Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, is looking forward to catering a Lìmon Tea Party in an honest-to-goodness lemon grove. She’s been hired by local fashion brand Lemon Squeeze Couture to serve a thematic afternoon tea to accompany the launch of their inaugural collection, in conjunction with Charleston Fashion Week. Everything would be…
Sister Holiday is no one’s idea of the perfect nun. Queer, with bleached hair and tattoos over most of her body – not to mention topless photos from her days in a punk rock band easily accessible on the Internet – her desire to take holy orders was a tough sell to nearly every convent…
It’s been well over a year since American expat Megan Malone has been involved with investigating a murder, a year in which she’s settled down into her Dublin home with her Polish girlfriend Jelena and her two no-longer-puppies Dip and Thong. Megan is actually relaxing with Jelena at Accents, a cafe they both enjoy, when…
Vintner Parker Valentine isn’t sure if she’s relieved or otherwise that her boyfriend, Reid Wallace, won’t be able to attend her cousin Emma’s wedding with her. Reid has been offered an opportunity to open another restaurant out in San Francisco, so he will be scouting locations while Parker attends the Colorado wedding alone. While Parker…
As a mystery aficionado and all-around genre reader, I’ve long been acquainted with the works of Edgar Allan Poe. After all: The two forms he crafted into literature have one thing in common: both horror and mystery are an attempt to uncover a truth. The horror story probes the mysteries of the cosmos and human…
I was genuinely surprised to discover that this novel is the last in Katrine Engberg’s terrific Kørner And Werner series of Scandinoir police procedurals. At only five books (of which this is the fourth translated into English), it seems quite a short series for the genre. That said, Ms. Engberg gives it a terrific finale,…
I love all of Kensington’s holiday-themed novella collections, but this one may be my favorite yet! The opening story by Leslie Meier gives this collection its name and sets the stage for seasonal shenanigans. Intrepid reporter Lucy Stone is working on what she thinks will be a nice, fluffy St. Patrick’s Day piece about teenage…
Sylvie Munro is on the cusp of attaining everything she’s ever wanted. After years as a London barrister and family court judge, she’s finally putting together her application for Crown Court judgeship, the pinnacle of her career ambitions. While the pursuit of justice has long been one of her watchwords, she fully acknowledges that there…
After the tumultuous, often horrifying events of the past few months, Detective Sergeant Jessica Niemi is glad to finally be at peace with her co-workers in the Helsinki Police Violent Crimes Unit, and especially with her demanding new boss, Superintendent Hellu Lappi. So it’s a surprise to everyone when she requests a two-month leave of…
Whitney Whitaker is a little surprised by her cousin Buck’s latest suggestion for their property-flipping business. He has his eye on a three-bedroom, two-bath property—the sweet spot for any house flipper, with its wide appeal to various house-hunting demographics. The only catch, so to speak, is that this promising new fixer-upper just happens to be…
