The Proof Is In the Pudding by Melinda Wells

The Proof Is In the Pudding by Melinda Wells is the third book in the “Della Cooks” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), February 2010 Meet Della Carmichael, owner of a cooking school in Santa Monica, California, and star of a new...

Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb

Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb is the 30th book in the “In Death” suspense series. Publisher: Putnam, February 2010 Bart Minnock, founder of the computer-gaming giant U-Play, enters his private playroom, and eagerly can’t wait to lose himself in an...

The Diva Paints the Town by Krista Davis

The Diva Paints the Town by Krista Davis is the third book in the “Domestic Diva” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), February 2010 Sophie Winston’s reclusive neighbor, Professor Mordecai Artemus, has died—and left his sprawling...

Disturbing the Dead by Sandra Parshall

Disturbing the Dead by Sandra Parshall is the second book in the “Rachel Goddard” mystery series. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, March 2007 Tom Bridger, who is half Melungeon, thought he had escaped his mountain community’s lingering prejudice...

If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle

If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle is the second book in the “Bibliophile” cozy mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin), February 2010 A haunted city, a forbidden masterpiece, and a deadly threat are all in a day’s work in the life of this...

Dead by Midnight by Beverly Barton

Dead by Midnight by Beverly Barton is the 7th book connected to the “Powell Detective Agency” romantic suspense series. Publisher: Zebra (Kensington), January 2010 In Murder… The last sounds Dean Wilson hears are a clock striking twelve and a...