Category: Mystery

Review: Earl Grave Tea by Gretchen Rue

Review: Earl Grave Tea by Gretchen Rue

Earl Grave Tea (Witches’ Brew Mystery #4) by Gretchen Rue My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Halloween is coming to Raven Creek, Washington, and in addition to the town going wild for themed decor, there is also brewing enthusiasm about a famed improv group coming to help stage an Agatha Christie play for the locals. When mega-Hollywood star Naomi Novak shows up, the whole town is star-struck. But local teashop owner and witch Phoebe Winchester is shocked for a different reason: the fiance Naomi has in tow is none other […]

Posted November 17, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: No Cats Allowed by Miranda James

Review: No Cats Allowed by Miranda James

No Cats Allowed (Cat in the Stacks #7) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Springtime in Mississippi is abloom with beauty, but the library’s employees are too busy worrying to stop and smell the flowers. The new library director, Oscar Reilly, is a brash, unfriendly Yankee who’s on a mission to cut costs – and his first targets are the archive and the rare book collection. As annoying as a long-overdue book, Reilly quickly raises the hackles of everyone on staff, including Charlie’s […]

Posted November 10, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Twinkling Tree Trouble by Iris March

Review: Twinkling Tree Trouble by Iris March

Twinkling Tree Trouble (Succulent Sleuth Series #)) by Iris March My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A truckload of Christmas trees. Mysterious string lights. A most festive secret. It’s the holiday season, and Molly Green, the manager of Patty’s Plant Place, is busy selling fragrant firs, teaching holiday crafting workshops, and eating all the holiday desserts. But when mysterious string lights appear on Christmas trees for sale at the garden center, she can’t help but wonder who snuck through the fence to create such festive mischief. With the help of her […]

Posted November 5, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: A Brush with Murder by Tracy Gardner

Review: A Brush with Murder by Tracy Gardner

A Brush with Murder (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries #4) by Tracy Gardner My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Can Savanna Shepherd and her sisters unravel a deadly web of art and betrayal before the final brushstroke paints their doom? When Savanna Shepherd’s father, Harlan, and artist friend Sebastian Alexander vanish during a sailing regatta along Michigan’s west coast, the Shepherd family is plunged into turmoil. As the Coast Guard scours the Great Lake, Savanna sets aside her work on Sebastian’s art show to join her sisters in comforting their mother and […]

Posted October 29, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Essentials of Murder by Kim Davies

Review: Essentials of Murder by Kim Davies

Essentials of Murder (Aromatherapy Apothecary Mystery #1) by Kim Davis narrated by Teri Schnaubelt My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: After a scandalous arrest in San Francisco, Carissa Carmichael has moved back to her small Southern California hometown to start over as she opens her Aromatherapy Apothecary shop and reflexology services. A tourist destination, Oak Creek Valley, seems the perfect place to put the past behind her, but it seems no one will let her forget. When she finds the man who threatened to drive her out of business murdered in […]

Posted October 20, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Body at the Bakery by Beth Dolgner

Review: Body at the Bakery by Beth Dolgner

Body at the Bakery (Nightmare, Arizona #10) written by Beth Dolgner narrated by Petrea Burchard My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Rolls, Real Estate, and Reunions in Nightmare, Arizona When a despised landlord is found dead inside Nightmare’s popular bakery, Mama Dalton worries one of her friends is the prime suspect. She takes a cue from Olivia Kendrick’s amateur-sleuth success to dive into the case, bringing Olivia along with her into a world of old grudges, soured relationships, and secret back-alley meetings. At the same time, an arsonist is at […]

Posted September 24, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James

Review: Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James

Arsenic and Old Books (Cat in the Stacks #6) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: In this mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel have to battle a killer when a set of Civil War diaries inspires murder… Lucinda Beckwith Long, the mayor of Athena, Mississippi, has donated a set of Civil War-era diaries to the archives of Athena College. She would like librarian Charlie Harris to preserve and substantiate them as a part of […]

Posted September 15, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments