Features
A Word With Karen Rose Smith
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I began reading mysteries and romances from the time I was able. I remember going to the bookstore and I couldn’t wait for the newest Nancy Drew mystery. I began...
A Word with Ellen Jacobson
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I’ve always loved reading cozy mysteries, especially ones with lots of humor and quirky characters. It’s so much fun following along as the amateur sleuth...
Features
A Day In My Life ~ Cordelia Graves by Olivia Blacke
My name is Cordelia Graves, and I’m dead. There are plenty of better ways to introduce myself, I suppose. I could say “Hello, my name is Cordelia Graves and I’m a lifelong Bostonian.” Or “My name is Cordelia Graves, and I’m a Scorpio.” If I was being really honest,...
A Day In My Life ~ Lily Cranston by Jamie L. Adams
Hello, everyone! It’s Lily Cranston from the Ghost Town Mysteries. I thought it might be fun to give you a peek into a typical day in my life, so you can see what it's like to juggle managing a ghost town, solving mysteries, and navigating a close-knit community....
Reviews
My Musing ~ The Case of the Beguiling Brooch by Terry Ambrose
A cryptic message from the dead. An art world full of shadows. Two mysteries intertwine. Don't miss this exciting second book in the Beachtown Detective Agency series. Private Eye Jade Cavendish thought she was just attending another somber funeral, paying respects...
My Musing ~ Mystery in the Title by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson
From the bestselling authors of I Only Read Murder comes a sidesplitting mystery of epic movie-of-the-week proportions, featuring the unstoppable Miranda Abbott. Miranda Abbott, actor, will once again be a star. After a very long dry spell that followed her network...
Reviews
My Musing ~ French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron
Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . . It's Halloween in New Orleans, and the staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is setting up a fantastic haunted house tour for their visitors. But when flashy movie star...
My Musing ~ A Matter of Life and Depths by K.B. Jackson
Murder has twisted them together…It’s bad enough that Kyrie Dawn had an affair and a son with Charlotte McLaughlin’s husband, then, following his death, sued Charlotte for the two-bedroom love nest he’d purchased on a private residence cruise ship. That cabin was...
New
Releases
New Releases Coming Soon ~ October 2024
Here is a list of over 70 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with nine debut series. As always, I hope there is a new title to suit everyone’s personal taste....
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Solid Gold Murder by Ellen Byron
I love this author’s works and it gives me great pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in the “Golden Motel” mystery series, coming July 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 29, 2025 Publisher: Kensington Books Format: Print, Digital...
Cover Reveal ~ The Courtesan’s Pirate by Nina Wachsman
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in Nina Wachsman’s mystery series, coming September 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 3, 2024 Publisher: Level Best Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Venice Beauties...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ We’ll Always Have Poison by BJ Magnani
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in BJ Magnani’s suspense series, coming July 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 17, 2024 Publisher: Encircle Publications Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Dr. Lily Robinson,...
Cover Reveal ~ Sorry, Knot Sorry by Lois Winston
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Lois Winston’s mystery series, coming June 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 4, 2024 Format: Digital, Print (to come) Name of Series: Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, Book #13...
Extras
Macavity Award For Best Short Story
I was nominated with my friend, Kristopher Zgorski for our first published short story, TICKET TO RIDE that is featured in the "Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles" edited by Josh Pachter. And... We won the Macavity Award For...
Kensington Giveaway 2023 – #8
Thanks to the publisher, One winner of three miscellaneous books: STILL KNIFE PAINTING by Cheryl Hollon DRAW AND ORDER by Cheryl Hollon A FATAL OVERTURE by Kathleen Marple Kalb To stake a claim on this giveaway, leave a comment below telling me why you love to...
Extras
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . The Jig is Up by Lisa Q. Matthew is the first book in the Shamrock Sisters Mystery series, in which a single mom and police chief's daughter return to her Irish-themed hometown in Massachusetts to find her sister's best friend, an Irish dance star...
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . Madrigals & Murder by Elizabeth Penney, the fourth book in the Cambridge Bookshop series, in which a bookseller must solve a murder related to a classic children's book, a toy store, and an inheritance while juggling a busy holiday season and a...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
