This month we read Bristol House by author Beverly Swerling. Despite the fact that there were no discussion questions available we managed to have a good conversation about the book. I believe everyone really enjoyed the book and while we might have had bits and pieces that we didn’t like, it didn’t stop us from […]
Synopsis “Boardwalk Empire” meets “Miss Universe” in 1927 Galveston, Texas-the “Sin City of the Southwest.” Jasmine (“Jazz”) Cross is an ambitious 21-year-old society reporter for the Galveston Gazette who wants to be taken seriously by the good-old-boy staff, but the editors only assign her fluffy puff pieces, like writing profiles of bathing beauties. The […]
UNDERTAKING IRENE by Pamela Burford Cozy Mystery – 250 Pages Synopsis Jane Delaney does things her paying customers can’t do, don’t want to do, don’t want to be seen doing, can’t bring themselves to do, and/or don’t want it to be known they’d paid someone to do. To dead people. Life gets […]
Synopsis “The Great Gatsby” meets “Boardwalk Empire” in this soft-boiled Jazz Age mystery, inspired by actual events. Real-life rival gangs fight over booze and bars during Prohibition in 1920s Galveston, Texas—the “Sin City of the Southwest.” Jasmine Cross, a 21-year-old society reporter, feels caught between two clashing cultures: the seedy speakeasy underworld and the […]
Well Read, Then Dead(Read Em and Eat Mystery) Genre: Cozy Mystery Series: Read Em and Eat Mystery (Book 1) Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Berkley (August 5, 2014) ISBN-13: 978-0425270288 Synopsis First in a new series! Nestled in the barrier islands of Florida’s Gulf Coast, Fort Myers Beach is home to Mary “Sassy” […]
Synopsis Not all the witch trials took place in Salem. And there are people in nearby Rachael Crossing who believe the abandoned old house in their midst has roots going back to those awful times. Determined not to be spooked by vague rumors, Deborah Colby leases that house for the summer and when she meets […]
Synopsis In the California coastal town of South Cove, history is one of its many tourist attractions—until it becomes deadly… Jill Gardner, proprietor of Coffee, Books, and More, has discovered that the old stone wall on her property might be a centuries-old mission worthy of being declared a landmark. But Craig Thomas, the obnoxious owner […]
On today’s version of Mystery Monday, I am featuring Lynn Cahoon’s book Guidebook to Murder. This is the first book in the Tourist Trap Mystery series AND I will have a guest post and a review of her second book, Mission to Murder a little later today (so check back!) Synopsis In the gentle coastal […]
Synopsis It may not be armed robbery, but the illegal business of fraudulent car accidents is a multi-million dollar racket, involving unscrupulous medical providers, personal injury attorneys, and the cooperating passengers involved in the accidents and who also receive a portion of the illegal proceeds. What makes good people turn to crime—any type of […]
Synopsis Catch the Wave of a wild new paranormal mystery series that will leave you locked in the middle of the impact zone! Bikinis and board shorts are all in a day’s work for surf instructor Malia Fern. Life is good on the island of Kaua’i, even if her social calendar is lacking and a […]