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Gayle Leeson

Cooking the Books: Honey-Baked Homicide by Gayle Leeson

By Doreen Sheridan

December 13, 2017

The Down South Cafe Mystery series just goes from strength to strength with this third installment of the series! Our heroine Amy Flowers is doing well enough with her cafe that she’s thinking of hosting a sort of farmer’s market for local growers on a consignment basis, beginning with the local beekeeper, Stuart Landon, and…

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…

Cooking the Books: Silence of the Jams by Gayle Leeson

By Doreen Sheridan

May 24, 2017

Hurray, we’re back in Winter Garden, Virginia, to visit with the delightful Amy Flowers and her family and friends! This is one of those series where I’m there as much for the cast and their personal issues as I am for the mystery itself, and immersing myself back in the series was as truly cozy…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: April, 2017

By Crime HQ

March 15, 2017

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we welcomed in spring (or we thought we would … ahem, snow storm) with March's releases; this month, we're hoping for warmer weather with April releases! Let us know in the comments how you like…

Cooking the Books: The Calamity Café by Gayle Leeson

By Doreen Sheridan

August 17, 2016

This promising first novel in the Down South Café Mystery series introduces us to Amy Flowers—a smart, thoughtful waitress in the small town of Winter Garden, Virginia. After graduating from culinary school, Amy moves back to her hometown in order to be close to the aging members of her family. She has ambitions to buy…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: June, 2016

By Crime HQ

May 15, 2016

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, the books were just as nice as the weather with May's releases; this month it just keeps getting hotter with amazing June reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what…

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