Category: Mystery

  • The Night Before Christmas by Saffina Desforges

    The Night Before Christmas (Rose Red Rhymes- DCI Cass Rose Short Thrillers) Author: Saffina Desforges 3.5 out of 5 stars It’s Christmas Eve and Cassandra “Red” Rose is ready for a break from work to spend time with her family. But when she arrives at the department store for their visit with Santa, she’s asked…

  • Light Parade by Shelley Coriell

    Light Parade: A Detective Lottie King Holiday Mystery (Detective Lottie King Mysteries series) Author: Shelley Coriell 5 out of 5 stars Retired Detective Lottie King is enjoying her time helping her granddaughter’s Girl Power Troop get ready to be in the town’s Fantasy of Lights Parade. After running to her car for a sewing kit,…

  • The Christmas Coroner by Paul Austin Ardoin

    Christmas Coroner (Fenway Stevenson Mysteries series) Author: Paul Austin Ardoin 3.5 out of 5 stars Coroner Fenway Stevenson and Sheriff Craig McVie investigate the murder of Victoria Versini. A food blogger and critic from LA, Victoria was in town to co-host the town’s Christmas parade. Instead, someone shoots her three days before Christmas. As Fenway…

  • Death in December by Shonah Stevens

    Death in December (A Jayne Belmont Mystery) Author: Shonah Stevens 3.5 out of 5 stars When a teacher who had been accused of molesting a student is found dead, it’s assumed to be a suicide. However, the school’s headmaster, James Leibinger, suspects that it might have been murder. With the police uninterested in investigating further,…

  • A Study in Stone by Michael Campling

    A Study in Stone (The Devonshire Mysteries #1) Author: Michael Campling 5 out of 5 stars I originally did a review of the first version of this book. Mr Campling rewrote and expanded it into a full novel. He reached out to me and sent me a free copy, but everything in this review is…

  • Wolves and Daggers by Melanie Karsak

    Wolves and Daggers: A Red Riding Hood Retelling (The Red Cape Society #1) Author: Melanie Karsak 4.5 out of 5 stars The Red Cape Society protects England from the hidden supernatural world. Two of their best agents are Quinn Briarwood and Clemeny Louvel. When the werewolf packs of London begin acting unusual and start abducting…

  • Once a Killer by Murray Bailey

    Once a Killer (A BlackJack Thriller #1) Author: Murray Bailey 4 out of 5 stars It’s 1953 and Charles Balcombe used to be an investigator with the Royal Military Police. He’s also a serial killer named BlackJack. Now he’s living in Hong Kong, having taken up a new identity after a killing spree. He satisfies…

  • Stakes and Spells by Lynn Morrison

    Stakes and Spells (Stakes and Spells Mysteries #1) Author: Lynn Morrison 4.5 out of 5 stars Morticia Beaumont is a depressed vampire on a road trip to find something new and exciting. She stumbles upon two witches performing a ritual. Out of curiosity, she stays to watch and ends up trying to save the life…

  • Murder Above the Fold by Regina Welling and Erin Lynn

    Murder Above the Fold (Mag and Clara Balefire Mysteries #1) Authors: Regina Welling, Erin Flynn 4.5 out of 5 stars Having recently moved to the small town of Harmony, witches Margaret and Clara Balefire open a combined antique and homemade beauty products store. They meet Marsha, the owner of the town newspaper, when they go…

  • Murder in Half Moon Bay by Nancy Jill Thames

    Murder in Half Moon Bay (A Jillian Bradley Mystery #1) Author: Nancy Jill Thames 2.5 out of 5 stars Jillian Bradley a gardening newspaper columnist, and she gets invited to attend a gardening conference to write a review. Luckily, her friends get invited too. But on the second morning of the conference, Jillian is shocked…