Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue

September 03, 2022

Sometimes, the cover art is better than the mystery itself. That’s not the case with the first book in Gretchen Rue’s Witches’ Brew Mystery series, Steeped to Death. Rue gives us one of the best amateur sleuths I’ve read in a cozy mystery...

Love and Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, food, and Love by Kim Fay.

February 07, 2022

I know marketing for books means someone is always going to compare a new book to a beloved or popular one. In this case, Kim Fay’s Love & Saffron was compared to 84, Charing Cross Road. I enjoyed Love & Saffron, and I’m recommending it to people...

Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest

October 26, 2021

Cherie Priest is known as a writer of horror, steampunk, and science fiction, including the Locus Award-winning novel Boneshaker. When she set out to write a mystery, she wrote a witty one set in Seattle, featuring a great cast of characters. Two thumbs up for Grave...

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...

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...