Contemporary
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She made it a rule never to offend anyone. Just in case they turned out to be a mark, an alibi, or a getaway driver. Agatha Shadewell is a sixty-five-year-old con artist with a modern-day Robin Hood criminal code and a complicated relationship with now retired FBI agent Martin Kobbs. She is fresh out of…
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Life’s gone from being safely predictable to extremely unpredictable in a very short space of time. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for this ARC of The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives and a Mystery at Sea by Jenny Kane, publication day today, Sep 3, 2026. Book 3 in The Fish and…
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Ad/PR. In August I read cozy mysteries, horrors, fantasy, historical mysteries, and cozy/paranormal fantasy. I read about deadly deception and manipulation, about blurred boundaries between fiction and reality, about goblins, trolls, werevolves, vampires and witches, spunky young adventurers and clever retirees. Emoji Guide🤗 = cozy💖 = romantic😱 = scary💡 = thought provoking💥 = action packed😂…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Cleo Frost for this ARC, book 2 in the Wardwell Witch Cozy Mysteries series. Potion Sickness releases today, Aug 31, 2026. If you’ve read book 1 in this series, Grimoires Gone Wild, you already know what to expect. If you haven’t, I’m here to tell you that Potion Sickness is an…
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For Stacking The Shelves hosted by Reading Reality I’m posting the books I’ve added to my digital library this week, and the blurbs that made me download them in the first place. Royal Murder at the Empire Theatre by Auburn Seal From Freebooksy: What if Anastasia Romanov didn’t die with her family when they were…
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Heat cursed through my body as I touched the letter. I’d dubbed these warnings my witchfire wave, and it could only mean one thing. I’d received a summons from beyond the grave. Book 5 in the Willowmere series, but impressively easy to read and enjoy without any knowledge of the previous four books. Ghosts and…
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We seemed to be confronted with a series of interlocking murders and mysteries spanning decades, if not centuries … Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Little House of Secrets by Christopher Seto, book 2 in the Notes on a Murder series, previously published under the title The Vanishing Stone. Theo Chan is somewhat traumatised by his first…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! I have finished the 20 Books of Summer Challenge by AnnaBookBel. As…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. For this week’s Stacking The Shelves hosted by Reading Reality I’m sharing some ARCs and books I’ve received from the authors and plan on reading and reviewing in the coming weeks and months. The Bristol Scholar by Kate Somers Published Sep 30, 2025 From Goodreads: 1884. Bristol, England. Twenty-year-old Evangeline Moore has endured three…
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The Domino Murders, that’s what they’ll call them. One murder leads to the next. A domino effect. Toppling people instead of pieces, Which means, like the detective said, there are more to come. Book 1 in The Charity Shop Detective Agency series. Fiona Sharp is a retired volunteer at a charity shop called Dogs Need…
Mostly Murders 