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September 13 to September 19, 2021

September 12, 2021

Here is the list of new releases for September 13 to September 19!

Lynn Cahoon: A Killer Christmas Wish (This will be the 7th in the Cat Latimer Mystery Series – looks like it might be a novella or similar shorter length work.)

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Deadly Summer Nights (This will be the 1st in the NEW Catskill Summer Resort Mystery Series.)

Marilyn Todd: Bad Blood (This will be in the 3rd in the Julia McAllister Victorian Mystery Series.)

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September 6 to September 12, 2021

September 6, 2021

Here is the list of new releases for September 6 to September 12!

Susan Wittig Albert: Hemlock (This will be the 28th in the China Bayles Mystery Series.)

Ann Cleeves: The Heron’s Cry (This will be the 2nd in the Two Rivers Mystery Series.)

Iris Johansen: High Stakes (This will likely be a stand-alone non-cozy novel.)

Sofie Kelly (aka Sofie Ryan & Darlene Ryan for Young Adult): Hooked on a Feline (This will be the 13th in the Magical Cats Mystery Series.)

J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts): Forgotten in Death (This will be the 53rd in the non-Cozy Eve Dallas Mystery Series.)

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August 30 to September 5, 2021

August 29, 2021

Here is the list of new releases for August 30 to September 5!

Bree Baker (aka Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, & Julie Anne Lindsey): Partners in Lime (This will be the 6th in the Seaside Cafe Mystery Series.)

Anna Lee Huber: Murder Most Fair (This will be the 5th in the Verity Kent Mystery Series.)

Miranda James  (aka Dean James,  Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Honor Hartman): What the Cat Dragged In (This will be the 14th in the Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series)

Victoria Laurie: Coached in the Act (This will be the 3rd in the Cat & Gilley Life Coach Mystery Series.)

Alyssa Maxwell: Murder at Wakehurst (This will be the 9th in the Gilded Newport Mystery Series.)

Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Barbara Ross: Halloween Party Murder (This will be a series of three stories by the listed authors.)

Carol J. Perry: Be My Ghost (This will be the 1st in the NEW Haunted Haven Mystery Series.)

Kirsten Weiss: Never Say Chai (This will be the 4th in the Tea and Tarot Mystery Series.)

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Eve Calder: Cookie House Mystery Series

August 27, 2021

And Then There Were Crumbs: A Cookie House Mystery Today, as part of my ongoing effort to highlight the most often recommended Cozy Mystery series by site readers, I’ll be discussing the first in Eve Calder‘s Cookie House Mystery Series, titled And Then There Were Crumbs.

Released in July 2019 (just a bit over two years before I wrote this article), I’m not sure offhand if I’ve ever discussed a novel as recent as this one. It’s definitely one of the most “modern” Cozies I’ve read for the site, and if you’re a fan of modern Cozies, you’re likely to really enjoy a lot of what this novel has to offer.

Kate McGuire, a classically trained pastry chef, has decided to make a big change in her life by leaving the big city, her familiar job, and an estranged fiance by moving to a scenic small town, Coral Cay, a tourist town in southern Florida. Unfortunately, Kate isn’t fortunate enough to have a small town family with a struggling business looking for help, or a recently deceased great-aunt, or another shortcut to success in small town life, so she’s having a bit of trouble finding a job on short notice and low savings. Eventually she settles on what at first seems like the worst possible cooking-related job in town, working for curmudgeonly Sam Hepplewhite, owner of The Cookie House – a bakery that most definitely does not own cookies – for below minimum wage, though she does manage to talk him into letting her bunk in an unused storeroom upstairs from the shop.

This turns out to possibly be a mistake, as her first night staying over in the shop, Kate hears the sounds of what must be a break-in. The local police aren’t too interested, assuming that the poorly-secured back door was just jimmied by some teenagers “up to mischief.” Sam seems a bit more concerned – he has a deadbolt installed the next day, as well as a landline phone installed upstairs for Kate in case of another emergency – but Kate begins thinking there’s more going on than she’s been told about.

And quickly sees that this instinct was correct. It becomes apparent that  local real estate magnate is looking to buy The Cookie House – though whether Sam is interested in selling seems open to debate. Eventually, the possible purchaser turns up dead – probably of poison, and just after being fed by Sam, Sam quickly becomes the primary suspect.

As I said earlier, in many ways, And Then There Were Crumbs is more or less the archetypical modern Cozy. It has the “moving to a small town to start over” angle, a food related gimmick in frequent mentions of baked goods like cookies and breads, and interesting locals in a scenic setting. Fortunately, it does all of these things rather well. I also particularly appreciate that it gets to the murder mystery relatively quickly. So, if you’re up for a modern Cozy with a baking theme that gets to the point a bit more quickly than some of its peers, I can suggest And Then There Were Crumbs.

If you’re interested in seeing more highlights of some of the most recommended or popular Cozy Mystery authors/series, visit the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my site.

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