Posts Categorized: Mystery

Review: Tails From the Deep by Diane Vallere

Tails from the Deep (Mermaid Mystery #1) by Diane Vallere My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery/ Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult/ New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Three sisters vying for attention. One matriarch to keep them in line. A world of adventure filled with nefarious characters, hidden secrets, mysterious activities, and sunken treasure. Sunken treasure? Yes, sunken treasure. Because this is the ocean, where pearls are common, crimes are not, and mysteries lurk behind every cluster of coral. Welcome to Sirenia, the mermaid colony in unchartered waters! TAILS FROM THE DEEP – Mermaid Mystery #1 There’s… Read more »

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Review: Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase – Audiobook

Cat Got Your Diamonds (Kitty Couture Mystery #1) by Julie Chase Narrated by Brittany Pressley My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker’s dream come true-until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes a murder weapon-and Lacy becomes public enemy number one. Now Detective Jack Oliver is hounding Lacy, and her Furry Godmother investor… Read more »

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Review: Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

Death by Dumpling (A Noodle Shop Mystery #1) by Vivien Chien My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Welcome to the Ho-Lee Noodle House, where the Chinese food is to die for. . . The last place Lana Lee thought she would ever end up is back at her family’s restaurant. But after a brutal break-up and a dramatic workplace walk-out, she figures that a return to the Cleveland area to help wait tables is her best option for putting her life back together. Even if that means having to put up… Read more »

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Review: Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass by Heather Day Gilbert

Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass (Exotic Pet-Sitter #1) by Heather Day Gilbert My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: When exotic pet-sitter Belinda Blake moves into a carriage house in tony Greenwich, Connecticut, she’s hoping to find some new clients. Instead she discovers a corpse in the garden—and a knack for solving murders . . . Pet-sitter Belinda Blake doesn’t rattle easily, but move-in day has been eventful, to say the least. The python in her care tried to slither to freedom—just as she met Stone Carrington V, her… Read more »

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Review: Down in Flames by Cheryl Hollon

Down in Flames (A Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery #6) by Cheryl Hollon My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A fatal hit-and-run in front of Savannah Webb’s glass shop proves to be no accident . . . A highlight of Savannah’s new glass bead workshop is a technique called flame-working, which requires the careful wielding of acetylene torches. Understandably, safety is a top priority. But as Savannah is ensuring her students’ safety inside, a hit-and-run driver strikes down a pedestrian outside her shop. The victim is Nicole Borawski, the bartender/manager at the… Read more »

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Review: Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day

Strangled Eggs and Ham (Country Store Mysteries #6) by Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Robbie Jordan’s rustic country store is growing in popularity. But when a dead body appears, it turns out that Robbie’s home-style cooking attracts hungry customers—and murder! While Robbie scrambles through breakfast orders for her expanding clientele at Pans ‘N Pancakes, tempers run as high as the sticky August heat in South Lick, Indiana. Real-estate developer Fiona Closs plans to build a towering luxury resort at one of the most scenic hilltops in Brown County,… Read more »

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Review: ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost

‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #2) by Jacqueline Frost Narrated by Allyson Ryan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A Christmas delight, ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas will charm the stockings off fans of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier. It’s out of the cupcake tin, into the fire for Holly White’s best friend, Caroline. Can Holly clear Caroline’s name in time to go caroling? When a body turns up in the dumpster behind Caroline’s Cupcakes, Holly White is horrified to learn her best friend, Caroline, is… Read more »