cozy mystery

Thrice Spared

If Reg was going to kill Corvin, she would have done so before now.

As much as she might dislike the warlock who has been a thorn in her side ever since moving to Black Sands, she has never tried to kill him.

Well, except maybe that one time.

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Have you heard of Anteater of Death?

This week’s teaser comes from The Anteater of Death by Betty Webb. A very nicely-done cozy. I would definitely read more in the series. A cozy mystery with a zoo full of animals behaving like animals and humans behaving like savages. Plenty of suspects, lots of twists and turns, and pleasant diversions into zoo life, boats, and the protagonist’s relationships with her family, coworkers, friends, and new love interest.

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Read this yarn – Dead Men Don’t Crochet

I am currently reading Betty Hechtman’s Dead Men Don’t Crochet, a well-woven cozy mystery with some unexpected twists and tangles… okay, I’ll lay off the puns now! Dead Men Don’t Crochet has all of the expected tropes — a protagonist who works at the library and takes part in a crocheting club, solving murders on the side. Her boyfriend is a cop, of course, and while he keeps telling her not to interfere with the investigation, I assume he will give her a hand the moment she is in trouble. Good characters and a nice tone so far. Curl up by the fire for this cozy read.

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Making some time for Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time

This week I am reading Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time, by Emily Brightwell. I’ve read a couple other books in the Mrs. Jeffries series (this is book 25 of 40 in the series, so there is plenty for you to binge on! If you enjoy a good British cosy mystery set in Victorian London, then this is a series for you. Mrs. Jeffries is police inspector Witherspoon’s housekeeper, and she and the household staff help to solve the murder cases he is working on and subtly feed him the solutions so that he thinks he solved it himself.

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Tell a Fairy Tale

February 26 is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day!

Fairy tales originated as oral histories told by travelers or moral stories for children. Who doesn’t like gathering around a campfire for a thrilling or scary story?

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Devoured: Cobblered to Death

One of the books I read this week was Cobblered to Death by Rosemarie Ross. It is a culinary cozy mystery, the first in the Courtney Archer series. Host of a television show about rural cooking, Courtney is helping to cohost a cooking competition, and wouldn’t you know it—somebody dies. There are plenty of twists and turns as Courtney (and the local security guy and the sheriff) try to figure out which of the other contestants might have done the dirty deed.

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A New Year—Starting Over

with characters who are starting over or starting a new venture. Many books begin with a character setting out on a new adventure, from cozy mysteries to coming of age young adult literature. Here are some of my books that feature a character who leaves behind her old life to start on something new.

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