A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette

August 09, 2022

Zac Bissonnette’s debut mystery, A Killing in Costumes, is whimsical, nostalgic, and a little bittersweet at times. He introduces a character duo who can take on the world together, a sympathetic pair that the reader wants to see succeed, whether they’re...

The Fragrance of Death by Leslie Karst

July 31, 2022

What do you do if you’re a restaurateur who has lost your sense of smell? In the case of Sally Solari, the amateur sleuth in Leslie Karst’s The Fragrance of Death, she sticks her nose in everyone’s business. It was only a cold, followed by a sinus...

Something Fishy This Way comes by Gabby Allan

July 26, 2022

It’s time to go back to Catalina Island with the second fun Whit and Whiskers Mystery by Gabby Allan, Something Fishy This Way Comes. Whitney Dagner, owner of a gift shop on Catalina Island, is hiding a treasure chest on the golf course for a customer when she...

The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle

July 25, 2022

Kate Carlisle’s publisher, Berkley, has some of the best cover artists in the business, and, whoever they selected to illustrate the cover of The Paper Caper excelled at the job. Because I read an egalley, I can’t give credit to the artist, but I wish I...

Strip for Murder by Dolores Hitchens

March 12, 2022

Strip for Murder is a reprint of Dolores Hitchens’ novel published in 1958 in Mercury Mystery Magazine. It’s the kind of noir novel that Stark House Press specializes in republishing. This edition contains the novel, two additional short stories, a short...