped off so Tommy could inherit his title.

If you enjoy the glamour of bygone eras like 1920s Downton Abbey and gentle, cozy mysteries set in the English countryside then you will love this new series.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Secret Of Ivy (Ivy Hart Mystery Book 6) by [Jessica King]The Truth Can Kill. Can She Handle The Truth?

There are dead bodies turning up aboard a yacht that is headed for Miami and Ivy Hart has just been informed that they already have a prime suspect.

Her father.

Ivy and Vince head to board the yacht with the aim of discovering the truth behind the brutal killings.

But as Ivy begins to unearth clue after clue she doesn’t like what she discovers.

Can Ivy and Vince put the puzzle together and clear her father’s name? Or is a big family secret about to rear it’s ugly head?

Scroll up and order yours with ONE click now!  (Amazon)

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King Midas' Magic: A Marley the Witch Mystery (Marley the Witch Cozy Mystery Book 3) by [Amorette Anderson]A historical reenactment gone wrong, a dead body at the local bar, and bag of gold up for grabs.

The little town of Hillcrest, Colorado,

is celebrating a historical event.

But the reenactment goes terribly wrong —

and it’s up to amateur witch Marley Greene to figure out what happened!

At the same time,

she’s hosting out-of-town guests at her magical retreat center…

including King Midas and his brother, The Miser.

Can she learn King Midas’s magic in time to solve the case?

This is the third book in the Marley the Witch Mystery series. A full-length witch cozy with a leading female sleuth.  (Amazon)

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Tea & Treachery (Tea by the Sea Mysteries Book 1) by [Vicki Delany]

In this charming new cozy mystery series from nationally bestselling author, Vicki Delany, a New York City expat-turned-Cape Cod tea shop owner must solve the murder of a local real estate developer to help her feisty grandmother out of a jam . . .

As the proud proprietor and head pastry chef of Tea by the Sea, a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod, Roberts has her hands full, often literally. But nothing keeps her busier than steering her sassy grandmother, Rose, away from trouble. Rose operates the grand old Victorian B & B adjacent to Lily’s tea shop . . . for now. An aggressive real estate developer, Jack Ford, is pushing hard to rezone nearby land, with an eye toward building a sprawling golf resort, which would drive Rose and Lily out of business.

Tempers are already steaming, but things really get sticky when Ford is found dead at the foot of Rose’s property and the police think she had something to do with his dramatic demise. Lily can’t let her grandmother get burned by a false murder charge. So she starts her own investigation and discovers Ford’s been brewing bad blood all over town, from his jilted lover to his trophy wife to his shady business partners. Now, it’s down to Lily to stir up some clues, sift through the suspects, and uncover the real killer before Rose is left holding the tea bag.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Hardcover, Audiobook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Royal Affair: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by [Allison Montclair]More goes wrong than could be imagined when Iris Sparks and Gwendolyn Bainbridge of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are unexpectedly engaged to dig into the past of a suitor of a royal princess in Allison Montclair’s delightful second novel, A Royal Affair.

In London 1946, The Right Sort Marriage Bureau is just beginning to take off and the proprietors, Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, are in need of a bigger office and a secretary to handle the growing demand. Unfortunately, they don’t yet have the necessary means. So when a woman arrives—a cousin of Gwen’s—with an interesting and quite remunerative proposition, they two of them are all ears.

The cousin, one Lady Matheson, works for the Queen in “some capacity” and is in need of some discreet investigation. It seems that the Princess Elizabeth has developed feelings for a dashing Greek prince and a blackmail note has arrived, alluding to some potentially damaging information about said prince. Wanting to keep this out of the palace gossip circles, but also needing to find out what skeletons might lurk in the prince’s closet, the palace has quietly turned to Gwen and Iris. Without causing a stir, the two of them must now find out what secrets lurk in the prince’s past, before his engagement to the future Queen of England is announced. And there’s more at stake than the future of the Empire —there is their potential new office that lies in the balance.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Hardcover, Audiobook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What the Hatmaker Heard (A Missy DuBois Mystery Book 6) by [Sandra Bretting]

 

When a groom gets murdered, Louisiana hat maker Missy DuBois must look behind a veil of secrets on a former sugar plantation . . .

Bride-to-be Lorelei Honeycutt is brimming with excitement over the elaborate headpiece Missy has created for her wedding but fears she won’t be able to maintain her balance when she walks down the aisle. She’s asked Missy to assist her during the rehearsal at Honeycutt Hall, a once grand sugar plantation now used as the family’s home. Missy’s trying to keep a cool head herself, as her own wedding is coming up in three short weeks on the Riverboat Queen. But after the rehearsal, she overhears the bride and groom quarreling. The next morning, Wesley Carmichael is missing. After searching the house and grounds, Missy discovers the groom lying at the bottom of an old, unused sugar silo—and now it’s up to the mystery-solving milliner to find an unbalanced killer . . .  (Amazon)

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Murder at Brighton Beach: a 1920s cozy historical mystery (A Ginger Gold Mystery Book 13) by [Lee Strauss]“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” – Molly C. Quinn, actress, Castle

 

Murder’s a Beach!

