Tilling the Truth Series: A Garden Squad Mystery Book #2 Author: Julia Henry Publisher: Kensington Books Page Count: 298 My Rating: Book Summary It’s August in Goosebush, Massachusetts, and go-getter retiree Lilly Jayne and her youthful senior pals show no sign of slowing down during the lazy days of summer. But when murder mows over…
Weave of Absence Series: A Weaving Mystery Book #3 Author: Carol Ann Martin Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin) Page Count: 336 My Rating: Book Summary It’s a joyous time at Dream Weaver—Della Wright’s studio in small-town Briar Hollow, North Carolina—as part-time employee and full-time friend Marnie Potter is preparing for her upcoming marriage. Della has enlisted a…
Catch Handle Series: Book #1 Author: Alison O’Mara Publisher: Independent Page Count: 222 My Rating: Book Summary Arabian horses are admired for their strength, grace, and athleticism. They are beautiful, intelligent, and remarkable animals. As a newly minted veterinarian, Vivian Anderson knows and loves horses better than most. With an important horse show on the…
Little Bookshop of Murder Series: A Beach Reads Mystery Book #1 Author: Maggie Blackburn Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Page Count: 332 My Rating: Book Summary A Shakespearean scholar inherits a beachside bookshop–and a murder mystery–in this delightful new cozy series for fans of Kate Carlisle and Ellery Adams. Summer Merriweather’s career as a Shakespeare professor…
For Whom the Book Tolls Series: An Antique Bookshop Mystery Book #1 Author: Laura Gail Black Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Page Count: 264 My Rating: Book Summary In this cozy series debut from Laura Gail Black, Jenna Quinn finds her uncle murdered in his antique bookstore, and Jenna–his primary beneficiary–becomes the prime suspect. Trouble follows…
Town in a Lobster Stew Series: A Candy Holliday Mystery Book #2 Author: B. B. Haywood Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Page Count: 384 My Rating: Book Summary Things start to boil over at the annual Lobster Stew Cook-Off when an award-winning recipe is stolen and a seven-time contest champion mysteriously disappears-leaving Candy no choice but…
Pruning the Dead Series: A Garden Squad Mystery Book #1 Author: Julia Henry Publisher: Kensington Books Page Count: 346 My Rating: Book Summary Post-retirement aches and pains can’t prevent sixty-five-year-old Lilly Jayne from keeping the most manicured garden in Goosebush, Massachusetts. But as a murder mystery blooms in the sleepy New England town, can a…
Cookies and Scream Series: A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Book #5 Author: Virginia Lowell Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Page Count: 304 My Rating: Book Summary Olivia Greyson is the proud owner of The Gingerbread House—a quaint shop that specializes in all things cookie—and her best friend, Maddie, is her sidekick, baking up scrumptious treats for…
Tagged for Death Series: A Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Book #1 Author: Sherry Harris Publisher: Kensington Books Page Count: 304 My Rating: Book Summary Starting your life over at age thirty-eight isn’t easy, but that’s what Sarah Winston finds herself facing when her husband CJ runs off with a 19-year-old temptress named Tiffany. Sarah’s…
Tapestry of Lies Series: A Weaving Book #2 Author: Carol Ann Martin Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin) Page Count: 336 My Rating: Book Summary Della Wright can’t believe her luck when celebrity designer Bunny Boyd walks into her weaving studio in small-town Briar’s Hollow, North Carolina, with a large custom fabric order. Bunny needs materials for her…