New Releases For The Week Of May 26th, 2024–Part 3

A suspicious warning. Old, fractured memories. A budding romance.

That’s what awaits Sage in Woods Crossing.

Sage is forced to appear before the council to testify against Maria, but the council is even more unpleasant than what she worried about, and they seem just as wrapped up in the Black vs. Farrow war as the townsfolk of Woods Crossing.

But why?

It will take Sage’s sleuthing skills and memories hidden with those no longer alive to get the answer she seeks. Overwhelmed, she knows she can’t do it alone.

Jo is by her side in a flash, and she begins to notice how well they always work together. But any chance at a future is cut short by another harrowing mystery – a Farrow killed with the Farrow family demanding blood and her head on a platter.
Yet again, she must work to clear her name, but she also has to watch her back.

Help Sage solve another paranormal cozy mystery today and fall for the small town charm of Woods Crossing! (Amazon)

Editions Available: Kindle, Paperback

In tightly knit small towns…
Negativity can be murder.
Life is going oddly well for former suburban housewife, Shea Beaumont. Her impulsive purchase of a small farm in central Oklahoma seemed like a bad idea at first. A very bad idea – particularly when even the farm rooster seems to have a vendetta against her.

Feeling alone, with no earthly idea how to run a farm, Shea is determined to learn and grow in her new chosen life, and after a rather rocky start, she’s beginning to get the hang of it, largely thanks to her new bestie, Trish, a farm girl to the core.

With her thoughts and attention focused on the spring planting, Shea is astonished to hear that one of her best customers, Dylan Branch, is suspected of murder because a food critic has been killed after storming out of his farm-to-fork restaurant.

Her customer may be perpetually cranky, but Shea and Trish have serious doubts that he’s capable of murder, so the daring duo dives into a murder investigation.

Can they find the clues that will catch a killer? Or will Dylan’s goose be cooked?
Find out in this delectable Culinary Cozy Mystery! (Amazon)

Editions Available: Kindle

Literature? It can cost you your life.

When famed mystery author Imelda Bywater turns up dead during her annual seaside writing retreat, recently retired police detective Mike Atwell can’t resist the chance to solve one more case. Teaming up with his quirky ex-wife, Sharon, and genius teen hacker, Dexter, Mike finds himself pulled into the glitzy world of writers, agents, and obsessive fans on the hunt for Imelda’s killer.

Everyone’s a suspect – from Imelda’s cuckolded publisher husband, the kooky married writers next door, and even the arrogant guest upstairs. The list keeps growing as secrets and lies unravel.

Can Mike crack the case before the murderer strikes again? Will his bumbling team help or hinder the investigation? Can Mike face the demons from his past before they catch up to him? And can Sharon keep a grip on her unruly dogs?

Find out in this delightfully quirky thriller!

Fans of Agatha Christie and debutante sleuths will adore the twists and turns as Mike untangles the literary drama threatening to un-pen him forever. (Amazon)

Editions Available: Kindle

This is the second book in a dual-timeline art mystery series by Heidi Eljarbo—an intriguing spin-off from her much-loved Soli Hansen Mysteries.

Assisi, 1973.
On art historian Fabiola Bennett’s first day in Assisi, a local gentleman takes her aside to ask for advice about a painting that has wondrously appeared in the basilica’s bell tower.
So much for enjoying relaxing days filled with dining on pasta and gelato.
Soon, Fabiola and her besties, Pippa and Cary, are thrown into a shrouded mystery and caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue, theft, lies, and attempted murder, all of which overshadows the postcard-like charm of the small, historic town.

Rome, 1511.
Life is going well for Teodoro Nicoletti. Since he was a young man in Florence, he has worked and learned alongside the most-favored artist Raphael.
When Pope Julius II commissions Raphael to paint several frescos in the reception rooms of the Vatican Palace, Teodoro follows his master to Rome and discovers firsthand the admiration and rivalry between Raphael and two other reigning artists: Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
But the prickliest thorn in Teodoro’s side is his beloved Elisabetta’s father. The old man is determined to keep his youngest daughter from becoming Teodoro’s wife.

Praise for Heidi Eljarbo:

“Once again, author Heidi Eljarbo leads readers through the highs and lows of the art world. Set against the backdrop of the 1970s…sure to be a new favorite for historical mystery fans.”
-Lynn Morrison, author of the Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries

“A highlight for me in descriptive writing.”
-Deborah Swift, author of the Italian Renaissance Series

“Masterfully drawn and wonderfully portrayed…a book that is definitely deserving of your time.”
-The Coffee Pot Book Club (Amazon)

Editions Available: Kindle, Paperback

A seaside stay turns sinister!

Lottie Sprigg accompanies her employer on an idyllic break at a coastal country estate. But events take a turn when a body is found in a boathouse. The nearby village of Sherborne-on-Sea has some quirky characters – but is one of them capable of murder?

With the help of her four-legged companion, Rosie, Lottie begins investigating. But someone in the village doesn’t want an outsider poking her nose in…(Amazon)

Editions Available: Kindle

Summer on the beach is amazing. It’s all about sunny days, chilling with a good book, soaking up some sun, and enjoying heaps of ice cream to beat the heat. I love every bit of it. Well, sort of. I could do without that dead girl hanging around.

Maddie and her bestie, Chloe, love nothing better than hanging out on the beach during the summer, but this summer promises to be a killer experience. Can the two friends figure out who killed Georgia Westfield, former high school head cheerleader, before they become the next victims? (Amazon)

Editions Available: Kindle

The latest collection of Sherlock Holmes stories by well-known author, Denis O. Smith, provides a variety of puzzling and tangled mysteries for the great detective to unravel.

What is the explanation for the train which arrives at its destination with not a soul on board? What lies behind the sudden, shocking death of one of the members at an exclusive London club? These cases require all of Holmes’s unique investigative skills if the truth is to be uncovered.

From Westminster, in the very centre of London, through the English countryside, to the far north of Scotland, follow the exploits of the world’s first and only consulting detective. (Amazon)

Editions Available: Hardcover, Paperback

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