Chocolate Can Be Deadly by Kim Davis is the seventh book in the Cupcake Catering Mystery Series. After being hired as a caterer for a Valentine's Day party, Emory Martinez gets the shock of her life when one of the guests dies from presumably being...

Usually, a book described as a 444-page legal thriller is enough to send me searching the shelves for something else to read. Thankfully, a quick peruse of Norman Shabel’s bio made me pause. It’s impressive, and so is his novel, The Burning Gavel. I found...

Swine and Swindle by Max Parrot is the twelfth book in the Ruff McPaw Mysteries series. Angela Atkins was looking forward to the Hummings Hollow Rodeo, expecting nothing more than a bit of entertainment and food. She didn’t expect the owner of a prized pig...

Secret Places by Don Stuart is a thoroughly educational and enthralling murder mystery set in the windswept and wildly rugged salmon fishing fields of the Alaskan panhandle. As he has done for decades, Johnny Ingman heads out from his Sweetwater base to find his favorite...

James Dain's Everyone Dies in Youngstown depicts the misadventures of a low-ranking cocaine dealer, MJ Shea. This compelling tale unwinds against the backdrop of Youngstown, Ohio, where the protagonist dreams of someday leaving this backwater of a town behind and starting life anew with his...

Kelsey James is a master personal trainer and nutrition coach in Oakville, California. She also happens to be a part-time sleuth, most likely because her father, Randy James, is the police chief. When Anna Scott, the mother of Tina Scott, one of Kelsey’s fitness clients,...

Murder in Myrtle Bay by Isobel Blackthorn is the first book in the Ruth Finlay Mystery series. Ruth and her neighbor Doris’s ordinary trip to the market for antiques takes a quick turn when they discover a body. All Doris wanted was a lid; instead,...

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...

Violations of Causality: A Skip Gershwin Mystery by Herb Guggenheim is a quirky and unpredictable mystery that blends satire, romance, and science fiction. Skip Gershwin is a creative writing student who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his professor. His life spirals into...

The System of Substance: Origin of Mystery by X.E. Anomaly is an epic blend of fantasy and science fiction set on the planet Deluuvius, where an asteroid crash unleashes immortal alien horrors. These abominations, created by the enigmatic Three, spread chaos across the planet. Thousands...

In Death in the Fields by Eric M. Bischoff, Rich Willis is grappling with depression and lingering guilt over the death of his close friend Jeannie. After leaving for college, Rich gradually drifted apart from Jeannie, which is his greatest regret. Rich is heading back...

In The Bizarre Case of Dr. Grindle, Will Bashor writes about a group in 1927 when it was against the law to be gay in society or even in your own home. The main characters, also firm friends, are Nathan Bolton, Guy Logan, Dr. Henry...

Call Me May by Becky Feldmann centers on May, an eleven-year-old girl in 1932, dealing with the aftermath of her father’s sudden death. Following his passing, she takes on the responsibility of caring for her family, including her mother, who is deeply affected by grief,...

A Guide to Solving A Murder by Courtney McFarlin is a supernatural murder mystery drama that follows Tessa Windsor, a hiking guide, along with her loyal pets: Finn, a border collie, and Briar, a feisty cat. One day, Tessa and her brother, Paul, receive a...

The Case of the Beth-el Stone by David Cairns of Finavon is a gripping historical mystery that weaves together gold rush-era Australia, Victorian Edinburgh, and a centuries-old conspiracy. Major Findo Gask and his sharp-witted companion Errol Rait find themselves fleeing a vengeful secret society, only...

The Serial Killer’s Game by Jimmy Ray Conner is intense, chilling, and impossible to put down. Holly Webb, the first female detective in the San Francisco Police Department, is transferred to another department after a tragic loss. However, it’s not long before she returns to...

Richard Tyler Jordan’s Murder and a Missing Manuscript is book 7 in the Polly Pepper Mystery series. Polly Pepper is the amateur sleuth in this suspenseful cozy mystery. Polly is an acclaimed American star of hit TV shows, with considerable experience in comedy and drama...

As Whistle While You Lurk by Judith Sterling begins, Gwyn Camm inherits her great-aunt Ethel’s home and is adjusting to life in Salem. She meets with Elizabeth, who wants her to come back to work at The Witch House in April, to which she agrees....

Nancy Nau Sullivan’s Hot Tango in Argentina opens in a rare stretch of peace as Blanche Murninghan wakes beside Emilio Del Sierra in her beach cabin on Santa Maria Island. She traces the scar on his shoulder, a reminder of the danger they have survived...

In The Weight of Guilt by Helen Starbuck, Annie Collins, now a private investigator, uses her nursing expertise to solve a mystery. Defense attorney Angel Cisnero, Annie's husband, is tasked with defending Mia Stewart, an operating room nurse, and his senior law partner's niece. Mia...