Category: Mystery
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Poison Ivory by Tamar Myers
Poison Ivory is the 15th book in the Den of Antiquity mystery series by Tamar Myers. When Abigail buys an antique rosewood linen chest for her mother, she’s arrested on suspicion of trafficking ivory illegally. After she gets her ex-husband Buford to bail her out of jail, Abigail begins her…
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Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon by Nancy Atherton
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon is the 15th book in the Aunt Dimity cozy mystery series by Nancy Atherton. The Renaissance Fair has come to the village of Finch, and for some wild reason, is being set up in Lori Shepherd’s backyard. It’s not too long before Lori realizes some…
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Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Sizzling Sixteen is (obviously) the 16th book in the silly Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. It’s okay to read this one even if you haven’t read the others, because the author always provides a thorough summary about the characters and series in the first chapter. In this one, Stephanie…
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A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton
A Spoonful of Poison is the 19th book in the Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series by M.C. Beaton. In this one, Agatha Raisin is busy organizing a jam-tasting festival for the local church fundraiser. At the event, some of the taste-testers start acting crazy, and someone is murdered. So Agatha…
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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
Two young sisters disappear at a shopping mall during the 1970s. Years later, one of them resurfaces to share what happened. But is she really one of the sisters, or an imposter? Here’s my review of What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman.
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The Secret Lion by C.W. Gortner
The Secret Lion, also known as The Tudor Secret, is the first book in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles by C.W. Gortner. It takes place in 1553, at the height of the Tudor scandal between Queen Elizabeth and her lover, Robert Dudley. Brendan Prescott is a man of lowly rank…
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The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Alice Kimberly
The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion is the 5th book in the Haunted Bookshop mystery series by Alice Kimberly. She also writes as Cleo Coyle, the author of the Coffeehouse mystery series. In this one, Penelope’s friend Seymour hires paranormal specialists to exorcise the ghost of private investigator Jack Shepard…
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Thrilled to Death by L.J. Sellers
Thrilled to Death is the 3rd book in the Detective Wade Jackson mystery series by L.J. Sellers. This story begins in a psychiatrist’s office, where a young woman named Danette Blake is discussing putting her baby boy up for adoption. When Danette suddenly goes missing, her mother-in-law Kera hires Detective…
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Bye-Bye, Black Sheep by Ayelet Waldman
Bye-Bye, Black Sheep is the 7th and last book in the Mommy-Track cozy mystery series by Ayelet Waldman. In this one, mommy and former lawyer Juliet Applebaum is helping a transgender person named Heavenly solve the mystery behind the death of her prostitute sister, Violetta. Initially, the case was thrown…