The Secrets of the Old Post Cemetery is book three in the Ohnita Harbor Mystery Series by Patricia Crisafulli. It is written as a standalone, so readers who are new to the series (like me) can easily start here.
Murder Two Doors Down is book one in Chuck Storla’s new HOA Homicide Mystery series and introduces readers to an entertaining cast of characters involved in a humorous mystery full of twists and turns.
Whiskey Business is a debut cozy mystery by Adrian Andover, and this reader is hoping there are many more to come in this Mixology Lounge Mystery series!
Meet Reece Parker, a mixologist living in his small hometown of Hope Mills, Pennsylvania, and going through some big life changes. He’s broken off his engagement and has recently opened Subplot, a literary-themed underground cocktail lounge.
Mateo Borrero has a bit of a problem – his bruja mother (who is currently missing) trapped a demon in his body when he was born. Yet his own mother told him never, ever to use magic. Living with a demon inside your body isn’t easy, and Mateo desperately wants an exorcism, which requires funds Mateo doesn’t have.
This week we have reviews of 3 more historical and cozy mysteries-Murder in Miniature: Maple Bishop Book Two by Katie Tietjen, Death at an Irish Village: An Irish Castle Mystery by Ellie Brannigan, and Murder Most Fowl: Food Truck Mystery by Carmela Dutra.
A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau is a page-turning historical mystery set in turn-of-the-century New York, right after the Titanic tragedy. Margot Baxter Harriman has recently taken over her family’s company, B&H Foods, after the passing of her father. The world looks askance at a woman in such a position, so Margot is working hard to fight those societal barriers.
This week we have reviews and giveaways of 2 more historical mysteries for your reading enjoyment-Murder at Arleigh: A Gilded Newport Mystery by Alyssa Maxwell & The Heir: A Young Queen Victoria Mystery by Darcie Wilde.
Mystery readers who enjoy books about books should be sure to pick up Just Another Dead Author, book two in the Berit Gardner series by Katarina Bivald. While this is the second in the series, the book can be read as a standalone. Although of course, I’ve now added book one (The Murders in Great Diddling) to my overflowing to-be-read list.
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes is a delightful debut culinary cozy mystery by Sandra Jackson-Opoku. I was lucky enough to listen to this as an audiobook, and narrator Karen Chilton does a fabulous job bringing this sassy story and characters to life.
The Misplaced Physician is book three in Jeri Westerson’s “Irregular Detective” series, featuring Tim Badger and Ben Watson, private investigators working together, with financial assistance and mentorship from the great Sherlock Holmes. In their youth the two were members of Sherlock’s Baker Street Irregulars (street urchins Holmes used to gather information across London).
