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New Releases – August 28 to September 3, 2017

August 28, 2017

Here is the list of new release for August 28 to September 3!

Jessica Beck (aka Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Tim Myers, & D.B. Morgan): Cherry Filled Charges(This will be the 33rd in the Donut Mystery Series.)

Molly Cox Bryan: Macramé Murder (This will be the 3rd in the Cora Crafts Mystery Series.)

Vannetta Chapman: When the Bishop Needs an Alibi (This will be the 2nd in the Amish Bishop Mystery Series.)

Nancy Coco (aka Nancy Parra & Nell Hampton): Oh, Fudge! (This will be the 6th in Candy-Coated Mystery Series.)

Isis Crawford (aka Barbara Block): A Catered Costume Party (This will be the 13th in the Mystery with Recipes Mystery Series.) (This is a Halloween themed mystery.)

Jeanne M. Dams: The Missing Masterpiece (This will be the 19th in the Dorothy Martin Mystery Series.)

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan) Assaulted Caramel (This will be the 1st in the NEW Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series.)

Sally Goldenbaum: Murder Wears Mittens (This will be the 12th in the Seaside Knitters Society Mystery Series.)

Sadie Hartwell (aka Susannah Hardy): A Knit before Dying (This will be the 2nd in the Tangled Web Mystery Series.)

Louise Penny: Glass Houses (This will be the in the Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series.)

Carol J. Perry: Grave Errors (This will be the 5th in the Witch City Mystery Series.) (This will be a Halloween mystery.)

David Thurlo: Kill the Heroes (This will be the 4th in the Charlie Henry Mystery Series.)

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New Releases – August 21 to 27, 2017

August 21, 2017

Here is the list of new release for August 21 to 27!

Sue Grafton: Y is for Yesterday (This will be the 25th in the Kinsey Millhone MysterySeries.)

Susanna Gregory (aka Simon Beaufort): The Habit of Murder (This will be the 23rd in the Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew Mystery Series.)

William Kent Krueger: Sulfur Springs (This will be the 16th in the Cork O’Connor Mystery Series.)

Rebecca Tope: Peril in the Cotswolds (This will be the 14th in the Cotswold Mystery Series.)

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Kerry J Charles: Dulcie Chambers Mystery Series

August 17, 2017

Kerry J Charles is another Cozy Mystery author who I am adding to the most popular and recommended Cozy Mystery series page on my site. Charles has worked for some very prestigious places: Harvard University, the Smithsonian, and the National Geographic Magazine. Her duties have ranged all the way from researcher to editor. She has her Master’s degree in Art History and uses her art knowledge when writing this Cozy series.

Dulcie (Dulcinea) Chambers is the main character/sleuth of the Dulcie Chambers Mystery Series, and she is the curator of the Maine Museum of Art. I have read both of the first two Cozies in this series – both of which focused on crimes that involved the art world. However, these are mystery books, not  “how-to, step-by-step” type of books that get bogged down with the details of the art theme.

Dulcie is an unusual sleuth in that she is somewhat of an introvert. She functions well in the nine-to- five duties of her job, but she isn’t crazy about the after-hour functions her job requires her to perform. However, Nicholas Black (police detective) makes some of these after-hour functions more positive for Dulcie – even though these “functions” revolve around murder. (Lucky for Dulcie that Nick needs help with the artistic details!)

Because Dulcie and Nick grew up in the town, they both have some knowledge of the people. Dulcie and her brother, Dan, grew up in the fishing boat area and Nick comes from “across the tracks” (so to speak) and has a very privileged background. So, between them both, they pretty much have the citizens of Portland, Maine covered!

The characters are well-developed and smart; even the very minor characters have backstories. I enjoy Kerry J Charles‘ writing style. Her writing seems polished and smooth.

I appreciate the author writing these Cozies without using the “300 page rule” – which sometimes makes books seem very padded to me. Sorry, I know a lot of you feel like 300 is the ideal page count. (Thank goodness Agatha Christie didn’t have to stretch her books to today’s almost obligatory page count!)

Kerry J Charles interjects a possible love interest for Dulcie – which has its ups and downs. But since this is a Cozy Mystery series and not a romance mystery series, it’s just enough romance for me.

If you’re looking for a new Cozy Mystery series that features smart people and good writing >>>I recommend the Dulcie Chambers Mystery Series by Kerry J Charles.

If you are interested in reading some of the other entries about highly recommended Cozy Mystery series, you can find them at the Most Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my site.

PS: As several people have mentioned in the comments, the first entry in this series is free on Kindle, so if you have one, that’s definitely a great way to check the series out!

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Free and Cheap Kindles – August 2017

August 15, 2017

Here’s another list of Cheap Kindles. Some of these might be temporary sales, so make sure you check prices before buying!

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Catherine Bruns
COOKIES & CHANCE MYSTERY Series:
Tastes Like Murder (book #1)
Baked to Death (book #2)
Burned to a Crisp (book #3)
Frosted with Revenge (book #4)

CINDY YORK MYSTERY Series:
Killer Transaction (book #1)
Priced to Kill (book #2)

Elizabeth Spann Craig (aka Riley Adams & Elizabeth Spann Craig)
SOUTHERN QUILTING MYSTERY Series:
Patch of Trouble (book #6)

MYRTLE CLOVER MYSTERY Series:
Pretty is as Pretty Dies (book #1)
Progressive Dinner Deadly (book #2)
A Dyeing Shame (book #3)
A Body in the Backyard (book #4)
Death at a Drop-In (book #5)
A Body at Book Club (book #6)
Death Pays a Visit (book #7)
A Body at Bunco (book #8)
Murder on Opening Night (book #9)
Cruising for Murder (book #10)
Cooking is Murder (book #11)

Laura Durham
ANNABELLE ARCHER MYSTERY Series:
Better Off Wed (book #1)
For Better or Hearse (book #2)

Margaret Frazer (aka Gail Frazer and Monika Ferris)
SISTER FREVISSE MEDIEVAL MYSTERY Series:
The Outlaw’s Tale (book #3)
The Bishop’s Tale (book #4)
The Boy’s Tale (book #5)
The Murderer’s Tale (book #6)
The Prioress’ Tale (book #7)
The Maiden’s Tale (book #8)
The Reeve’s Tale (book #9)

JOLIFFE THE PLAYER MYSTERY Series:
A Play of Piety (book #6)

Christina Freeburn
FAITH HUNTER SCRAP THIS MYSTERY Series:
Cropped to Death (book #1)
Designed to Death (book #2)
Embellished to Death (book #3)
Framed to Death (book #4)
Masked to Death (book #5) 33

Miriam Grace Monfredo
SENECA FALLS HISTORICAL Mysteries:
Seneca Falls Inheritance (book #1)
North Star Conspiracy (book #2)
Blackwater Spirits (book #3)
Through a Gold Eagle (book #4)
The Stalking-Horse (book #5)
Must the Maiden Die (book #6)

CAIN TRILOGY:
Sisters of Cain (book #1)
Brothers of Cain (book #2)
Children of Cain (book #3)

Leslie O’Kane (aka Leslie Caine)
ALLIE BABCOCK Series:
Play Dead (book #1)
Ruff Way to Go (book #2)
Give the Dog a Bone (book #3)
Woof at the Door (book #4)
Of Birds and Beagles (book #5)
A Dog-Gone Christmas  (story)

MOLLY MASTERS Series:
Death Comes e-Calling (book #1)
Death Comes to Suburbia (book #2)
Death of a Gardener (book #3)
Death Comes to a Retreat (book #4)
Death on a School Board (book #5)
Death at a Talent Show (book #6)
Death Comes to the PTA (book #7)

DOMESTIC BLISS MYSTERY Series:
Death by Inferior Design (book #1)
False Premises (book #2)
Manor of Death (book #3)
Killed by Clutter (book #4)
Fatal Feng Shui (book #5)
Poisoned by Gilt (book #6)
Holly and Homicide (book #7)
Two Funerals and a Wedding (book #8)

Diana Orgain
LOVE OR MONEY MYSTERY Series:
A First Date with Death (book #1)

MATERNAL INSTINCTS MYSTERY Series:
Nursing a Grudge (book #4)

iWITCH MYSTERY Series:
A Witch Called Wanda (book #1)
I Wanda Put a Spell on You (book #2)

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Just a reminder >>> be sure to check prices to make sure that these sales are still in effect!

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