Murder in the Grotto by Amy Myers

May 21, 2025

How can a fan of cozy mysteries pass up one that calls itself “A British Stately Home Mystery”? When it involves a ghost hunt and a cafe called the Happy Huffkin Cafe? I was all in for Amy Myers’ Murder in the Grotto. Unfortunately, there was very...

Cat Got Your Killer by Sofie Ryan

March 23, 2025

Sofie Ryan’s Cat Got Your Killer is the twelfth book in her Second Chance Cat Mystery series. Perhaps if I’d read more than just a couple in this series, I might be able to remember who all the characters are. There are a number of people who are friends...

The Next Deadly Chapter by V.M. Burns

February 25, 2025

The Next Deadly Chapter is the tenth book in V.M. Burns’ Mystery Bookshop series, although this one has little to do with the Michigan bookstore. Author and bookstore owner Samantha Washington takes center stage along with her Nana Jo and the women from Shady...

Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O’Connor

February 23, 2025

I never saw the final twist coming in Carlene O’Connor’s Murder in an Irish Garden. Although the villain always seemed one step ahead of the Gardai in Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, the final reveal came as a surprise to me. Perfectly logical, but it came...

Mark Baker’s Favorites of 2024

February 21, 2025

Thanks to Mark Baker for sending his list of Favorite Books read in 2024. We don’t talk about it during the year, but I always like to point out Mark’s own blog when we do this annual feature. If you’re a fan of cozy mysteries, you might want to...