Thank you to everyone who read my blog, to the authors who I have met and to the publishers for giving me the chance to write about books. Over the years I have learned how to operate a bakeshop (Ellie Alexander), run a B&B in a Plantation House (Ellen Byron), be a midwife (Edith Maxwell), operate a library in a lighthouse (Vicki Delaney), drive a bookmobile (Nora Page), make candles (Christin ..read more

For my last review on MapYourMystery, I thought I would go back to where my mania with mysteries began - Dame Agatha Christie. In Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories, I was reminded again of her genius. Short stories are difficult to write and to incorporate a mystery, then solve it takes a certain type of diabolical brain.  This collection of short stories takes the reader around the ..read more

My name is Denise Kainrath, and I sometimes dabble in blogging of my own at  deniseadelek.com, but mostly I wanted to interview my mom before she retired the blog. My mom has worked diligently on her blog for the last four years, and I am immensely proud of the hard work that she has put in. There have been many times that I've called her to rave about an amazing book I just finished, and she ..read more

There must be nothing more frightening than being stalked by an unknown person. In I Know Where You Sleep by Alan Orloff, restaurant hostess Jessica Smith has been receiving phone calls with no one speaking when she answers. But things begin to escalate and she decides she needs help.  She hires the investigative services of PI Anderson West. The caseload at Anderson's agency has been light ..read more

Four years ago I started the MapYourMystery.com blog. Over that time I have read hundreds of wonderful books, met scores of terrific authors and interacted with many, many readers and fans. I want to paint more and do some other things. I still plan to read cozy mysteries because they are my favorite.  Seasons come and seasons go and this is the right season to say goodbye to ..read more

After a long hiatus due to many personal problems, Julia Spencer-Fleming has brought back her popular characters -Reverend Clare Ferguson and Chief Russ Van Alstyne. In Hid From Our Eyes, the story opens in 1952, when police are investigating the death of a young woman found dead on the road. With no signs of violence, but dressed in a party dress and wearing nighttime makeup, the police assume ..read more

Business is booming at The Cookie House and Kate McGuire couldn't be more pleased. In Sugar and Vice by Eve Calder, Kate had spread her baking wings and preparing more and more different and tasty cookies. (Sugar and Vice will be released by St. Martin's Paperbacks on April 28.) While helping her friend Maxi dig three new flower beds behind her flower shop, Flowers Maximus, when they top to ..read more

What is the title of your newest book? How many books have you published?My new book is called I Know Where You Sleep, and I’m excited about it because, Alan Orloff although it’s my ninth published book, it’s my first private eye novel.What was the most recent book you read?I just finished Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett. A really fun read! Great voice and great characters!How did you ..read more

Although the three cases in the To The Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith are not paying clients for Mma Ramotswe, but as always she is entirely dedicated to results.  While having lunch one day, Precious is startled to see someone she thought was "late." Her friend Calviniah Ramoroka had been reported killed in a road accident, but her she was having lunch at the same place ..read more

The first in a new series by Katharine Schellman features Lily Adler. In The Body in the Garden, young widow Lily returns to London to reestablish her household after the death two years before of her husband Freddie. (The Body in the Garden will be released on April 7 by Crooked Lane Books.)  Life in London society is different for a widow and Lily wants to try to do something useful without ..read more