Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this series and I love Hazel and Daisy! I also love a Christmas murder mystery, so this is a total winner for me. I really enjoyed having the Junior Pinkertons on the scene and the mystery was clever. The descriptions of… Continue reading Mistletoe and Murder (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries 5) by Robin Stevens
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Send in the Clowns (The Country Club Murders 4) by Julie Mulhern
Send in the Clowns by Julie Mulhern My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a fun, enjoyable cozy murder mystery. But it's not too cozy; it's witty and not twee. Ellison is a strong female lead, neatly keeping two handsome men at arms (kissing!) length and the supporting cast of Aggie, Libba and Grace… Continue reading Send in the Clowns (The Country Club Murders 4) by Julie Mulhern
British Manor Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery 23) by Leslie Meier
British Manor Murder by Leslie Meier My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book makes for pleasant enough reading, but it's more like an insight into English country life with the inconvenience of a couple of bodies than a full-blown murder mystery. The characters are ok, if a little thin, and it is well-written, but… Continue reading British Manor Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery 23) by Leslie Meier
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have mixed feelings about this one: I had loved In A Dark, Dark Wood and was really excited about this. Several reviews have unfairly said this is 'just another The Girl on The Train', which I think is misleading and… Continue reading The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington
Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington My rating: 4 of 5 stars Murder, Mayhem & Bliss: A Myrtle Grove Garden Club Mystery, is the first cozy mystery novel by Loulou Harrington, and centres on the residents of Myrtle Grove in Oklahoma, USA. Jesselyn (Jesse) Camden, 50-ish and happily divorced, part-owns the Gilded Lily Tea… Continue reading Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington
Unleashed (A Sydney Rye Novel 1) by Emily Kimelman
Unleashed by Emily Kimelman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Unleashed is the first in the Sydney Rye novel series by Emily Kimelman. The story opens with a prologue hinting at how the life of protagonist, young directionless coffeehouse server, Joy Humbolt, takes a 90 degree turn and she becomes Sydney Rye. In this first… Continue reading Unleashed (A Sydney Rye Novel 1) by Emily Kimelman
Cherringham – Murder on Thames (Cherringham: Mystery Shorts Book 1) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Murder on Thames by Matthew Costello My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cherringham “A Cosy Crime Series” is a joint writing project by US-based novel and games writer, Matthew Costello, and UK-based producer and writer, Neil Richards, to produce 12 mystery novellas over a year, based in the fictional English town of the title, in… Continue reading Cherringham – Murder on Thames (Cherringham: Mystery Shorts Book 1) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt
Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dying to be Noticed is a stand-alone suspenseful murder mystery thriller by Catherine Leggitt, author of the Christine Sterling Mystery series. Heroine Avenelle Rossi Duprey is the obituary and society news writer for the weekly Marin County Journal, who lives alone with… Continue reading Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt
Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley
Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley My rating: 5 of 5 stars In Bitter Nothings, Vicki Tyley presents another complex and thrilling tale of dysfunctional families, determined women and mysterious deaths and disappearances. Graphic designer, Dervla Johns, and her brothers, Gabe and Emmett, are still missing their mother, following her suicide two years earlier. Several years… Continue reading Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley
Brittle Shadows by Vicki Tyley
Brittle Shadows by Vicki Tyley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Vicki Tyley continues her rise to be one of the best modern thriller writers around with Brittle Shadows, a disconcerting but compelling mystery about one woman’s belief that her recently deceased sister did not, as recorded, take her own life. Jemma Dalton flies into… Continue reading Brittle Shadows by Vicki Tyley
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