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Joan Hess

Now Win This!: Soft-Boiled Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

April 14, 2015

Don't sleep on these soft-boiled mysteries! These eight books still pack quite the punch! This sweepstakes has ended. Thanks for entering! 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 PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.…

Pride V. Prejudice: New Excerpt

By Joan Hess

April 4, 2015

Pride V. Prejudice by Joan Hess is the 20th cozy mystery featuring amateur sleuth and bookseller Claire Malloy, and this time, after being publicly embarassed by a prosecutor, she takes a case into her own hands (available April 7, 2015). Claire Malloy, for as long as she can remember, has been the local bookseller and…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: April, 2015

By Crime HQ

March 17, 2015

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…

Fresh Meat: A Dog Gone Murder by Elaine Viets

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

November 3, 2014

A Dog Gone Murder by Elaine Viets is the 10th cozy murder mystery in the Mystery Shopper series featuring amatuer sleuth Josie Marcus (available November 4, 2014). Elaine Viets’ Mystery Shopper series is always a delightful mix of zany murder and family togetherness. In the latest entry, Josie Marcus, an animal lover with a dog…

Fan Favorites: 2014’s Mystery Conventions

By Deborah Lacy

February 4, 2014

2014 promises to be chock full of wonderful mystery conventions and conferences ranging from Bouchercon— the world’s largest crime fiction convention—to more tightly-focused conferences like Malice Domestic, which specializes in traditional and cozy mysteries. Thrillerfest is, of course, primarily about thrillers, and Left Coast Crime is regional, but also offers the year's only humorous mystery…

Murder as a Second Language by Joan Hess

Murder as a Second Language: New Excerpt

By Joan Hess

December 9, 2013

An excerpt of Murder as a Second Language, the nineteenth book in the Claire Malloy traditional mystery series by Joan Hess (available December 17, 2013). Claire Malloy—now a married woman of leisure—tries her hand at volunteering, but instead lands her right in the middle of another murder investigation Longtime bookseller and single mother Claire Malloy has…

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Meet the Moose: When Crime and Humor Collide

By Dirk Robertson

July 22, 2012

My first thriller, Highland T’ing, was met with critical acclaim and commercial success and, to my surprise, much laughter. It was not meant to be funny. I was delighted, however, to get that reception. That’s just how my life is, I suppose. People often have a good belly laugh when I am talking although I…

Deader Homes and Gardens by Joan Hess

Now Win This!: Joan Hess’s Deader Homes and Gardens

By Crime HQ

February 7, 2012

  Sorry, this sweepstakes has ended. Stay tuned on our Sweepstakes page for more offers! Click here to log in or register for a chance to win a copy of the book! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United…

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