A Deadly Edition by VicToria Gilbert

January 10, 2021

When I read last year’s Blue Ridge Library mystery by Victoria Gilbert, I had a few issues with the book. The fifth book in the series, A Deadly Edition, made this reader happy that I gave the series one more try. My biggest problem with the previous book is...

Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker

December 28, 2020

Some mystery series, even my favorite ones, have their ups and downs. Bree Baker’s Seaside Cafe Mysteries, though, haven’t let me down yet. The fifth one, Closely Harbored Secrets, is excellent, and it’s one of my favorite cozy mysteries of the year....

A Big Fat Greek Murder by Kate Collins

December 04, 2020

I love the cover of Kate Collins’ latest Goddess of Greene Street mystery, A Big Fat Greek Murder. The raccoon actually is part of the book. However, I’m just not as crazy about the book itself. Athena Spencer works at the Spencer Garden Center, owned by...

Courting Can Be Killer by Amanda Flower

December 02, 2020

Fans of Amanda Flower’s Amish Candy Shop mysteries will welcome the second Amish Matchmaker mystery. It’s set in the same community of Harvest, Ohio in Holmes County. Many of the same characters appear in both series. Courting Can Be Killer, the second...

Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes

November 30, 2020

I love a mystery series debut. Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes introduces a socially savvy, intelligent amateur sleuth in Daisy Thorne. As the hair stylist/owner of Ooh La La hair salon in Edgemead, England, she knows all the villagers, and has the right...