Category: Mystery

Review: Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James

Review: Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James

Twelve Angry Librarians (Cat in the Stacks #8) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Charlie Harris is stressed out. The Southern Academic Libraries Association is holding this year’s annual meeting at Athena College. Since Charlie is the interim library director, he must deliver the welcome speech to all the visiting librarians. And as if that weren’t bad enough, the keynote address will be delivered by Charlie’s old nemesis from library school. It’s been 30 years since Charlie has seen Gavin Fong, and he’s […]

Posted January 19, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams

Review: The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams

The Tattered Cover (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #8) written by Ellery Adams narrated by Cris Dukehart My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It was a dark, rainy night at Nora Pennington’s Miracle Books when a mysterious death brings the Secret, Book, and Scone Society into the Halloween season on the trail of a murderer . . . As the residents of Miracle Springs, North Carolina, select their costumes, plan parties, and get excited for a night of tricks or treats, Nora joins in on the festivities by hosting medium memoirist […]

Posted January 9, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Vitamin Sea by Maia Ross

Review: Vitamin Sea by Maia Ross

Vitamin Sea (Beaver Island #1) written by Maia Ross narrated by Petrea Burchard and Deborah Balm My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Humorous Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A retired intelligence agent still wants to save the world. Her nerdy houseguest just wants to survive her vacation. Former spy Irma Abercrombie wasn’t looking for drama when she invited Violet Blackheart—a brainy, sun-deprived acquaintance—for a visit at her island home. But after an armed robbery in town goes terribly wrong, Irma gets pulled into an island intrigue: Was it a simple snatch and grab, or are there darker […]

Posted January 7, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Death in the Haunted Wood by Kim Griswell

Review: Death in the Haunted Wood by Kim Griswell

Death in the Haunted Wood (Pacific Northwest Cozy Mysteries #2) by Kim Griswell My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Writer Saffi Graywood thinks a quick road trip to help a friend will be the perfect break from her looming manuscript deadline. But her autumn getaway takes a chilling turn when aging horror star Malcolm Morton reveals he’s been receiving threatening vintage postcards—and his groundskeeper has just turned up dead beneath the dock. Malcolm’s grand reopening of a forgotten theme park known as “The Haunted Wood” should be his triumphant comeback. Instead, […]

Posted January 6, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Divination and Deceit by Beth Dolgner

Review: Divination and Deceit by Beth Dolgner

Divination and Deceit (Crones of a Feather #2) by Beth Dolgner My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Frozen peas, political rivalries, and a body in the park. Magic and murder collide in Foxfire Haven, Washington. There’s a sudden vacancy on the Foxfire Haven City Council when Fortie Fortenbacher is found dead in the park. Euphoria Lachlan, the mayor of Foxfire Haven and Hazel Underwood’s high-school bully, is wasting no time finding a replacement. Did Euphoria permanently remove Fortie from the council? Hazel claims she’s not trying to solve the murder, […]

Posted December 22, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Murder at Last Chance Cove by Kim Griswell

Review: Murder at Last Chance Cove by Kim Griswell

Murder at Last Chance Cove (Pacific Northwest Cozy Mysteries #1) by Kim Griswell My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Irresistible small-town coastal charm where the clam chowder is as heavenly as the secrets are deadly… Writer Saffi Graywood is looking for a quiet place to finish her latest book when she sets her sights on Last Chance Cove. After a winding drive along the rugged Oregon coastline, Saffi arrives at her home for the summer – an RV park overlooking wind-swept beaches with salt-soaked air and fog that rolls in without […]

Posted December 8, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: One Sharp Stitch by Allie Pleiter

Review: One Sharp Stitch by Allie Pleiter

One Sharp Stitch (Nimble Needle #1) written by Allie Pleiter narrated by Carrie Coello My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s only temporary. That’s what Shelby Phillips tells herself when she returns to excruciatingly harmless Gwen Lake after her graphic arts career—and the office romance blooming with it—get tossed like rejected design mockups. Her plan is as simple and fool-proof as a tent stitch: manage the family needlepoint shop during her parents’ RV vacation. It’s just a month. It’s not as if they’re retiring . . . right? When Shelby becomes […]

Posted November 26, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments