When Jane’s father dies unexpectedly, she escapes her grief by falling into the world of armchair detectives. Before long she’s so engrained within this community that she considers the small group of friends she’s made to be almost her family. When a mass killing occurs on a small campus in Idaho, Jane and her team,…
Category: Spring 2025
April 2025 | Aardvark Predictions
Even though Aardvark is great about giving us hints each month so we know what the picks will be before they ‘go live’, I thought it would be fun to start putting together my own predictions based on my reading and experience with Aardvark. This will be my third month doing predictions for Aardvark and…
April 2025 Most Anticipated
April is coming up fast, and it’s bringing some awesome books with it. I cannot contain my excitement for so many of the books listed below and it was a struggle to narrow my list down to my top 12. A ton of some of my favorite authors have April releases and I’ve been lucky…
Wild Dark Shore
Dominic Salt and his three children are in their final days as caretakes of a tiny island close to Antarctica. They’ve been tasked with closing the base down and ensuring that seeds from the World’s largest seed bank survive. But when Rowan washes up on shore, the Salt family find themselves confronted with their past…
March 2025 Most Anticipated
March is usually one of the biggest publishing months of the year and this year is no exception. Normally there are 5 Tuesdays in March but even with just 4 Tuesdays, you can be sure that you will be able to find something new to read this month. This month there are a ton of…
Kills Well with Others
Another fun book from Deanna Raybourn. The gang is back in this Golden Girls meets Charlie’s Angels novel. Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie may be retired but that doesn’t mean they can’t handle their own still. When they’re recalled to take on an off the books job for organization known as The Museum, they’re…
25 Most Anticipated for Spring 2025
Snow may have been on the ground this week for South Texas, but I’m already looking forward to warmer weather and Spring releases Honestly, there are way too many great books coming out in the next 3 months to fully list them all here, so be sure to check out my Monthly Most Anticipated New…
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping [on a Dead Man]
Oh how I love a good bossy and chaotic older character, especially in cozy mysteries. I love their banter and their ‘take no prisoners’ attitude. After loving Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers in 2023, I was stoked to get an advanced copy of Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man). With the…