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New Releases – March 15 to March 21, 2021

March 15, 2021

Here is the list of new releases for March 15 to March 21.

Lynn Cahoon: Picture Perfect Frame (This will be the 12th in the Tourist Trap Mystery Series.)

Gayle Leeson (aka Gayle Trent & Amanda Lee): Truffles and Tragedy (This will be the 5th in the Down South Cafe Mystery Series.)

Peter Robinson: Not Dark Yet (This will be the 27th in the Inspector Banks Mystery Series.)

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Sharon Farrow: The Berry Basket Mystery Series

March 12, 2021

Dying for Strawberries (A Berry Basket Mystery Book 1) I just finished reading (and enjoying!) Dying for Strawberries, the first book in Sharon Farrow‘s Berry Basket Mystery book series. I am writing about this book as part of my series of posts highlighting some of the most popular and recommended Cozy Mystery series. Sharon Farrow is also one half of the D.E. Ireland writing duo (along with Meg Macy) 

The Berry Basket Mystery Series features a young (thirty-ish) sleuth named Marley Jacob. (Yes, her parents knew about the Dickens character — Jacob Marley — and named Marley after him for some crazy reason!)

Recently, Marley returned to her original hometown, Oriole Point, a small town bordering on Lake Michigan to open a berry theme-related shop — the Berry Basket. Oriole Point attracts a lot of tourists during the summer months and Marley’s shop does a booming business with them.

In a somewhat unusual and refreshing twist, when the story begins, Marley is already engaged. This is in contrast to most Cozies that I have read recently in which the sleuth has returned to her hometown after a failed engagement. So, at least at the beginning of this series, the sleuth is not (overtly at least) fought over by two or more suitors. This book had me hooked as soon as I read about her fiancé — I guess I am an easy mark!

As the story opens, the town is preparing for a new festival — the Strawberry Moon Bash – which is designed to promote local businesses by attracting even more visitors to Oriole Point. Marley’s friend Natasha, who is in an abusive marriage, goes missing and Marley begins her sleuthing even before there is a murder.

Of course, there is a murder (but not until quite some way into the book), and Marley — along with just about everybody who is anybody in town — is a prime suspect. Marley takes it upon herself (along with a friend or two who are roped into helping her) begins her sleuthing in earnest as soon as the murder is discovered.

Oriole Point is a charming small town — so much so that it is easy to suspend one’s disbelief about the viability of a shop that specializes in all things berry-related. The mystery is interesting with just enough clues spread around that the reader can figure out who the killer is just about a few pages before Marley does. And, in another refreshing moment, Marley figures it out just a moment before the killer confronts her (not the moment after that happens). 

I enjoyed Dying for Strawberries, and I intend to return to Oriole Point to follow Marley’s continuing adventures soon.

If you’re interested in reading more of these brief revisits of some of the more popular Cozy Mystery Series that I’ve written in the past, you can find them at the Most Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my site.

PS: This series does feature recipes – as you may guess, berry related ones!

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New Releases – March 8 to March 14, 2021

March 10, 2021

Here is the list of new releases for March 8 to March 14!

Tasha Alexander: The Dark Heart of Florence (This will be the 15th in the Lady Emily Mystery Series.)

Vivien Chien: Fatal Fried Rice (This will be the 7th in the Noodle Shop Mystery Series.)

J.C. Eaton: Murder at Classy Kitchens (This will be the 3rd in the Marcie Rayner Mystery Series.)

Donna Leon: Transient Desires (This will be the 30th in the Guido Brunetti Mystery Series.)

 

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April 2021 Mystery Book New Releases

March 6, 2021

The following Mystery Books will be released in April 2021:

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Murder in the Cookbook Nook (This will be the 7th in the Book Retreat Mystery Series.)

Winnie Archer (aka Melissa Bourbon & Misa Ramirez): Death Gone A-Rye (This will be the 6th in the Bread Shop Mystery Series.)

Kathleen Bridge: Buried by the Sea (This will be the 5th in the by the Sea Mystery Series.)

Lynn Cahoon: Murder 101 (This will be a story in the Kitchen Witch Mystery Series.)

Eve Calder: A Tale of Two Cookies (This will be the 3rd in the Cookie House Mystery Series.)

Laurie Cass (aka Laura Alden): Checking Out Crime (This will be the 9th in the Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series.)

Krista Davis: Big Little Spies (This will be the 7th in the Paws & Claws Mystery Series.)

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Lemon Drop Dead (This will be the 6th in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series.)

Abigail Keam: Death by Shock (This will be the 15th in the Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series.)

Edward Marston (aka Keith Miles and Conrad Allen): Tragedy on the Branch Line (This will be the 19th in the Railway Detective Mystery Series.)

Edith Maxwell (aka Maddie Day & Tace Baker): A Changing Light (This will be the 7th in the Quaker Midwife Mystery Series.)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): For Batter or Worse (This will be the 13th in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series.)

Paige Shelton: Deadly Editions (This will be the 6th in the Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series.)

Kirsten Weiss: Damsel in a Dress (This will be the 5th in the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery Series.)

If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the March 2021 Mystery Book New Releases.

You can find these and many more Cozies scheduled for release soon on the Soon to be Released Mysteries page on my site.

(These are the mysteries by authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery site.)

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