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Julia Buckley

Cooking the Books: Death on the Night of Lost Lizards by Julia Buckley

By Doreen Sheridan

June 23, 2021

Hana Keller is looking forward to her December birthday and, soon after, Christmas. As she does every year, she revels in the way that her hometown of Riverwood, Illinois, transforms into a winter wonderland. But an odd encounter in the falling snow causes her to take note of a college student’s unusual behavior. When she…

Cooking the Books: Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley

By Doreen Sheridan

August 28, 2019

Hana Keller is the third generation of her Hungarian-American family to run Maggie’s Tea House, the popular Illinois establishment that serves European-style teas. Proud as she is of her Magyar heritage, she doesn’t necessarily buy into all their superstitions—until a strong sense of foreboding before a tea service one day literally stops her in her…

Review: A Dark and Twisting Path by Julia Buckley

By Janet Webb

August 2, 2018

A Dark and Twisting Path by Julia Buckley is the third book in the Writer’s Apprentice Mystery series, where Lena London is happily working on a new collaboration with her idol and bestselling suspense novelist and friend Camilla Graham, but her joy is short-lived when a dark cloud descends upon the quaint town of Blue Lake,…

Cooking the Books: Pudding Up with Murder by Julia Buckley

By Doreen Sheridan

September 13, 2017

In this third and latest installment of the Undercover Dish mystery series, Lilah Drake’s business of making casseroles and similar dishes for others to pass off as their own is booming. When her boyfriend’s mother, Ellie Parker, asks her for both a rice pudding and an escort to the birthday party of a curmudgeonly neighbor,…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: September, 2017

By Crime HQ

August 15, 2017

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we got some great cozies to help brave the dog days of summer; this month, head into Labor Day with awesome September reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: May, 2017

By Crime HQ

April 15, 2017

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we got April showers and great cozies; this month, we get beautiful weather and more amazing books! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read next!…

The 12 Best Cozy Book Title Puns of 2016

By Crime HQ

December 27, 2016

Cozy mysteries are known for their clever series names and wonderful pun-based titles. And with the end of 2016 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 a copy of all…

Holiday Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List

By Crime HQ

December 1, 2016

December is upon us, and with it comes all the joys and wonders (and murder) of the holiday season! While we normally compile a list of all of the upcoming soft-boiled mysteries for the month (see December's titles!), we decided to put together a list of all of the winter/holiday-themed cozies we could find. Know…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: September, 2016

By Crime HQ

August 15, 2016

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we did our best to beat the heat with August's releases; this month, send the kids back to school and catch up with some great reading! Let us know in the comments how you like…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: July, 2016

By Crime HQ

June 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 kept getting hotter with June's releases; this month it's nothing but fireworks with all of July's titles! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to…

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