This thriller Thursday brings us a literary disaster novel set at a Los Angeles luxury hotel, the murder of a musician during a wedding in small-town Oregon, a murdered photographer found during a festival celebrating his new exhibit, and a dead body discovered while rescuing hoarded animals. THE PINK HOTEL BY LISKA JACOBS “The prose is […]
Tag: Ellie Alexander

It’s a Cozy Sampler! (5/18/22)
Looking for a new cozy series? In the 15th edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of six charming cozy mysteries publishing in Spring/Summer 2022 for free for easy sampling. The fifteenth edition of Cozy Case Files features the latest cozies by the following authors: Ellie Alexander, Meri Allen, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Jess Dylan, […]

It’s a Cozy Sampler! (1/11/22)
Looking for a new cozy series? In the 14th edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of six charming cozy mysteries publishing in Winter 2022 for free for easy sampling. Feeling hungry? Check out this series debut. In CHEDDAR OFF DEAD, a cheesemonger discovers that her new home in a small Sonoma Valley town […]

Thriller Thursday (12/16/21)
We’re solving mysteries in this Thriller Thursday with old murders resurfacing, the discovery of Jane Austen’s secret letters, the murder of a modern-day witch, some unexpected visitors in remote Alaska, a body discovered in the world of Victorian theater, and a delicious Bakeshop series installment filled with chocolate and a missing manuscript. SILENT PARADE: A […]

Thriller Thursday Cozy Spotlight (10/7/21)
We’re feeling cozy this Thursday with an amateur sleuth and brewer dealing with a murder related to her past and the start of a brand new series set in a dilapidated mountain lodge. THE CURE FOR WHAT ALES YOU: A Sloan Krause Mystery by Ellie Alexander “A touch of humor and plenty of brew lore […]

It’s a Cozy Sampler! (1/22/21)
Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of six charming cozy mysteries publishing in Winter 2021 for free for easy sampling. The eleventh edition of Cozy Case Files features the latest cozies by the following authors: Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Mariah Fredericks, Diane […]

Thriller Thursday: Cozies (12/10/20)
Cozy up this winter with the discovery of a mysterious antique trunk leading to a murder, a crime-filled cat cafe, and a pop-up ice cream shop with a surprise death. HIDDEN TREASURE: A Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery by Jane K. Cleland “A New Hampshire antiques dealer buys a house, finds a treasure, and—wait for it—solves […]

Cozy Spotlight (11/23/20)
It’s time to cozy up with some mysteries! Today we’re spotlighting a quirky triple murder all done with the same unusual weapon and an amateur sleuth who delves into a murderous winter wonderland. MURDER BY MILK BOTTLE by Lynne Truss “In bestseller Truss’s outstanding third Constable Twitten mystery (after 2019’s THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY), […]

For Your Consideration: November 2020 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite November titles for the November 2020 LibraryReads list! Votes due October 1! TSARINA by Ellen Alpsten “Alpsten’s debut reimagines the other Catherine—Catherine Alexeyevna, wife of Peter the Great, who took over the empire after her husband’s death in 1725 (and his torture and murder of his son, the […]

It’s a Cozy Sampler! (8/11/20)
Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of COZY CASE FILES, our friends at Minotaur Books compiled the beginnings of eleven charming cozy mysteries publishing in Fall 2020 for free for easy sampling. The tenth edition of COZY CASE FILES features the latest cozies by the following authors: Ashley Weaver, Jane K. […]