Murder At The Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah is the first in her new Beacon Bakeshop Mystery series. This is one of my favorite new series debuts – ever! Lindsey Bakewell is a successful investment banker in NYC. But then she finds out that her upscale restaurant owner/fiance...

I had a really lousy week – in fact, I was downright miserable. I found myself up at 3 a.m. not only with insomnia, but with a severe attitude problem. So I decided to go downstairs into my private library and pick out something appropriate to read. There’s nothing like...

While I love my traditional mysteries, cozies and thrillers, sometimes I like to switch it up a bit with a British Library Crime Classic.  Poisoned Pen recently re-released another dynamic, subtle crime/mystery classic, The Man Who Didn’t Fly by Margot Bennett.  Published...

Long Island Iced Tina is the second in Maria DiRico’s new exhilarating series, Catering Hall Mysteries.  It is an engaging burst of fresh air and chocked with colorful characters that will have you laughing, rolling your eyes and scratching your head, as you try...

It’s a double good time when I get to interview two great authors rolled into one!  Yes, I’m talking about Ellen Byron, author of Cajun Country Mysteries and who is also Maria DiRico, author of the Catering Hall Mystery series.  No matter which series you read and enjoy...

Crossed Skis is yet another lost gem from the British Library of Crime Classics.  It’s actually two separate and engaging mysteries, both are incredibly well done and melded together to create an utterly engaging tale. It’s 1951 London and the book opens with a group...

Don’t miss this one!  The only reason this didn’t make my TOP 10 favorite holiday mysteries is because I read this book AFTER I published my TOP 10 list (see the book/mystery category for the full list).  This one has now been added – so yes, now it’s my TOP 11 favorite...

You may know Kathy Lynn Emerson as Kaitlyn Dunnett — top notch author of cozy mysteries.  And if you’ve read any of her simply stellar cozies, you know this woman really knows how to write – she gets into the heart and soul of each and every one of her characters. She...