CONTENDER FOR TOP MYSTERY 2022 BY KINGS RIVER LIFE MAGAZINE! Mona Moon is planning her wedding to Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth, when preparations go haywire after one of the maids is found murdered. With just days before the blessed event, unwanted guests invade Moon Manor throwing a wrench into Mona’s plans and making it more difficult to seek the truth. Now Robert is a suspect in the maid’s murder. A missing gold brooch and twenty five-dollar bills are the only clues Mona has to find the … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Murder Under A Bridal Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Mystery by Abigail Keam
Royally Dispatched by P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel
Royally Dispatched by P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel A new series from best-selling authors P.C. James, and Kathryn Mykel–author of award-winning Sewing Suspicion. A Duchess, her trusted butler and a nose-it-all furry sidekick. Can Lady Mary uncover the secret plan before she’s dispatched like her predecessor? London, 1958. Lady Mary, Duchess of Snodsbury has received a royal dispatch to travel to London to prepare the last of the debutants for entrance into society. News of the demise of the … [Read more...] about Royally Dispatched by P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel
The Case at Barton Manor (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates #1) by Emily Queen
The Case at Barton Manor (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates #1) by Emily Queen 1920's London If one more person gives Rosemary Lillywhite unwanted advice on when to stop mourning the loss of her beloved husband, she fears she will lose control of her sensibilities. All she wants is to be left alone to drown her misery in a glass of gin and tonic, but when Grace Barton knocks on the door of her dead husband’s investigative office, Rosemary faces a choice: come out of hiding or turn away someone in … [Read more...] about The Case at Barton Manor (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates #1) by Emily Queen
Then There Were … Two Murders? by P.C. James
Then There Were … Two Murders? by P.C. James ‘Then There Were … Two Murders?’ is the second book in the Miss Riddell Cozy Mystery series. It follows directly after 'In the Beginning, There was a Murder' where, at the end, Miss Riddell receives a letter asking for her help. The letter is from an elderly widow living out in the English countryside. It’s winter 1953/54 and England is still suffering from the after-effects of WW2 and the costs of the ongoing Korean War. Miss Riddell goes to … [Read more...] about Then There Were … Two Murders? by P.C. James
In the Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James
In the Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James When her best friend is murdered, Pauline Riddell finds she must take the law into her own hands if she is to see justice done. It's northern England, 1953, rationing is still in place and the Cold War is heating up. Her fiancé is out in Korea, where thankfully that war is winding down, and she's just setting out in adult life working at a local armament factory. She’s hard-up, everyone is, … [Read more...] about In the Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James
FEATURED BOOK: An Unfortunate Coincidence by Michael Sinclair
The decade of the 1920s is now one hundred years ago. Flappers and speakeasies are hallmarks of that era. Family conflicts, adultery and even murder were prevalent during this period of decadence and free love. AN UNFORTUNATE COINCIDENCE is a mystery set in the stately home of an upper crust family bringing the 1920's to life—amidst a parade of death. It is January 1928, New York City. Megan Cary, a young and stylish librarian, lives with her moody but wealthy husband, Adam, on Central Park … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: An Unfortunate Coincidence by Michael Sinclair
In the Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James
When her best friend is murdered, Pauline Riddell finds she must take the law into her own hands if she is to see justice done. It's northern England, 1953, rationing is still in place and the Cold War is heating up. But Pauline can see better times ahead, a home, a family, a responsible job, and she’s preparing for that future. Then her friend, Marjorie, is stabbed to death. At first, Pauline is only concerned with helping the police. She’s intelligent and resourceful but also inexperienced, … [Read more...] about In the Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James
Dark Secrets of the Bayou by Kim Carter
Dark Secrets of the Bayou by Kim Carter "Could a concealed crime from the 1800s, or the family's estate itself, harbor keys to unlocking the past?" Catherine “Tink” Mabry, an up-and-coming attorney, is shocked by her recent inheritance from her estranged family on the bayou. After her mother died during childbirth, Tink’s father had quickly relocated them to the big city of Atlanta, Georgia. With no memory of her mother, she is determined to learn more about her lineage and decides to visit … [Read more...] about Dark Secrets of the Bayou by Kim Carter
The Secret of Heaven by Felix Alexander
The Secret of Heaven by Felix Alexander When investment banker Lazzaro de Medici is found dead, Professor of Biblical Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago Aiden Leonardo is the prime suspect. In possession of an encrypted letter given to him by Lazzaro, Aiden utilizes his extensive knowledge of Scripture to piece together clues that lead to a Lost Bible dating back to the time of Christ. Hidden within the text is an ancient truth about the most controversial message Jesus left to … [Read more...] about The Secret of Heaven by Felix Alexander
Interview with Author – Gwen Mayo
About Gwen Mayo: Gwen Mayo grew up in the hills of Eastern Kentucky. Her home state’s colorful past forms the backdrop for her Nessa Donnelly historical mysteries, Circle of Dishonor and Concealed in Ash. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky Department of Political Science, and is an active member of Sisters in Crime, including the Florida Gulf Coast, Derby Rotten Scoundrels, and GUPPY Chapters. She currently lives and writes in Safety Harbor, Florida. Since relocating, she has … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Gwen Mayo
Featured PermaFree eBook: Saddled with Death by Irene Sauman
About the Book Family are more deadly than strangers. In this novella series prequel, Emma Haythorne (unmarried, but soon to meet Sam Berry) is staying at neighbouring Nettifield pastoral station, on the Murray, to help her friend Bea Macdonald look after the household comprising her three brothers, father George and terminally ill mother, Martha. Family visitors arrive by paddle steamer, on their way home from a trip to England. Shortly into their visit, George Macdonald’s half-brother, … [Read more...] about Featured PermaFree eBook: Saddled with Death by Irene Sauman
The Daemoniac by Kat Ross
The Daemoniac by Kat Ross Sherlock Holmes meets The X-Files in Book #1 of this paranormal mystery series! It's August 1888, just three weeks before Jack the Ripper will terrorize Whitechapel, and another murderer is stalking the streets of New York. His handiwork bears the hallmarks of a demonic possession—but amateur sleuth Harrison Fearing Pell is certain her quarry is a man of flesh and blood. And she hopes to make her reputation by solving the bizarre case before the man the press has … [Read more...] about The Daemoniac by Kat Ross
