Mark Twain, played by Ron. W. Bates, roasts Edgar Alan Poe in Murder By the Book, opening November 7 and running for four weeks. In this murder mystery dramedy, we meet the Raven Society and its colorful members.
This week we have reviews of more wonderful cozies, some with a Halloween or supernatural touch since many are still celebrating Halloween, and a touch of Christmas-The Tattered Cover: A Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams, Death at the Door: A Ruby and Cordelia Mystery by Olivia Blacke, Sugar and Spite: A Witch City Mystery by Carol J. Perry, and Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook.
If there were a phrase like bah humbug for Thanksgiving I'd be saying it. I know, many people love this fall holiday overshadowed by its seasonal siblings Halloween and Christmas, and commercially passed over for Black Friday, but I do not. Despite the delicious tradition of roast turkey and the lack of gifting pressure to recommend it, the holiday depresses me.
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.
This debut novel is for readers who love language, word play, literature, and the thrill of the academic hunt. It is also about chronic sorrow, the lack of closure when a loved one goes missing and there is no answer to why or, more damaging, are they coming back. Chronic sorrow forces people to define and redefine their relationship with the missing at the same time it makes them wonder what role they played in the disappearance.
I have been a fan of Agatha Christie since I was a teenager, so when I heard that Encore Theatre in Tulare was producing her famous play, The Mousetrap, I knew I had to see it. But it also sparked another idea. I reached out to Encore and asked if I could come to one of their performances and talk about mysteries and sign and sell my Tower District Mysteries. They said yes. So at the 2 p.m. matinee performance of The Mousetrap on November 9, I will be doing a brief talk and Q&A about writing mysteries, and about my books, after the show. I will also have copies of both books for sale at that performance.
When I was small, we’d often stay with my grandmother in Barmouth, on the coast of North Wales. A beautiful part of the world. She was a lovely, fierce old woman with a rich, croaky voice, and I adored her. I was her favorite too. Which is why I have this tale to tell.
If you have been reading KRL for very long, you know that I am a huge fan of vampires—have been for most of my life. So when I heard that there was going to be a gay cozy mystery series featuring vampires I knew I had to check it out. Dead & Breakfast is the first in the series and I absolutely love the tagline on the cover-Come For the Vampires, Stay For the Scones! Boy am I glad that I did. I will happily check into this bed and breakfast any time.
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.
