The Man in the Microwave Oven by Susan Cox

October 31, 2020

Confession time. I remember when Susan Cox’ The Man on the Washing Machine came out. Honestly? The title was so unappealing to me that I never tried it. I should have known better. That book was the winner of the Minotaur Books/MWA First Crime Novel Award, and...

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...

The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz

October 20, 2020

If you’re looking for an introspective, mature amateur sleuth, you can’t go wrong with Leslie Budewitz’ Spice Shop Mysteries. Pepper Reece, Mistress of Spice at Pike Place Market’s Spice Shop in Seattle, might disagree with me. In the fifth...

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,...