Last Kiss Under the Mistletoe
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Sun, Sea and Small-Town Secrets
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Sebastian Conway is a professional psychologist and accomplished criminal profiler, but when one of...
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Sunny Side Up
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Twenty-year old luxury cruise ship waiter Li Johnson is used to the humiliation of trying to satisfy...
When Darkness Follows (Beyond the Grave #4)
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The only eyewitness to a murder can’t remember a thing. Rachel Sommers and her two best friends...
Paranormal Romance Suspense Mystery
Found Innocent (Detective Madison Knight Series Book 4)
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She wanted to leave her past behind, but it may have followed her… A young woman’s remains...
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Ramen Assassin (Ramen Assassin #1)
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When life gives Kuro Jenkins lemons, he wants to make ponzu to serve at his Los Angeles ramen shop. ...
Contemporary MM Romance Mystery
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2163 KP) rated Four Parties and a Funeral in Books
Mar 29, 2023 (Updated Mar 29, 2023)
It was wonderful to be back with Mia and the rest of her family and friends. Yes, I did find a few things related to the production of the show stretched believability a bit for me, but that’s mostly minor. I was having fun the entire way through the book, laughing quite a bit at the antics of the characters. I suspect if I watched the kind of show being lampooned here, I would find it even funnier. There are several sub-plots, but they never take away from the strong mystery, which goes to some rather creative places before Mia reaches the logical solution. The regular characters are up to their usual antics, which is always fun, and I loved the development that some of them got. This book will leave readers, old and new, with a grin on their face.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2163 KP) rated Six Feet Deep Dish in Books
Dec 14, 2023 (Updated Dec 14, 2023)
I’ll admit the first chapter had me a bit worried, giving us lots of background on the characters. But the data dumps didn’t last for long, and we soon had a great mystery on our hands. The plot had plenty of twists and didn’t fall into a familiar plot pattern, something the author pulled off well. The climax answered all my questions. Delilah might have been an annoying character in less capable hands, but I really liked her right off, and that only grew as I got further into the book. The rest of the regulars are great, and I already love the community that Delilah is building. The setting is charming, and I wish I could visit in person. All the talk about pizza made me crave it. If that’s you, too, you’ll be happy with the recipes at the end. This debut left me hungry for the next course.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2163 KP) rated Cheddar Off Dead in Books
Apr 27, 2022 (Updated Apr 27, 2022)
While the cheese drew me to the book, I loved the setting since I grew up in Sonoma County myself. I appreciate how the background we needed on Willa was doled out instead of being dumped on us at the beginning. The result is a mystery with a steady pace and several secrets to be uncovered before we reach the logical ending. I really liked the cast of characters, both potential series regulars and suspects. In fact, I wanted to see more of them, but I’m sure that will come in later books. If this book leaves you craving cheese (it sure did for me), you’ll be happy to see the recipes at the end of the book. I’ll definitely be back to check in on Willa in the future.