Book review
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Her eyes widened. ” You think the killer is here? One of the group? Surely not.” Book 1 in the Viola Roberts Cozy Mystery series. Viola Roberts is a historical romance writer composing bodice rippers with hunky, shirtless cowboys. She is attending a writer’s conference in Florida with her best friend and fellow writer Cheryl…
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The prize is rumored to be cash—millions, if you believe it. But word to the wise: If you enter, you have to play or risk being deleted. Ad/PR. Many thanks to S.C. Godfrey for this ARC. Academic puzzle lover Zoe Wilder is in Madrid for a cryptology conference and has just broken up with her…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Linda Opdyke for this novel, which is book 7 in the Take it to the Limit series but can be read as a standalone. Mickey (Michelle) and Ethan are happily married. They are also running competing private investigation agencies. When Mickey and Ethan go to Ethan’s class reunion, old resentments still…
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To tell you the truth, Ryan and I have discussed giving up on the idea of being private detectives. We’ve only had three cases in three months. One lost cat, a stolen bird table and a stolen necklace. Ad/PR. Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for this ebook. Book 2 in the The…
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“Nobody should be barred from necessities or comforts just because they don’t have the right number next to their name.” A Prayer for the Crown-Shy continues where A Psalm for the Wild-Built left off, with Dex, the non-binary tea monk acting as a guide for Mosscap the sentient robot, as the two of them travel…
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“I am Hercule Poirot. Shall we walk a little way into the wood and you shall tell me your story? As I say, I think I can aid you.” Hercule Poirot has decided to retire and grow marrows. But before doing so, he wants to solve twelve cases mirroring the twelve labours of his namesake…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to A.M Walker for this ebook which is book 1 of a trilogy. “It’s beautiful,” I said, my gaze fixed on the flower with edges splashed like blood. “Most of the time,” she whispered, “the most beautiful things are also the most dangerous.” On the surface Emily Byrd lives a perfect life.…
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These were the “impossible” crimes—typically high-society affairs, where men in locked rooms were killed under impractical circumstances A Golden Age, locked-room mystery with a hint of nostalgia and a subtle, understated humour, celebrating the impossible crime. Joseph Spector is a retired stage magician and crime fiction fan who understands the ins and outs of the…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC. people have been trashing the Holbrook name for generations, and I’ve never once cared. But now that the Holbrook family chowder recipe has been dragged into it, well, that’s sacred. Book 1 in the Downeast Maine Mystery series, introducing Halibut Cove, a small fishing…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for this ARC. Neeti stood back and looked around at her neighbors, realizing that she just might be looking at a murderer. Forced into early retirement from her job as a librarian, Neeti Shah is wondering what to do with her life, when one of her…
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