Category: Mystery

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

Review: Sparks and Marks by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape

Review: Sparks and Marks by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape

Sparks and Marks (Amethyst’s Wand Shop Mysteries #4) by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: As if catching murders wasn’t hard enough, now Amy and Ambrose have to work with the Vampire Court to close their case. When an open and shut case crosses the Paranormal Police Department’s desk, Amy is a little disappointed that her consultant talents aren’t needed. But after a shocking discovery leads to Amy and Ambrose working closely with a liaison from the Vampire Court, they uncover a conspiracy that stretches far […]

Posted September 12, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Terminated at the Trailhead by Beth Dolgner

Review: Terminated at the Trailhead by Beth Dolgner

Terminated at the Trailhead (Nightmare, Arizona #9) 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: Terror, Treasure, and Triumph in Nightmare, Arizona When Olivia Kendrick and her friends stumble on a dead body at a state park, it’s clear supernatural forces were to blame. At the same time, shady people are showing up in Nightmare, and every one of them had a reason to kill. As rumors swirl about something powerful hidden in Nightmare, another murder victim puts the staff of Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted […]

Posted September 5, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 8 Comments

Review: Spells and Subterfuge by Beth Dolgner

Review: Spells and Subterfuge by Beth Dolgner

Spells and Subterfuge (Crones of a Feather #1) by Beth Dolgner My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A reluctant witch, a haunted funeral home, and a dead body. Welcome home, Hazel. Hazel Underwood has returned to her magical hometown of Foxfire Haven, Washington, with her tail between her legs. A metaphorical tail, of course. Witches don’t have tails. While renovating the old funeral home she inherited from her uncle, Hazel stumbles on a dead body stashed underneath the hearse. Who wanted the delivery-truck driver dead, and how did he wind […]

Posted September 3, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Basted Butchery by A.C.F. Bookens

Review: Basted Butchery by A.C.F. Bookens

Basted Butchery (Stitches In Crime #12) by A.C.F. Bookens My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A salvage job at a historic plantation shouldn’t come with a side of murder. Paisley Sutton is ready for a quiet weekend of stitching—until a body turns up at the Brown Plantation, her new client’s property. As she digs into the past, Paisley uncovers secrets tied to the people who once lived there—secrets someone is desperate to keep hidden. Delve into Basted Butchery, the atmospheric new story in the Stitches in Crime series—where history isn’t always […]

Posted August 25, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The Dead Come to Stay by Brandy Schillace

Review: The Dead Come to Stay by Brandy Schillace

The Dead Come to Stay (Ardemore House #2) by Brandy Schillace My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A delightful new cozy crime novel from the award-winning author of the “twisty, engaging, and thoroughly unexpected” (Deanna Raybourne) The Framed Women of Ardemore House An amateur autistic sleuth. A wry English detective. A murder case that thrusts them both into the wealthy world of the rare artifacts trade… Jo Jones can’t seem to catch a break. She’d hoped that trading in her city life for the cozy, peaceful hills of North Yorkshire to […]

Posted August 6, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments