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Book Review: Mugshots of Manhattan by Christin BrecherMugshots of Manhattan by Christin Brecher, the effervescent sophomore installment of the Snapshots of New York series, delivers yet another...
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Book Review: The Hike by Lucy ClarkeLiz, Joni, Maggie and Helena have been best friends ever since they were kids attending the same secondary school in their English town. Throughout...
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Book Review: Board To Death by C. J. ConnorBen Rosencrantz left his life in Seattle behind in order to come home to Salt Lake City and help his ailing father run their beloved board game...
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Cooking the Books: Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Carol J. Perry & Liz IrelandKensington Book’s latest trio of cozy seasonal novellas features murders all over the world—from Salem, Massachusetts, to Galway, Ireland, and all...
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Book Review: I’m Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. SutantoJesse Q. Sutanto contains multitudes! Her cozy Bay Area mystery, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers, is one of my favorite books of this...
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Book Review: The New Mother by Nora MurphyPart One of The New Mother opens with Natalie Fanning in the hospital, drained after the birth of her first child, Oliver. She can’t sleep and...
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Fall by Tracy Clark: Featured ExcerptChapter 1 Detective Harriet Foster stared at her son’s killer. She told herself that she needed to see if he’d changed in the four years since...
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Book Review: The Dark Edge Of Night by Mark PryorParisian Police Inspector Henri Lefort is a victim of his own success. Having, however reluctantly, recently solved a wartime murder mystery for...
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The Interrogation Room: A Q&A with Emily Critchley, author of One Puzzling Afternoon Watch on YouTube (closed captions available) More: Watch Other Author Interviews
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Cooking the Books: Mischief Nights Are Murder by Libby KleinThe eighth and latest installment of the Poppy McAllister Mystery series finds its namesake heroine grumpily going along with hosting a stop on a...
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Book Review: Becoming The Boogeyman by Richard ChizmarNew York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar, like his occasional collaborator Stephen King, has transcended the confines of the horror...
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Book Review: The Plinko Bounce by Martin ClarkIf you’re a fan of legal thrillers and don’t know the name Martin Clark, it could be considered negligent, if not a criminal offense, in some...
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The Final Curtain by Keigo Higashino: Featured Excerpt1 Despite decades having passed, Yasuyo Miyamoto could still recall that day with absolute clarity. It had been right at the start of September....
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How Writing a Mystery Helped Me Rediscover the Joy of Golden Age Detective NovelsCould I solve a murder? As a dedicated mystery reader since I picked up my first Agatha Christie ( The Seven Dials Murder ) around the precocious...
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Cooking the Books: Case of the Bleus by Korina MossCheesemaker Willa Bauer is mourning the death of her mentor, Max Dumas, the owner of the last store where she worked before setting up her own...
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Book Review: Nine Lives And Alibis by Cate ConteThe charmingly enigmatic Cate Conte is the pseudonym of author Liz Mugavero. A former reporter (and the granddaughter of a real-life detective),...
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Book Review: Where The Dead Sleep by Joshua MoehlingActing Sheriff Ben Packard is trying to enjoy the long Labor Day weekend when a call from dispatch comes in, informing him that a fresh case has...
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Book Review: The Paris Mystery by Kirsty ManningAustralian reporter Charlotte “Charlie” James didn’t exactly lie to land her plum job as correspondent for the British-based newspaper The Times in...
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Cooking the Books: Murder and Mamon by Mia P ManansalaCafe owner Lila Macapagal is looking forward to welcoming spring with the annual Big Spring Clean event in her hometown of Shady Palms, Illinois....
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Our Most Anticipated Reads: October 2023A Cold Highland Wind by Tasha Alexander In this new installment of Tasha Alexander’s acclaimed Lady Emily series set in the wild Scottish...
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Book Review: Before You Found Me by Brooke BeyfussWhen Rowan McNamara’s abusive fiance Ethan throws her through a plate glass window, it’s the impetus she needs to finally leave him. Though he’s...
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Top 7 Books About Bounty HuntersSome of the most unforgettable characters in literature are outsiders. Think of Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Holden...
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Book Review: One Night by Georgina CrossMeghan was the gorgeous, popular eldest daughter of the Chisholm family, a carbon copy of her doting mother Maureen. When she drowned after a...
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The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant: Cover Reveal & ExcerptOne Smoke tinges the world white. It swallows the spired treetops and narrows the canyon ahead. It erases altogether the majestic gray faces of the...
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Sarah Pekkanen’s Current Favorite ThrillersBaby Teeth by Zoje Stage This book kept me up at night—that’s right, I was completely terrified by the story of a little girl who wants more than...
