Cynthia Chow

Jul 2023 29

A Pair of Bookish Mysteries: Witch Upon a Star By Angela M. Sanders & A Cryptic Clue By Victoria Gilbert

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

This week we have reviews of a pair of book related mysteries-Witch Upon a Star: A Witch Way Librarian Mystery by Angela M. Sanders and A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert. Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of both books and links to purchase them at the end of each review--you may not be able to see the Amazon links if you have ad blocker on.

Jul 2023 29

How the Murder Crumbles By Debra Sennefelder: Review/Giveaway

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Despite pursuing a degree and career in advertising, Mallory Monroe never lost her love for baking nor her memories of her Aunt Glenna’s beloved bakery. So, after her aunt’s death – and being bypassed for a promotion – Mallory makes the life-changing decision to buy the Cookie Shop and move to Wingate, Connecticut so she can run it. She’s still getting used to working with her aunt’s long-term and resistant-to-change baker Claudia Allen, but Mallory is optimistically promoting new cookie bouquets and hosting cookie decorating classes.

Jul 2023 15

Hot Pot Murder By Jennifer J. Chow: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze, Travel

by Cynthia Chow
& Jennifer J. Chow

Despite the burst of publicity that resulted after a recent murder in Los Angeles’s Eastwood Villager Night Market, it still wasn’t enough for food booth owner Yale Yee to earn an invitation to the Thanksgiving dinner held by the Asian American Restaurant Owners Association. Instead she will be a plus-one with her father, owner of the family’s Wing Fat dim sum restaurant.

Jul 2023 8

Summer Food Mysteries

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Cynthia Chow
& Sandra Murphy

This week we have reviews of more fun food mysteries for your summer reading-A Murder of Aspic Proportions: A Sunflower Café Mystery by Amy Lillard, Hidden Beneath: A Maine Clambake Mystery by Barbara Ross, Give Fudge a Chance: A Candy-Coated Mystery by Nancy Coco, and The Diva Delivers on a Promise: A Domestic Diva Mystery by Krista Davis.

Jul 2023 8

Death Steals the Spotlight An Urban Tails Pet Shop Mystery By T.C. LoTempio: Review/Giveaway

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Once the star of the cable television series Spy Anyone, Shell Marlowe left her life as an actor behind after the show’s cancellation and she inherited her aunt’s pet store. Going back to her real name Crishell McMillan, Shell is fully embracing life in Fox Hollow, Connecticut, and happily running the Urban Tails Pet Shop.

Jun 2023 17

Dressed to Drill By Kate Carlisle: Review/Giveaway/Father’s Day Guest Post

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Kate Carlisle

Contractor Shannon Hammer can’t deny that attending a Hollywood movie premiere is exciting, especially when the blockbuster action movie is based on a book written by her boyfriend MacKintyre Sullivan. But Shannon is anxious to return home to Lighthouse Cove and resume her construction company’s latest project: renovating the Northern California Lighthouse Church into an art museum. It’s a big project, and she welcomes the help of the film crew’s lighting director Buck Buckner who just happens to have family living in the town.

Jun 2023 10

Rehearsed to Death: A Domestic Partners Mystery By Frank A. Polito: Review/Giveaway

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

As their popular Domestic Partners Home Design TV show goes on hiatus, it’s the perfect time for actor JP Broadway and his fiancé Peter “PJ” Penwell to take to the stage. The bestselling author of teen mysteries, PJ has written the original play Blue Tuesday about two couples impacted by one momentous day. Their local community troupe will be presenting the production and starring JP with a renowned Michigan theatre director coming in to direct.

Jun 2023 10

Final Cut: A Hollywood Mystery By Marjorie McCown: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Movies, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Despite months of preparation and planning, professional costumer Joey Jessup is anxious before her next job’s first day of a film’s principal photography. Joey is always nervous before the start of a new job, be it for live theater or a big budget film, but this superhero blockbuster has her on edge. While having the base camp near her home in Malibu was tantalizing, the director Marcus Pray has a reputation that lived up to his name.

Jun 2023 10

June Summer Reading Mystery Catch Up!

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Cynthia Chow
& Sandra Murphy

This week we have reviews of 3 more fun mysteries for your summer reading-Murder With Earl Grey Tea: A Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery by Karen Rose Smith, Round Up the Usual Peacocks: A Meg Langslow Mystery by Donna Andrews, and Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star: A Desert Flowers Mystery by Lee Hollis.

Jun 2023 3

Paper Cuts By Ellery Adams: Review/Giveaway

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Miracle Books bookstore owner Nora Pennington first came to Miracle Springs, North Carolina, to heal from both her physical and mental scars. She has since recovered from the burn scars caused by her poor decision to drive while drunk, but it’s been a longer journey for her to move past the betrayal that led to her drinking in the first place.