Maggie McConnon rings in Christmas in Bel, Book, and Scandal—the third adventure for everybody’s favorite Irish-American culinary artist turned amateur sleuth, Bel McGrath (available December 5, 2017). Take a visual tour through Bel, Book, and Scandal with GIFnotes! Belfast McGrath is a no-nonsense kind of gal. Irish down to her dark red curls, she is…
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, the first book in a new series from Nora Roberts and the second Icelandic procedural from Ragnar Jonasson highlight…
What do you do when your best friend—who you thought disappeared—suddenly shows up in a picture in the newspaper? Investigate, of course. But not before having a few of this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—the “Bellini, Book, and Scandal” cocktail, inspired by…
Maggie McConnon rings in Christmas in Bel, Book, and Scandal—the third adventure for everybody’s favorite Irish-American culinary artist turned amateur sleuth, Bel McGrath (available December 5, 2017). Take a visual tour through Bel, Book, and Scandal with GIFnotes! Bel McGrath tries her best to keep herself on the straight and narrow, but she just has…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we gave thanks for all the November cozies; this month, Christmas comes early with these awesome December reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read…
GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. Maggie McConnon rings in Christmas in Bel, Book, and Scandal, the third Bel McGrath Mystery—take a visual tour with GIFnotes!
Love is in the air this spring with new wedding cozies, so we asked authors Maggie McConnon and Marla Cooper to share which crime fiction couple they would want to work for. Read their responses below and sign in and comment at the bottom for a chance to win a copy of Bel of the…
Bel of the Brawl by Maggie McConnon is the 2nd book in the Bel McGrath Mysteries series (available March 7, 2017). Bel McGrath loves her work as a wedding chef. But with her latest event set to take place at Shamrock Manor, she just can’t seem to catch a break. The Casey wedding has left…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we offered some great books to get out of the snow with February's releases; this month, welcome in spring with March's amazing new cozies! Let us know in the comments how you like it and…
GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. This week, Bel McGrath has her plate full with a dead groom, a case to solve, and a wedding to cook for! Take a visual tour of Maggie McConnon's 2nd Bel McGrath Mystery, Bel of the Brawl, with GIFnotes!
