The Write Way to Die by Beth Prentice is the first book in the Murder by the Book Mystery series. Aubrey Jackson has received every writer’s dream: an invitation to participate in a writer’s retreat. And to add to the excitement, the host is none...

Time Did Not Forget by Kim Carter is the fourth book in the Clara and Iris Mystery series. Widows Clara Samples and Iris Hadley, both in their mid-seventies, are private investigators based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their latest case takes them to Biloxi, where they agree...

It is 1968. Jennifer Blair, an antiquities dealer, is in Hollywood, Los Angeles, partly for business, but her main intention is to seek answers about her mother Veronica’s unsolved murder. Veronica, a powerful publicist in Hollywood, had been found dead at a dinner party hosted...

Tokyo Juku by Michael Pronko dropped me straight into Tokyo’s restless, exam-fueled nights where success isn’t just a goal – it’s survival. Mana, a student cramming for her university entrance prep, finds her life turns into a nightmare when she discovers the body of her...

The Charabanc of Death by Brian Kavanagh is a murder mystery drama that follows Belinda Lawrence and Hazel Whitby as they embark on a trip to France. This journey allows Belinda to reminisce about a teenage backpacking adventure she had twelve years prior in the...

Jerold Last’s Tapas and Treachery is an intriguing and well-crafted cozy murder mystery set in Spain. Roger Bowman is a private detective in Los Angeles with considerable experience in solving complex murder cases. He is hired by a prestigious law firm representing an international cruise...

The Fog City Murders: A Serial Killer in San Francisco by Jimmy Ray Conner is a murder mystery that takes place against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco. The story begins with a prologue that sets the tone for the dark and complex narrative that...

Tiny Wild Things by Danielle M. Wong follows Fran, a magazine writer, who is sent to interview the reclusive artist Jonathan Kramer at his remote estate. Once there, she discovers Kramer’s secret: who he is, what that means to her, and the discovery of another...

The Nameless Dead by Leta Serafim features protagonist and staunch law-abiding Chief Inspector Yiannis Patronas. On his native island of Chios, a young Syrian woman's slain body is discovered at an abandoned refugee camp. As Patronas investigates, he finds himself in the overcrowded camp of...

C.S. Doraga's The Apothecary’s Apprentice centers on Daciana, a talented apothecary's apprentice who lives a harsh dual life. She is revered for her apothecary skills, yet ostracized due to her mixed heritage. Daciana's life takes a surprising turn after her beloved teacher, Florin, is murdered....