Category: mystery

Review & New Release – Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch

  Synopsis Pony has been passed from owner to owner over the course of his life—he’s put out to pasture when the children outgrow pony-riding, bought and sold like an object. The years have left him jaded, and, fed up with the way he’s been treated, Pony decides to bust out of the barn. He […]

Review & Giveaway – Ink and Intrigue at the Ivy Tree Inn by Ellen Butler

    Ink and Intrigue at Ivy Tree Inn: An Ariadne Winter Mystery Historical Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Publisher ‏ : ‎ Power to the Pen (October 2, 2024) Print length ‏ : ‎ 323 pages Synopsis Stumbling across a dead body could be the making … or breaking of an aspiring reporter. During […]

Excerpt & New Release – Late Checkout by Alan Orloff

  Synopsis Motel proprietor Mess Hopkins is more interested in helping others than turning a profit, so he opens the doors of the Fairfax Manor Inn to those seeking refuge from a bad situation. But when his cousin Finn shows up in trouble, his world is rocked, because Mess had thought Finn was dead, having […]

Review & Giveaway – Murder on the Page by Daryl Wood Gerber

    Murder on the Page (A Literary Dining Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – North Carolina Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies (October 22, 2024) Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages Synopsis Featuring twin hooks that cozy readers can’t get enough of—classic books and delicious food—this new series from the Agatha Award-winning, […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Donor 73101 by Nancy Lynn Jarvis

    Donor 73101: A PIP Inc. Mystery Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Setting – California Publisher ‏ : ‎ Good Read Mysteries (August 15, 2024) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 243 pages Synopsis Aiden O’Rourke needed cash to help pay for college so he made money by selling his sperm. He was young, attractive, smart…and […]

Review – Meditation and Mischief by Elizabeth Pantley

  Synopsis When this club selects a book, magic happens! This book club does more than read their books – they are absorbed into them to become the amateur sleuths! In order to leave the book, they must solve the mystery and reach The End. In this journey they travel to The Golden Island Wellness […]

New Release & Review – The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel

  Synopsis A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed hotel in this fiendishly clever, suspenseful new novel. Alfred Smettle is not your average Hitchcock fan. He is the founder, owner, and manager of The Hitchcock Hotel, a sprawling Victorian house in the White Mountains dedicated […]

Excerpt – Death by Jelly Beans by Susie Black

  Synopsis  “Brings a whole new meaning to the rabbit died.” Mermaid Swimwear President Holly Schlivnik discovers the Bainbridge Department Store Easter Bunny slumped over dead and obnoxious swimwear buyer Sue Ellen Magee is arrested for the crime. Despite her differences with the nasty buyer, Holly is convinced the Queen of Mean didn’t do it. […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Undercover Babymoon by Karina Bartow

    Undercover Babymoon (Unde(a)Feated Detective) Cozy Mystery 4th in Series Setting – Orlando FL/Caribbean Cruise Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wild Rose Press (September 11, 2024) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 246 pages Synopsis Most mothers-to-be spend their pregnancy leafing through baby names and shopping for nursery furniture. Minka Avery spends hers trying to hunt down […]

Guest Post & #Giveaway – Tallowed Ground by Valona Jones

    Tallowed Ground: A Magic Candle Shop Mystery Paranormal Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – Georgia Publisher ‏ : ‎ Muddle House Publishing (September 10, 2024) Digital Print length ‏ : ‎ 269 pages Synopsis When a killer props his third and latest victim against the double tombstone of Tabby and Sage Winslow’s […]