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Cooking the Books: Agatha Whiskey by Colleen MullaneyHello again, dear readers! I am back from California with a treat for anyone who enjoys a tasty libation—whether alcoholic or otherwise—while...
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Book Review: I Did It For You by Amy EngelThe Dunning family has never recovered from the murder of eldest daughter Eliza. She and her boyfriend Travis Pratt were shot to death while making...
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Book Review: The Puzzle Of Blackstone Lodge by Martin EdwardsReporter Nell Fagan isn’t exactly down on her luck, but a good scoop would definitely put her back in control of her career after a combination of...
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“Once Upon A Crime” at Bouchercon 2023: San DiegoAs the bullets flew over his head, he returned fire by shooting out the gang member’s kneecaps. The bullets continued, and he was worried he was...
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“Arsenic and the Shepherd” by Nev March, author of The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret“Arsenic and the Shepherd” Eyebrows knotted, Superintendent McIntyre said, “Mee-thay?” My superior officer’s grasp of the vernacular...
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Book Review: The Last Devil to Die by Richard OsmanAt first glance, The Last Devil to Die is an ordinary tale—bad guys who need a place to hide a boatload of cocaine pick an innocuous antique shop...
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Book Review: Beneath Dark Waters by Karen RoseBeneath Dark Waters is the second in Karen Rose’s New Orleans set mystery series. It follows up last year’s Quarter to Midnight . “Karen Rose’s...
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Book Review: Blind Fear by Brandon Webb and John David MannFinn is on the run, hunted by the FBI for horrific war crimes he didn’t commit, reeling from his best friend’s death, and trying to prove his...
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Cooking the Books: Pink Lemonade Cake Murder by Joanne FlukeIt seems like the whole town of Lake Eden, Minnesota, is in an uproar with the news that Detective Mike Kingston is thinking of quitting police...
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Book Review: The Raging Storm by Ann CleevesThe Raging Storm is the third installment in the continuing Two Rivers series. It can be read as a standalone but if you’d like to know more...
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Three Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Writing a Murder MysteryWhen I started my debut novel, I didn’t know anything about writing fiction. I’d always been a voracious reader, and I loved to write....
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Book Review: What Harms You by Lisa BlackDr. Ellie Carr has taken a leap of faith, quitting her job with the FBI following her divorce and going to work for the prestigious Locard...
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Cooking the Books: Steeped in Malice by Vicki DelaneyPart of the duties of owning a tea room involves purchasing new tea services when the old ones can no longer be used—a task that Lily Roberts...
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Book Review: Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble by Laurien BerensonSisters-in-law Peg Turnbull and Rose Donovan are still exploring their newly found friendship when Rose, a former nun who left the convent to marry...
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Tangled Vines by John Glatt: Featured ExcerptPrologue Labor Day Weekend 2021 Alex Murdaugh’s world was falling apart. The highly respected attorney, heir to a powerful legal dynasty that had...
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The Lure of the Wild in a Thriller – and My Five Favourite Destination ThrillersI’m drawn to wild landscapes. I love to travel to them. I love to write about them. In fact, I even like to write from them (I work from a beach...
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Book Review: Classic Pop-Ups: Dracula by Bram StokerIf you’re anything like me—and my sincerest apologies if you are!—then you know what it’s like to be haunted by the specter of the books that you...
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Book Review: A Twisted Love Story by Samantha DowningI’ve known an unfortunately non-zero number of couples in toxic relationships, but reading Samantha Downing’s scintillating new novel is probably...
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Our Most Anticipated Reads: September 2023The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves Ann Cleeves— New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which...
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Book Review: The Murder Wheel by Tom MeadSolicitor Edmund Ibbs has just taken on the brief of a lifetime. After his superior at work falls ill, he’s put in charge of gathering information...
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Book Review: How Can I Help You by Laura SimsMargo Finch has left her old life in the rearview mirror. Once a nurse who cared deeply for her patients, she’s now a library assistant – not that...
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Five Books that Inspired Harlem After MidnightWhen I wrote the first in the Canary Club Mysteries series, Miss Aldridge Regrets, I wasn’t expecting to write a sequel. At the end of that book,...
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Cooking the Books: Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant by Darci HannahLindsey Bakewell is perfectly happy with being the owner of a bakery located on the site of a haunted former lighthouse—most of the time anyway....
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Cozy Case Files—New Titles for Your Fall EnjoymentThe free Cozy Case Files sampler is BACK! With so many titles to choose from, we thought we’d make it easy and give you a taste of all eight...
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Book Review: Retribution by Wendy WhitmanWendy Whitman’s crime fiction is more than entertainment. It’s also a means through which she can show readers the harsh realities of criminality...
