Two-Way Murder is a British Crime Classic that has been lost for over 60 years. Today Poisoned Pen Press has released this forgotten gem written by Edith Caroline Rivett (1894-1958), writing as E.C.R. Lorac and *Carol Carnac.
It’s a dark and misty winter night on the...
Claret And Present Danger by Sarah Fox
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It’s Sadie Coleman’s first full summer as a new pub owner in the quaint town of Shady Creek, Vermont. Her literary pub, the Inkwell, sports a cozy setting of books, bar food, and of course, a well-stocked cache of assorted liquor. Sadie’s looking forward to the...
Interview With Carlene O’Connor, Irish Village Mysteries
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Irish eyes are, indeed, smiling this month — no better time to interview the author of the popular Irish Village Mysteries, Carlene O’Connor. Pick up any of her positively stellar mysteries and take an armchair trip to beautiful and enchanting Ireland. Every...
The Rat Began To Gnaw The Rope – C.W. Grafton
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It’s another step back in time and crime to the early 40’s, with a superb tale by C. W. Grafton. For those fans of the late Sue Grafton (i.e., her Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mystery Series), Sue was one of the daughters of C.W. Grafton – and it’s more than obvious, the...
Murder In An Irish Cottage by Carlene O’Connor
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With St. Patrick’s day on the horizon, now is the perfect time for cozy fans to get themselves “a wee bit of Ireland” – and nobody does it better when it comes to cozy Irish mysteries than Carlene O’Connor and her stellar Irish Village Mysteries.
Ellen Delaney and...
How To Book A Murder by Cynthia Kuhn
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The pandemic may have stopped or delayed a lot of things in our daily lives – but it sure didn’t stop a lot of great authors and publishers from giving us some really sensational cozy mysteries!
Crooked Lane Books brings us How to Book a Murder, A Starlit Bookshop...
Interview With Cozy Mystery Author Darci Hannah
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Wonder Women Sixty’s best new cozy series pick for 2021 was Darci Hannah’s Beacon Bakeshop Mysteries. Both books in this series are simply stellar – filled with warmth, charm, a dash of humor and plots as solid as a brick wall. If you want a super sleuthing cozy...
The Corpse In The Waxworks by John Dickson Carr
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I’ve found the “perfect” mystery to kick off 2022: The Corpse In The Waxworks, A Paris Mystery by John Dickson Carr (1906-1977). Carr was only 25 years old when this was published.
Carr is noted for his superior locked room mysteries. This mystery features...