Features
A Day In My Life ~ Angelo Mendez by Karen A Phillips
Occupation: Arson Investigator Angelo Mendez here, with the El Dorado Hills Fire Department, California. Normally I investigate arson, but that day I was asked by the Fire Chief to help cover for the station as we were shorthanded due to COVID. We got the call for...
A Word With Misty Simon
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I love the justice and the community, but let's be honest here, killing people on the page is some of the best therapy ever! What’s the quirkiest quirk one of...
Features
A Day In My Life ~ Abby Coburn by Alex Kenna
It’s hard to look dignified when you’re wearing yesterday’s eye makeup and holding a sexy stormtrooper costume. Working actresses in Los Angeles don’t get to be picky about the jobs they take. Competition is brutal, and you do what you can to make ends meet. But...
A Day In My Life ~ Tai Randolph by Tina Whittle
First off, I need to be clear that this is not a typical day in my life. My days do not usually start with me wearing a Victorian mourning dress. But today I’m decked out in an ensemble worthy of a late-nineteenth-century society widow—a fingertip veil of ebony...
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 ~ The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit
A woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshires, only to find a body in one of the plots on opening day. After life threw Maggie Walker a few curveballs, she’s happy to be back in the small, Berkshires town where she spent so much time as a child. Marlowe...
Reviews
My Musing ~ The Pirate’s Secret by LynDee Walker and Bruce Robert Coffin
An ancient secret awakens, beckoning the brave into the shadows of history. Carter Mosley is thrust into an unexpected adventure when his childhood friend and former dive partner, Jeff Shelton, leaves him a cryptic message. Carter is hesitant given his friend's...
My Musing ~ A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke
Death is only the beginning in Olivia Blacke's A New Lease on Death, a darkly funny supernatural mystery that introduces an unlikely crime-solving duo. Ruby Young's new Boston apartment comes with all the usual perks. Windows facing the brick wall of the next-door...
New
Releases
New Releases Coming Soon ~ November 2024
Here is a list of over 90 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with eight debut series. As always, I hope there is a new title to suit everyone’s personal taste....
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Cutting Remarks by Christine Falcone
I’m happy to host the cover reveal for the next book in Christine Falcone’s mystery series, coming November 2024 and will be up for preorder soon. Publication Date: November 26, 2024 Publisher: Level Best Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Melanie Bass,...
Cover Reveal ~ Gone Fishin’: Crime Takes a Holiday edited by Jim M. Jackson
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the for the eighth Guppy Anthology, coming February 2025. Preorder to follow. Publication Date: February 2025 Publisher: Wolf’s Echo Press Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Guppy Anthology Book 8 Genre: Short...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace
As always, I'm so honored to present the cover reveal for the latest book in the long-running “Cait Morgan” mystery series, coming October 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 7, 2024 Publisher: Four Tails Publishing Ltd. Format: Print, Digital...
Cover Reveal ~ The Art of Murder by Sarah Osborne
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in Sarah Osborne’s mystery series, coming September 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 15, 2024 Format: Digital, Print to come soon Name of Series: Ditie Brown Mystery Book 7...
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...
Agatha Award For Best Short Story
This past weekend I attended the annual Malice Domestic Convention. The main event is the dinner banquet where awards are handed out. Since I was nominated with my friend, Kristopher Zgorski for our first published short story, TICKET TO RIDE that is featured in...
Extras
I’m an Agatha Award Nominee by Dru Ann Love
This happened. . . Being a first-time writer was an unexpected endeavor and to be honored like this is mind-blowing. Thanks to all who nominated me and Kristopher's story. Congratulations to all the...
A Year In Review ~ 2023
This has been a year, despite all that was happening in my personal and professional life, I kept up with my reading (281 books) and introducing characters and authors to you. Let's see what was published on the blog for each feature: A Day In My Life: 226...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
