Author:    Lena Gregory Genre:     Mystery Paperback; Digital Book ISBN #:    9781960511584 Beyond the Page Publishing 188 Pages $14.99; $5.99 Amazon March 19, 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Never one to let a day off work go to waste, cafe owner Gia Morelli and a friend head out for a blissful kayaking trip through the local national forest.  But the peacefulness of the day is soon shattered when they come across Cole, her head cook, standing over a dead body.  Worse still, the victim was a lifelong enemy of Cole's, and clues found on the body point to the cook a ..read more

Author:    Gina Kirkham Genre:      Mystery Paperback; Digital Book (Audiobook Available) ISBN #:    9781504081832 Bloodhound Books 364 Pages $8.62; $8.99 Amazon October 31, 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Prunella Pearce, Bree, and the other ladies of the Winterbottom Women's Institute are planning to spend Halloween at the Montgomery Hall Hotel murder-mystery weekend -- just as the historical venue's past comes back to haunt it. The hotel is now in the incapable hands of Tarragon Montgomery, with its faltering finances overseen by elderly matriarch Cecily. Meanwhile, the ..read more

Author:     Ruth Baker Genre:      Mystery Digital Book  ASIN #:    B0CPVY5PKY Clean Tales Publishing 138 Pages $2.99 Amazon May 31, 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lucy Hale is excited about helping a young lady, Selina Gomez, open her restaurant.  She remembers the challenges she faced reopening her parents' bakery and wants to relay all she knows to help Selina become a success from day one. On the day of the highly anticipated restaurant launch, disaster strikes.  A rival restaurateur and Selina's fierce rival takes a fatal bite, his face turni ..read more

Author:    Barbara Ross Genre:     Mystery Mass Market Paperback; Digital Book ISBN #:    9781496735737 Kensington Cozies 256 Pages $8.99; $6.99 Amazon April 23, 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julia's best friend and business partner, Zoey, is about to marry her policeman boyfriend.  Of course, a gorgeous white wedding dress shouldn't be within fifty yards of a plate of buttery lobster -- so that treat is reserved for the rehearsal dinner.  Julia is a little worried about the timing, though, as she works around a predicted storm. When a guest falls to the floor ..read more

Author:    Blythe Baker Genre:     Mystery/Historical Paperback; Digital Book ISBN #:    9798873064908 Independently Published 242 Pages $12.99; $3.99 Amazon December 26, 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bloody murder is the last thing on Barbara Hollis's mind when she agrees to travel to a sleepy little town to keep house for her widowed brother.  Aside from chasing after her irritating young nephews, she thinks the biggest challenge she'll face is learning to cook a proper souffle.  But a bizarre encounter on a train quickly draws her into a more complicated and d ..read more

Author:    J.C. Eaton Genre:     Mystery Paperback; Digital Book ISBN #:    9781960511522 Beyond The Page Publishing 207 Pages $14.99; $5.99 Amazon February 20, 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When a corpse is discovered under a car at the local auto restoration garage, Sophie "Phee" Kimball gears up to investigate a crime that puts a whole new twist on the term "body shop"... The seniors of Sun City West are celebrating again, this time over the news that Wayne from the pinochle club finally has a chance to restore is classic car.  Phee goes along for the ride, but ..read more

Author:    E.J. Stephens/Marc Wanamaker Genre:     History/Film Hardcover; Paperback; Digital Book ISBN #:    9781531677138; 9781467132589 Arcadia Publishing 128 Pages $26.99; $16.70; $9.99 Amazon November 10, 2014 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The history of Hollywood is often seen only through the lens of major studios, forgetting that many of Tinseltown's early creations came from micro-studios stretched along Sunset Boulevard in an area disparagingly known as Poverty Row.  Here, the first wave of West Coast moviemakers migrated to the tiny village of Hollywood, where a ..read more

Author:    Krista Davis Genre:     Mystery Hardcover; Digital Book ISBN #:    9781496743428 Kensington Cozies 320 Pages $27.00; $12.99 Amazon May 21, 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In Old Town Alexandria's unlikeliest match, Natasha Smith's free-spirited mother, Wanda, is engaged to notoriously pompous antiques dealer, Orson Chatsworth -- leaving Natasha to plan the entire wedding, beginning with an elaborate engagement party.  For the extravagant affair, Natasha splurges on trendy food boards created by rising social media start, Stella St. James.  The sumptuous ..read more

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