Seaside at Brighton, a family holiday turns deadly. After Ginger and Basil and their crew check into a Brighton hotel on a lovely warm day in June of 1926, a shocking discovery upsets their plans to relax in the sun.

Not only will Ginger not finish her book, she might not get out alive.

★★★★★

Researching for the Ginger Gold Mysteries has been so much fun. I hope you sense that as you read. Ginger Gold is smart, savvy, and delightful. The fashions, the dances, the CRIME. The character of Haley Higgins, a medical student at the London Medical School for Women allows me to further delve into another keen interest of mine: forensics. Never fear, the Ginger Gold Mysteries are COZY, so no scary, graphic on-stage violence. You’ll find these books to be clean reads, with no swearing or sex. I hope you enjoy the Ginger Gold Mystery series!

Hop aboard the 1920s!

THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIES

Murder on the SS Rosa (Book 1)

Murder at Hartigan House (Book 2)

Murder at Bray Manor (Book 3)

Murder at Feathers & Flair (Book 4)

Murder at the Mortuary (Book 5)

Murder at Kensington Gardens (Book 6)

Murder at st. George’s Church (Book 7)

The Wedding of Ginger & Basil (Book 7.5)

Murder Aboard the Flying Scotsman (Book 8)

Murder at the Boat Club (Book 9)

Murder on Eaton Square (Book 10)

Murder by Plum Pudding (Book 11)

Murder on Fleet Street (Book 12)

Murder at Brighton Beach (Book 13)

Murder at Hyde Park (Book 14)

Murder at Royal Albert Hall (Book 15)

~more on the way!

A brand new 1950s series!

THE ROSA REED MYSTERY SERIES

Murder at High Tide (Book 1)

Murder on the Boardwalk (Book 2)

Murder at the Bomb Shelter (Book 3)

Murder on Location (Book 4)

Murder and Rock ‘n Roll (Book 5)

Murder at the Races (Book 6)

Don’t miss LADY GOLD INVESTIGATES, the short story companion series!  (Amazon)

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Kelly & the Dog Park: A Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery (Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series Book 19) by [Dianne Harman]Revenge is a powerful motive for murder.
But then again, so is greed!

The combination of illegal drugs, children, and dogs
Is not good for any living being.
Neither is cutting your honeymoon short when your loved one’s lives are threatened!

Join Kelly, Mike, and Cash along with their dogs, Wicked and Rebel, as they search for the people who are responsible for children having to go into a drug rehabilitation program, to say nothing of their plans to seriously harm Sheriff Mike and his family.

This is the 19th book in the Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author and Amazon All-Star.  (Amazon)

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The Cursed Crow and the Deadly Hex-Book 4: A Point Muse Cozy Paranormal Mystery by [Kelly Ethan]There’s a murder at Harrow House, a cruel crow stalking old friends and a nosy librarian turned sleuth. Let the mayhem begin…

With barely a breath to relax, Xandie Meyers and her family of Harrow witches now must deal with a new problem.

One that dropped dead at their feet.

Someone is targeting old members of Elspeth Harrow’s, Morrigan Coven. The same Elspeth Harrow who happens to be Xandie’s long lost Grandmother.

People are dying and all signs point to an inside job. Xandie has no choice but to swing into Sherlock librarian mode.

Between bizarre accidents, a defanged vampire, reanimated animal corpses and a search for a missing doomsday device, Xandie barely has time to sniff out the killer. A villain that’s always two steps ahead. But whoever the murderer is they hadn’t counted on the stubbornness of Harrow witches and one nosy librarian.

Can Xandie stop a supernatural apocalypse? Or will things that go bump in the night have her for a midnight snack?

If you like snarky dialogue, murder and mayhem then you’ll love the next installment in Kelly Ethan’s Point Muse Mysteries, a new cozy paranormal mystery series.

Unlock the mayhem of The Cursed Crow and the Deadly Hex!  (Amazon)

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Bad Egg (Aloha Chicken Mysteries Book 9) by [Josi Avari]Hens and homicides in a cozy slice of paradise.

It’s time to face the music. When Saffron plans an event that lands her at the mansion of an eccentric millionaire with a rock band that marches to the beat of its own drum, she doesn’t expect to get stranded at the mansion with the band. She also doesn’t plan to find a dead body in a locked room. A raging fire has cut off the mansion from the rest of the island, including all her helpers, so she’s going to have to play this investigation by ear.

