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J.D. Griffo

Cooking the Books: Murder at the Mistletoe Ball by J. D. Griffo

By Doreen Sheridan

November 24, 2021

I love the ways in which this series has gone deeper into the psyches and relationships of the Ferrara Family it’s named for as it progresses, culminating in this excellent examination of mothers and daughters and what siblings owe one another, all with a murder mystery woven throughout. Murder at the Mistletoe Ball is almost…

Cooking the Books: Murder at St. Winifred’s Academy by J.D. Griffo

By Doreen Sheridan

July 7, 2021

Murder at St. Winifred’s Academy finds the Ferrara Family Mystery series really hitting its stride. This fourth installment perfectly balances the hilarious and often chaotic personal lives of the Ferrara Family Detective Agency—which is really a club rather than an actual business—with an intriguing murder mystery set amidst the chaos and excitement of a local…

Cooking the Books: Murder at Veronica’s Diner by J.D. Griffo

By Doreen Sheridan

December 23, 2020

The four intergenerational members of the Ferrara Family Detective Agency—as their unofficial sleuthing club is known—are enjoying a nice breakfast at local institution Veronica’s Diner when their waitress, Teri Jo, approaches their table. Nothing out of the ordinary, despite Teri Jo having asked them earlier to deliver a package she didn’t have time to send…

Cooking the Books: Murder at Icicle Lodge by J.D. Griffo

By Doreen Sheridan

December 4, 2019

The Ferrara Family Detective Agency is going on vacation! Their youngest member, Jinx, has been assigned a plum reporting gig by her boss at The Upper Sussex Herald. She’s been given rooms at Icicle Lodge, a luxury resort in the snow-capped hills of northeastern Pennsylvania, just a few hours’ drive from where she lives in…

Cooking the Books: Murder In Tranquility Park by J.D. Griffo

By Doreen Sheridan

April 17, 2019

Imagine the Golden Girls starting a detective agency and you’ll get the general idea of J. D. Griffo’s charming Ferrara Family mystery series. Our main character, 64-year-old Alberta Scaglione nee Ferrara, enjoys living a life of unexpected ease surrounded by family in Tranquility, New Jersey. There’s her irascible sister, Helen, who recently left the convent…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: July 2018

By Crime HQ

June 15, 2018

  Criminal Element’s July 2018 Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List! Week of July 1 through July 7 Title Author Series Date The Corpse at the Crystal Palace Carola Dunn Daisy Dalrymple Mystery #23 7/3 Dyeing Up Loose Ends Maggie Sefton Knitting Mystery #16 7/3 Scandal Above Stairs Jennifer Ashley Below Stairs Mystery #2 7/3 Killer Green…

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