With the many challenges we have faced this year, I wanted to share something special this holiday season. After much thought and consideration as well as a fortuitous email from a reader requesting a recipe that never made it into a book, I came up with a plan to share 12 Days of Cozy Bakes.…
Life is sweet once you step into Torte, everybody’s favorite small-town bakeshop. But what happens when it becomes the scene of a crime? Take a visual tour of Ellie Alexander’s ninth Bakeshop Mystery, Live and Let Pie! The heat is on for pastry chef, family business operator, and unlikely sleuth Jules Capshaw. Just when she thought…
Love is in the air in the artsy Oregon town of Ashland as the inhabitants conspire to throw a dream Elizabethan wedding for two of their favorite citizens: Helen Capshaw, part-owner of the beloved Torte bakery, and the Professor, as Ashland’s lead police detective is fondly known. Jules Capshaw, Helen’s daughter and our heroine, is…
Torte―the small-town bakeshop no one can resist―is hosting a midsummer night’s wedding where merry-making and murder are served up in equal measure. Till Death Do Us Tart is Ellie Alexander’s eighth delectable novel in the Bakeshop Mystery series. Take a visual tour of Till Death Do Us Tart with GIFnotes! Jules Capshaw has too much on her plate―and…
Torte―the small-town bakeshop no one can resist―is hosting a midsummer night’s wedding … where merry-making and murder are served up in equal measure. Take a visual tour of Ellie Alexander’s eighth Bakeshop Mystery, Till Death Do Us Tart, with GIFnotes! Jules Capshaw has too much on her plate… And she’s feeling the pinch. The whole town…
Cozy mysteries are known for their clever series names and wonderful pun-based titles. With the end of 2017 approaching, we've compiled the best pun-based cozies into a huge bundle sweepstakes! So sign in, comment below, and let us know which cozy title is your favorite for a chance to win a copy of all 12…
Another One Bites the Crust by Ellie Alexander is the seventh book in the Bakeshop Mystery series (available January 2, 2018). Take a visual tour of Another One Bites the Crust with GIFnotes! Torte―the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules Capshaw―is set to hit the stage. But who would have guessed that murder would makes…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, Christmas came early with some great December cozies; this month, ring in the new year with amazing January reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to…
GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. Torte―the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules Capshaw―is set to hit the stage. But who would have guessed that murder would make a surprise appearance? Take a visual tour of Ellie Alexander's seventh Bakeshop Mystery, Another One Bites the…
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! A new Liz Talbot Mystery from Susan M. Boyer and the latest psychological suspense thriller from Fiona Barton highlight some great…