Was it the jealous backup singer? The angry brother? The mysterious gardener? Someone is going to have to face the music.

Bad Egg: Book 9 in the Aloha Chicken Mysteries series of cozy-clean reads . . . with chickens.  (Amazon)

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Mydworth Mysteries - Danger in the Air (A Cosy Historical Mystery Series Book 6) by [Matthew Costello, Neil Richards]

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM

The famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart has come to England on a mission to raise Money for her planned continent-spanning air rally – with all-female pilots. Lady Lavinia naturally supports the amazing Amelia, inviting her to stay at Mydworth Manor. But when Amelia’s life is threatened – Harry and Kat must figure out who is behind this deadly game before it turns fatal…

Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid-90s, creating innovative content and working on major projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and the best-selling mystery series Cherringham. Their latest series project is called Mydworth Mysteries.  (Amazon)

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From Beer to Eternity (A Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mystery Book 1) by [Sherry Harris]A whip smart librarian’s fresh start comes with a tart twist in this perfect cocktail of murder and mystery—with a romance chaser.

MURDER ON TAP

With Chicago winters in the rearview mirror, Chloe Jackson is making good on a promise: help her late friend’s grandmother run the Sea Glass Saloon in the Florida Panhandle. To Chloe’s surprise, feisty Vivi Slidell isn’t the frail retiree Chloe expects. Nor is Emerald Cove. It’s less a sleepy fishing village than a panhandle hotspot overrun with land developers and tourists. But it’s a Sea Glass regular who’s mysteriously crossed the cranky Vivi. When their bitter argument comes to a head and he’s found dead behind the bar, guess who’s the number one suspect?

In trying to clear Vivi’s name, Chloe discovers the old woman isn’t the only one in Emerald Cove with secrets. Under the laidback attitude, sparkling white beaches, and small town ways something terrible is brewing. And the sure way a killer can keep those secrets bottled up is to finish off one murder with a double shot: aimed at Chloe and Vivi.

“An incredibly enjoyable book.”
Mystery Scene on Sell Low, Sweet Harriet  (Amazon)

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Find Me When I'm Lost (A Charlie Mack Motown Mystery Book 5) by [Cheryl A. Head]

 

When Charlie Mack is hired by her ex-husband’s new wife, things get awkward quickly. Her ex, Franklin, has been charged with his brother-in-law’s murder. Charlie and Pamela both believe he didn’t do it; it’s the only thing they will ever see eye-to-eye on. But he’s also in hiding for some reason neither of them understands. To the police, it adds up to guilt, but to Charlie, it indicates that Franklin has stumbled into an unplanned, and perhaps life-threatening, complication. Charlie wants proof the case doesn’t involve a double cross, and when the Mack Investigations team throws all their assets at the case, Charlie’s girlfriend, Mandy demands assurance that Charlie’s all-out efforts to find Franklin aren’t driven by lingering romantic feelings. In the end, everyone involved learns that loyalty often runs much deeper than love.  (Amazon)

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A Charming Deception: :A Cozy Paranormal Mystery (A Magical Cures Mystery Series book 13) by [Tonya Kappes]Welcome to Whispering Fall where magic and mystery collide!Bubble…Bubble…June Heal and Oscar Park are beyond thrilled with the upcoming arrival of their baby.Cures and Trouble…June’s pregnancy is turning out to more at risk than anticipated and she has to go to a specialist doctor outside of Whispering Falls where patients are nosey and hormones are raging, leaving the nurses and receptionist at their wits ends and bickering at each other.Magic Stirs…Poor June is put on limited activity. The baby is proving to a little mischievous and magic before it’s even born and leaving the doctors a little miffed with all the different ultrasound shenanigans.Trouble Doubles…June’s hormones have messed with her intuition and spiritual gifts, leaving her unsure of things going on around her.On one of her many doctor appointments, June arrives a little early and find the receptionist strangled to death.June can’t help herself and decides to put her amateur and magical sleuthing skills to the test to try to bring the killer to justice…or are her hormones deceiving her?  (Amazon)

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New Releases For The Week Of July 26th, 2020–Part 1

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of July 26th, 2020. I am going to divide the list into 4 days because there are so very many of them for the week. Today is the first day of my list for this week. Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading. Enjoy and happy reading.

 

Cast a Spell (Private Eye Witch Cozy Mystery Book 8) by [Stacey Alabaster]Ever taken a killer exam? This one is deadly, literally.

