Recently I had a chance to sit down and talk with Janet Finsilver author of Kelly Jackson mysteries!  Her latest book is Murder at the Mushroom Festival!What genre do you write?In the mystery world they are called cozies. I prefer to call them safe whodunits. What I mean by that is there is no graphic… Continue reading Interview: Janet Finsilver author of Murder at The Mushroom Festival

Title: The Bordeaux BetrayalAuthor: Ellen CrosbyPublisher: ScribnerSeries: A Wine Country Mysteries #3Pages: 370Format: HardcoverSource: LibraryDescription:Ellen Crosby's third tale of suspense set amid the vines of Virginia wine country involves a two-hundred-year-old bottle of Bordeaux that Thomas Jefferson may have purchased for George Washington and is turning out to be a wine to die for.It has… Continue reading Review: The Bordeaux Betrayal by: Ellen Crosby

Title: The Chardonnay CharadeAuthor: Ellen CrosbyPublisher: ScribnerSeries: A Wine Country Mystery #2Pages: 272Format: HardcoverSource: LibraryDescription:Facing a freak late-May frost that threatens to kill the grapes in her vineyard, Lucie Montgomery hires a helicopter to fly over the vines — in total darkness — stirring up the Arctic air on the ground so the fruit will… Continue reading Review: The Chardonnay Charade by: Ellen Crosby

Title: A High-End FinishAuthor: Kate CarlislePublisher: SignetSeries: A Fixer-Upper Mystery #1 Pages: 336Format: Nook e-book Source: PurchaseDescription:FIRST IN A NEW SERIES! In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman—contractor Shannon Hammer. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a… Continue reading Review: A High-End Finish by: Kate Carlisle

Title: Title WaveAuthor: Lorna BarrettPublisher: Berkley Prime CrimeSeries: Booktown Mystery #10Pages: 320Format: e-book ARCSource: NetGalleyDescription:Tricia and Angelica leave Booktown behind for a pleasure cruise, but they’re going to need their life jackets because a murderer has also booked passage—in Lorna Barrett’s New York Times bestselling series.While her bookstore, Haven’t Got a Clue, is rebuilt following… Continue reading Review: Title Wave by: Lorna Barrett

Title: Rockets' Red GlareAuthor: Lynn CahoonPublisher: KensingtonSeries: A Tourist Trap Mystery #9.5Format: e-book ARCSource: NetGalleyDescription: As sunny South Cove, California, gears up for their annual Fourth of July celebrations, a local murder threatens to kill the fireworks . . .South Cove’s local businesses are up in arms after volunteer fire chief Barry Gleason threatens to shut… Continue reading Review: Rockets’ Red Glare by: Lynn Cahoon

Title: How The Finch Stole Christmas!Author: Donna AndrewsPublisher: Minotaur BooksSeries: Meg Langslow #22Pages: 278Format: e-book ARCSource: NetGalleyDescription:Meg's husband has decided to escalate his one-man show of Dickens' A Christmas Carol into a full-scale production with a large cast including their sons Jamie and Josh as Tiny Tim and young Scrooge and Meg helping as stage… Continue reading Review: How The Finch Stole Christmas! by: Donna Andrews

Title: DownfallAuthor: J.A. JancePublisher: William MorrowSeries: Joanna Brady #17Pages: 382Format: HardcoverSource: PublisherDescription:Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady returns in this outstanding new mystery set in the beautiful desert country of the Southwest.With a baby on the way, her mother and stepfather recently slain, a re-election campaign looming, and a daughter heading off for college, Cochise County Sheriff… Continue reading Review: Downfall by: J.A. Jance

Title: See MeAuthor: Nicholas SparksPublisher:  Grand Central PublishingPages: 486Format: HardcoverSource: LibraryDescription:See me just as I see you . . .Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. With a history of violence and bad decisions behind him and the threat of prison dogging his every step, he's determined to walk a straight line.… Continue reading Review: See Me by: Nicholas Sparks