Book Review: The Poison Pen

I never get tired of the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series. In The Poison Pen, the ninth book in Paige Shelton’s series, bookseller Delaney Nichols is sent to a small village to check out an artifact for her boss, Edwin. But when she […]

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Mastering the Art of French Murder Book Review

An exceptional cozy mystery set in post-WWII Paris Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge I read a lot of cozy mysteries, but Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge stood out as exceptional. This cozy mystery is […]

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Against the Current Book Review

Well-paced cozy with Caribbean flavor Against the Currant: A Spice Isle Bakery Mystery by Olivia Matthews Against the Current is the first book in Olivia Matthews’ Spice Isle Bakery series. Lyndsay Murray opens a bakery in her Little Caribbean neighborhood in Brooklyn. […]

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Muffin But the Truth Book Review

Muffin But the Truth Has Something for Everyone Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander My rating: 4 of 5 stars Muffin But the Truth is number sixteen in the Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie […]

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Dirty Laundry Book Review

An Aptly Named Dark Domestic Thriller Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose is set in a small Irish village and revolves around three women and their husbands; Ciara is an Instagram influencer with millions of followers and a […]

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Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency Book Review

Fun Scottish Cozy set in 1911 Edinburgh Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency by Lydia Travers There has been a rash of jewel thefts in posh country house parties in the Highlands. Maud McIntyre’s fledgling detective agency has been called upon by the Duchess […]

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Of Manners and Murder Book Review

Of Manners and Murder by Anastasia Hastings A Delightful Cozy in Of Manners and Murder is the first book in Anastasia Hastings’ Miss Hermione cozy mystery series. It was a delightful read, Quite unlike anything I’ve read before. Violet and her young […]

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