Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle

December 03, 2015

Cleo Coyle certainly does not write the same story over and over again. In fact, with the latest Coffeehouse mystery, Clare Cosi is caught up in politics, murder and crime in Washington, D.C., quite a departure from the usual New York City setting. The change in...

Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany

December 02, 2015

If you want a textbook example as to how to launch a cozy mystery series, try Vicki Delany’s first Year-Round Christmas Mystery, Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen. She skillfully introduces a small, cozy New York town, the shopkeepers and residents, along with a...

All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke

November 21, 2015

I kept expecting the grand reveal in All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. They had certainly gathered the suspects together as in any Agatha Christie mystery. It just shows how clever the book is that they even managed to switch up the...

The Puffin of Death by Betty Webb

November 17, 2015

It’s obvious that Betty Webb fell in love with Iceland when she was researching her latest Gunn Zoo mystery. The Puffin of Death is an atmospheric story, rich with the details of Icelandic scenery, customs and people. When a group of eccentric tourists from...

The Haunted Season by G.M. Malliet

November 16, 2015

I’m a fan of all of G.M. Malliet’s Max Tudor mysteries. It’s a treat to read about an M15 agent turned vicar, living in a small English village. Even in a village, Max Tudor, like Miss Marple before him, discovers that people can kill. And, this...