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Magic Bites by Kate Satori
Magic Bites (Cozy Witch Mysteries #1) Author: Kate Satori 3.5 out of 5 stars Gina Wallace owns a sandwich shop on the edge of Not-So-Normal Town, and her husband is the police chief of neighboring Normal Town. Gina’s also a witch, but over the years she’s gotten a bit rusty. Then someone is murdered in…
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Hill of Souls by Richard Davids
Hill of Souls Author: Richard Davids 3.5 out of 5 stars Jen and Davie and their parents are visiting the coast of Combe Haven, Devon for their Easter school holiday. While exploring behind their holiday cottage, Jen and Davie find some old tools in the river. Later, while playing hide and seek in the woods,…
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Parisian Ghosts by Janna Ruth
Parisian Ghosts (Parisian Ghosts series prequel) Author: Janna Ruth 4.5 out of 5 Stars Alix is studying history at the University of Sorbonne in Paris. But she’s not just any college student, she can see ghosts. While on a class trip to the Pantheon, where the greatest French people are buried, Alix meets the ghost…
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A Drop of Dream by Amy Hopkins
A Drop of Dream (Talented series #1) Author: Amy Hopkins 4.5 out of 5 Stars In a world where the Talented (those with magic) and non-talented live separately, Emma is a half-blood who just wants to sell her enchanted teas. But someone is killing half-bloods, and Emma is soon targeted. Knowing the police won’t put…
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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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Snowed in With Death by Ruby Loren
Snowed in With Death (Holly Winter Cozy Mystery series #1) Author: Ruby Loren 4 out of 5 stars After winning a competition, Holly Winter travels to Horn Hill House where a group of famous private detectives are having their annual gathering. But only hours after arriving, one of the detectives is found murdered, then another…
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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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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…
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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,…
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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…