My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #33 2017 – Illinois

Aug 282017

Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!

Where are your books taking you this week?

I am excited for my 1st Literary Escape to Illinois this year!

Here’s what I read and what
I have planned for this week.

Escapes Completed

Oh, Fudge! (A Candy-coated Mystery)
Release Date – August 29, 2017
Setting – Mackinac Island, Michigan
Review will be up tomorrow!

A Knit before Dying (A Tangled Web Mystery)
Release Date – August 29, 2017
Setting – Connecticut
Sadie Hartwell will be my guest this week for Cozy Wednesday!

Assaulted Caramel (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery)
Release Date – August 29, 2017
Setting – Ohio
Review will be posted Thursday!

Facials Can Be Fatal (A Bad Hair Day Mystery)
Release Date – February 22, 2017
Setting Florida
My Flashback Friday Read

Scheduled Escapes

Dead in the Water (Welcome Back to Scumble River Book 1)
Release Date – September 5, 2017
Setting – Illinois
For Review

There’s a Monster in Your Book
Release Date – September 5, 2017
Children’s Book
For Review

Murder Wears Mittens (Seaside Knitters Society)
Release Date – August 29, 2017
Setting – Massachusetts
Sally Goldenbaum will be my guest for Cozy Wednesday next week and will be touring with Great Escapes Book Tours too!

A Christmas Peril (A Theater Cop Mystery)
Release Date – September 8, 2017
Setting – Massachusetts
The Great Escapes Book Tour stops here next Thursday!

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August 28, 2017 at 3:41 PM

I’m revisiting books for another challenge so I’m in Ohio with Nancy Drew and London with Harry Potter.
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A Crafter Hooks a Killer: A Handcrafted Mystery by Holly Quinn

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 11 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW
June 11 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, RECIPE
June 12 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 12 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
June 13 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
June 14 – The Book Diva’s Reads – SPOTLIGHT
June 14 – Bibliophile Reviews – REVIEW
June 15 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
June 16 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 16 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 17 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
June 17 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 18 – Author Teresa Watson – REVIEW
June 18 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – Brianne’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 19 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT
June 20 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
June 21 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
June 21 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 22 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 23 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW
June 24 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
June 24 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST

Love, Lies, and Azure Eyes by Janis Thornton

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

June 12 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 13 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 13 – ⒾⓃⓉⓇⓄⓈⓅⒺⒸⓉⒾⓋⒺ ⓅⓇⒺⓈⓈ – SPOTLIGHT
June 14 – ❧Defining Ways❧ – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 15 – MJB Reviewers – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 16 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 16 – 4covert2overt ☼ A Place In The Spotlight ☼ – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 17 – Cozy Up With Kathy – SPOTLIGHT
June 17 – Books Direct – GUEST POST
June 18 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
June 18 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
June 19 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
June 20 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
June 21 – The Book Diva’s Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 22 – Brianne’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 22 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
June 23 – Christa Reads and Writes – REVIEW
June 24 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 25 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

Granny Bricks A Bandit (Fuchsia, Minnesota Series) by Julie Seedorf

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 12 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW, GUEST POST, GIVEAWAY
June 13 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 13 – Brianne’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 14 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
June 14 – Teresa Watson’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 15 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 16 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 17 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW
June 17 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTEVIEW
June 18 – The Cozy Pages – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 19 – Literary Gold – CHARACTER GUEST POST, GIVEAWAY
June 19 – I’m All About Books – GUEST POST, GIVEAWAY
June 20 – Maureen’s Musings – REVIEW
June 21 – LibriAmoriMiei – REVIEW
June 22 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 22 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY
June 23 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – GUEST POST
June 24 – Readeropolis – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 25 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY

Died in the Wool: A Whisky Business Mystery by Melinda Mullet

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 17 – ThisIsMyTruthNow – REVIEW
June 17 – Babs Book Bistro – GUEST POST
June 18 – The Power of Words – REVIEW
June 18 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 20 – The Cozy Pages – GUEST POST
June 20 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 21 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
June 22 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 23 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
June 23 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW
June 24 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW
June 24 – eBook Addicts – SPOTLIGHT
June 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
June 25 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 26 – My Reading Journeys – SPOTLIGHT
June 26 – Readeropolis – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 27 – Ruff Drafts – GUEST POST
June 27 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 28 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 29 – Laura’s Interests – SPOTLIGHT
June 30 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT

Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato) by Kelly Brakenhoff

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 17 – The Layaway Dragon – REVIEW
June 17 – Only By Grace Reviews – REVIEW
June 18 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
June 18 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – Island Confidential – REVIEW
June 20 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 20 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW
June 21 – Book Club Librarian – REVIEW
June 21 – That’s What She’s Reading – GUEST POST
June 22 – Mallory Heart’s Cozies – REVIEW
June 22 – MJB Reviewers – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 23 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW
June 24 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
June 24 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 25 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW
June 25 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 26 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
June 26 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
June 27 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
June 27 – I’m All About Books – GUEST POST
June 28 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
June 29 – The Ninja Librarian – REVIEW, GUEST POST
June 30 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass (An Exotic Pet-Sitter Mystery) by Heather Day Gilbert

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 20 – Reading Is My SuperPower – GUEST POST
June 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 21 – Babs Book Bistro – GUEST POST
June 22 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW
June 23 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 24 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 24 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 24 – I’m All About Books – GUEST POST
June 25 – Books Direct – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 25 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 26 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
June 26 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 27 – Brianne’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 27 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
June 28 – eBook Addicts – REVIEW
June 28 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 29 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 29 – Brooke Blogs – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Mistaken Identity Crisis (Braxton Campus Mysteries) by James J. Cudney

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 21 – Mallory Heart’s Cozies – REVIEW
June 22 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 22 – LibriAmoriMiei – REVIEW
June 23 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 24 – Books Direct – MAP & CHARACTER LIST POST
June 25 – Rosepoint Publishing – REVIEW
June 25 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLIGHT
June 26 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 27 – Jane Reads – REVIEW
June 28 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
June 29 – Bibliophile Reviews – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 30 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 1 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW
July 2 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
July 2 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
July 3 – Island Confidential – GUEST POST

Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread Murder (The Cast Iron Skillet Mystery Series) by Jodi Rath

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

June 21 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 21 – ❧Defining Ways❧ – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 22 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 22 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
June 23 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 23 – Eskimo Princess Book Review
June 24 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 24 – The Self-Rescue Princess – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 25 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT WITH RECIPE
June 25 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 26 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 26 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – GUEST POST
June 27 – eBook Addicts – REVIEW
June 27 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 28 – I’m All About Books – GUEST POST
June 28 – Author Teresa Watson – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 29 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 29 – MJB Reviewers – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 30 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
July 1 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
July 1 – 4covert2overt ☼ A Place In The Spotlight ☼ – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 2 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
July 2 – Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting – REVIEW

Strangled Eggs and Ham (A Country Store Mystery) by Maddie Day

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

June 24 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW, EXCERPT
June 24 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 24 – ⒾⓃⓉⓇⓄⓈⓅⒺⒸⓉⒾⓋⒺ ⓅⓇⒺⓈⓈ – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
June 25 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
June 25 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 25 – ❧Defining Ways❧ – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
June 26 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 26 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
June 26 – Author Teresa Watson – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 27 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, EXCERPT
June 27 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
June 27 – MJB Reviewers – REVIEW
June 28 – View from the Birdhouse – SPOTLIGHT
June 28 – A Blue Million Books – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 28 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
June 29 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
June 29 – 4covert2overt ☼ A Place In The Spotlight ☼ – GUEST POST
June 30 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW
June 30 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
July 1 – Sapphyria’s Books – REVIEW
July 1 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW
July 1 – I’m All About Books – GUEST POST
July 2 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 2 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
July 3 – Curling up by the Fire – REVIEW
July 3 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 3 – The Cozy Pages – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE

