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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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! The first in a new series from Ellie Alexander combines with M. C. Beaton's 28th Agatha… Read more
Go on a mystery lover's pub crawl with Ellie Alexander, author of Death on Tap, and make sure to sign in and comment below for a chance to win a copy of the first Sloan Krause Mystery! I was first introduced to the mystery genre by my grandmother, who had… Read more
Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander is the first book in the new Sloan Krause Mystery series (available October 3, 2017). Take a visual tour of Death on Tap with GIFnotes! When Sloan Krause walks in on her husband, Mac, screwing the barmaid, she gives him the boot. Sloan has… Read more
