Contemporary
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“Thank God!” said Hugo on a loud sighing exhalation of breath. “Thank me, if you please,” replied Lady Amanda, already pulling a suitcase from the top of the wardrobe. Strangeways to Oldham is the name of a cocktail, and the title of this cozy mystery featuring the strong-willed Lady Amanda, who is not what one…
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“Will… Messages from beyond the grave?” Kitty tried to keep her voice light, but a prickle of fear ran up her spine. What would you do if you thought your new home was haunted? Kitty and William Grantchester have inherited their Aunt Grace’s house, her Historical Weaponry and Maritime Museum, her Pomeranian dog Maximus and…
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“Wine blogger turned best-selling author! And a staunch, proud feminist no less.” Book 3 in the A Francine Witt Mystery series. Fran is back, and this time she is in New York with Rosalind, rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. But the glamour of high society isn’t enough to conceal the sinister truths hidden…
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“If she’s correct, and her daughter didn’t write this note, then we have a murder case on our hands, don’t we?” Book 1 in the Advice Column Mystery series. Rebecca Butterman is a clinical psychologist and advice column writer. When her neighbour Madeline Stanton is found dead, the official explanation is suicide, but Madeline’s mother…
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“Mum was late. Again. She bit the inside of her lip as she watched the dark clouds gather overhead.” What would you do if you were forced to make an impossible choice? In Empty Nest, book 3 in the DI Ryan Hale series, the clock is ticking mercilessly, as two little girls are abducted and…
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How far is too far to go to get what you want? Infinity Frontiers is a psychological drama in a science fiction setting, taking an intense look at the human mind under strain, and a cautionary tale of the dangers of overlooking the importance of mental health. It is not a story of astronauts fighting…
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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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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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“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…
Mostly Murders 