A paranormal cozy mystery from USA Today Bestselling Author Stacey Alabaster

Ruby is headed back to school so she can keep her private investigator license. When the teacher turns up dead, the lessons go from academic to deadly serious. Can Ruby learn the truth or will her dreams of being a top-notch detective be cast aside?

Cast a Spell is part of the Private Eye Witch Cozy Mystery series. If you like fun paranormal mysteries, you will love Ruby Swift and her magical adventures.

Get Cast a Spell and start solving your next supernatural mystery today!

Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited  (Amazon)

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You Only Live Nine Times (Homer Whodunit Book 1) by [Gwen Cooper]

 

Curiosity can’t kill a cat with eight lives to spare…

Tight-knit small towns hold plenty of gossip and even more secrets. Coacoochee, Florida is a typical small town—if somewhat more sundrenched than most—until its secrets explode into murder. Local bookstore owner Gwen Cooper has one blind cat (Homer), two sighted cats, a recently broken heart, and curiosity to rival that of her beloved felines. When Coacoochee’s most glamorous denizens start turning up murdered, what initially seemed like a crime of passion and a robbery gone awry turn out to be deeper mysteries with ties to Miami’s white-hot contemporary art scene. Homer, aided by his trusty four-legged sidekicks, begins using his enhanced senses to scent out clues. Meanwhile, Gwen is conducting her own investigation, unaware that her fearless feline is one step ahead of her. If only Homer could let her know—before Gwen finds herself next on the killer’s list.  (Amazon)

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Coffee & Corpses (Connie Cafe Mystery Series Book 1) by [Maisy Marple]God. Coffee. Small Town Murder?

My name’s Connie Cafe (yes, that’s my real name), and for as long as I can remember I’ve lived just outside of Coffee Creek, dreaming of the day when I could finally open up my own little cafe.

In the meantime, I work for the Coffee Creek Gazette, covering the most mundane of small town stories. I also sling coffee at the local branch of the big box coffee chain that’s about as inviting and sterile as a hospital operating room.

I always thought Coffee Creek was the quietest little town around. To be perfectly honest, it bordered on boring most days.

That was, until I got the assignment of covering Coffee Creek’s Big Spring Golf Tournament and found a dead body on the fifteenth hole.

This is the first book in The Connie Cafe Mystery Series, a perfect series for lovers of clean small town mysteries that feature coffee and an amateur sleuth who’s in way over her head.  (Amazon)

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Ligature & Latte (Connie Cafe Mystery Series Book 2) by [Maisy Marple]Faith, Foam, and More Small Town Murders

My name’s Connie Cafe (yes, that’s my real name), and for as long as I can remember I’ve lived just outside of Coffee Creek, dreaming of the day when I could finally open up my own little cafe.

I always thought Coffee Creek was the quietest little town around. To be perfectly honest, it bordered on boring most days – until I found a dead body on the fifteenth hole of the Coffee Creek Golf Club.

Now, it seems like someone’s opened up the flood gates and the small town of Coffee Creek is full of murderers.

Will things ever get back to normal in the small town I know and love?

This is the second book in The Connie Cafe Mystery Series, a perfect series for lovers of clean small town mysteries that feature coffee and an amateur sleuth who’s in way over her head.

Pick up books 1 & 2 in the series (Coffee & Death and Ligature & Latte) at special pre-order pricing when you buy now.  (Amazon)

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Bloodmages and Blackmail: Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Magic & Mystery Book 10) by [Lily Webb]Someone is out for blood…

For Head Witch Zoe Clarke, everything has led to this moment. Since defeating a deadly organization of warlocks, Zoe has been enjoying some much-needed time off with her fiancé, Beau, and their newborn babies.

But after one of Zoe’s colleagues is found drained dry, Zoe’s blood boils. And when she receives an anonymous letter threatening more attacks, Zoe realizes her enemies aren’t done with her yet.

From a new band of red-robed mages spreading propaganda to the growing rifts among her colleagues, Zoe’s convinced more blood will be spilled before it’s over — especially when another powerful witch is found siphoned.

Will Zoe catch the killer red handed? Or will her efforts be like squeezing blood from a stone?

Bloodmages and Blackmail is the tenth book in the Magic and Mystery series of witch cozy mysteries. If you like meddling mages, blistering blackmail, and magical murder mysteries, then you’ll love this lighthearted tenth entry in Lily Webb’s spellbinding series.  (Amazon)

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Hollywood Yesterday: A Hollywood Alphabet Series Thriller (The Hollywood Alphabet Series Book 25) by [M.Z. Kelly]

 

Homicide Detective Kate Sexton is running on empty. Her fiancé is missing. The life of the father she has never known is at risk. And, the world’s most wanted terrorist is coming for her. As Kate considers walking away from the city and the job she loves, there’s a homicide case to solve and there’s an end game in play.

