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Now Win This!: Bouchercon 2013 Bundle Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

September 24, 2013

If you missed this year's Bouchercon, the international crime convention, we've brought back two fistfuls of titles with something for everyone—and even enough to share! This Sweepstakes has ended. Click here to enter for a chance to win! This is NOT a Comments Sweepstakes. You must click the link above to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A…

Fan Favorites: Mystery Conventions

By Deborah Lacy

February 18, 2013

Mystery conventions (aka conferences) can be a great way to meet some of your favorite authors and to find kindred crime fiction friends. There are so many different fan conventions to choose from, ranging from those that focus on traditional mysteries and cozies (Malice Domestic) to thrillers (ThrillerFest), up to the big daddy of them…

A cup of tea and a book

Fall into Winter: The Ten Coziest Cozy Mystery Series

By Kerry Hammond

November 1, 2012

There are few things I enjoy more than the changing of the seasons. When the leaves start to turn, I dream of roaring fires and snowflakes falling from the sky. I make sure my favorite blanket is within reach of my armchair and that the reading lamp is in working order. My fireplace may be…

Cleo Coyle’s White Chocolate Mocha

Cooking the Books: Dining on Murder, Part II

By Leigh Neely

February 19, 2012

As I mentioned yesterday, adding recipes to mystery novels was a big bonus for readers in my book. Anytime you can add food to the story, I’m a happy camper. My mother-in-law was one of the best cooks I’ve ever known. She took great pride in saying, “I’ve never used a box of mix to…

Aavery Aames’ French Toast

Cooking the Books: Dining on Murder, Part I

By Leigh Neely

February 18, 2012

I love reading and I love eating so it stands to reason I’d enjoy mysteries that involve food. I’ve been reading about amateur sleuths who solve murders and prepare great food since the early days of the “culinary cozy.” I now have lots of favorites including one about a chef who makes gourmet bloods for…

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