Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs by Diane Kelly

Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs by Diane Kelly is the 7th book in the “Tara Holloway” romantic mystery series. Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, July 2014 HE’S ONE OF AMERICA’S BRIGHTEST STARS. So maybe it goes without saying that IRS Special Agent Tara...

The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews

The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews is the 17th book in the “Meg Langslow” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur, July 2014 Life will never be the same for Meg Langslow after family secrets are revealed, introducing a whole new layer of intrigue in Donna...

Muffin but Murder by Victoria Hamilton

Muffin but Murder by Victoria Hamilton is the second book in the “Merry Muffin” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, July 2014 Merry’s career as a New York City stylist has crumbled, but her passion for muffins has helped her rise upstate in Autumn Vale....

Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman

Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman is the second book in the “Family Fortune” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, July 2014 The highlight of this year’s fall festival in Crystal Haven is a bonfire with a witch’s cauldron resting over it....

Short and Quick Reviews

Crime Rib by Leslie Budewitz is the second book in the “Food Lover’s Village” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, July 2014 I love the pace and the comfortable tone of this light fare filled with delicious food to savor and a mystery to solve. The...

My Musing ~ Blessed are the Meek by Kristi Belcamino

Blessed are the Meek by Kristi Belcamino is the second book in the “Gabriella Giovanni” mystery series. Publisher: Witness Impulse, July 2014 A rash of high-profile murders all point to reporter Gabriella Giovanni’s boyfriend, Detective Sean Donovan, when...