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Laura Levine

Book Review: Death of a Gigolo by Laura Levine

By Doreen Sheridan

September 27, 2019

Death of a Gigolo by Laura Levine is the 17th book in the Jaine Austen mystery series, where the freelance writer must solve a murder while ghostwriting a steamy romance novel. The 17th book of the Jaine Austen mystery series is one of the strongest to date. It’s funny and fresh, with a murder mystery…

A Very Cozy Christmas Mystery Round-Up

By John Valeri

December 7, 2018

Christmas comes but once a year—and with it, a bookish bounty of murder, mayhem, and merriment! Seasonal cozies are as much tradition as cookies, cakes, and pies, and pair equally well with a hot cup of tea (or something stronger) and a roaring fire. If you’re looking for something delightfully decadent to sink your teeth…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: September 2018

By Crime HQ

August 16, 2018

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…

Q&A with Marla Cooper, Author of Terror in Taffeta

By Crime HQ

May 18, 2016

We had some fun asking Marla Cooper, author of Terror in Taffeta, questions about planning fictional literary weddings, her character Kelsey McKenna, and how to get blood uh, cranberry juice—Cran-Apple—out of a wedding dress. What's the best way to get blood out of a wedding dress? (We're asking for a friend.) I hate to have…

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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