Can Kate outwit a deranged killer the press has dubbed The Reaper and stop a terrorist that has haunted her life and destroyed her family? She knows it will take every bit of skill and cunning she has left. This is the end game; a poker hand where the death card is in play. It’s all in, win or die!  (Amazon)

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A Treasured Little Murder: A Violet Carlyle Cozy Historical Mystery (The Violet Carlyle Mysteries Book 23) by [Beth Byers]

 

August 1926

Jack and Ham are pulled into their first solo case when a priceless treasure is stolen from Ham’s home and a body is left behind. As the case progresses, Vi and Rita dive in, and somehow it becomes a competition.

Book TWENTY-THREE in the Violet Carlyle Mysteries. Are you ready for the roaring twenties? You’ll love Vi, her patient husband Jack, her indulgent twin Vic, and their friends. For fans of Carola Dunn, Jacqueline Winspear, Georgette Heyer, and Lee Strauss. A light, cozy mystery with a fun peek into life in the life of a bright young thing. No swearing, graphic scenes, or cliffhangers.  (Amazon)

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Potions and Predicaments: A Witch Cozy Mystery (Charmed and Dangerous Book 1) by [Morgan Vale]

Kat Sullivan has a “potion for every problem” — except this one.

When a competing shop opens in town, Kat knows she’s in for some toil and trouble. The arrogant new girl Starla has it out for her and her mom’s more interested in her (lack of) love life. Things go from bad to worse when Kat finds her shop ransacked and rarest items stolen.

Oh, and one more thing: Starla turns up dead.

Suddenly the prime suspect in a murder investigation, will Kat and her magic be enough to clear her name? Or will she have to enlist the town’s most notorious (and handsome) informant to uncover the truth?

Joined by her bubbly best friend Pepper and her familiar Albus, she’ll have to use every trick and tincture at her disposal. There’s a killer on the loose, and she might be next.

If you like humorous paranormal cozy mysteries full of snarky cats and sassy witches, then you’ll devour Potions and Predicaments, the first full-length novel in a fun new series. These are clean reads with no swearing, gore, or adult situations, so curl up and enjoy!  (Amazon)

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Deadly Justice: A Legal Thriller (Tex Hunter Book 4) by [Peter O'Mahoney]The clock is ticking…

Night club owner Rick Cowan approaches criminal defense attorney Tex Hunter, and presents an offer that Hunter can’t refuse. But Rick Cowan isn’t a regular client. He isn’t faultless, he isn’t friendly, and he isn’t clean—his past is littered with violence, agony, and decades of fraudulent behavior. Cowan claims he’s innocent of the felony drug charges, claims he’s been set-up from the inside, but the evidence against him continues to mount.

Determined to smash a corruption racket involving convicted felons, business owners, and the Chicago Police Department, Hunter works the case, treading closer to the threats with each step, closer to danger with each day. The corruption racket was built on violence and deception, bribery and exploitation, and the members would continue to protect their reputations, even if it cost a defense lawyer his life.

Digging through years of testimonies and decades of criminal activity, the evidence twists into Hunter’s own past, uncovering information about his family that he never knew.

But to uncover the evidence, to reveal the truth about his family’s past, Tex Hunter must face his own demons, and risk his own life to expose it all…  (Amazon)

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Baker's Burden (The Donut Mysteries Book 50) by [Jessica Beck]

 

JESSICA BECK
THE DONUT MYSTERIES, BOOK 50
BAKER’S BURDEN
When a wicked landlord is murdered during a going-out-of-business sale in April Springs, everyone who runs a business in the strip mall he owns is a suspect, including one of Suzanne’s good friends. Not only that, but there are even more folks from town who are under scrutiny as well. As Suzanne and Grace dig into the murder, they must do their best not to be the killer’s next victims, too.

Jessica Beck is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Donut Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mysteries, the Classic Diner Mysteries, the Ghost Cat Cozy Mysteries, and more.  (Amazon)

Editions available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murder with Honey Ham Biscuits (A Mahalia Watkins Mystery Book 4) by [A.L. Herbert]As the owner of Mahalia’s Sweet Tea, Halia Watkins is famous in Maryland’s Prince George’s County for her down-home cuisine. But when she has the chance to showcase her talents on national TV, she becomes the star of a murder mystery that’s too hot to handle! 

When Halia is invited to serve as a guest judge on the popular cooking competition show Elite Chef, she’s delighted to add some extra flavor to the mix. But as filming ramps up in Washington D.C., there are too many fiery personalities in the kitchen. Halia discovers that pulling off her small screen debut unscathed means contending with a longtime competing restaurant owner, an infamously crass hospitality mogul, and a group of cutthroat contestants vying for culinary glory . . .

