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Murder in the Balcony by Margaret Dumas

I don't know when I've described a mystery as joyful. Yes, Margaret Dumas' Movie Palace mysteries have murders in them. In fact, there are two, and a couple attempts in the second book in the series, Murder in the Balcony. But, Nora Paige's team is quirky and...

Winners and A Cozy Foodie Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The Knife Slipped is going to Glen D. of Yuba City, CA. Carl S. from Lukeville, AZ won After She Wrote Him. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I"m giving away two cozy mysteries involving food....

What Are You Reading?

First, how are you doing this week? That's the important question. The next is, of course, what are you reading? I'm reading the second Movie Palace mystery by Margaret Dumas, Murder in the Balcony. I didn't realize the second and the third were out until a friend...

Marah Chase and the Fountain of Youth by Jay Stringer

There's just something about Jay Stringer's fast-paced Marah Chase adventures that appeal to me. If you enjoyed Saturday morning serials or movie adventures, you can pick up just where Stringer's Marah Chase and the Conqueror's Tomb left off. Chase, a...

Outsider by Linda Castillo

Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder novels create more tension than most books I read. This series is one of my favorite ones, yet I have to pause while I read the books because they're stressful. Outsider, with Kate isolated with just an Amish family and an old...

My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me by Jason B. Rosenthal

I may have mentioned this before. When my husband, Jim, died, my mother gave me the best advice I received. She said, "Your life will be different, but it can be just as good." Jason B. Rosenthal came to that realization as well, that life can go on. He writes...