Cut Out Cookie
Who cut out Crazy Theresa? Erin Price finds herself in the middle of a police investigation when a friend is accused of killing her.
A Fateful Plateful
Was Pa poisoned?
Everything is just fine in Bald Eagle Falls. Auntie Clem’s Bakery is stable and making good money.
It seems like ages since anyone was murdered or kidnapped. And it seems like just yesterday.
But things are not so rosy in Moose River. When Vic gets the call that her father is on his deathbed, she isn’t sure what to do. Erin takes the trip with her and it soon becomes clear to both of them that all is not right with the Jackson family.
Something dark and dangerous is going on in Moose River, and Erin Price is about to get her fill.
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Dive into The Waters of Eternal Youth
Today’s book is The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon (which I thought was interesting, as Ponce de Leon was supposed to have found the Fountain of Eternal Youth— But this is book number 25 in the Commissario Brunetti series and appears to be the only book with any eternal youth references.) In this case, “eternal youth” does not refer to the body not aging, but to a character whose development was stymied by hypoxic brain damage after a near drowning in one of the canals.
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Cuddle up with a Good Mystery for National Ice Cream Cone Day
Today is National Ice Cream Cone day. Mmmm!
I decided that matched up nicely with my latest book release, Dark Water Under the Bridge, which includes mentions of a favourite ice cream parlour in our area, Mackay’s:
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Get swept away by All by Myself, Alone
This week’s teaser is from All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark. I think the first book that I read by Mary Higgins Clark was The Cradle Will Fall, a scary medical thriller that kind of freaked me out as a twelve- or thirteen-year-old. I was hooked. All By Myself, Alone, is part of Mary Higgins Clark’s Alvirah & Willy Series, a cozy mystery series far removed from the medical thriller genre. But it is still good. Full of interesting characters, several murders and attempted murders, and a priceless emerald necklace all aboard a cruise ship.
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Dark Water under the Bridge and other Police Procedurals
It is release day for Dark Water under the Bridge, book #3 of the Parks Pat Mysteries series!
These quick reads can be read as stand alone mysteries, or read the whole series to get your fill of the characters and beautiful settings!
They are free of sex, gore, and swearing, so you can be confident in reading and sharing them with others.
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A thrilling read: Stalker on the Fens
In Stalker on the Fens, Nikki Galena is approached by a friend who she had previously saved from a horrific building collapse. The woman thinks that she is being stalked, but her family and friends are apt to put it down as PTSD rather than something that is really happening to her. Bad turns to worse, and before long Galena is trying to deal with a couple of bodies and some significant unrest between two criminal factions. There are plenty of suspects, but trying to narrow it down and rule them out is not easy.
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Murder in the Park: Long Climb to the Top
It is release day for Long climb to the Top, Book #2 in the Parks Pat Mysteries series!
Since I featured other new releases last week, I wanted to try something else this week, so I am focusing on other books with murders that take place in parks or natural spaces. Check them out!
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An Italian Treat: Rounding the Mark
With 28 books in the series, I feel like I should have run into Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano Mysteries before now! These are English translations of the original Italian, a series of Police Procedurals set in Sicily, full of sensory and culinary detail. Rounding the Mark is book #7 in the series. While Inspector Montalbano is threatening to resign, I would assume by the fact that there are 21 more books following this one, that he never quite gets around to retiring.
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It’s a walk in the park: Out with the Sunset and other new releases
Well, I’ve been prepping for this for a few months, and the day is finally here! The first release in my brand new Parks Pat Mysteries series. Unlike most of my books which are set in the USA, these ones are set locally, in and around Calgary, Alberta. And that means that they are full of beautiful scenery, history, and Canadiana.
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