The competition sizzles with only a few finalists left standing—and goes cold when the gorgeous young frontrunner is found dead. As murder accusations are slathered over a recently eliminated contestant, Halia, with some bungling assistance from her wise-cracking cousin Wavonne slides into an investigation of their own. A little snooping reveals the victim burned lots of bridges, leaving a slew of alleged affairs and stolen recipes in her wake. With a fast-rising list of potential suspects, Halia must sort through mindboggling clues to fry the flaky culprit before someone else gets baked to a crisp . . .  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Hardcover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Geometry of Holding Hands: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (13) (Isabel Dalhousie Series) by [Alexander McCall Smith]

 

One of the author’s most beloved characters is back–and once again she will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel a new philosophical mystery.

In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can’t be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must deal with the demands of her two small children, her husband, and her rather tempestuous niece, Cat, whose latest romantic entanglement comes–to no one’s surprise–with complications. Still, even with so much going on, Isabel, through the application of good sense, logic, and ethics, will, as ever, triumph.  (Amazon)

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Murder without Mercy: A Southern Witch Cozy Mystery (Witches of Keyhole Lake Southern Mysteries Book 12) by [Tegan Maher]What’s a fall festival without a murder?

For a hundred years, Keyhole Lake’s Fourth of July Festival and Barbecue Cook-Off has drawn people from all over the south, and this year’s no exception. Historically, though, some have been better than others for Noelle and crew.

This year, she’s hoping for the best. She and Hunter are newly engaged, her powers are leveling out, and life is good – at least until a woman turns up murdered in the fortune teller’s tent. The case takes a turn for the strange when Hunter discovers she’s an heiress that was reported missing three years ago.

Once word gets out, “beloved” family members start crawling out of the woodwork, and the situation goes from strange to downright nerve-wracking when the woman’s ghost shows up and starts pointing fingers.

If you like funny, small-town humor, Southern snark, and good, old-fashioned murder, then you’ll love this witch cozy mystery!  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daffodils and Poisonous Pills (Fern Grove Cozy Mystery Book 6) by [Abby Reede]The latest book in the Bestselling Fern Grove Cozy Mystery series will soon be available on your kindle!

Tracy likes minding her business.

Looking after the customers at In Season flower shop gives her fulfilment.

Her budding romance with Detective Copeland is keeping the butterflies in her stomach busy.

Caring for her Abyssinian cat, Mr. Sydney, gives her great joy.

Life is good and Tracy likes it that way but a mysterious text out of the blue introduces her to a distant relative in a care home in the sleepy coastal town of Fern Grove. Her aunt advises her not to get too close to this relative. But Tracy finds herself drawn to this relative and the quirky characters at the care home. She regrets getting too close when she discovers the shady practices at this establishment and one of its obnoxious residents is found dead.

She is confused and fearful for the lives of the other residents as she smells something foul in the air.

Everyone seems eager to sweep this murder under the carpet but not Tracy. She cannot unsee what she’s seen and she cannot unhear what she’s heard. Tracy believes a killer is on the loose and she’s determined to make it her business to find the murderer. Will she be successful or become the killer’s next victim?

If you want to enjoy a light-hearted read, with an amateur female sleuth and a gripping murder mystery with a touch of romance, then you’ll love Tracy Adams and all the friendly and not-so-friendly characters in Fern Grove.

No cliffhanger, swearing or graphic scenes!

Get your preorder copy of Daffodils and Poisonous Pills to discover how events unfold in this cozy murder mystery.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dotty Deals with a Dilemma (Dotty Drinkwater Mystery series Book 5) by [Diane Ezzard]

 

Things don’t go according to plan for Dotty when she starts a new job working at the hair and beauty salon. There is one disaster after another.
Things go downhill fast when Dotty’s boss, Sasha and her son, Watson disappear while taking Dotty’s dog for a walk.
When a ransom demand comes through, things turn more sinister. Then the man suspected of kidnapping them is found murdered.
Can Dotty get to the truth before it’s too late?
Join Dotty and her friends as they try to unravel another great madcap cozy mystery.
This is book 5 in the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery series but can be read as a standalone.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Murder Mystery Cruise: Book Three: The Cozy Cruise Mysteries by [Lizzie Josephson]

 

 

Adrianne Chrisander has been head of Cosmos Cruise Lines for a year now, and it’s time to expand her fleet. Another luxury line is for sale so she and her boyfriend, Captain Keith Knowles decide to take a cruise and see if she’d like to buy it. Of course, best friend Carol Conway and her new boyfriend Jared Edwards want to come along and share the fun.

Fun?

