Synopsis It’s election time in Spencer, Maryland, and the race for mayor is not a pretty one. In recent years, the small resort town has become divided between the local year-round residents who have enjoyed their rural way of life and the city dwellers moving into their mansions, taking over the town council, and proceeding […]
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The Calamity Café: A Down South Café Mystery BRAND NEW SERIES Cozy Mystery Series: A Down South Café Mystery (Book 1) Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: NAL (June 7, 2016) Synopsis First in a new cozy mystery series featuring Southern cooking that is to die for. Aspiring chef and small-town Virginia native Amy Flowers […]
FIXIN’ TO DIE Kenni Lowry Mystery Series by Tonya Kappes Synopsis Kenni Lowry likes to think the zero crime rate in Cottonwood, Kentucky is due to her being sheriff, but she quickly discovers the ghost of her grandfather, the town’s previous sheriff, has been scaring off any would-be criminals since she was elected. When the […]
The Virgin of the Wind Rose A Christopher Columbus Mystery-Thriller Synopsis Rookie State Department lawyer Jaqueline Quartermane was never much good at puzzles–but now she must unlock an ancient magical palindrome to expose a global conspiracy spanning five centuries. While investigating the murder of an American missionary in Ethiopia, Jaqueline discovers the mysterious Latin […]
The Madness of Mercury (A Zodiac Mystery) Cozy Mystery New Series Midnight Ink (June 8, 2016) Paperback: 312 pages ISBN-13: 978-0738749129 E-Book ASIN: B01A5OGTRS Synopsis San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti’s life is turned upside down when she becomes the target of the city’s newest cult leader, Reverend Roy of the Prophet’s Tabernacle. Driven out of […]
Synopsis In 2006, amid the great real estate bubble, Rick Hermannik, an adult referee of youth soccer, is found murdered in a ritzy Los Angeles suburb, his whistle left in an unnatural place. Suspicion quickly falls upon volunteer coach Diego Diaz, a one-time gang member whose hot Latino rant over an offside call pops […]
The Final Tap (A Living History Museum Mystery) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Midnight Ink (May 8, 2016) Paperback: 288 pages Synopsis March on Barton Farm can only mean one thing: maple sugar season. To combat the winter slump, resilient director Kelsey Cambridge organizes a Maple Sugar Festival, complete with school visits, pancake breakfasts, and […]
Decanting a Murder (A Sommelier Mystery) New Series Cozy Mystery Midnight Ink (May 8, 2016) Paperback: 264 pages ISBN-13: 978-0738748504 Synopsis Katie Stillwell focuses on two things in her life: work and practicing for her Sommelier Certification with her blind tasting group. The exam was supposed to be the hardest part of her week, but […]
Synopsis Crouch End Confidential, the agency started by housewife and mother, Cathy O’Farrell, with ex-cleaner, Pimple is failing badly. Hardly surprising when Cathy’s too soft-hearted to charge their only clients, little old ladies seeking lost pets and a school kid searching for his stolen bike. A new case involving a teenager in possession of an […]
Without a Doubt (A Carol Childs Mystery) Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Henery Press (May 24, 2016) Paperback: 258 pages Synopsis As radio reporter Carol Childs investigates a series of Beverly Hills jewelry heists, she realizes her FBI boyfriend, Eric, is working the same case. Even worse, she may have inadvertently helped the suspect escape. […]