Down in Flames (A Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery) by Cheryl Hollon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 24 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, EXCERPT
June 24 – Baroness’ Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
June 25 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
June 25 – Readeropolis – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 26 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
June 26 – I’m All About Books – GUEST POST
June 26 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT
June 27 – Author Teresa Watson – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 27 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
June 28 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW, EXCERPT
June 29 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 29 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
June 30 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
July 1 – The Book Diva’s Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST
July 1 – A Blue Million Books – GUEST POST
July 2 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 2 – Bibliophile Reviews – REVIEW
July 3 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 3 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

Spirited Away (A Bay Island Psychic Mystery) by Lena Gregory

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 10 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
June 10 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 11 – I’m All About Books – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 12 – Author Teresa Watson – REVIEW
June 13 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 14 – Ascroft, eh? – GUEST POST
June 15 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 16 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 17 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 17 – Bibliophile Reviews – REVIEW
June 18 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – Sapphyria’s Books – REVIEW
June 20 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 21 – LibriAmoriMiei – REVIEW
June 22 – Brooke Blogs – REVIEW
June 23 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST

Deco Dames, Demon Rum and Death (Jazz Age Mystery Series) by Ellen Mansoor Collier

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 12 – Michelle’s Romantic Tangle – REVIEW
June 12 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLIGHT
June 13 – 4covert2overt ☼ A Place In The Spotlight ☼ – SPOTLIGHT
June 13 – Readeropolis – SPOTLIGHT
June 14 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW
June 15 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 15 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 16 – Cozy Up With Kathy – GUEST POST
June 17 – ❧Defining Ways❧ – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 18 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
June 20 – Ascroft eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 21 – Ruff Drafts GUEST POST
June 22 – Author Teresa Watson – REVIEW
June 23 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 23 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW by Guest Reviewer

Rachel Neuburger Reynolds

New Cozy Series

You are cordially invited to a destination wedding to die for...

Welcome to Bocas del Toro, a remote chain of islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Five days of glorious sun and lush rainforest await the forty guests celebrating Bridezilla Olivia’s dream wedding—but will a murder sink the catered affair? Before anyone’s got time to start working on a tan, an unfortunate snorkeling accident eliminates a member of the wedding party. Maid of honor Lexie Marino smells trouble, and is thrust into the responsibility of investigating, needing to solve the case before her bestie’s trip down the aisle gets tropically derailed. The show must go on.

Lexie’s a little too tall, a little too awkward, and a little too brokenhearted, but she’s determined to nail the real killer. Can this unlikely sleuth stay afloat as she’s hit by wave after wave of wildly entertaining characters, including an alpha bride, surfing detectives, and a high school flame long forgotten? You’ll find yourself laughing until the very end of Drowning Lessons, a debut cozy mystery that makes the perfect beach read. Rub in some coconut oil, dangle your feet in the crystal-blue waters of Dolphin Bay, and sip a cool drink as Lexie discovers the deductive superpowers she never knew she had. Let the party begin!

This is the first book of five in the Red Frog Beach Mystery Series.

Author Links
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Twitter: @rainyday11 Instagram: @rainydaywrites
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Coming September 19, 2019

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7/30/2019

Janet Finsilver

New from Janet Finsilver!

Murder at the Marina
(A Kelly Jackson Mystery)
by Janet Finsilver

She’s got to solve this—or her friends are sunk . . .

Kelly Jackson, manager of the Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast, is fond of the Doblinsky brothers, Ivan and Rudy, members of the Silver Sentinels, a crew of crime-solving senior citizens in their Northern California seaside hamlet. After she discovers a jewel-encrusted dagger—with what appears to be dried blood on the blade—on their fishing boat, they share their family history with Kelly, and she learns that the knife may be part of a set from their long-ago childhood in Russia. Its sudden reappearance is eerie, but the mystery grows much more serious when a body is found on the boat. The victim was a member of the community and part of the Russian Heritage Festival, and some of the organizers were clearly harboring some bitterness. But the story behind this murder seems as layered as a nesting doll—and Kelly’s feeling completely at sea . . .

