A Cyclist’s Guide to Villains & Vines is book two in Ann Claire’s delightful mystery series A Cyclist’s Guide. Book one, A Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants was one of my favorites last summer, and I am happy to report that this latest entry does not disappoint.
This week we have reviews of several more cozies for your summer reading-The Spirit Moves: A Haunted Haven Mystery Book 4 by Carol J. Perry, No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding by Catherine Mack, Doggone Bones by Carolyn Haines, An Amateur Sleuth's Guide to Murders: A Bainbridge Island Mystery by Lynn Cahoon, and Grave Words: Deadly Deadlines Mystery, Book Two by Gerri Lewis.
It’s 1939 in Hollywood, and notorious film director Orland Orcott is found dead in his locked study. Police quickly rule the death a suicide, but despite their dislike for the man, movie star Victor Marvel and his costars aren’t convinced.
The Everest Enigma is the first entry in a new mystery series by Jeannette de Beauvoir, and readers looking for armchair adventures need look no further.
Buried Seeds is the follow up to As You Look – Yolanda Ávila mysteries by Veronica Gutierrez. Buried Seeds is a twisty and propulsive mystery that can be read as a stand alone for readers new to the series.
Oliver Popp is a 24-year-old gay autistic travel writer working for Offbeat Traveler magazine. Oliver likes his routine, and he is a little nervous about his first feature assignment taking him to Washington, D.C. He’s paired up with Ricky Warner, a gay flirty freelance photographer, who definitely lives life a bit more (ok, a lot more) impulsively than Oliver. It’s a delightful pairing.
This week we have reviews of 2 more historical mysteries both out in June-A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge: A Saffron Everleigh Mystery by Kate Khavari and Last Dance Before Dawn: Nightingale Mysteries, Book Four by Katharine Schellman (a LGBTQ+ historical mystery). Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of both books and links to purchase them from Amazon at the end of each review.
This week we have reviews of 2 historical mysteries-A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen Cambridge & The Silversmith's Puzzle by Nev March. Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of both books and links to purchase them from Amazon at the end of each review.
Hot Tango in Argentina is book five in the Blanche Murninghan Mystery series by Nancy Nau Sullivan. Readers new to the series should know that each mystery can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story or the titles can be read in publication order, starting with Saving Tuna Street.
Readers looking for the perfect armchair escape should grab a copy of Alligators and Apparitions, book three in the paranormal cozy mystery series The Witches of the French Quarter by Jen Pitts. While readers can easily take in this mystery on its own, books one and two are equally entertaining and include a back story that adds even more to book three.
