• A podcast-style Book Review, Episode 8: For Old Time’s Sake It is another lovely day in Emerald Cove. The water in the Gulf of Mexico is gleaming in the sunlight, and Chicago-based children’s librarian Chloe Jackson is standing behind the bar in the Sea Glass Saloon and wondering why one of the regulars is wearing…

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  • March Wrap-Up

    In Marts I found some great free books on Bookfunnel, from the very logical Saul Sheldon and the Crooked Shelf, to the two cozy 1920shistorical mysteries Murder Beneath the Roses and The Catalogued Corpse and the three contemporary cozy mysteries The Only Way is Larceny, Forecast: A Latte Trouble and A Mallard Point Mystery. I…

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  • “Should you happen to be dying and have a choice between me and a cactus to nurse you, the cactus will likely be less prickly and do a better job.” The poisoned apple. The magic mirror. The single drop of blood. If you know the story of Snow White, you’ll recognise these elements. What you…

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  • Austen never viewed herself as the lone great woman writer of her era. And she wasn’t. In Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, rare book dealer and book collector Rebecca Romney tackles the myth of Jane Austen being the first great Western female writer by examining not only the life and works of Jane Austen’s female literary predecessors,…

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  • A deeply atmospheric point-and-click mystery, pulp adventure thriller. The Drifter is dark, tense and emotional, with a powerful storyline and gripping voice acting. It is entertainment that invites reflection, presenting a story of loss, fear and horror, and a deeply personal and compelling portrait of a man who is left adrift, desperately fleeing from his…

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  • “Sunny for now,” I said. But change is definitely in the air.” Autumn Davis, weather girl and coffee enthusiast, steps in as a last-minute replacement emcee at the Sunset Sips Coffee Festival, but has to weather an unexpected storm when several of the contestants’ ingredients and coffees are sabotaged. With the help of her best…

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  • ” You know, a town gets set in its ways. When things are mostly working okay, it just goes humming along. People turn a blind eye to the parts that don’t work so well.” When estranged twins Cassie and Ana begin to clean up their late mother’s home after her funeral, they find a manuscript…

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  • “Fugitives. Missing Kids. COVID looming like a storm.” Book 2 of the Mysteries of a Heart series. Gabby Heart is back, and this time she is going to Scotland with her friend Abe, a children’s author whose books Gabby illustrates. The two are looking forward to exploring the Highlands, but soon find themselves in the…

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  • “Remember, a cozy mystery is where the unexpected becomes the norm, and laughter is the best antidote to life’s little surprises.” Chloe Essex is nearing fifty and the end of her acting career and determined to make her last performance spectacular. But when a priceless tiara loaned by a rich benefactor disappears, Chloe finds herself…

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  • Nobody ever believed that murders “just happened” around Mallory Viridian. Not at first, anyway. Imagine living the life of a murder mystery heroine. It might sound fun at first, but imagine finding dead bodies every time you move, start a new job, go to a party or simply take a walk. Imagine the suspicion and…

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