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Cooking the Books: Cinco de Murder by Rebecca Adler

By Doreen Sheridan

May 2, 2018

I really enjoyed this third installment in Rebecca Adler’s Taste of Texas series. Our heroine, Josie Callahan, is really starting to grow into her sass and repartee with her fellow citizens of Broken Boot, Texas. And the colorful aphorisms that pepper the book are a linguistic delight! But I’m getting ahead of myself. It’s Cinco…

Fact Into Fiction: Using Real-Life Inspiration in Your Stories

By Susan C. Shea

May 1, 2018

Because I write stories set in the here and now—and because, at least in some ways, I hew to the notion of writing what you know—I sometimes have to do some fancy dancing to avoid seeming to be stealing from someone’s life. Or, in the case of my French village series, entire geographies. Dressed for…

Review: Take Out by Margaret Maron

By Kristin Centorcelli

Take Out by New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Margaret Maron is the ninth book in the award-winning Sigrid Harald series. If you’re looking for an elegantly written mystery with a distinct New York flavor, you really can’t go wrong with Margaret Maron’s ninth novel featuring NYC Detective Sigrid Harald—it’s no wonder it’s an Agatha nominee.…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: April 2018

By Crime HQ

March 15, 2018

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we welcomed spring with great March cozies; this month, April showers bring awesome reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read next! Like this shopping…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: March 2018

By Crime HQ

February 15, 2018

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we kept warm with great February cozies; this month, welcome spring with killer March reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read next! Like this…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: February 2018

By Crime HQ

January 16, 2018

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we rang in the new year with great January cozies; this month, keep warm with amazing February reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read…

Vote for Your Favorite Christmas Cozy Mystery

By Crime HQ

December 19, 2017

  Clearly, this is far from an exhaustive list. Don't see your favorite Christmas cozy? Let us know which is YOUR favorite in the comments below!

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: January 2018

By Crime HQ

December 15, 2017

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…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: December 2017

By Crime HQ

November 15, 2017

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we gave thanks for all the November cozies; this month, Christmas comes early with these awesome December reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: November 2017

By Crime HQ

October 15, 2017

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we offered up tricks and treats with great October cozies; this month, give thanks for all these amazing November reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait…

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