Kathleen Costa

Jun 2023 24

The Isolated Séance An Irregular Detective Mystery By Jeri Westerson: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa
& Jeri Westerson

It’s 1895, London, and Timothy Badger, once a Baker Street Irregular, and his good friend, Benjamin Watson, have opened their own consulting detective agency following on the same path as Tim’s mentor … Sherlock Holmes. The duo currently lack clientele and do not have the most business-like accommodations to instill potential clients with confidence in their abilities, but what they lack in funds, they gain in street smarts and determination.

Jun 2023 24

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Something New

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has found a creative way to continue its Aurora Teagarden franchise without its original, iconic star Candace Cameron Buré. The young Aurora, however, is not Buré’s daughter, Natasha, who played the high school version in the flashbacks in Haunted by Murder, but instead Skyler Samuels has been cast as the college graduate.

Jun 2023 17

#TagMe for Murder By Sarah E. Burr: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

Coco Cline was an internet darling, and after she and her college friends negotiated the sale of their start up, she had a few million in her pocket and ownership of her popular lifestyle blog, Trending Topic. But, the resulting fame, albeit fun at times, had its difficulties, and the money didn’t stay in her pocket. Still she had her online persona and lots of followers, but it only provided a meager living. She needed a more lucrative employment opportunity.

Jun 2023 10

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: The Dancing Detective, A Deadly Tango

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is shining brightly with several returning and new mysteries to excite fans. The very popular Hallmark lead Lacey Chabert (Crossword Mystery) is cast in the role of Detective Constance Bailey in the new The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango. Her co-star, British actor and Hallmark regular Will Kemp, is one with whom she is very familiar having concocted sweetness in Love, Romance, & Chocolate and tripped the light fantastic in Christmas Waltz.

Jun 2023 3

Hard Dough Homicide By Olivia Matthews: Review/Giveaway

2023 Articles, Food Fun, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

Lindsay Murray is living her dream now that her family and she have opened Spice Isle Bakery. She enjoys sharing all the exotic flavors of her family’s Grenadian heritage along with a West Indian decor, old-school reggae tunes, and fascinating stories often shared by Granny, and it’s not uncommon to see customers rockin’ out to the music’s rhythm while waiting in line.

Jun 2023 3

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: Carrot Cake Murder A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries shines brightly with several returning and new mysteries to excite their fans. Alison Sweeney is back as Hannah Swenson after a near two-year break, and she’s joined by co-stars Cameron Mathison, Gabriel Hogan, and Barbara Niven to maintain the entertaining continuity.

May 2023 27

The Merry Messy Mummy By R.A. Muth: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

Victoria “Tori” Madison and her best friend Hazel own a cleaning service, Bubbles and Troubles, in Cooper’s Cove, Maine, on the banks of Blueberry Bay, and together they take on a variety of cleaning projects. First, in The Squeaky Clean Corpse, they find their client’s skeleton stuffed in a steamer trunk hidden in the attic. The client’s cat, Rune, is now in need of a new home, so Tori reluctantly steps in, however, she discovers the cat in reality is a cursed Irish hunk that only she sees and hears.

May 2023 13

Blood Bayou By Lynn Emery: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, is a fascinating, if not, dangerous place rich with myths and legends of creatures and spirits stalking the bayou as well as the evil only man can perpetrate. LaShaun Rousselle’s psychic ability, passed down in her family thru the centuries, gives her a unique perspective when confronted by that which often can’t be explained, especially to her husband and skeptic Chief Deputy Broussard.

May 2023 13

Murder Under a Red Moon By Harini Nagendra: Review/Giveaway

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

It’s 1921, Bangalore, India, and nineteen-year-old Kaveri Murthy has become known locally as a detective after she successfully uncovered the killer of a disreputable man who preyed on vulnerable women; a scar on her neck is an unfortunate souvenir. Her doctor husband, Ramu, is supportive of her various pursuits, efforts to expand her education, and even getting a driver’s license.

May 2023 6

Murder in Gemini By Michelle Corbier: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

René Jones was only five minutes older than her twin sister Robin, but their personalities made them seem years apart. Growing up in Chicago, René had always been studious, earning good grades and honors. She graduated college, and finally with hard work, her childcare business in Greensboro, North Carolina, is becoming a lucrative venture. Despite the consequences, some devastating, she always felt obligated, even pressured, to help her sister when opportunities arose, and they rose often.