Author Links

Facebook – Twitter – Pinterest – Website

More Books In This Series

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8/15/2019

Daryl Wood Gerber

Sifting Through Clues
(A Cookbook Nook Mystery)
by Daryl Wood Gerber

Book clubs from all over have descended on Crystal Cove to celebrate the library’s Book Club Bonanza week, and Jenna Hart has packed the Cookbook Nook with juicy reads and tasty cookbooks. But she’s most excited about spending an evening with the Mystery Mavens and their moveable feast when they will go from house to house to share different culinary treats and discuss the whodunit they’re all reading. It’s all good food and fun for the savvy armchair detectives until one of the members of the group is found murdered at the last stop on the tour.

As if that weren’t enough to spoil her appetite, Jenna discovers that all the evidence points to her friend Pepper as being the guilty party. And with Pepper’s chief-of-police daughter too close to the case to be impartial, Jenna knows she’ll have to step in to help clear her friend’s name before a bitter injustice sends her to jail. Sifting through the clues, Jenna unearths any number of possible culprits, but she’ll have to cook up a new way to catch the killer before Pepper’s goose is cooked . . .

Includes tasty sweet and savory recipes!

Author Links
Website Daryl’s Blog
Mystery Lover’s Kitchen
Killer Characters Facebook
Twitter @DarylWoodGerber
Goodreads
Daryl Wood Gerber Avery Aames

Written as Avery Aames

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6/30/2019

Grace Topping

New Cozy Series!

Staging is Murder
(A Laura Bishop Mystery)
by Grace Topping

Laura Bishop just nabbed her first decorating commission—staging for sale a 19th-century mansion that hasn’t been updated for decades. But when a body falls from a laundry chute and lands at Laura’s feet, replacing flowered wallpaper becomes the least of her duties.

To clear her young assistant of the murder and save her fledgling business, Laura’s determined to find the killer. Turns out it’s not as easy as renovating a manor home, especially with two handsome men complicating her mission: the police detective assigned to the case and the real estate agent trying to save the manse from foreclosure.

Worse still, the meddling of a horoscope-guided friend, a determined grandmother, and the local funeral director could get them all killed before Laura props the first pillow.

Author Links
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8/30/2019

Alice Loweecy

Ghosts for Mardi Gras!

Better Than Nun
(A Giulia Driscoll Mystery)
by Alice Loweecey

Giulia Driscoll used to say running a detective agency was the busiest job she’d ever had. Then the ghosts showed up, and she figured now she’s the busiest ever. This, of course, challenged the Universe to say, “Hold my beer.”

Today she’s running the agency, sleuthing on behalf of the ghosts, and being the mother of a two-month-old. At last, she understands those 5-Hour Energy commercials.

The Universe then dropped two clients in her lap for Mardi Gras: a family greedy to find hidden money and the son of her least-favorite person, Ken Kanning of The Scoop. The positive: a date night! The not-so-positive: it’s a working date night. Driscoll Investigations is joining the big Mardi Gras costume charity gala to search for potential thieves. Kanning Junior will be at the party showing off his tame ghost.

The Scoop, a few hundred drunk revelers, a mercenary family, and a ghost who isn’t as tame as the kid thinks. What could possibly go wrong?

Did someone just hear the Universe say, “Hold my beer”?

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Kate Young

Now Available!

Southern Sass and Killer Cravings
(Marygene Brown Mysteries)
by Kate Young

Life has always been sweet on Georgia’s Peach Cove Island, but a case of murder has Marygene Brown down in the pits . . .

For generations, the women of the Brown family on Peach Cove Island have been known for their Southern sass and sweet homemade desserts at their beloved Peach Diner. Since their mother's passing two years ago, Marygene has been stuck in Atlanta while her sister Jena Lynn has been running the family business. Now Marygene has left her husband and returned to her hometown, where she can almost feel Mama's presence.

But all is not peachy back home. Marygene has barely tied on an apron when a diner regular drops dead at the counter. When it turns out the old man's been poisoned, Jena Lynn is led away in handcuffs and the family eatery is closed. Now, to save her sister and the diner, Marygene must find the real killer. With some startling assistance from her Mama's spirit, Marygene will be serving up a special order of just desserts . . .

Includes Seven Recipes from Marygene’s Kitchen!

