Mystery
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Mystery Book Recommendation: The Expectant Detectives | Kat Ailes | The Expectant Detectives #1
This week I really needed a pick me up and The Expectant Detectives delivered the mood lift I needed and more! Fresh, funny, heart-warming, and intriguing—this is the perfect mystery. I can’t imagine…
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Book Review: The Paleontologist | Luke Dumas
A haunting portrayal of memory, grief, and the insatiable search for truth. Luke Dumas’s novel, The Paleontologist, blends science and the metaphysical in a story of one man’s search for answers to his…
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Historical Fiction Review: The Wharton Plot | Mariah Fredericks
A narrative non-fiction take on Edith Wharton’s time in the Gilded Age of New York, The Wharton Plot focuses on Wharton’s obsession with the murder of a renowned novelist. About the Book |…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Deadly to the Core | Joyce Tremel
It’s always fun to join a cozy mystery series at book one. Joyce Tremel’s Deadly to the Core is the first in the Cider House Mysteries, and it was particularly interesting to me…
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Cozy Mystery Review: The Dog Across the Lake | Krista Davis | Paws & Claws Mystery #9
The ninth Paws and Claws Mystery by Krista Davis, The Dog Across the Lake, features a strange new dog appearing in Wagtail, Virginia, and leads to a murder mystery. A sweet cozy mystery…
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Book Review: Scenes of the Crime | Jilly Gagnon
A unique take on a locked-room format mystery! An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend’s disappearance by recreating their fateful final girls’ trip in Jilly Gagnon’s Scenes of the Crime. About the…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Paws to Remember | Sofie Kelly
Sofie Kelly’s magical cats series is always a lot of fun, and Paws to Remember is no exception. In Paws to Remember, a body is discovered in the wall and the investigation uncovers…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Coconut Drop Dead | Olivia Matthews | Spice Isle Bakery Mystery #3
The Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series by Olivia Matthews is a cozy mystery series set in Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York and centers around Lyndsay Murray and her Caribbean American family. Lyndsay co-owns…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Death in the Dark Woods | Annelise Ryan | Monster Hunter Mystery #2
It is so exciting to find a fresh take on the cozy mystery genre and this series by Annelise Ryan delivers. In Annelise Ryan’s Monster Hunter Mystery series, a cryptozoologist is called in…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Public Anchovy #1 | Mindy Quigley | Deep Dish Mystery #3
This time of year I always split my time for holiday gatherings between Chicago and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, so reading the newest Deep Dish Pizza Mystery by Mindy Quigley is basically the perfect…
