Trouble on the Books by Essie Lang

March 24, 2019

I love the setting of Essie Lang’s new mystery and series. Trouble on the Books is a Castle Bookshop Mystery. Bayside Books is located in Alexandria Bay in upstate New York. The second location for the store is in Blye Castle on Blye Island. The setting is more...

A Case of Bier by Mary Daheim

March 23, 2019

If you like the title of Mary Daheim’s latest Bed-and-Breakfast mystery, A Case of Bier, you’ll probably enjoy the book more than I did. I’m not a fan of broad humor, the hit you in the face, Three Stooges type of humor. But, this is the thirty-first...

Chocolate a la Murder by Kirsten Weiss

March 13, 2019

When I reviewed Kirsten Weiss’ Deja Moo (http://bit.ly/2FB8kQe), I mentioned the interesting characters and setting. Maddie Kosloski, owner of the paranormal museum in San Benedetto, California is back in Weiss’ Chocolate a la Murder, but, this time,...

Cookin’ the Books by Amy Patricia Meade

March 11, 2019

I can appreciate a cozy mystery in which the victim is a library director when the person is as obnoxious as Binnie Broderick in Amy Patricia Meade’s Cookin’ the Books. That’s no spoiler because the flap of the book mentions that Binnie...

The 10 Rules for Survival in a Cozy Mystery World

March 10, 2019

Although there are always exceptions, the majority of amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries are women in their late 20s or early 30s who are entrepreneurs. Whether they intentionally become amateur sleuths, or accidentally fall into the role, there are certain rules to be...