The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes by David Handler

August 16, 2017

Twenty years after the last book in David Handler’s series featuring Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag and his basset hound, Lulu, the author brings them back. The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes is set in 1992 when Hoagy is still pining for his ex-wife, actress...

Calamity at the Continental Club by Colleen J. Shogan

July 15, 2017

I never saw an amateur sleuth so eager to investigate a crime as Congressional staffer Kit Marshall. Colleen J. Shogan’s Calamity at the Continental Club, the third Washington Whodunit, provides D.C.’s buildings for Kit’s playground as she and...

Treble at the Jam Fest by Leslie Budewitz

June 10, 2017

If you like intelligent amateur sleuths who successfully juggle family, business and community, try Leslie Budewitz’ Food Lovers’ Village mysteries. The fourth in the series, Treble at the Jam Fest, even has a community jazz festival and recipes....

Once Upon a Spine by Kate Carlisle

June 05, 2017

The eleventh Bibliophile mystery by Kate Carlisle, Once Upon a Spine, is an entertaining combination of family, a close-knit neighborhood, and murder. Add book lore, a few recipes, and amateur sleuth Brooklyn Wainwright into the cozy mystery mix. Brooklyn is a...

Your Killin’ Heart by Peggy O’Neal Peden

May 08, 2017

Peden’s debut mystery, winner of The Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition, introduces a sparkling amateur sleuth. Campbell Hale is bright and loyal. She’s also a little too nosy and, she admits, “a little too...