Category: mystery

Mystery Monday & Review: Invitation to Die by Helen Smith @emperorsclothes

It’s another Monday and that means another featured mystery book!  This week it is book 3 in the Emily Castle series.  The first two books are Three Sisters and Showstoppers both of which I reviewed last year.  These two were more of a novella to introduce us to the character, so maybe this is really […]

Blog Tour, Review & #Giveaway: Trapped by Revenge by Colleen Helme @ColleenHelme

Trapped By Revenge: A Shelby Nichols Adventure (Volume 5) Cozy Mystery Paperback: 192 pages ISBN-13: 978-1492936411 E-Book File Size: 2536 KB ASIN: B00GMCIG24 Synopsis With summer over Shelby is looking forward to having some time to herself while the kids are back in school. A phone call from Uncle Joey ruins her plans, but she […]

Review: Forget Me Knot by Mary Marks

  Synopsis Welcome to San Fernando Valley, California, where Martha Rose and her coterie of quilters are enjoying life on the good side of retirement—until murder pulls a stitch out of their plans… Martha and her besties Lucy and Birdie are set to expand their Quilty Tuesdays by inviting newcomer Claire Terry into their group. […]

Mystery Monday: You Cannoli Die Once by Shelley Costa #mysterymonday

Today I am featuring the first book in another cozy mystery cooking series…yes, I LOVE food and eating and reading about it.  Sometimes I think I should have been a chef…probably just a personal chef because doing it large scale in a restaurant is just mind blowing! Anyway, so today I’m showcasing author Shelley Costa […]

Blog Tour: The Cured by David Wind and Teresa Ramin @TereseRamin @David_Wind

Title: The Cured Author: David Wind & Terese Ramin Genre: Suspense/Thriller Publisher: Smashwords Pages: 274 Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-48178-874-8 Synopsis When over 4000 people world-wide died after taking a cure for cancer, the drug was recalled. But the questions kept coming. Was it contamination? Was it sabotage? Or,was it outright murder by an insane research scientist in […]

Book Blast & $25 #Giveaway: Evoked Potentials by Pat Dannenberg

  Title: Evoked Potentials Genre: Murder/Mystery Author: Pat Dannenberg Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 346 Language: English ISBN – 978-1-49171-172-9 Synopsis Sadie Ackerman doesn’t have to leave home to find adventure. She is on a trip of descent to the shadow world of her own unconscious, a trip of ascent to the mystery of expanded awareness, and a trip in […]

Mystery Monday: Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay #mysterymonday @JennMcKinlay

This week I’m featuring a recent release by author Jenn McKinley in her Library Lover’s cozy series.  The 4th book is Read It And Weep and was released in November.  I haven’t had a chance to read it, but it is sitting in my TBR (to be read) pile just waiting for me to have […]

Review: Champagne Lies by Wendy VanHatten @WendyVanHatten

Title: Champagne Lies Genre: Mystery Author: Wendy VanHatten Publisher: DocuMeant Publishing Pages: 246 Language: English Synopsis She should have been on her 30th wedding anniversary trip. Instead, Stacie stumbles upon a body where it should not be…an upscale beach on the Mexican Rivera. She also should have been celebrating with the man she has been married […]

Mystery Monday: The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott @AbbottMysteries #mysterymonday

Today I bring you the first in a new series by Victoria Abbott, which is actually Victoria and Mary Jane Maffini writing together to create this fun new series!   Synopsis In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared—making headlines across the world—only to show up eleven days later at a spa under an assumed name. During those […]

Blog Tour & Review: Teacup Turbulence by Linda O. Johnston @penguincozies

    Teacup Turbulence (A Pet Rescue Mystery) 5th in Series Cozy Mystery Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Berkley (January 7, 2014) ISBN-13: 978-0425259979 Synopsis Los Angeles animal shelter manager Lauren Vancouver has a soft spot for animals in need—and a keen eye for crime. . . Thanks to a savvy ad campaign featuring […]