Cozy mysteries are known for their clever series names and wonderful pun-based titles. With the end of 2017 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 12…
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, three cozies pair with Garry Disher's Australian noir and Rachel Caine's second Stillhouse Lake thriller to highlight a great…
What do you do when your friend is wrongfully accused of murder and your spice shop is burglarized? Take the edge off with this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—the “Ginger Schnapped” cocktail, inspired by Gail Oust's fifth Spice Shop Mystery, Ginger Snapped!
Murder comes well-seasoned in Ginger Snapped, Gail Oust's fifth novel in the charming Spice Shop Mystery series (available December 12, 2017). Take a visual tour through Ginger Snapped with GIFnotes! Piper Prescott and Police Chief Wyatt McBride might have gotten off on the wrong foot but, over the past year, their interactions have evolved into…
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. Murder comes well-seasoned in Ginger Snapped, Gail Oust's fifth novel in the Spice Shop mystery series—take a visual tour with GIFnotes!
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…
The 4th book in the Spice Shop Mystery series finds our heroine, Piper Prescott, about to host a cooking demonstration at her specialty store, Spice It Up! It’s taken a while to coax Doug Winters, the guy she’s been dating, to share his “Spicy Chicken Curry” recipe with a rapt audience of her regular customers.…
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 holidays come early with a new Cornish Mystery from Carola Dunn and a new Dandy Gilver novel from…
Curried Away by Gail Oust is the 4th book in the Spice Shop Mystery series (Available December 12, 2016). Piper Prescott, proprietor of Spice It Up!, has persuaded Doug Winters, the mild-mannered vet she’s been dating, to demonstrate Indian cuisine at her shop. But before Doug’s presentation of classic chicken curry is completed, Ned Feeney, local…
