Bernie and Libby Simmons have plenty of experience catering for all sorts of occasions out of their cafe, A Little Taste of Heaven. Being asked to provide the refreshments for a dog wedding, however, is a first even for them. They’d certainly be more hesitant if the person asking wasn’t one of their employees, Googie.…
The 16th installment of the Mystery with Recipes series finds the intrepid Simmons sisters wondering why a regular customer has forgotten to pick up her long-standing monthly order. Margo Hemsley is the kind of person who isn’t just punctual, she’s habitually early. Every month for the past five years, she’s ordered the same few items…
Welcome back, loyal readers and new! I thought we’d start the new year with a thematically appropriate mystery that features a perfect seasonal accompaniment for us to cook at home while enjoying a fun, cozy read. When a relative from an estranged branch of their family comes asking our heroines, Bernie and Libby Simmons, for…
Criminal Element’s September 2018 Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List! Week of September 1 through September 7 Title Author Series Date The Cats Came Back Sofie Kelly Magical Cats Mystery #10 9/4 Wuthering Kites Clover Tate Kite Shop Mystery #3 9/4 Mrs. Jeffries and the Three Wise Women Emily Brightwell Victorian Mystery #36 9/4 Merry Wrath Mysteries…
Criminal Element’s August 2018 Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List! Week of August 1 through August 7 Title Author Series Date Toucan Keep a Secret Donna Andrews Meg Langslow Mystery #23 8/7 A Tale of Two Kitties Sofie Kelly Magical Cats Mystery #9 8/7 Shady Shenanigans Wendy Byrne Izzy Lewis Mystery #3 8/7 Week of August…
Happy Fourth of July from Criminal Element! To celebrate, we compiled some of our favorite Independence Day-themed cozy mysteries for you to enjoy. So fire up the grills, break out the lawn chairs and a cold beverage, and have a fantastic holiday!
We want to help you discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with this brand-new, delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Our first installment lists the titles, by week and series, coming out in April (we also sneaked in March 31st…shh!). Let us know in the comments how you like it and…
A Catered Christmas Cookie Exchange by Isis Crawford is the 9th in the Mystery with Recipes holiday-themed cozy series about sisters and catering partners Bernie and Libby Simmons (available October 29, 2013). In this highly entertaining series, sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons run a catering company, and no matter how hard they try to just…
