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Amateur Sleuth

Fresh Meat: The Firebird’s Feather by Marjorie Eccles

By Victoria Janssen

November 30, 2014

The Firebird's Feather by Marjorie Eccles is a short historical mystery featuring a young English woman in 1911, who is investigating her mother's murder (available December 1, 2014). The plot of The Firebird's Feather engages directly with events of the time period in which it’s set. Set in 1911 during the Imperial periods of both…

If the Shoe Kills: New Excerpt

By Lynn Cahoon

November 7, 2014

If the Shoe Kills by Lynn Cahoon is the third cozy mystery in the Tourist Trap series set in a tiny seaside town in California (available November 10, 2014). The tourist town of South Cove, California, is a lovely place to spend the holidays. But this year, shop owner Jill Gardner discovers there's no place…

Fresh Meat: Bad Country by C.B. McKenzie

By John Jacobson

November 5, 2014

Bad Country by CB McKenzie is a debut mystery set in Arizona featuring a former rodeo cowboy turned private investigator told in an original, colloquial style (available November 4, 2014). Within the essence of a mystery, there is a definitive effect of setting and local culture on the internal vibrations of the unraveling of the…

Fresh Meat: The Counterfeit Heiress by Tasha Alexander

By Angie Barry

October 13, 2014

The Counterfeit Heiress by Tasha Alexander is the ninth Victorian mystery featuring amateur sleuth Lady Emily (available October 14, 2014). The Counterfeit Heiress, the ninth book in the Lady Emily series, opens at a lavish costume ball that actually took place in 1897, hosted by the Duchess of Devonshire. Our narrator and plucky heroine is…

Fresh Meat: Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver

By Leigh Neely

October 11, 2014

Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver is a debut traditional murder mystery set in a 1932 British seaside resort featuring amateur sleuth Amory Ames (available October 14, 2014). You won’t be able to read this book without thinking of Agatha Christie. Set at a seaside resort in 1932, Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley…

Fresh Meat: Mistress of Lies by Holly West

By Neliza Drew

September 24, 2014

Mistress of Lies is the second book in Holly West’s series featuring 17th-century amateur sleuth Isabel Wilde (available September 29, 2014). The events of Mistress of Fortune have left Lady Isabel Wilde shaken. Her best friend and confidant has run off, her business is lagging, and while she’s been spending more time with the king,…

Fresh Meat: Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

May 4, 2014

Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay is the second cozy installment in the Hat Shop Mystery Series about two women whose London store falls under investigation after poison from a murder is found on one of their hats (available May 6, 2014). The second in prolific cozy author Jenn McKinlay’s London hat shop…

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