Category: Mystery

Review: Muffins and Mourning Tea by H.Y. Hanna

Review: Muffins and Mourning Tea by H.Y. Hanna

Muffins and Mourning Tea (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #5) by H.Y. Hanna Rating: 4 stars Blurb: Cotswolds tearoom owner, Gemma Rose is excited to join the May Day celebrations in Oxford… until the beautiful spring morning ends in murder. Now, she’s embroiled in a deadly mystery – with four nosy old ladies determined to help in the sleuthing! Before she knows it, Gemma finds herself stalking a Russian “princess” and keeping up with the Old Biddies in Krav Maga class, while still trying to serve delicious cakes and buttery scones at her quaint English tearoom. And that’s just the start of […]

Posted October 17, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 14 Comments

My To-Be Read List #26: poll

My To-Be Read List #26: poll

My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book. It seems that I am slowly moving back to a cozy mystery mood, so for this month I have 3 cozy mystery books for you to […]

Posted October 1, 2016 by Lola in My To-Be Read List, Mystery / 34 Comments

Review: Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon

Review: Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon

Cracked to Death (A Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery #3) by Cheryl Hollon Rating: 4 stars Blurb: When a treasure hunt leads to deadly plunder, it’s up to glass shop owner Savannah Webb and her trusty investigative posse to map out the true motives of a killer . . . It’s the dog days of summer in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Webb’s Glass Shop proprietor Savannah Webb has an eco-friendly plan to help locals escape the heat–a recyclable bottle-crafting workshop taught by reticent store manager Amanda Blake. Turns out, the class is a bigger smash than expected, thanks in part to […]

Posted August 29, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 26 Comments

Review: All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna

Review: All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna

All-Butter ShortDead (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #0) by H.Y. Hanna Blurb; Gemma ditches her high-flying job and returns to Oxford to follow her dream: opening a traditional English tearoom serving warm buttery scones with jam and clotted cream, and fragrant tea in pretty bone china… Only problem is–murder is the first thing on the menu and Gemma is the key suspect! And the only people Gemma can turn to for help are four nosy old ladies from her local Cotswolds village – not to mention a cheeky little tabby cat named Muesli. Who was the mysterious woman Gemma met on the […]

Posted August 24, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, Mystery, Review / 14 Comments

Review: The Crêpes of Wrath by Sarah Fox

Review: The Crêpes of Wrath by Sarah Fox

My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book. The Crêpes of Wrath (A Pancake House Mystery #1) by Sarah Fox Rating: 3 stars Blurb: In the debut of a delightful cozy mystery series, Sarah […]

Posted July 30, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, My To-Be Read List, Mystery, Review / 16 Comments

Review: Till Death Do Us Tart by H.Y. Hanna

Review: Till Death Do Us Tart by H.Y. Hanna

Till Death Do Us Tart (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #4) by H.Y. Hanna Rating: 4 stars Blurb: When Oxfordshire tearoom owner, Gemma Rose, enters her little tabby, Muesli, in the cat show at the local village fair, the last thing she expects is to stumble across a murder. And when her meddling mother and the nosy Old Biddies decide to start their own investigation, Gemma has no choice but to join in the sleuthing. She soon finds there’s something much more sinister sandwiched between the home-made Victoria sponge cakes and luscious jam tarts … But murder isn’t the only thing on […]

Posted July 25, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, Mystery, Review / 18 Comments

Review: Baking is Murder by Kathy Cranston

Review: Baking is Murder by Kathy Cranston

Baking is Murder (Bee’s Bakehouse Mysteries #1) by Kathy Cranston Blurb: Newly redundant and recently divorced, there’s never been a better time for Jessie Henderson to pack up her life in the city and move to Springdale, the small town where she spent childhood summers with her Aunt Bee. Luckily for Jessie, Springdale is every bit as quirky and idyllic as she remembers, and Bee’s baking is just as mouth-watering. Then the unthinkable happens and there’s a murder on the outskirts of town. Worse still, Jessie’s new friend is the prime suspect. The cops think the case is cut-and-dry, but […]

Posted July 20, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, Mystery, Review / 10 Comments