When the Cookie Crumbles is the third in the Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery series by author Virginia Lowell. The first book was Cookie Dough or Die and the second was A Cookie Before Dying. Synopsis: Olivia Greyson is the proud owner of The Gingerbread House—a quaint shop that specializes in all things cookie—and her best […]
Popped Off is the 2nd installment in the Stay at Home Day mystery series by author Jeffrey Allen (aka Jeff Shelby). I posted about the first book in his series, Stay at Home Dead and I think this is going to be a winner of a series! Synopsis: For stay-at-home dad Deuce Winters, the […]
A few weeks back I mentioned going to Readers & Ritas and meeting author Melissa Bourbon Ramirez. Well this week’s highlight is the first book in the new Lola Cruz mystery series. There are three books out so far plus a Christmas Novella. The second book is Hasta la Vista, Lola!, the third book is […]
Shoe Done It is the first in the Accessories Mystery series by author Grace Carroll aka Carol Culver. This book was released in October 2011 but I just found out about this author. Can’t wait to read the book! Synopsis: Rita Jewel has a dream job selling fabulous clothes and accessories to the socialites of San […]
This week’s edition of Mystery Monday brings you the first book in the Amish Mystery series by author Laura Bradford. Synopsis: Claire Weatherly has fled a high-stress lifestyle for a slower pace – in Amish Country: Heavenly, Pennsylvania. She only planned a short visit but instead found herself opening an Amish specialty shop, […]
This weekend I attended Readers & ‘Ritas in Allen Texas sponsored by Fresh Fiction, Entangled Publishing, The Writer’s Coffeshop Publishing, Avon Romance and Mike’s Hard Lemonade (which sadly I couldn’t taste since I had to leave and it is not smart to drink and drive!). I attended thanks to a sorority sister that won a […]
Murder of the Cat’s Meow is 15th in the Scumble River series by author Denise Swanson. Synopsis: When ex-Vegas showgirl and local business owner Bunny Reid starts an online dating service called Cupid’s Cat’s Meow, out-of-town visitors flock to her bowling alley for the speed-dating and cat show events. Bunny’s scheme sounds harmless enough, but school […]
This week I bring you a different type of mystery. Ok a mystery is a mystery, but this mystery by Jasper Fforde features many nursery rhyme characters, in fact one of the detectives is Jack Spratt. In this installment (the first in the series), Humpty Dumpty has been murdered. From the dust jacket: In The […]
This week’s mystery is 50% off Murder by author Josie Belle aka Jenn McKinlay. It is the first in the Good Buy Girls series and book 2, A Deal to Die For, is due out December 31, 2012. Synopsis: Maggie Gerber-one of the founding members of the Good Buy Birls- loves her quiet life […]
I’m so happy to report that the Passport to Peril mystery series is back! It was dropped by Maddy Hunter’s original publisher in 2007 but was wisely picked back up by Midnight Ink. The seventh in the series is Dutch Me Deadly and yes they are in Holland! The eighth book is due to be […]