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Cold Winter’s Morning by Alan Bexley
Cold Winter’s Morning Author: Alan Bexley 5 out of 5 stars On a cold January morning, Vicky Crosby is brutally murdered by being run over with a car. She was a former informant against the criminal family, the Morgans, so Detective Sergeant Frank Grey immediately suspects them. But he also learns that Vicky had a…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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The Fairytale Killer by LJ Bourne
The Fairytale Killer (E&M Investigations prequel) Author: LJ Bourne 4.5 out of 5 stars Six months ago in Berlin, two women were killed and posed like fairytale princesses by a man that came to be called The Fairytale Killer, who suddenly seemed to stop killing. Then three bodies are found on the same day. Mark…
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Unsolved Murders by Victoria Mason
Unsolved Murders Author: Victoria Mason 2 out of 5 stars In this short true crime book, the author gives a quick, 2-3 pages, look at 16 murders that were infamous in their time. This was an interesting but quite short book that stuck to the barest facts for each case. Some are still well known,…
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Skin Deep by Theo Baxter
Skin Deep (Detective Marcy Kendrick #1) Author: Theo Baxter 3.5 out of 5 stars When Marcy was 10 years old, she and her brother witnessed their mother’s murder. 26 years later, Marcy is now a detective with the LAPD. Unfortunately, she’s gained a reputation as a trigger-happy vigilante due to her willingness to take the…
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Murder on the Brazos by Bruce Hammack
Murder on the Brazos (A Fen Maguire Mystery #2) Author: Bruce Hammack 5 out of 5 stars Retired Sheriff Fen Maguire has just set up by the river to start painting when the dead body of a drug dealer floats by. While he tries to ignore the case, the incompetence of the new sheriff, his…
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Christmas Magic by Alexandra Moody
Christmas Magic (Christmas Magic #1) Author: Alexandra Moody 4 out of 5 stars Moody gives an interesting twist to familiar Christmas characters in this book. Clio is a claus, but her unusually strong magic caused her mother to leave the North Pole when she was young. Clauses, as users of Christmas magic, can only use…
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Blood In, Blood Out by Julia Derek
Blood In, Blood Out (Cooper and White Mysteries #1) Author: Julia Derek 3.5 out of 5 stars Detectives Wilhelmina Cooper and Larry White are assigned to the murder case of Diego Martinez. Diego was stabbed 16 times and bled to death in Central Park. The only clue is the very unusual knife that was dropped…