The Review Crew

"Three Treats Too Many" is the third book in the Sarah Blair series by Debra H. Goldstein, and is a fabulous addition to the series! Goldstein has scored a home run with main character Sarah, who is practical, straight-forward, and genuinely kind. I've enjoyed watching...

I was excited to learn than author Hannah Dennison has a new series coming out, and the first book, "Death at High Tide", did not disappoint. The premise is simple: two sisters go to visit an island hotel that one of them may or may not have inherited. What ensues is m...

"A Sprinkling of Murder" is the first book in a new cozy series, and author Daryl Wood Gerber does not disappoint! I am a huge fan of the author, and was eager to give this new series a try. I'm very glad that I did.

First, this is a magical realism cozy, meaning that...

"Still Knife Painting" by Cheryl Hollon is the first book in a new series, and it does not disappoint! First, the story is set in beautiful, mountainous Kentucky. The heroine, Miranda, has moved into her late uncle's home, which she has just inherited. An artist by tra...

I have to start this review by saying that this is one of my favorite cozy mystery series. I don't say that for every book, in every review, either. I have three favorite series, and this is one of them.

A huge part of what makes this series so great is main character...

"Shredding the Evidence" is a cozy mystery by Daryl Wood Gerber that will hook you from the beginning with descriptions of tasty mouth-watering treats and a who-done-it murder that will keep you page-turning to the very end as the author expertly shrouds the killer in...

In the late 2000’s, (doesn’t that sound so long ago), I read the two books in Candace Havens’ Caruthers Sisters series, "The Demon King and I" and "Dragons Prefer Blondes". I was disappointed

when more didn’t come out. So when I saw that Havens had a new cozy mystery se...

“The Book of Candlelight” by Ellery Adams is the eagerly-awaited third book in the Secret, Book, & Scone Society series, and it is perfect! The series is centered upon Nora, a woman with scars both physical and emotional. Nora runs a bookshop and often helps customers...

I love finding new cozy mystery series, and it’s even better when they are good. "Apple Cider Slaying" by Julie Anne Lindsey checks both of those boxes. This is the first book in the Cider Shop Mystery series and after finishing it, I immediately went to the interwebs...

"There's a Murder Afoot" by Vicki Delany is the delightful fifth installment in a thoroughly enjoyable cozy mystery series. Main character Gemma Doyle runs a Sherlock Holmes-themed bookshop. Like the great detective, Gemma is also incredibly observant and detail-orient...