Winners and a Cozy Mystery Giveaway

August 05, 2022

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Elizabeth V. from Sacramento, CA won The Lies I Tell. Her Dying Day is going to RaeEllen B. from Rochester, NY. The books are going out in the mail today. Before I kick off the giveaway, just a note that...

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...

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...

The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis

May 28, 2022

I believe I’ve read almost all fifteen Diva mysteries featuring events planner and advice columnist Sophie Winston. I love the setting of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. These are comfort reads bringing back a group of Sophie’s friends. But, Krista...

Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry

May 23, 2022

While Tamara Berry’s first By the Book mystery, Buried in a Good Book, has a few more body parts than many cozies, it still fits that category. And, thriller writer Tess Harrow, with the multiple guesses as to a killer, is not quite as adept as her...