Mystery Books for Mystery Lovers
Installment two in the Italian Chef series is out and it is a sweet read like the cannolis in the story! Tessa Esposito returns in book two with a grand opening for her new restaurant looming. Even with the pressure… Continue reading "It Cannoli Be Murder by Catherine Bruns"
Every teenage girl's nightmare is to be attacked while babysitting young children. Deja vous Scream! Jamie Whelan is drifting through existence. She's a substitute teacher with a teenage daughter named Harley. Jamie awakens one night to the sound of her… Continue reading "The Babysitter by Nancy Bush"
I recommend this first installment in the Seaside Cottage Books cozy mystery series with a disclaimer. The series has potential, but some editing errors distracted me. For some people, it isn't a problem, but for me, it disrupted the flow… Continue reading "A Killer Ending by Karen MacInerney"
I'm still knee-deep in beach series and hungry for more, so I was thrilled to discover the Maine Clambake series by Barbara Ross. I read three out of the eight book series this past week. A well-written mystery series with… Continue reading "Clammed Up by Barbara Ross"
I discovered this series when the gloomy weather we've experienced here in Virginia gripped me in its rainy grasp and made me long for beaches and sunshine. I went on a mission to discover mysteries set in island locations and… Continue reading "A Call for Kelp by Bree Baker"
This mystery combines two of my great loves-- the 1920s and Egypt. American Jane Wunderly accompanies her wealthy Aunt Millie on a trip to Cairo. Aunt Millie is a trial and is thrilled that she now has access to quality… Continue reading "Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer"
A cozy mystery set in the beautiful location of Galway, Ireland, Murder in Galway by Carlene O'Connor delivers a strong sense of place and character. This is a first in a new series by the author of the Irish Village… Continue reading "Murder in Galway by Carlene O’Connor"
Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger is fast-paced crime fiction taut with murder, family drama, police corruption, and human trafficking. If you think that's too much to pack into a 276-page novel, you'd be wrong. Alger weaves all the threads… Continue reading "Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger"
I was going to review a gritty suspense novel this week, but the rainy weather and isolation made me set it aside to pick up some lighter fare. This week, I review Gemma Halliday's first book in her Wine and… Continue reading "A Sip Before Dying by Gemma Halliday"
Like the proverbial fish, Andrew Mayne hooked me with the opening chapter of this first novel in his Underwater Investigation Unit series. Sloan McPherson, part-time cop and archaeology student, is diving alone - something she knows she should never do… Continue reading "The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne"
