Summer Blowout by Claire Cook

Summer Blowout by Claire Cook.  Publisher: Voice, June 2008 Bella Shaughnessy is addicted to lipstick with names like My Chihuahua Bites and Kiss My Lips, an occupational hazard, since she works as a stylist and makeup artist for her family’s small chain of...

It Happened One Knife by Jeffrey Cohen

It Happened One Knife by Jeffrey Cohen is the second book in the “Double Feature” cozy mystery series.  Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), July 2008 Elliot Freed is beyond happy when legendary comics Lillis & Townes appear at his refurbished...

Some Like It Hot-Buttered by Jeffrey Cohen

Some Like It Hot-Buttered by Jeffrey Cohen is the first book in the “Double Feature” cozy mystery series.  Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), October 2007 Elliot Freed, a recovering writer and husband, socked all his savings-and the alimony from his...

Murder Most Maine by Karen MacInerney

Murder Most Maine by Karen MacInerney is the third book in the “Gray Whale Inn” cozy mystery series.  Publisher: Midnight Ink, November 2008 The long-awaited third book in Midnight Ink’s bestselling series is finally here! It’s springtime on...

Mama Does Time by Deborah Sharp

Mama Does Time by Deborah Sharp is the first book in the new “Mace Bauer” mystery series.  Publisher: Midnight Ink, October 2008 Meet Mama: a true Southern woman with impeccable manners, sherbet-colored pantsuits, and four prior husbands, able to serve...

Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire

Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire is the sixth book (+ 2 novellas) in the “Bullet Catchers” romantic suspense series.  Publisher: Pocket Star, August 2008 Former Bullet Catcher and lone wolf investigator Jack Culver is on a mission. Thirty years ago, an...