Author Links

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Twitter – GoodReads – BookBub

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7/31/2019

Rita Mae Brown

New from Rita Mae Brown

Whiskers in the Dark:
A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
by Rita Mae Brown

A massive nor’easter has hit northern Virginia, where Mary Minor “Harry” Harristeen joins groundskeeping efforts at the National Beagle Club at Aldie as the date for its springtime Hounds for Heroes veterans’ benefit approaches. Harry’s fellow volunteers, including her oldest friend, Susan Tucker, comprise a spirited group of hunting enthusiasts, some former service members themselves. But things take a sinister turn when, after a routine tree cleanup along the Club’s hunting trails, retired foreign services officer Jason Holzknect is found dead, throat slit from ear to ear. Soon enough, another murder in their midst jolts the preparations, convincing Harry that the killer is familiar with the Club—and must be close by, masked in plain sight.

The intrigue extends to the grounds of Harry’s beloved local church, where the identity of an eighteenth-century skeleton wearing precious pearls remains a mystery. The anonymous woman’s neck had been snapped, and marks on the grave where her body was secreted indicate that someone recently tried to remove it, leading Harry to question how well she really knows those around her.

As always, Harry’s crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her determination to sniff out the foes among friends, even those long buried. Harry will need her four-legged companions’ help more than ever: a ghostly beagle only they can see may hold the key to the culprit.

Author Links
Website – Facebook

Purchase Links
Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Google Play – IndieBound

Find all the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries HERE.

7/16/2019

Sharon Pape

New from Sharon Pape

Magickal Mystery Lore
(An Abracadabra Mystery)
by Sharon Pape

This spells trouble . . .

The New Camel Day Fair is a fun-filled event for residents of this upstate New York town. Kailyn Wilde, a modern-day witch of ancient lineage, leaves her potion shop, Abracadabra—and her feline familiar, Sashkatu—to attend with her fortune-telling Aunt Tilly. Joining them is legendary wizard Merlin, who’s discovering new pleasures of time-traveling to the modern world, including curly fries and kettle corn—but the appeal of the Tilt-a-Wheel is beyond his mystical imagination.

The real wild ride begins later when neighboring sweet shop owner Lolly rushes into Abracadabra with news about a dead body. The victim has one of Lolly’s fudge knives stuck in her back, but in spite of the sticky evidence, Lolly is only one of several suspects with ample motive and opportunity. Meanwhile, Merlin’s research into old family scrolls and electromagnetic ley lines is causing some unusual mix-ups. As the two investigations collide, Kailyn will have to do everything in her power to prevent disaster…

Author Links
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Peg Cochran

Murder, She Uncovered
(Murder, She Reported Series)
by Peg Cochran

An intrepid 1930s Manhattan socialite uncovers deadly secrets during an assignment to the Hamptons in this riveting historical cozy mystery for readers of Victoria Thompson, Anne Perry, and Rhys Bowen.

Westhampton, 1938. To the dismay of her well-to-do family, Elizabeth “Biz” Adams is quickly establishing herself as a seasoned photographer over at the Daily Trumpet. Growing more confident in her decision to pursue a career, Elizabeth is thrilled when she and her reporter sidekick, Ralph Kaminsky, are sent to Long Island to cover the story of a young maid found dead in one of the glamorous summer homes in the devastating aftermath of the Great New England Hurricane—also known as the Long Island Express.

At first, it’s assumed that the young woman was caught in the terrible storm, but when a suspicious wound is found on the side of her head, the police suspect murder. The maid’s death becomes even more tragic when it’s discovered she was pregnant, and with Elizabeth and Kaminsky at the scene of the crime, the Daily Trumpet scoops all the other papers in town.

The young woman’s boyfriend emerges as the likeliest suspect. But as Elizabeth follows the story, she begins to wonder whether someone in the household of the maid’s employers might be responsible—someone who’ll stop at nothing to keep the truth about the baby’s paternity hidden. . . .

Author Links:

Website – Newsletter Sign Up – Facebook – Twitter – GoodReads – BookBub

THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS SERIES

Peg Cochran is also the author of the Sweet Nothings Lingerie series (written as Meg London), the Gourmet De-Lite series, the Lucille series, the Cranberry Cove series, and the Farmer’s Daughter series.