How much fun can it be when Adrianne’s cousin Stavros is on board, being his usual obnoxious self?  (Amazon)

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Piece by Piece by [Laura Bradford]A grieving mother learns to heal in Amish country, in this heartfelt, beautifully told novel from national bestselling author Laura Bradford.

Danielle Parker is a gold-medal mom—the kind who volunteers in her children’s classrooms, shuttles them between activities, throws legendary birthday parties, and has a remedy on hand for any emergency. Whatever her husband, Jeff, and their children need, Dani is there, always.
Except for one day.

On that day—the day that Dani reluctantly takes some “me time” while her mom and Jeff drive the children to the park—the unthinkable happens. The car crash leaves no survivors. Somehow, Dani gets through the funerals and visits, accepting neighbors’ sympathy and dropped-off meals. All the while, guilt and grief make her wish the accident had claimed her life too. Then a call comes from Lydia Schlabach, an Amish woman Dani befriended in childhood. In addition to condolences, Lydia offers Dani something more: a place to escape to.

In Pennsylvania’s Amish country, Dani’s days take on a new rhythm, marked by the clip-clop of buggies and the bustle of chores. Lydia gives Dani space to mourn, to think, and to realize how long it’s been since she felt like a person in her own right. And with the help of friendships old and new, Dani learns about the ways life continues to surprise us—even after the deepest loss—with joy, love, and second chances. . . .

Praise for Portrait of a Sister
 
“Laura Bradford is a master storyteller; this book will stay with you for a long, long time.” —New York Times bestselling author Tasha Alexander
 
 “A charming, well-told story of love and devotion between sisters.”
—New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hauck  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback, Audiobook

 

Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours–Death By Windmill

 

 

 

 

I’m so excited to be a stop on the blog tour for author Jennifer S. Alderson and her new book Death By Windmill.  This is the 3th book in her A  Travel Can Be Murder Mystery.   

Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Publisher: Independently published (May 16, 2020)
Paperback: 218 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8646330070
Digital ASIN: B0843K7HNQ

 

Purchase Links – Amazon 

 

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Death by Windmill: A Mother’s Day Murder in Amsterdam
(Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery Series)
by Jennifer S. Alderson

Excellent character development, a murder mystery that keeps one guessing and a free (virtual) trip to Amsterdam make Death by Windmill a must-read book of this year.
~The Book Decoder

Since I love to travel the world, I especially love these tour guide mysteries. Alderson writes the perfect amount of location details that make readers believe he/she is right there, in a museum, having High Tea, or dodging a killer through gigantic turning windmills. I give this book FIVE stars.
~Here’s How It Happened

Ms. Alderson’s character development is top-notch. The recurring characters grow book to book and all the characters continue to evolve within the pages of this story. The mystery she has created for them is excellent as well.
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

Death by Windmill is an action-packed jaunt through Amsterdam and the surrounding Dutch countryside … The descriptions of the location and its landmarks are so authentically rich in detail that you feel you are experiencing the tour first-hand.
~Book Club Librarian

 

 

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A Mother’s Day trip to the Netherlands turns deadly when a guest plummets from a windmill. Was it an accident or a murder? For Lana Hansen, the answer will mean freedom or imprisonment for someone close to her…

Wanderlust Tours guide Lana Hansen and her mother, Gillian, haven’t seen eye to eye in over a decade, ever since Lana was wrongly fired from her job as an investigative reporter. So when Lana’s boss invites Gillian to join her upcoming Mother’s Day tour to the Netherlands, Lana is less than pleased.

What could be worse than spending ten days with her estranged mother? Lana is about to find out…

The tour begins on a high note when the majority of guests bond during their visit to the Keukenhof flower gardens and a cruise around the picturesque canals of Amsterdam.

Despite her initial reservations, Lana thinks this might be the best group she had ever led. Until she discovers one of her guests—a recent retiree named Priscilla—is the person who destroyed her career in journalism.

All Lana can see is red. But circumstances dictate that she figure out a way to lead the tour, make peace with her mother, and not murder her guest. She doesn’t know whether she can handle the pressure.

Lana needn’t worry. Shortly after their fight, Priscilla falls off the balcony of a historic windmill at Zaanse Schans. Was she pushed or simply careless? The investigating officers suspect murder—and topping their suspect list is Lana’s mom!

Can Lana save Gillian? Or will her mother end up spending the rest of her days in a Dutch prison?

 

 

 

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Jennifer S. Alderson was born in San Francisco, raised in Seattle, and currently lives in Amsterdam. After traveling extensively around Asia, Oceania, and Central America, she moved to Darwin, Australia, before settling in the Netherlands. Her background in journalism, multimedia development, and art history enriches her novels. When not writing, she can be found in a museum, biking around Amsterdam, or enjoying a coffee along the canal while planning her next research trip.

