Murder on the Orient Espresso by Sandra Balzo

Murder on the Orient Espresso by Sandra Balzo is the eighth book in the “Maggy Thorsen” mystery series. Publisher: Severn House, December 2013 It’s November and Maggy Thorsen, co-owner of the Wisconsin gourmet coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, is in South Florida at an...

Santa Claws by Meg Mims

Santa Claws by Meg Mims. Publisher: Blue Oyster Press, November 2013 Mary Kate Branson will do anything for her brother, who is deployed overseas right after Thanksgiving – including taking in his mischievous cat, Lucifer. She juggles battling job woes at a...

Duck The Halls by Donna Andrews

Duck The Halls by Donna Andrews is the 16th book in the “Meg Langslow” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur, October 2013 “Tis the season to be jolly – and for Meg Langslow to round up stray animals of all sorts as well as a killer. Duck the...

The Thrill of the Haunt by E.J. Copperman

The Thrill of the Haunt by E.J. Copperman is the fifth book in the “Haunted Guesthouse” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, November 2013 Alison Kerby’s guesthouse is already crowded with spirits. The last thing she needs is a whole new batch...

Skating Under the Wire by Joelle Charbonneau

Under the Wire by Joelle Charbonneau is the fourth book in the “Rebecca Robbins” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur, October 2013 Rebecca Robbins has pulled the rink she inherited off the market. She’s decided to stay in Indian Falls for good....

Fixing To Die by Elaine Viets

Fixing To Die by Elaine Viets is the ninth book in the “Jose Marcus, Mystery Shopper” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, November 2013 Mystery shopper Josie Marcus has been happily married to veterinarian Ted Scottsmeyer for months. But her newly wedded...