Book Review: The Hollow House by Janis Patterson
The Hollow House Janis Patterson Carina Press/Harlequin, November 2011 ISBN 978-1-4268-9261-5 Ebook In 1919 Denver, a young woman from the East is in financial straits and must find a way to support herself. Choices are limited for women at that time so Geraldine Brunton takes a position as companion to an elderly widow whose wealth [...]
January 18, 2012
Tags: 1919 Denver, Carina Press/Harlequin, cozy, historical, mystery, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 
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Book Review: The Heirloom Murders by Kathleen Ernst
The Heirloom Murders Kathleen Ernst Midnight Ink, September 2011 ISBN 978-0-7387-2758-5 Trade Paperback A collections curator for an open air museum in Wisconsin, Chloe Ellefson is back in the states after breaking up with her Swiss boyfriend. When he contacts her saying he’s on sabbatical only an hour’s drive away, Chloe’s life gets complicated, especially [...]
January 14, 2012
Tags: cozy, Midnight Ink, mystery, Wisconsin Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Murder Half-Baked by Kathleen Delaney
Murder Half-Baked Kathleen Delaney Camel Press, May 2011 ISBN 978-1-60381-828-5 Trade Paperback Real estate agent Ellen McKenzie is in the midst of preparations for her wedding to Dan Dunham, the local police chief, and has to contend with the horror of a wedding dress, ruffled hoopskirt and all, her mother has sent to this forty-something [...]
November 22, 2011
Tags: California, cozy, domestic violence, mystery, real estate agent, softboiled Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Dumpster Dying by Lesley A. Diehl
Dumpster Dying Lesley A. Diehl Oak Tree Press/Dark Oak Mysteries, 2011 ISBN 978-1-61009-006-3 Trade Paperback Dumpster Dying by Lesley A. Diehl, is a smartly-paced page turner, with more attractions than a three-ring circus. Ms. Diehl, who must be a juggler in her spare time, keeps many plates spinning in the air, in the form of [...]
October 29, 2011
Tags: cozy, Florida, humor, mystery, Oak Tree Press/Dark Oak Mysteries Posted in: Full Reviews 2 Comments
Book Review: Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater
Deadly Currents Beth Groundwater Midnight Ink, March 2011 ISBN 073872162X Trade Paperback Put on your wetsuit and personal flotation device and get ready for a whitewater adventure in Colorado. Steer clear of the rocks and the murder. The debut novel in the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventure mystery series by Groundwater takes you on a ride [...]
October 17, 2011
Tags: Colorado, cozy, Midnight Ink, mystery, outdoor recreation, river ranger Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Book Review: Dumpster Dying by Lesley A. Diehl
Dumpster Dying Lesley A. Diehl Oak Tree Press/Dark Oak Mysteries, 2011 ISBN 978-1-51009-006-3 Trade Paperback Emily Rhodes is, as Detective Stanton Lewis likes to think, “Not much bigger than one of Santa’s Elves.” She’s petite and blond, cute as a button, on the young side of fifty and on the wrong side of luck when [...]
September 1, 2011
Tags: cozy, Florida, humor, mystery, Oak Tree Press/Oak Tree Mysteries Posted in: Guest Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Mai Tai One On by Jill Marie Landis
Mai Tai One On Jill Marie Landis Bell Bridge Books, July 2011 ISBN 978-1611940442 Trade Paperback Emily Johnson needed to start a new life when her marriage broke up rather badly so she moved to Hawaii to help her uncle run his restaurant, the Tiki Goddess Bar, on the island of Kauai. Favored by locals [...]
August 15, 2011
Tags: Bell Bridge Books, cozy, Hawaii, humor, mystery Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 3 Comments
Book Reviews: Set the Night on Fire by Libby Fischer Hellmann and An Uplifting Murder by Elaine Viets
Set the Night on Fire Libby Fischer Hellmann Allium Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9840676-6-4 Hardcover In her first standalone novel, following her popular Ellie Foreman and Georgia Davis series, Libby Fischer Hellmann masterfully combines contemporary suspense and historical elements in equal parts. Dar Gantner has just been released on parole after serving 40 years in prison [...]
July 28, 2011
Tags: 1968 Chicago, Allium Press, contemporary Chicago, cozy, mystery, Obsidian, St. Louis, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Book Reviews: Crying Blood by Donis Casey and Running on Empty by Sandra Balzo
Crying Blood Donis Casey Poisoned Pen Press, 2011, 250 Pages ISBN No. 978-1590588314 Hardcover Also available as a trade paperback Haint is an old-fashioned word for ghost or lost soul. Since Shaw Tucker went quail hunting on Peter McBride’s property, he feels that a haint is hounding him. Shaw is the father of ten children [...]
July 24, 2011
Tags: 1915 Oklahoma, cozy, Creek Indians, historical, humor, mystery, North Carolina, Poisoned Pen Press, Severn House Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Slugfest by Rosemary Harris
Slugfest (Dirty Business Mystery #4) Rosemary Harris Minotaur Books, April 2011 ISBN 978-0-312-56996-9 Hardcover I’m a sucker for books about gardens and gardeners, especially if they have a smart, intrepid female sleuth involved. Slugfest qualifies on all counts. This adventure, the fourth in the series, finds Paula Holliday, owner of a Connecticut gardening business, agreeing [...]
July 18, 2011
Tags: cozy, gardening, humor, Minotaur Books, mystery, New York City Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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