Linda O. Johnston

New from Linda O. Johnston

For a Good Paws
(A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery)
by Linda O. Johnston

Barkery owner Carrie Kennersly follows the scent of murder to find the true culprit

When Carrie Kennersley, owner of a two-part bakery that serves tasty treats to both dogs and humans, learns that a local killer is being paroled, she worries that danger will come barking at her door.

Ten years ago, Mike Holpurn was convicted of murdering the first female mayor of Knobcone Heights. Now, shortly after his release, Holpurn puts the whole town on edge by yelling at the former mayor's husband, Henry Schulzer. After Schulzer is found dead, everyone assumes Holpurn is the culprit. But Carrie thinks there's more to the story, especially since Holpurn claims Schulzer was the one who really killed the mayor. Carrie is determined to uncover the truth, even if it means things will get ruff.

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7/31/2019

James J. Cudney

Flower Power Trip
(Braxton Campus Mysteries)
by James J. Cudney

At a masquerade ball to raise money for renovations to Memorial Library, Kellan finds a dead body dressed in a Dr. Evil costume.

Did one of Maggie’s sisters kill the annoying guest who’d been staying at the Roarke and Daughters Inn, or does the victim have a closer connection to someone else at Braxton College?

As Kellan helps school president Ursula bury a secret from her past and discover the identity of her stalker, he unexpectedly encounters a missing member of his family. Everything seems to trace back to the Stoddards: a new family who recently moved in.

Between the murder, a special flower exhibit and strange postcards arriving each week, Kellan can’t decide which mystery in his life should take priority. But unfortunately, the biggest one of all has yet to be exposed - and when it is, Kellan won’t know what hit him.

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6/30/2019

Ellen Mansoor Collier

Inspired by real-life Galveston Gangs and Local Landmarks.

Deco Dames, Demon Rum and Death:
(A Jazz Age Mystery #5)
by Ellen Mansoor Collier

When young Galveston Gazette society reporter Jazz Cross hears rumors of grave robbers at the Broadway Cemetery, she and photographer Nathan Blaine investigate, hoping to land a scoop. The newshawks witness meetings held by clandestine gangs and enlist the help of her beau, Prohibition Agent James Burton, who attempts to catch the elusive culprits red-handed.

Meanwhile, the supernatural craze takes Galveston by storm, and Jazz is assigned to profile the society set’s favorite fortune teller, Madame Farushka. Sightings of a ghost bride haunting the Hotel Galvez intrigue Jazz, who sets up a Ouija board reading and séance with the spiritualist. Did the bride-to-be drown herself—or was she murdered?

Luckily, Sammy Cook, her black-sheep half-brother, has escaped the Downtown Gang and now acts as the maître d’ for the Hollywood Dinner Club, owned by rival Beach Gang leaders. During a booze bust, the Downtown Gang's mob boss, Johnny Jack Nounes, is caught and Jazz worries: will Sammy be forced to testify against his former boss? Worse, when a mystery man turns up dead, Sammy is framed for murder and Jazz must solve both murders and help clear Sammy's name.

As the turf war between rival gangs rages on, Jazz relies on her wits and moxie to rescue her brother and her friends before the Downtown Gang exacts its revenge.

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7/15/2019

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Laura Childs – Terrie Moran – Scrapbook Mysteries

Glitter Bomb (A Scrapbooking Mystery) by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran

<An exploding Mardi Gras float has got to be the strangest murder weapon scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand has ever encountered in this latest Scrapbooking Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author.

It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand is excited to be attending the Pluvius Parade along with her best friend Ava. Carmela's ex-husband Shamus rides by the duo on his float at the head of the parade, when suddenly the revelry turns to disaster. Shamus' float crashes and explodes, and although Shamus escapes unhurt, a member of his krewe is killed.

Carmela and Ava plunge into an investigation of the krewe-member's death, but as they dig deeper it starts to look less like an accident and more like a murder....and Shamus seems less like a victim, and more like a suspect.

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12/31/18

Anna Celeste Burke

New from Anna Celeste Burke

Lily's Homecoming Under Fire Calla Lily Mystery #1
by Anna Celeste Burke

In California's wine country, someone wants Lily dead.

