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Amateur Sleuth

The Stand Alones: Georges Simenon’s The Widower

By Jake Hinkson

March 16, 2015

I don’t know if we can say with certainty that Georges Simenon was the most successful writer of the 20th Century, but he would certainly be a top contender for the title. It wasn’t just that he wrote books that sold well around the world, it was that he churned out a new book seemingly…

Swan Dive: Exclusive Excerpt

By Kendel Lynn

March 13, 2015

Swan Dive by Kendel Lynn is the 3rd cozy in the Elliott Libson series, and this time a poisoned cupcake leaves one Sugar Plum Fairy dead, and a slew of plausible suspects peaking from behind the curtain (available March 17, 2015). This exclusive excerpt is reprinted by permission from Henery Press. All rights reserved. It's…

Fresh Meat: Broken Window by Dorothy H. Hayes

By Leigh Neely

February 26, 2015

Broken Window by Dorothy H. Hayes is set in NYC in the summer of 1984 — a time when the subway was not a safe place for travel, as evidenced by a missing NYU student (available March 3, 2015). Comment below for a chance to win a copy! It's the summer of 1984, and New York…

Fresh Meat: A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders

By Debbie Meldrum

February 22, 2015

A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders marks the debut of Samantha Clair, a London book editor caught up in a criminal investigation (available February 24, 2015). I read a lot of mysteries featuring amateur sleuths. A lot. There are those with crafting themes, various types of cooking and baking, and many featuring pets. All…

Fresh Meat: Fry Another Day by J.J. Cook

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

February 3, 2015

Fry Another Day by J.J. Cook is the 2nd culinary cozy mystery in the Biscuit Bowl Food Truck series (available February 3, 2015). In Fry Another Day, the second installment the Biscuit Bowl food truck series by J.J. Cook, Zoe Chase takes her show on the road as part of the Sweet Magnolia Food Truck…

A Root Awakening by Kate Collins

Fresh Meat: A Root Awakening by Kate Collins

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

January 30, 2015

A Root Awakening by Kate Collins is the 16th cozy in the Flower Shop Mystery Series featuring shop owner Abby Knight and her new husband Marco (available February 3, 2015). The romance between Bloomers flower shop owner Abby Knight Salvare and her now husband, bar owner, and part-time private investigator Marco Salvare, has always been…

Fresh Meat: Snow Way Out by Christine Husom

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

January 5, 2015

Snow Way Out by Christine Husom is the debut cozy in the Snow Globe Shop Mystery Series set in a small Minnesota town (available January 6, 2015). Like many cozies, Snow Way Out is set in a small town, in this case Brooks Landing, Minnesota, the hometown where Camryn “Cami” Brooks runs Curio Finds after…

Fresh Meat: For Whom the Bluebell Tolls by Beverly Allen

By Terrie Farley Moran

January 4, 2015

For Whom the Bluebell Tolls by Beverly Allen is the second cozy in the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series featuring flower shop owner and amateur sleuth Audrey Bloom (available January 6th, 2015). It was nearly a year ago, while reading the fun cozy mystery Bloom and Doom by Beverly Allen that we first met Audrey…

Meet Your Baker: New Excerpt

By Ellie Alexander

December 21, 2014

Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander is the debut  in the new cozy Bakeshop Mystery series where a recent culinary school grad returns home to help her mother run a bakery (available December 30, 2014). Welcome to Torte—a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometimes, it’s criminal… After graduating…

A Nip of Murder: New Excerpt

By Carol Miller

December 16, 2014

A Nip of Murder by Carol Miller is the second installment in the Moonshine Mystery Series where amateur sleuth Daisy McGovern continues to struggle in converting her diner into a bakery (available December 16, 2014). As Daisy McGovern knows all too well, it isn’t easy being a young, small-town waitress at a local diner in…

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