Murder at Veronica’s Diner by J.D. Griffo

November 28, 2020

If you’re a fan of Janet Evanovich’s Grandma Mazur, imagine her times four. The Ferrara family, Italian Americans in New Jersey are “direct, loud, demanding, impatient, and tactless.” The four women love each other, but they yell their love as...

Without a Brew by Ellie Alexander

November 09, 2020

I’ve mentioned before, I have no interest in beer or beer-making, but Ellie Alexander’s Sloan Krause mystery series is still interesting and entertaining. Although the fourth in the series,    Without a Brew, has some information about craft beer...

Bending the Paw by Diane Kelly

October 27, 2020

Diane Kelly successfully combines police procedural with cozy mystery in the ninth Paw Enforcement mystery, Bending the Paw.  It’s too bad Officer Megan Luz of the Fort Worth Police Department doesn’t have her dog, Brigit’s, nose. Cases...

Mrs. Morris and the Witch by Traci Wilton

October 12, 2020

 The second Salem B&B cozy mystery takes readers to Salem, Massachusetts at Halloween. Readers can easily pick up Traci Wilton’s Mrs. Morris and the Witch, even if you haven’t read the previous book. It’s only a week after the adventures in...

Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James

October 10, 2020

I’m going to write an unusual review of Miranda James’ latest Cat in the Stacks Mystery, Cat Me If You Can. First, there’s the review of the mystery, a story that takes librarian Charlie Harris and Maine Coon cat Diesel out of their Athena,...