When Lily Callahan returns home to California's wine country, sparks fly amid a hail of bullets as she and U.S. Marshall Austin Jennings take cover.

Money, fame, and love all come into play as motives when Lily and Austin try to find out who sent hired guns to kill Lily. The trouble begins soon after her beloved Aunt Lettie dies and leaves her estate to Lily--is it about the money?

Or, is life imitating art? Lily's trouble-making character in a long-running TV soap was recently killed by a paid hitman. Is a crazed fan trying to end Lily's life as well as her acting career? Did her agent borrow a page from the script after Lily dismissed him?

Lily's surprised to find an old flame waiting for her when she returns home. Has he reached the point that if he can't have her, nobody can? If it's about an old love that's become dangerous, the new one that propels Lily and Austin into each other's arms won't help.

Life in small-town California wine country is a tangled vine of mystery, suspense, and intrigue.

Grab your copy of the first book in the Calla Lily Mystery Series by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, Anna Celeste Burke to find out what happens to Lily and Austin.

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A Body on Fitzgerald's Bluff Seaview Cottages Cozy Mystery #1
by Anna Celeste Burke

Miriam Webster’s a woman with a few secrets—can she keep them after she and her spirited Dalmatian, Domino, find a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff?

When Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community, the last thing she expects is to find a body on the bluffs nearby. The mystery takes a quick detour when Miriam and her friends return to Fitzgerald’s Bluff with the Deputy Sheriff. The dead woman’s gone, but not for long. Where the body turns up is only one of the surprising twists the mystery takes for Miriam and her friends.

Convinced that the local deputy isn’t up to the task of finding a killer on the loose, Miriam and her gang of Grand Old Lady Detectives [G.O.L.D.] set out to discover the truth about a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff. Can they solve the mystery without becoming the killer’s next victim?

To find out, grab your copy of book 1 in this new cozy mystery series by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Anna Celeste Burke. Recipes included.

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Laura Childs – Cackleberry Club Mysteries

Eggs on Ice (A Cackleberry Club Mystery)
by Laura Childs

The Christmas season at the Cackleberry Club café is marred by murder in the latest book in the New York Times bestselling series.

Some say that casting crusty attorney Allen Sharpe as Scrooge in the Kindred Players production of "A Christmas Carol" is just playing to type. He's not the most beloved man in town. In fact, you'd have a dickens of a time finding someone who liked him. Still, it's a shock when the Ghost of Christmas Past stabs him during the first rehearsal. Suzanne, co-owner of the Cackleberry Club café, Kindred's favorite combination diner, craft store and bookshop, chases the murderer out of the building but loses him in the alley.

As the days pass the list of suspects grows longer. Is it the disgruntled partner? The former secretary whom Sharpe sexually harrassed? Or is it fellow owner of the Cackleberry Club, Toni's almost ex-husband, Junior? The women of the Cackleberry Club are determined to find the killer before he can add another victim to his Christmas list.

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Laura Childs – Tea Shop Mysteries

Broken Bone China (A Tea Shop Mystery)
by Laura Childs
(March 5, 2019)

Theodosia Browning serves tea and solves crimes in Charleston, a city steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.

It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out.

As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some angry, mechanized insect, deliberately crashes into the balloon next to them. An enormous, fiery explosion erupts, and everyone watches in horror as the balloon plummets to the earth, killing all three of its passengers.

Sirens scream, first responders arrive, and Theodosia is interviewed by the police. During the interview, she learns that one of the downed occupants was Don Kingsley, the CEO of a local software company, SyncSoft. Not only do the police suspect Kingsley as the primary target, they learn that he possessed a rare Revolutionary War Union Jack flag that several people were rabidly bidding on.

Intrigued, Theodosia begins her own investigation. Was it the CEO's soon-to-be ex-wife, who is restoring an enormous mansion at no expense? The CEO's personal assistant, who also functioned as curator of his prized collection of Americana? Two rival antiques' dealers known for dirty dealing? Or was the killer the fiancée of one of Theodosia's dear friends, who turns out to be an employee—and whistle-blower—at SyncSoft?

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