Sew Deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey

Sew Deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey is the first book in the new “Southern Sewing Circle” cozy mystery series.  Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), August 2009 Ever since she moved to Sweet Briar, South Carolina, Victoria (Tori) Sinclair’s been the talk of the...

A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender

A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender is the first book in the new “Pizza” cozy mystery series.  Publisher: Kensington, August 2009 Not too much happens in the sleepy little town of Timber Ridge, North Carolina–which is fine with pizza-purveyor...

Dead Write by Sheila Lowe

Dead Write by Sheila Lowe is the third book in the “Forensic Handwriting” mystery series.  Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin), August 2009 Claudia heads to the Big Apple at the behest of Grusha Olinetsky, the notorious founder of an elite dating service whose members are...

Memo: The Billionaire’s Proposal by Melissa McClone

Memo: The Billionaire’s Proposal by Melissa McClone.  Publisher: Harlequin, September 2009 Note to self: when stepping back into your billionaire boss’s world: Remember why you turned him down all those years ago: because infamous playboys like Drake...

Fade to Black by Leslie Parrish

Fade to Black by Leslie Parrish is the first book in the new “Black CATS” romantic suspense trilogy series.  Publisher: Signet Eclipse (Penguin), July 2009 A group of elite FBI special agents has been brought together to form the Cyber Action Team, aka CAT–and they...

Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair

Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair is the 2nd book in the “Vintage Magic” cozy mystery series.  Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), August 2009 With all the stress of opening her new vintage clothing store (housed in the renovated old town morgue)...