Category: mystery

Review – The Tribes by Mari Howes

  Synopsis A dark and daring debut novel exploring power, control and resilience against all odds, The Tribes tells the story of a cult member accused of a shocking crime and the lawyer who chooses to defend her. One quiet night in a rural Vermont town, a panicked woman calls 9-1-1 on a gas station […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – A Tail of Two Murders by T.C. LoTempio

    A Tail of Two Murders (Nick and Nora Mystery) Cozy Mystery 9th in Series Setting – California Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beyond the Page Publishing Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 279 pages Synopsis It was the best of crimes, […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Up the Creek by Shelly Marsh

    Up the Creek: A Florida Eco-Mystery Mystery Stand Alone Setting – Florida Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sibylline Digital First Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages Synopsis In the Florida marshlands, Amanda finds herself in a fight that’s personal, political, and deadly After losing her […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Essentials of Homicide by Kim Davis

  Essentials of Homicide (The Aromatherapy Apothecary Series) Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – California Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harbor Lane Books, LLC. Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 8, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages Synopsis Hollywood has descended on Oak Creek Valley to film a murder mystery. Carissa Carmichael, owner […]

Excerpt & Giveaway – What Happened in Beulah by Christy Scott Cashman

  Synopsis A teenage girl uncovers the dark secrets of her Smoky Mountain town while searching for a missing classmate in this gripping coming-of-age mystery perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing. Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Beulah has always seemed steady—rooted in tradition, shaped by generations, and slow to change. But in 1986, the ground […]

Interview with Lauren Carr, Author of Candidate for Murder

  Synopsis When the candidate is a dog, the election gets deadly. It’s election time in Spencer, Maryland, and the race for mayor is anything but civil. When the two major parties offer up a pair of thoroughly unpleasant candidates, Police Chief David O’Callaghan decides to make a statement — by nominating Gnarly, Mac Faraday’s […]

Review – Worse Than Any Bullet by Felicia Watson

  Synopsis Everyone thinks their mother is murder but for mafia-family renegade Lucia Scafetti, that’s the literal truth. When she laid her hitman father to rest, PI Lucia Scafetti thought she’d finally escaped her family’s criminal clutches. Ten years later, her estranged mom blows into Philly for a short visit and within days a friend’s […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Eggnog and Evidence by Nikki Weber

    Eggnog & Evidence: A Maine Campground Cozy Mystery Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Setting – Maine Publisher ‏ : Independently Published Publication Date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2026 Synopsis Some secrets are like Christmas lights: they get worse the more you try to untangle them. Noelle Cooper is teaming up with her […]

Excerpt – Via Dolorosa by Kirill Khrestinin

  Synopsis Some roads only open at the bottom. Laura Jones left her grandfather’s ranch for Los Angeles, chasing a bigger life. The city fed her to its wolves — the man who sold her, the man in uniform who came through her door — and what was left of her ended up at the […]

New Release & Guest Post – Best in Murder by Lauren Carr

  Synopsis One Collar. Two Dead. Total Chaos. When a priceless platinum-and-diamond collar vanishes at the Mid-Atlantic Classic Kennel Club Invitational—Best in Show at the Spencer Inn, it looks like the ultimate high-society theft. But when two women connected to the glittering event are murdered in quick succession, the case explodes into something far more […]