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Special Feature: LIVE AND LET PIE (A Bakeshop Mystery #9) by Ellie Alexander
Ok people, I know it’s Dec 31st and you are all busy making your New Years Resolutions which probably include dieting. I know I am suffering from mega holiday sweets hangover but I also know that it’s hard for me to resist two things—-baked goods and books. I have only read one of the Bake Shop Mystery books but I loved it! All the food sounded so delicious and this author is from my home state (Oregon) and I know the town of Ashland well! This author is incredibly creative and she is sharing not only her pie recipes but also a sweet giveaway……want the info…….keep reading.
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Review: Hall of Mirrors (Bryant & May #15) by Christopher Fowler
I happened to pick up the first book in the Bryant and May series a couple of years ago at my local used book shop. The first thing that caught my eye was the interesting and quirky cover. In a sea of mystery novels the early Bryant and May covers really caught my eye. I would probably have never picked up the books had I not seen these lovely covers. When I read the first book, the one thing that stood out head and shoulders above the rest was the dead pan banter between the two detectives—they had so much chemistry and it made the story fun to read and…
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Special Feature: A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb
A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb Publication Date: December 11, 2018 Pegasus Books Paperback & eBook; 304 Pages Series: Kate Clifford, Book 3 Genre: Historical Mystery It is deep winter in York, 1400, the ground frozen, the short days dimmed with the smoke from countless fires, the sun, when it shines, low in the sky. It is rumored that the Epiphany Uprising, meant to relieve the realm of the Henry the usurper and return King Richard to the throne has, instead, spelled his doom. As long as Richard lives, he is a threat to Henry. So, too, the nobles behind the plot. The ringleaders have been caught, some slaughtered as…
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Review: Murder at the Mill (An Iris Grey Mystery #1) by M.B. Shaw
I love discovering new mystery series and new to me authors. M. B. Shaw is not a new author, but she is new to me and I was eager to check out a book that sounded like an Agatha Christie mystery. An quirky protagonist solves crime at a country house party…..at the holidays? Yes and double yes! I was so excited to read this one, especially during the holiday season! A picture hides a thousand lies . . . And only Iris Grey can uncover the truth Iris Grey arrives at Mill Cottage in a picture-perfect Hampshire village, looking to escape from her crumbling marriage. She is drawn to the…
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Special Feature: The Monastery Murders by E.M. Powell
The Monastery Murders by E.M. Powell Publication Date: September 27, 2018 Thomas & Mercer Paperback & eBook; 288 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1503903241 Series: Stanton and Barling #2 Genre: Historical Mystery Their lives are ones of quiet contemplation—and brutal murder. Christmas Eve, 1176. Brother Maurice, monk of Fairmore Abbey, awaits the night prayer bell. But there is only silence. Cursing his fellow brother Cuthbert’s idleness, he seeks him out—and in the darkness, finds him brutally murdered. Summoned from London to the isolated monastery on the Yorkshire Moors, Aelred Barling, clerk to the King’s justices, and his messenger Hugo Stanton, set about investigating the horrific crime. They quickly discover that this…
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Review: The Gold Pawn (Art Deco Mystery #2) by L.A. Chandlar
This was a series that I hadn’t heard anything about. The author and the series were completely new to me but I fell in love with the cover and was eager to see what it was about. I am always on the look out for new historical mysteries and Kensington Books have a slew of authors that I have come to enjoy over the years. November 1936. Mayor La Guardia’s political future buckles under a missing persons case in New York City. Simultaneously, Lane unravels devastating secrets in the outskirts of Detroit. As two crimes converge, judging friends from enemies can be a dangerous game . . . Finally summoning…
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Review: The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye
The first thing I said when I saw this book was—-finally a cool interesting book set in Portland! Living in Oregon, there isn’t an abundance of cool books set here. Sure we have a number of writers from Oregon that have made it into the ‘big time’, but for the most part Oregon isn’t exactly the hippest place to set your novel in. In recent years though I have seen a lot of writers—both from Oregon or the PacNW and not—set their books here in my lovely state but it’s still not as popular as say New York or L.A.. I’ve read a few of Faye’s novels and have fallen…
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Excerpt: Naughty on Ice (Discreet Retrieval Agency #4) by Maia Chance
Earlier this year I had a chance to start reading this series. Though I started with the third book in the series, I still loved the cozy feel of this mystery series. But before moving on in the series, I did want to go back and read the first two books. So instead of a review for the fourth book in the series, I have an excerpt for you instead! And the best part of this latest book—-it’s a holiday mystery! If you are looking to gift a holiday mystery or if you are just looking for a holiday mystery to put you in the mood, than be sure to…
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Review: Murder on Millionaires’ Row by Erin Lindsey
As soon as this book arrived at my house, I had to fight off people who wanted to borrow it with a stick. I am not even kidding. It arrived in the afternoon and by the night time, it was MIA. My mom was watching my kid and she was looking for something to read and found this one in my sea of books and refused to give it up when I got home. She was hooked on the character and story so I knew I wasn’t getting it back for at least a week. I finally got it back last week and was able to start reading it. My…
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Excerpt: I INVITED HER IN by Adele Parks
Please join us for an excerpt tour for I Invited Her In About I Invited Her In Hardcover: 432 Pages Publisher: MIRA; Original edition (February 5, 2019) Imagine the worst thing a friend could ever do. This is worse. When Mel receives an unexpected email from her oldest friend Abi, it brings back memories she thought she had buried forever. Their friendship belonged in the past. To those carefree days at university. But Abi is in trouble and needs Mel’s help, and she wants a place to stay. Just for a few days, while she sorts things out. It’s the least Mel can do. After all, friends look out for each other, don’t they?…