The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit

November 04, 2024

Deborah J. Benoit’s debut, The Gardener’s Plot, is a Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award winner. Not only does it introduce an interesting amateur sleuth in the cozy, but it has a gorgeous cover. The story is set in the...

The Grim Steeper by Gretchen Rue

September 10, 2024

It’s hard to go wrong with a cozy mystery featuring a tea shop/bookstore, a bookstore cat, and a witch. The Grim Steeper is the third in Gretchen Rue’s Witches’ Brew series. I like the setting, a small town in Washington. I also like the characters,...

Furever After by Sofie Kelly

September 07, 2024

Sometimes, a book just feels as if it finishes a series. I really can’t say that the sixteenth Magical Cats mystery, Sofie Kelly’s Furever After, is the last book. There’s no indication it is, except the wedding seems to sum so much up, and the...

A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman

August 20, 2024

At the time I wrote this (in March), there was no cover art available for the book, so the formatting for Katharine Schellman’s A Scandal in Mayfair may be a little off. The London season is just beginning in the fifth in the Lily Adler mystery series, set in...

To Err is Cumin by Leslie Budewitz

August 07, 2024

I can repeat what I’ve said before about Leslie Budewitz’ Spice Shop mysteries. They are a treat for the senses. With all the discussion of spices, food, flowers, and the use of all of them, Budewitz challenges readers to absorb her stories through their...