Jennifer’s love of travel, art, and culture inspires her award-winning mystery series—the Zelda Richardson Mysteries and Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mysteries—and standalone stories.

Author Links

Website: http://www.jennifersalderson.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/JennifeSAlderson

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jenniferSAldersonauthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JSAauthor

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/JenniferSAlderson

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jennifer-s-alderson

 

 

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Spotlight–Poisoned Primrose

Today on my blog I have a Spotlight for Poisoned Primrose by author Dahlia Donovan.  Hope you enjoy reading about the book, and then I hope you enjoy reading the book!

 

  • Title and author: Poisoned Primrose by Dahlia Donovan
  • Series or standalone: Series – Book 1 of Motts Cold Case Mystery Series 
  • Publisher/release date: Tangled Tree Publishing – 07/25/2020
  • Cover Artist: Claire Smith
  • Genre: Cosy Mystery 
  • Length: 50k

 

Meet Motts and the quirky cast of characters in her world. Poisoned Primrose is a quintessential cosy British mystery and an all-round fun story to throw yourself into.

Autistic, asexual, and almost forty, Pineapple “Motts” Mottley flees London with her cat and turtle to a quaint cottage in Cornwall. She craves the peace of life in a small village. The dead body buried in her garden isn’t quite what she had in mind, though.

Unable to resist her curiosity, she falls directly into a mess of trouble and runs head-first into the attractive detective inspector, Teo Herceg. She tries to balance her business with the investigation, but as the killer focuses on her, staying alive becomes trickier than advanced origami.

Will Motts survive the onslaught of murderously bad luck?

Can she solve the mystery before it all spins out of control and off a cliff?

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Purchase Links:

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/31oK3cb 

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/36WO2xJ 

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/398UaEG 

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/36SZBWI 

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2v3ygDK 

Nook: http://bit.ly/2TAFau0 

Apple: https://apple.co/2v682jZ 

 

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Dahlia Donovan wrote her first romance series after a crazy dream about shifters and damsels in distress.  She prefers irreverent humour and unconventional characters.  An autistic and occasional hermit, her life wouldn’t be complete without her husband and her massive collection of books and video games.   

 

Dahlia Donovan

 

 

Author Links:

Website:  http://dahliadonovan.com/

Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/dahliadonovan

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Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours–Larceny At The Library

 

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I’m so excited to be a stop on the blog tour for author Colleen J. Shogan and her new book Larceny at the Library.  This is the 6th book in her A Washington Whodunit Mystery.   


Larceny at the Library (A Washington Whodunit)
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Publisher: Epicenter Press (July 14, 2020)
Print Length: 202 pages
ISBN-13: 9781603818353
ASIN: B0863MN6TP

Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N –

 

Excellent character portrayal, a mystery that keeps one guessing until the end, and a story that takes you on a virtual trip to the landmarks in Washington, Larceny in the Library is an engrossing and must-read cozy mystery.
~The Book Decoder

The plot is full of some twists you may not see coming & cozy mystery fans will find a lot to love in this latest Washington whodunnit!
~Reading Is My SuperPower

 

 

Congressional staffer Kit Marshall is excited to attend a historic event displaying the contents of Abraham Lincoln’s pockets the night he was assassinated at the Library of Congress. The next day, a senior librarian is dead and several invaluable artifacts are missing. Kit’s husband Doug discovers the body and immediately becomes a suspect in the death and theft. Kit springs into action once again to figure out who is responsible for the crimes. Her sleuthing takes her to the DC Public Library, the National Portrait Gallery, Ford’s Theatre, and the most ornate, beautiful rooms at the Library of Congress. At the end, Kit must put her own life on the line to retrieve her most valuable possession, which goes unexpectedly missing as she hunts down the killer.

 

 

 

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Colleen J. Shogan has been reading mysteries since the age of six. A political scientist by training, Colleen has taught American politics at several universities and previously worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative staffer in the United States Senate and as a senior executive at the Library of Congress. She is currently the Senior Vice President of the White House Historical Association.

Colleen is a member of Sisters in Crime. “Stabbing in the Senate” was awarded the Next Generation Indie prize for Best Mystery in 2016. “Homicide in the House” was a 2017 finalist for the RONE Award for Best Mystery. “Calamity at the Continental Club” was a 2018 finalist in the “best cozy mystery” at Killer Nashville. She lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband Rob and their beagle mutt Conan.

Author Links

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/washingtonwhodunit/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/cshogan276

Website – www.colleenshogan.com

GoodReads – www.goodreads.com/cshogan276

 

 

 

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