I read this book by accident. I wasn’t looking for it, but it found me. I saw someone mention it on Facebook. It’s free if you have Amazon Prime. I don’t, but I got the beginning for free and then was so hooked I had to buy the whole thing. […]
Everything is different about this cozy mystery. From the protagonist to the structure. The protagonist is Turing Hopper, an artificial intelligence personality or AIP. She works for the Universal Library or UL as a researcher. She has achieved sentience. She becomes worried when her programmer and friend, Zack goes missing. […]
Gordon Cloade is at the center of this mystery, but he is dead before the action begins. He has been the central support for his extended family. Always telling them not to worry about money; that he would provide for them. However, he dies unexpectedly in the Blitz and is […]
Agatha Raisin is dreaming of Christmas and keeping her detective agency running. This isn’t really a Christmas book, though. Agatha wants the perfect Christmas she never had growing up and this theme runs in the background of the mystery. She receives a letter from Mrs. Tamworthy, a wealthy widow in […]
Most cozy mysteries are series or have recurring characters. We come to identify with these protagonists and grow with them over the course of a series. These sleuths are my favorite and I always look forward to books featuring these memorable characters. Miss Marple created by Agatha Christie Miss Marple […]
This is the tenth book in the Sarah Booth Delaney series. It is only the second one I’ve read. This book starts with the after effects of the last case weighing heavily on Sarah Booth and her partner, Tinkie. She is trying to recover after a miscarriage and Tinkie decides […]
Agatha Raisin returns to her cottage in Carsley after a PR job in London. She soon meets her new neighbor, Paul Chatterton, who is the talk of all the ladies in the village, and gets wind of a haunted house nearby. Together, they start to investigate. Their investigation starts out […]
Stoneham, New Hampshire has been revitalized by becoming a haven for booklovers. The formerly empty Main Street has been filled by specialty bookstores. Tricia Miles is the owner of the mystery bookstore, Haven’t Got A Clue. She is a bit of an outsider in the small village of Stoneham because […]
Frank Amberley was lost on back roads on the way to his uncle’s house when he stumbled upon a beautiful woman standing next to a car with a dead man inside. She’s holding a gun, but maintains that she didn’t do it. He believes her and doesn’t mention her when […]
Music promoter Rex Taylor has arrived in Scumble River and he wants to turn it into the Branson of Illinois. To stir up interest in this idea, he schedules a free concert with his veteran talent, Flint James, and an up and comer, Suzette Neal. Some Scumble Riverites are excited […]
This cozy sees Jo McCallister, owner of Craft Corner, get into a rather prestigious craft festival. At this festival, she is disappointed to find an old rival setting up a booth opposite her. Her disappointment turns to shock when this rival is murdered right in front of her and when […]
Tales and Treats, a new bookstore, is opening up in Scumble River, but some residents of the small Illinois town are not exactly welcoming them with open arms. Small businesses and conservative protesters see the new store as a threat. School psychologist and series protagonist, Skye Denison, is supportive of […]
