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Nine Lives and Alibis

Cate Conte

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In Nine Lives and Alibis, the seventh in Cate Conte's Cat Café beloved cozy mystery series,...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2662 KP) rated Pink Lemonade Cake Murder in Books

Sep 5, 2023

Three Strikes, You’re Dead

Summer has come to Lake Eden, and Hannah is excited to be hosting the snack booth at the baseball tournament in Lake Eden, debuting her new pink lemonade themed desserts. One of the celebrity participants is Bernie “No-No” Fulton, a local who pitch part of a season for the Twins. But when Hannah’s mother finds No-No’s body under the bleachers, Hannah has a new mystery to solve. After all, Delores had a reason to dislike the man, so Hannah’s mother is a suspect. Can Hannah figure out who wanted him out permanently?

Once again, fans of the series will know what to expect. The mystery is decent, but the story is padded with lots of talk about food, even for a culinary cozy. And the sub-plot involving Mike slows down the beginning of the story. I also had a hard time buying how the police deal with Hannah’s sleuthing in this book. And yet, I still do like checking in on the characters, and the recipes sound delicious as always. The cliffhanger makes it obvious we are back in the soap opera territory I had hoped we’d left behind. If you are curious about the series, start with the early books to see why so many people read it.

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Barbecue Can Be Deadly

Ryan Rivers

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Sho Tanaka is fired up to support his sister, Jenny, and spice up his life post-nursing career...

Murder on Oak Street (A South Shore Mystery #1)

I. M. Foster

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New York, 1904. After two years as a coroner’s physician for the city of New York, Daniel...

Historical Mystery Cozy

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2662 KP) rated A Second Chance at Murder (A Love Or Money Mystery #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Georgia and Scott are back to compete on a second reality show, this one a race across Europe with challenges along the way. But the night before the race even begins, Scott disappears and a woman is murdered. With the police certain that Scott is a killer, Georgia must find him and prove his innocence. Can she do it?

This was a wonderfully creative cozy. The mystery kept me guessing until the end, and the disappearance added a nice element to the story. The characters were strong as well. The race aspect was kept as a sub-plot, and the location in Spain was brought to life so much that I now want to visit.

NOTE: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/01/book-review-second-chance-at-murder-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.