Category: Mystery

Review: Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day

Deep Fried Death (Country Store Mystery #12) Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: The latest installment in Maddie Day’s deliciously popular Country Store cozy mysteries is sure to appeal to fans of Jenn McKinlay, Ellery Adams, Leslies Meier, and Joanne Fluke. Many residents of South Lick, Indiana, claim the Outhouse Race, in which competitors push old-timey outhouse replicas on wheels at the annual Abe Martin Festival on Memorial Day, is the best thing since indoor plumbing. Just because country store and restaurant owner Robbie Jordan has too much to […]

Posted January 2, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Out of the Picture by Tracy Gardner

Out of the Picture (Shepherd Sisters Mysteries #1) by Tracy Gardner narrated by Karissa Vacker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Join the Shepherd sisters in solving a mystery…before it’s too late! This artful cozy mystery is perfect for fans of Krista Davis and Joanne Fluke. Savanna Shepherd is a former art authenticator—someone who can tell a forgery from the real thing. She’s got a talent for spotting secrets hiding in plain sight. In the wake of a painful breakup, she moves back to her idyllic hometown on the banks of […]

Posted December 15, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: A Wild Ghost Chase by Elle Adams

A Wild Ghost Chase (Reaper Witch #1) by Elle Adams narrated by Sarah Kempton My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Welcome to Hawkwood Hollow, where the dead outnumber the living. Maura left her paranormal life behind years ago. Her ghost-hunting gift has given her nothing but trouble, and she’s decided she’s better off living outside of the magical world with her trusty sidekick, Mart. But after she gets fired from her job at the morgue — turns out the living don’t generally appreciate it when the dead try to micromanage […]

Posted December 11, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Open for Witchness by Ada Bell

Open for Witchness (Haunted Haven #3) Ada Bell My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Enjoy this bewitching third installment of the Haunted Haven series by award-winning author Ada Bell. With two solved murders under her belt, Emma agrees to tackle a mystery that’s been haunting the residents of neighboring Shady Grove for years: what supernatural presence keeps the only bar in town from operating? Emma’s been in haunted places before, and no one else ever noticed. The ghosts she’s encountered may not have all been warm and fuzzy, but they […]

Posted December 5, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Death Around the Bend by T.E. Kinsey

Death Around the Bend (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #3) by T.E. Kinsey narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: September 1909, and Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, have been invited to Lord Riddlethorpe’s country estate for a week of motor racing and parties. They both agree that it sounds like a perfectly charming holiday. But when one of the drivers dies in a crash during the very first race, they discover that what seemed like an uncharacteristic error in judgement may have a more sinister explanation… […]

Posted November 23, 2023 by Lola in Historical, Mystery, Review / 5 Comments

Review: Honey Mead Murder by Dahlia Donovan

Honey Mead Murder (Honey Bear Cosy Mysteries #1) Dahlia Donovan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Get ready for a charmingly quirky romance with a twist of murder mystery in Honey Mead Murder! Follow the heart-warming story of George Bernard Sheth, a devoted pug and bee lover, who has been secretly crushing on a local mead brewer. But when a customer dies during a mead tasting, Murphy Baird, the brewer, finds himself at the centre of a police investigation. As the two navigate the murder mystery, they find themselves falling deeper […]

Posted November 17, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell

The Body in the Back Garden (Crescent Cove Mystery #1) by Mark Waddell narrated by Daniel Henning My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: In this queer cozy series debut perfect for fans of Ellen Byron and Ellery Adams, Luke Tremblay is about to discover that Crescent Cove has more than its fair share of secrets…and some might be deadlier than others. Crescent Cove, a small hamlet on Vancouver Island, is the last place out-of-work investigative journalist Luke Tremblay ever wanted to see again. He used to spend summers here, until his […]

Posted November 3, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments