We’re just about at the end of January, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozies that we’ve read this month!
If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! For this month, I read the first entry of Julia Buckley‘s A Writer’s Apprentice Mystery Series. For the reasons I want to recommend it, be sure to check out the blog entry!
So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in January? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)
As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.
What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during January 2020 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?
Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Secret, Book & Scone Mystery Series
Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Sloan Krause Mystery Series
Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series
M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Agatha Raisin Mystery Series AND Traveling Matchmaker Mystery Series
Stephanie Blackmoore: Wedding Planner Mystery Series
Julia Buckley: A Writer’s Apprentice Mystery Series
JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): Chocoholic Mystery Series
Kate Carlisle: Fixer-Upper Mystery Series
Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Museum Mystery Series
Ellen Crosby: Wine Country Mystery Series
Elizabeth Daly: Henry Gamadge Mystery Series
Jeanne M. Dams: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series
Krista Davis: Paws & Claws Mystery Series
Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series
Jana DeLeon: Miss Fortune Mystery Series
Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series
Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Magical Bookshop Mystery Series
Agatha Frost: Peridale Cafe Mystery Series
Victoria Gilbert: Blue Ridge Library Mystery Series
Cyril Hare: Inspector Mallet Mystery Series
Tony and Anne Hillerman: Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee Mystery Series
Miranda James (aka Dean James, Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Honor Hartman): Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series
Mary Leo: Mobsters Anonymous Mystery Series (first entry The Spia Family Presses On)
Julie Anne Lindsey (aka Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, & Bree Baker): Cider Shop Mystery Series
Karen MacInerney: Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series
Asia Mackay: Alexis Tyler Mystery Series (first entry Killing It)
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Hat Shop Mystery Series
Catie Murphy: Dublin Driver Mystery Series (first entry Dead in Dublin)
Elizabeth Penney: Apron Shop Mystery Series (first entry Hems and Homicide)
Barbara Ross: Maine Clambake Mystery Series
Sofie Ryan (aka Sofie Kelly & Darlene Ryan for Young Adult): Second Chance Cat Mystery Series
Paige Shelton: Dangerous Type Mystery Series
Alexander McCall Smith: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Mystery Series
Leann Sweeney: Cats in Trouble Mystery Series
Lea Wait (aka Cornelia Kidd): Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series
[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]
I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.
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P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.
Novella says
Haven’t read it yet but I do have it looks good! This month was the first in Jeanne Damms Dorothy Martin Mysteries The Body in the Transept. I liked her comments to herself ! It would be a brave enough decision for anyone young to make to move to another country but an older person ? Especially after a spouse dies ! Love the cover art depicting the elements in the story on the lovely hat! Love the hat references! I can especially appreciate them after taking a millinary course and challenging myself !
MJ says
Novella,
I’ve read the whole Dorothy Martin series (except for the most recent release last spring). If you like a straight mystery, Dams writes good ones. There was only one book in the series I didn’t care for.
You made a comment about hats and you took a millinery course. I’m commenting to your blog entry because I wanted to mention that you might really enjoy the ‘Hat Shop’ series by Jenn McKinlay. It’s also set in England. The first book is, “Cloche and Dagger”. I love this series. The 7th book has just been released this month.
Karen Notbusch says
I’ve been reading the Cat in the Stacks series by Miranda James and now I know why it is so highly recommended. Besides a good mystery that will keep you guessing, what I like best is the main character is not your typical young woman starting a new life but is a middle aged widowed male librarian. He’s also starting new back in his home town but the perspective is different. You’ll also fall in love with his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, who goes everywhere with him.
Sandy Weir says
Yes all of the “Cat in the Stacks” books are great!!!!!!!!!! I have all of them except the new one coming and I have it pre-order.
Sandy in Illinois.
Marsha Bly says
I tried the first in the series and really enjoyed it! I have the next on my Kindle, ready to read… thanks!
Cecile says
I am currently reading “Telling Tales” by Sofie Ryan & have the next book in the series to read next. I love her series, in plural. Her main characters are so…gee, I am not sure what to call it. They are people that I would love to know in real life! Smart, friendly, caring, talented… And the cats! I wish I wasn’t so allergic in real life. At least Elvis doesn’t make me sneeze!
Parker Brown-Nesbit says
I also love Sofie Ryan (and Sofie Kelly). Her characters are so very real and so very likeable. The mysteries are good as well. I love it when I don’t figure out the murderer 1/4 way through the book! Love the cats too (I’m a sucker for a rescued kitty).
Ellen L says
I recommend Mary Leo’s Mobsters Anonymous Mystery Series. The first book in the series (there are 3 books currently) The Spia
Family Presses On, is about the Spia family, originally an Italian mob family that is now trying to go straight. They live in CA where they have an olive oil business. You cannot imagine how much there is to learn about olive oil. The heroine is Mia Spia, a recovering alcoholic.
I found myself laughing throughout the entire book.
KG says
Brownies and Bloodshed is the 19th book in the Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Series by Agatha Frost and it does not disappoint. Julia’s grandmother is getting married and is determined to make it the most spectacular wedding ever held in the village. Of course, a murder at the reception is not in the plans. I keep returning to this series because of the character development. The characters are all a little zany and lovable and they continue to grow with each book. The wedding theme of the two octogenarians had me smiling and giggling. This series delights me. I never thought I would say this after reading 19 books in one series——but I am looking forward to number 20.
Darla says
I really enjoyed the first in a new series, ‘Hems and Homicide’ by Elizabeth Penney. Well written and not predictable. Iris has been away from her Maine home town for 10 years so of course there’s the old boyfriend who has just recently returned as well, plus her quirky best friend growing up. Good read for sure!
MJ says
Darla, thanks for the recommendation. It is so ironic, if not somewhat weird, that I just picked up this book a few days ago. I hadn’t heard about this author or series before, I just thought it looked interesting. Guess we’re on the same ‘wave length’. I’m now really looking forward to reading it.
Susy S says
I read the latest (last?) Lea Wait book, Thread and Buried. As always, the characters, both primary and secondary are well rounded and interesting. One of the things that I have really enjoyed about this series is that I rarely figure it out before the last chapter or so.
I also read the most recent Ellie Alexander book, Beyond a Reasonable Stout. I find the concept of a nano-brewery very interesting, and the relationships are complex and generally plausible.
Careless Whisker by Miranda James continues the story of Charlie and Diesel and their sleuthing ways. Charlie has sworn off looking into mysteries until it involves his daughter. Then like any loving father, he can’t help himself. DO NOT peek at the ending. It has a really sweet ending, but it is best if you don’t spoil the surprise for yourself.
I read a number of others, most of which were a little older among them books by Tim Myers in the Lighthouse series, Heather Blake in her Potions series and Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle) in the Ghost series.
Ruth Anne says
This month I have read the first three books in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. I found them to be most enjoyable because of the very different setting, Botswana, and the very different heroine, Precious Ramotswe. Her adherence to traditional morality and her shrewd thinking make for several good mysteries within each book. McCall Smith is a very clever writer. I’m looking forward to the fourth book, The Kalahari
Typing School for Men.
Hanna says
I loved the TV movies that were made some, what, 15 years ago?
Ruth Anne says
I’m sorry I didn’t know about this series of books sooner–I’m sure I would have enjoyed the movies!
Sharon D. says
I just finished reading “A Dark and Stormy Murder” and absolutely loved it. I really enjoy reading Cozy Mysteries and read for about an hour every night before going to sleep. So far, the books that really “pull me into the story” have been the Aunt Dimity series. I was surprised that this Julia Buckley book did the same thing. I just started the second of the series and am looking forward to reading the rest.
Cheryl M. Palmour says
I read Sheila Connolly’s book Fundraising the Dead. I really enjoyed learning about the inner workings of a small museum. I liked the characters. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Elaine Behrendt says
Loved, loved Barbara Ross’s Maine Clamback series…Finished it all, waiting for new one in the Summer! Now onward to catching up on some of my other favorite authors, Clive Cussler, Paul Doiron, Sheila Connolly, Catherine Cookson, etc, etc, etc
Marianne says
I read the first two books in the Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams, and enjoyed them so much, I pre-ordered the third book which I started yesterday. Nora is a former librarian who came to a little NC town to start life anew. She buys an old railroad station and turns it into a bookstore. Then she befriends three other single women, each with her own particular problems, and they share their secrets, books, and food. There are also some other unusual characters in the small town. It’s the perfect cozy, complete with several love interests.
MJ says
January Recommendations – 2020
Angel’s Share – Ellen Crosby
This is such a talented author. She has worked for ABC and the Washington Post. Her stories in this series are always intriguing. This story is well researched with much emphasis on the history of the area, especially Jamestown. For those that like history with their mystery, this book is for you! I’m not a history fan, but even I found this fascinating.
Lucy Montgomery is the protagonist in this series. She owns a vineyard. Her fiancé is Quinn Santori. The road to their engagement has had many bumps and tribulations along the way.
At a party at a nearby estate, the 95 yr. old proprietor is murdered. Lucy was the last person to have seen him. He wanted her to find a Madeira made long ago that her father (now deceased) had supposedly hidden somewhere.
There are so many twists and turns, plus interesting aspects to this story that the reader stays glued to the pages. The story is filled up with numerous new characters, thus many of the old characters we’re used to, have taken a back seat.
Reading this series from the beginning fills the reader into the relationships of the characters. HOWEVER, this book can easily be read as a stand alone. AND, I strongly recommend that you do so. My one word for this story is ‘mesmerizing’. More than likely, you’ll be ‘hooked’ and want to go back and read all the stories.
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Shot Through The Hearth – Kate Carlisle
It’s no surprise that I’m a huge fan of Kate Carlisle. I believe her bibliophile series is one of the best series in this genre. Always well-written.
Shot through the Hearth is the 7th book in her ‘fixer upper- series. Shannon Hammer has taken over the family renovation construction business in a northern coastal California community. It’s the antithesis to what one normally sees in female professions. I can’t emphasize enough how enjoyable the main characters are. Carlisle has a special talent in creating dynamic and entertaining people. Her boyfriend is a famous science fiction author………….not the usual boyfriend career found in most cozies.
Shannon and her crew have been hired by a wealthy man to renovate a property and transform it into a conference center. They only have a few months to complete this project. The owner’s former partner is murdered. The well-developed plot line is exciting because of all its intricacies. It’s another page turner – very difficult to put down.
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Apple Cider Slaying – Julie Anne Lindsey
This is the first book in a new series by this author. Winnie Montgomery and her Granny (a VERY feisty character) own an apple orchard in West Virginia. Winnie hopes to develop a cider shop at the orchard.
Granny’s rival is found dead on their property. Thus, Granny is a suspect. The mystery plot keeps one guessing. There are plenty of red herrings and several possible outcomes full of surprises.
This is an appealing mystery written with humor – so enjoyable. I think you’ll love the characters as much as I did. It is set at holiday time –BUT read it anytime because if you don‘t, you’ll miss out on a good start to what portends to be an enjoyable series.
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Marry Christmas Murder – Stephanie Blackmore
Mallory Shepherd and her sister Rachel are wedding planners in Port Quincy (near Pittsburgh). They own a B & B where they plan many events. Although they had planned to keep the B&B event free for the month of December. BUT, but, but, Mallory’s good friend Olivia decided to move her wedding (from spring) to Dec. 23rd. Because Olivia is such a good friend, the Shepherd sisters agree to do it.
To complicate things, Mallory and Rachel’s mother (Carole) and step father have decided to move back to Port Quincy form Florida. Olivia’s family have recently established a real estate business in town. They hire Carole as a stager, even though they already have one. This stager is murdered at a party and Carole becomes the prime suspect.
I’m trying to keep this simple, but it is a very convoluted story. I don’t say this in a negative way. The story is not difficult to follow, just difficult to explain. The new characters (and there are MANY) brought into this book because of the storyline are here only for this story. But, they are complex and multifaceted, adding immense dimension to this book.
The twists are full of surprises. Although this is another Christmas book, it is worth reading any time of the year. Frankly I wouldn’t wait until next fall to read it.
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The Dog Who Knew Too Much — Krista Davis
I wait for Davis’s books to be released because I find them entertaining. Although many have mentioned her ‘diva’ series as their favorite, I actually like this series ‘paws and claws’ even better (and, I’m not even a pet owner).
It’s a ‘must’ to read this series from the beginning. It is set in ‘Wagtail’, a touristy community catering to pets. The author provides the reader with a set of characters at the beginning of the book. BUT, it is frustrating that she doesn’t include everyone. On occasion a name is mentioned and I went to the list to see how they fit into the story…………and nothing! She doesn’t even list her potential love interest and childhood friend.
Holly Miller has joined her grandmother Oma in running a pet centric inn. Trixie is her psychic dog (who discovers bodies). Pets take center stage in this series, but you will like it whether or not you’re a pet person.
A popular citizen of this community who houses many dogs is murdered. Her past includes acquaintances with a visiting theater group. One prime suspect from this group is also later murdered. In addition, there is storyline that creates much angst for Holly as a newcomer to town claims Trixie belongs to him.
This author writes with a LOT of witticism, developing several quirky characters. Thus, making it an easy read when you’re in the mood for lighter fare. In the diva series the romance angle is a dud. I’m pleased to see that in this series the author has written an engaging romance side storyline.
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Verse and Vengeance – Amanda Flower
I always recommend mysteries written by Flower. This book is part of her magical bookshop series. It has more ’magic’ in it than her other books in the series. I’m not much of a ‘magic’ fan and usually don’t read a book when I see its part of the story. But I make an exception for this series and her magic garden series because I love her writing abilities to weave an exceptional story with well-developed characters.
Violet is the main character and she runs a bookshop near Niagara Falls with her grandmother (who is now mayor of their community). Violet is a professor at a nearby college. The police chief (David) is her boyfriend. There are two murders which at first seem unconnected. One murder victim is a character from the previous book in this series.
The ‘magic’ part of this series involves Walt Whitman and his book “Leaves of Grass’. It was a bit much for me since I’m not a Whitman fan, thus I skipped over those parts of the story (saves a lot of reading time and didn’t affect my understanding of the plot). The great characters with their interactions and a well-paced mystery storyline make this an exciting story. The ending is very difficult to predict, so it will come as a surprise. The epilogue is way too sappy for this author. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the last book in this series.
At the end of the story, Flower has an ‘Author’s Notes’ page. This is worth reading FIRST, so the reader understands why she developed the story the way she did.
Sally Fortney says
I read Dead in Dublin by Catie Murphy. Megan Malone is an American limo driver in Dublin whose client is murdered. I love the unusual occupation and that it is set in a city instead of the cozy small town or village. She still has friends who help her sleuth and a policeman who may end up as a romantic interest but not in this book.
Cathi Carter says
To honor MC Beaton, I decided to read some of her books other than my favorite. I always look forward to the next Agatha Raisin. On Kindle I found a treasure trove of her books. I started reading the Matchmaker series and I can’t stop. They are only slightly mystery but enough that I think anyone would enjoy. Good writing will always keep me reading.
Hanna says
Continued with Carola Dunn’s Daisy Dalrymple’s mysteries. “A Mourning Wedding” takes place in… a house in the country. Daisy’s friend, Lucy, is getting married and her grandfather throws a lavish one in his sprawling estate with many visitors, uncles and aunts and cousins.. was really hard to keep track. A great aunt is brutally murdered. She loved gossip and kept a book with all her observations. Did someone feel threatened? And then the uncle, the heir to the title who has a weak heart is found dead in his beloved conservatory. Is it a natural death? Maybe, but coming after the first murder, Lucy insists that her best friend’s husband, Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher be in charge.
Normally, Alec is annoyed with Daisy’s involvement, asking questions, getting information not normally given to the police. But here she in her element and it is her understanding of the life of the privileged that provides the answer.
Another book was Elizabeth Daly’s “Evidence of Things Seen.” It is 1942, America is at war, but Clara, the wife of Henry Gamadge is spending the summer at a small mountain cottage with very few neighbors scattered at a distance. She sees images of a woman and wonder whether this is the ghost of the owner’s sister who died at the same house a year earlier. Was it a natural death? The owner fainted and fell when her horse was startled by the image of the same ghost and she is brought to the cottage to spend the night under sedation. Clara and her neighbor couple are invited to dinner and they will serve shifts guarding the injured sleeping woman.
But then, when it is Clara’s turn, the supposedly room sealed door opens, she sees the image of the ghost who then leaves. She screams and her guest finds the woman dead and sends the agitated Clara to her room to calm her down. Did Clara faint and did not see anything? Was she so worked out about the ghost that she inadvertently killed her?
Gamadge, who is not a detective but possesses a superior analytical mind thankfully came back to the country from his mission abroad and unraveled the whole mystery.
Interestingly, though. As a long time reader of mystery stories, I should have figured this one immediately, the way Gamadge did. But the writer enthralled me so much that it was not until the end, when Gamadge is “telling a story” that I realized: of course, this is the murderer and this is how it was done.
Attagirl says
I wanted to say thank you for recommending Cyril Hare last year. I read his first Inspector Mallett book Tenant for Death and thought it good. Just finished # 3 Suicide Excepted ( Kindle doesn’t appear to have #2 Death Is No Sportsman) and enjoyed it even more. Good plot twists and I like when you can try to figure it out for yourself as you go. A diagram of who was in what room at the hotel was included. His books remind me of Agatha Christie’s but with more detail. The inspector almost takes a back seat in these two books so he remains a bit of an enigma but the stories hooked me in wanting to figure it out as I went along with the characters. I will be reading more of Hare’s books and recommend them especially since I had never heard of him before this website!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Attagirl, you’re very welcome!
Bek says
I spent the entire month devouring the “Leaphorn and Chee” series by Tony and Anne Hillerman. While this isn’t quite the typical cozy, I’ll list it here because of the lack of cursing, lack of graphic sex, and lack of loving attention to gore. This series really delivers on mystery, as well as being a fascinating glimpse into traditional Navajo life and spirituality. The main protagonists, Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, along with Bernadette (Bernie) Manuelito are beautifully writen, interesting and likable!
I picked up the first one, and barely stopped to eat or sleep until I finished the next to last, day before yesterday! And the last one arrived by mail today! It was WELL worth devoting an entire month to reading.
Diane Higgins says
Discovered the Gray Whale Inn Mysteries by Karen Mac Inerney several years ago. I look forward to each new addition and can’t wait for the next.
Janice G says
I just finished reading Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay – the long awaited new book in her hat shop series. Harrison asks Scarlett and Viv for help with his aunt who is trying to win the best-in-show award for her Corgi, Freddy. When Aunt Betty is banned from the show, Scarlett is drafted into working with Freddy. All of the characters get involved when a murder occurs and Aunt Betty is the main suspect. This was a fun read. The dedication says that the book was written for all of the readers who wanted the series to continue so she “wrote one more…for now.”
Bound for Murder is another good book in the library series by Victoria Gilbert. Amy is helping her friend Sunny in her bid to become the town mayor but the race is upended when a skeleton is found on the farm (former commune) of Sunny’s grandparents.
A book with a somewhat similar theme is the plot of Hems and Homicide when a skeleton is found in the basement of the building where Iris and her grandmother Anne are opening a shop called Ruffles and Bows where they will sell aprons and vintage linens. Anne recognizes a piece of clothing, identifying the victim as a friend from the early 70’s who had moved to town from a nearby commune. When a modern day homicide occurs, Iris and her best friend try to find out if the two cases are linked.
There’s a Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany finds Gemma and her friends in London to attend a Sherlock Holmes workshop. When Gemma’s father is suspected of murder, the group works to solve the case before returning home. It was fun to meet Gemma’s family, especially her sister who has some very secretive government job.
Genevieve Roberts says
My husband repairs antique typewriters as a retirement hobby which led me to the “A Dangerous Type Mystery” series by Paige Shelton. The setting is a cozy antique typewriter repair, and old book restoration shop, run by a grandfather, his granddaughter and Baskerville the cat in a Utah resort town. The first book in the series revolves around a vintage Underwood 5 typewriter and a murder which introduces us to “The Rescued Word” shop and Clare the sleuthing granddaughter, and her lifelong police officer friend, Jodie. This could easily be made into a Hallmark Mystery series.
The series continues with two more books so far, “Bookman Dead Style,” and “Comic Sans Murder.”
Penny says
I read all of Jana DeLeon Miss Fortune series. For being cozy mysteries, I would end up laughing out loud. I end up reading parts of it to my husband when he ask me what was so funny. By the time I got to the last books, it is like you personally know the characters.
Pam says
I read what appears to be the last in the Cats in Trouble series, The Cat, the Collector, and the Killer by Leann Sweeney since she has not published one since even though there was an exerpt at the end for the next one that was supposed to publish in 2017, but evidently did not. I really liked the series and was sorry to see it end.
MJ says
I, too, enjoy Leann Sweeney’s books. I enjoyed her Yellow Rose series, but they stopped suddenly. I’ve read and have liked all the Cats in Trouble books.
When I wonder what ‘happened’ to an author, I look at their facebook page. Sweeney has two of them. On one of them she only writes about cats. Then I discovered she posted this on her other facebook page a few days ago:
“One piece of the mystery of why have been unable to write is now being uncovered thanks to my endocrinologist but I still have a completely numb right hand. This little paragraph took me 30 minutes to write. But I am still determined. Please help keep my books alive. All are 4.5-5 stars on Amazon. I worked hard and I want so much to be writing”
Danna - cozy mystery list says
MJ, I’m sorry to hear that about Leann Sweeney.
Joppy says
I’m not sure if my previous note got through, so I’ll repeat it here with apologies. I’ve just read two books by a fairly new author, Asia Mackay, who currently lives in the UK. Her first novel in what looks like it could be a series, is what I would call a ‘dark cosy’. See what you think.
‘Killing It’ is about new mum Lex Tyler’s return to work after maternity leave and her problems trying to be accepted back into her job. The main difficulty being that she is an assassin for the British secret service and the males in the office don’t think she can cope with the pressures of job and baby care. It doesn’t help that her husband is unaware of her real job (he thinks she’s a market analyst or something).
The second volume, ‘The Nursery’ is also out now.
Laurel L says
Chocoholic Mystery series by Joanna Carl
Teresa says
The Dog Who Knew Too Much (Paws and Claws Mystery #6) by Krista Davis. I just love this series. A town in Virginia that caters to pets and their owners is one I would love to visit. Also, Thread and Buried (Mainely Needlepoint #9) was excellent and a little different than other books in the series.
Cheryl B. says
I recently began reading a series based on a food blogger located in Connecticut. The author is Debra Sennefelder. First started with one of her middle books, “Three Widows and a Corpse” and now I want to read the others in the series about food blogger Holly Early with her knack for finding bodies and solving mysteries with the help of her friends and police chief boyfriend. She lives in an old house with a dog , a cat and chickens that she raises for their eggs. Of course included are various recipes. A very likable protagonist.
Dee says
I really enjoyed The Barking Detective series by Waverly Curtis. It was laugh-out-loud funny and I loved Pepe so much that we ended up rescuing two chihuahuas (although they don’t speak)! I started reading the first book and shared some excerpts with my husband and my sister. We ended up reading the rest of the books at the same time and enjoyed talking about them with each other!
Jeanne (Zhahn) says
I just read David Rosenfelt’s Outfoxed and Dachshund through the Snow, both Andy Carpenter series. I love these books. Also read Lisa Alber’s 2 County Clare series in Ireland. A little dark but excellent.