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March 6 to March 19, 2023

March 19, 2023

Here is the list of new releases for March 6 to March 19!

Rhys Bowen: All That Is Hidden (19th in the Molly Murphy Mysteries)

Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Lemon Curd Killer (25th in the Tea Shop Mysteries)

Donna Leon: So Shall You Reap (32nd in Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

Joyce Carol Oates (Lauren Kelly & Rosamond Smith): 48 Clues in the Disappearance of My Sister (Stand-Alone Novel)

Deanna Raybourn: A Sinister Revenge (8th in the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries)

David Rosenfelt: Good Dog, Bad Cop (4th in the K Team Mysteries)

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Ellie Alexander: Sloan Krause Mysteries

March 16, 2023

Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander is the next book that I am featuring as part of my Most Popular and Recommended Cozy Mystery Series posts. Death on Tap introduces Sloan Krause, a craft beer expert who works at a family brewery in Leavenworth, Washington.  Within the first few pages of the story, Sloan catches her husband cheating on her with a barmaid, and she leaves him and joins a new brewery called Nitro. There she meets Garrett Strong, a handsome brewmaster who is the owner of the newest microbrewery in town.

The story takes place in Leavenworth, Washington, a small town that has a Bavarian theme and attracts tourists and beer lovers with its festivals and breweries. When I say small town, I mean really small town with maybe 2000 full-time residents. Thus, when Sloan, who had been married for around 15 years to Mac, discovers him with another woman, she is mortified that everyone will find out or, even worse, already knows about his cheating. So, she lies low for a few weeks, kicks Mac out of the house, and finds a job with another brewery since she can’t see herself continuing to work beside Mac in his family’s brewery.  

Before too long, there is a murder and Sloan feels compelled to try to solve the mystery of who committed the first such crime in town in many years.

Death on Tap is perfect for fans of Cozy Mysteries who enjoy quirky characters, witty dialogue, delicious food descriptions, and especially beer information in a very a cozy setting. The book is also great for beer enthusiasts who want to learn more about craft beer and its origins. 

I was especially impressed by the quality of the writing. The style is concise and precise. There are not too many flowery descriptions and the story (written in the first person from Sloan’s perspective), jumps from one important scene to another. I have to admit, I appreciated for once that the murder did not take place until maybe 20-30 percent into the book. Despite the apparently slow pace that this suggests, the introduction of Sloan and the town is written in a way that I found hard to put down.

Anyway, I guess I’m just trying to say that I really enjoyed Death on Tap.

As a side note, Ellie Alexander has also written the Bakeshop Mystery Series which I wrote about back in 2021 — here’s a link to that post if you are interested.

And, finally she also has written under what I believe is her real name, Kate Dyer-Seeley.

If you’re interested in seeing some of the other entries I’ve written on other highly recommended Cozy Mystery series, you can find them at the Most Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my site.

 

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Cozy Mystery News: Hallmark Aurora Teagarden Continuing

March 14, 2023

Well, I’ve already put up a news post this month, or I might have folded this into that… but apparently Hallmark has decided to continue the Aurora Teagarden franchise, based off of the mystery series by Charlaine Harris. Having lost much of the original cast, instead of attempting to continue the series going forward, they will be making a prequel movie with several key roles recast. Marilu Henner will still be featured as Aurora’s mother Aida, but Skyler Samuels will be taking up the role of Aurora, while Evan Roderick will be playing Arthur Smith.

Personally, I think this is great news, and I’m glad to see the series continue in whatever form. Samuels and Roderick are obviously much younger than the role has been played before, but considering that this is intended to be a prequel to the existing series certainly helps that make a lot of sense.

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April 2023 Mystery Book New Releases

March 11, 2023

The following Mystery Books will be released in April 2023:

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Paper Cuts (6th in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society Mysteries)

Lauren Elliott: Dedication to Murder (9th in the Beyond the Page Bookstore Mysteries)

Diane Kelly: Fiddling with Fate (3rd in the Southern Homebrew Mysteries)

Leslie Meier: Mother of the Bride Murder (29th in the Lucy Stone Mysteries)

Anne Perry: The Fourth Enemy (6th in the Daniel Pitt Mysteries)

Peter Robinson: Standing in the Shadows (28th in the Inspector Banks Mysteries)

Paige Shelton: Fateful Words (8th in the Scottish Bookshop Mysteries)

Dana Stabenow: Not the Ones Dead (23rd in the Kate Shugak Mysteries)

Victoria Thompson: Murder on Bedford Street (26 in the Gaslight Mysteries)

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