This is an office-based cozy mystery, which, it has to be said, makes a welcome change from the plethora of bakery-based ones! It’s set in Bostoff Securities where Janet Maple, our heroine, has just been given a job by long-time but rather controlling friend Lisa. Having worked in the DA’s office, Janet has a nose… Continue reading To Catch A Bad Guy by Marie Astor: office-based cozy
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A Scone to Die For: a cozy mystery with all the right ingredients
I am a great fan of cozy mysteries, as you’ve probably guessed by now. What you may not know is that I’m also equally addicted to scones. So how could I possibly resist a cozy involving scones and that’s also set in Oxford, where I spent three wonderful years as an undergraduate rather longer ago… Continue reading A Scone to Die For: a cozy mystery with all the right ingredients
Nightmare in Burgundy: a menacing mystery, but a dream to read
Nightmare in Burgundy is the third in the Winemaker’s Detective novel series by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Blaen, featuring Benjamin Cooker. This adventure sees him in Burgundy where, at the beginning of the book, he is given the honour of being named Chevalier du Tastevin by the Knights of this order, who have, as their… Continue reading Nightmare in Burgundy: a menacing mystery, but a dream to read
Horses, Murder and a Cat: Magnum Equation by Lisa Wysocky
You’d be forgiven for thinking that a horse-trainer’s job would keep them more or less occupied, hoofing it from horse to horse. This isn’t so for Cat Enright, heroine of the Magnum Equation written by Lisa Wysocky, as our equine educator takes on the mantle of sleuth during a National All-Breed Horse Show, when a… Continue reading Horses, Murder and a Cat: Magnum Equation by Lisa Wysocky
Words in the Dark: modern Italian fiction by Giulia Beyman
I always enjoy discovering writers from other countries and so was delighted to come across Italian novelist Giuila Beyman whose novel Words in the Dark, the first in the Nora Cooper mystery series, has recently been translated into English. When Nora’s husband Joe, a soon-to-be-retired cop, is shot inexplicably during a bank raid when he’s not… Continue reading Words in the Dark: modern Italian fiction by Giulia Beyman
The Field of Blackbirds by Thomas Ryan: indie authoring at its best
Thomas Ryan is one of the reasons I love my job so much. I’m a freelance editor working exclusively with indie authors these days and relishing every moment of it. There is so much talent out there and Thomas is one of these incredibly gifted writers whose work deserves a huge audience. There are a… Continue reading The Field of Blackbirds by Thomas Ryan: indie authoring at its best
Ill Conceived: the next excellent book in the Meredith and Hodge series by M K Turner
The whole genre of detective fiction began with a lady author – Anna Katherine Greene – and it’s good to see that it’s safe and even more successful these days in the hands of other women writers such as Marcia Turner. Ill Conceived is the second in the Meredith and Hodge series and is every… Continue reading Ill Conceived: the next excellent book in the Meredith and Hodge series by M K Turner
The Splintered Circle by Ruby Stone: a thoughtful mystery with a strong sense of place
The Splintered Circle is a thoughtful and original mystery. An elderly man, Max, has hired Raif Condor to retrieve items for him and deliver them. The items are heavy and turn out to be fragments – splinters – of stone. If Max, via Raif, can gather all the pieces then he can solve a puzzle… Continue reading The Splintered Circle by Ruby Stone: a thoughtful mystery with a strong sense of place