Contemporary
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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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Karen isn’t looking for love. But love, it seems, is looking for her. Karen’s New Year is a cute short story about a woman who suddenly finds herself right in the middle of a potential romance when she least expects it. The narration is calm and gentle, much like the story itself, and I really…
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A True Crime Podcast-style Book Review Radhi Zaveri takes a deep breath, trying to steel herself. Temple Hill demands perfection, polish and poise, and Radhi is not about to give anyone the satisfaction of her appearing as if she doesn’t belong here anymore. After a decade abroad in the US, Radhi has returned to Mumbai,…
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February was a month of great ARCs, from Belle Époque Paris glamour and bohemian vibes in Secrets of the Maison Fournier to contemporary best friend sleuths in Dying to Live Here and Golden Age murder mystery in A Pretender’s Murder. For the A-Z Cozy Mystery Challenge on Instagram I revisited the lovely sleuth duo Edwina…
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“We both know one of these days I’ll blow my career up. Might as well be for a good reason.” If you know the DI Ryan Hale series already, you know that DI Ryan Hale and DS Fiona Bennett have a longstanding friendship going back many years as colleagues and confidants. In the free short…
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A True Crime Podcast-style Book Review A widowed father takes up cooking, and in the process learns more about himself and his marriage than he expected. A surgeon makes a chilling discovery after his patients tell him things that completely change his beliefs. A journalist becomes a part of the story she’s writing after discovering…
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When someone loves you properly, dear, they don’t try to improve you. They just try to see you. Emma Winters loves her job as a physical therapist at Boston Memorial, treating her patients with kindness, humour and empathy. She is spirited, easy-going and vivacious, traits that are appreciated by her friends, family and colleagues, but…
Mostly Murders 