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…
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Butcher & Blackbird
I fully admit that Booktok & Booksta made me read this one…and I’m not made about it at all! Other than ruining orzo and ice cream for me, Butcher & Blackbird is everything I want out of a dark romance. Flipping between two serial killers, we follow Sloan and Rowan as they compete to claim,…
Trouble in Queenstown
After a rough year, Evander ‘Vandy’ Myrick, is back in her small hometown of Queenstown. Now as the town’s ‘best PI’, Vandy’s newest client, the mayor’s nephew Leo Hannah, wants her to follow his wife and find enough evidence for a divorce. What seems like a routine job, quickly becomes a murder case that might…
Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies
Bestselling author Eleanor Dash got her start from losing basing her first book on real events over ten years ago. Now with her 10th book coming out, she’s celebrating her 10-year anniversary with Press Tour to Italy. Her ex-boyfriend Connor Smith, her sister, and others involved in the series are all joining her on the…
The Good, The Bad, and The Aunties
The Aunties and Meddie are back! Picking up right after Meddie and Nathan’s wedding, the gang is headed home to Singapore to celebrate the New Year. But when Auntie #2’s beau accidently gives away a vital business deal during the red envelop tradition, the Aunties must find a way to get it back to keep…
Play Dirty
Poppy and Jack have been in love with each other since they were kids. Now that Jack is back from an early retirement from the Navy Seals, Poppy is ready to take what she wants. But Jack’s back for a job and while the pull to Poppy is real for him, he’ll do anything to…
The Widowmaker
I read the first book in the Black Harbor series a few years back and remember loving the deary atmospheric feel of the book. I was surprised to find that our lead characters in the second installment were different from the first, and that the characters from Hello, Transcriber we hardly mentioned. For such a…
Death in the Dark Woods
The second in the Monster Hunter series! Morgan is back and is once again being asked to help investigate a potential cryptid sighting in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. This time She’s called in to search for evidence of a Bigfoot type creature that is being accused of multiple murders. With the help of her dog…
A Death in Door County
Morgan Carter, the owner as a quirky bookstore and a self-taught cryptozoologist spends her time investigating interesting cryptids, just as her late parents did. When unexplained murders begin happening on the shores of Lake Michigan, the new Chief of Police Jon Flanders, comes to Morgan to help solve the case. Does Lake Michigan have a…
A Fate Inked in Blood
Everyone is in their Romantasy era. I’m only half joking but for anyone needing something to hold them over for the next SJMaas or Fourth Wing installment, this book is for you! Danielle L. Jensen has done a fabulous job of creating a fantasy world inspired by Norse mythology. It has all the Viking vibes…