"'Snickers, come!' I yelled." Bookshop owner and newly published mystery writer, Samantha Washington, tries to play good samaritan by allowing a local writers' group to meet in her store after their usual location is flooded. She instantly falls foul of the group's leader, (in)famous critic, Delia Marshall. The whole event is marred by both Delia's … Continue reading Bookclubbed to Death – VM Burns
"There's no such thing as sleeping late on a Saturday when you have pets." When a mean-spirited, antagonistic dancer is found dead in her dressing room, there is one obvious suspect: the promising young student standing over her holding the murder weapon. An earlier argument between the two only cements the case, but dance teacher, … Continue reading Death in the Margins – Victoria Gilbert
"Tess knew the exact moment the blood started dripping down her hands." We were first introduced to Tess Harrow, successful thriller writer, in Buried in a Good Book. Escaping a failed marriage, she moved to her late grandfather's cabin in the woods with smart teenage daughter, Gertrude. With things calming a little from the crime spree in … Continue reading On Spine of Death – Tamara Berry
"Shayleigh Myers or Shay, as her friends and family called her, hopped out of the black Explorer into what was a typical cloudless California late August morning." Shay's been having a rough time of it, thanks to a nasty ex-husband and losing her business and income. But, this is a cosy mystery, so we start off … Continue reading Steeped in Secrets – Lauren Elliott
"'Thanks, Aunt Harriet.'" This is the sixth book in the Haunted Library Mysteries series, and I think the best so far. My complaints about the series have been "a bit too chick lit", and very little reason for the whole premise: the library's ghost. This one, however, is a whole lot more balanced on the … Continue reading Dewey Decimated – Allison Brook
"Death is good for business." Welcome back to Confection, Oregon, with this second instalment in the Sweet Fiction bookshop cosy mysteries. The town might be full of sweet names, but there's also a killer on the loose! I really enjoyed Digging Up Trouble, where we first met Lexi, manager of her parent's bookshop, just as she … Continue reading A Poisonous Page – Kitt Crowe
"The only thing constant in life is change." Welcome back to Chapters, the book-themed B&B run by Charlotte, who inherited from the great aunt who may or may not have been an international spy! This time, Charlotte is hosting a book club retreat. The organisers are a little more hands-on and exacting than she usually … Continue reading A Fatal Booking – Victoria Gilbert
"'There are at least three dead bodies in there.'" Tess Harrow is a successful thriller writer. This means that her first glimpse of her grandfather's old cabin is met with thoughts about where the dead bodies might be hidden - her mind just works like that, much to the dismay of her teenage daughter, Gertrude. … Continue reading Buried in a Good Book – Tamara Berry
"'Bow chicka wow wow!'" We first met Sam Washington in The Plot is Murder, and we're now onto book 7 in the cosy mystery series. Sam was widowed young but decided to make her and her late husband's dream come true, by opening a mystery book store. Through the series she and her friends and family, … Continue reading Killer Words – VM Burns
"One thing I loved about being married to someone who jumped out of bed wide awake was that he often made me coffee before I even stumbled downstairs." (We're on book six of the series, so if you don't want spoilers for the continuing background story look away now. Definitely no spoilers on the mystery, … Continue reading Renewed for Murder – Victoria Gilbert
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