Smashbomb

Search

Search results

All (776)

Content

Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated The Book Club Murders (Oakwood Mystery #1) in Books

Feb 21, 2018

Charley joins a book club in the hope that making friends with the towns elite will drum up business for her clothing store. She finds that she isnt really fitting in with the Agathas, as the members are known, but sticks with it anyway. It isnt long, however, before murder victims start turning up arranged just like the victims in the novels that the book club is reading. Charley manages to use her status as a member of the club to convince a detective to let her help with the investigation, but puts her own life in danger in the process.

This is a fun start to a new series with a great main character cozy fans will love it!

<i>Note: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review</i>

Kudos

ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Bundle of Trouble (A Maternal Instincts Mystery, #1) in Books

Jul 5, 2018

Definitely not my favourite cozy mystery series - there was a lot of internal dialogue that I did not enjoy. I did like her lists, I thought those were cute and funny - I thought some parts were funny and entertaining but a lot of it was just .. blah, like why is this necessary, why are we repeating this again, why is this happening - but the end was good and fun

I called a lot of the book but it was still fun toward the end to read and the very end - I also called but it was still absolutely joyful to read.

Reading the struggle of a new mother was fun too - it was an interesting take on a mystery trying to be a PI or solving a mystery while literally taking care of a brand spankin new baby and separation anxiety ..

Kudos

Sue (5 KP) rated Murder at the Makeover in Books

Aug 13, 2018

Kaye twins Georgie and Aleta are invited to what they believe is an impromptu reunion with classmates from high school, but it turns out to be what Georgie calls a makeup Ponzi scheme. She doesn’t want to take part in a makeover using unusual ingredients and wants to high tail it out of there. Unfortunately, an old classmate is found dead in the ladies room and the girls find themselves on the case.

Georgia and Aleta are 60+-year-olds, full of spunk, and can’t resist tasty pastries. They often find themselves in the middle of murder investigations and often find themselves in trouble with Georgie’s ex-husband Stan. Did I mention that he is a homicide detective?

If you like humor, hijinks, cozy mysteries, and fun-loving characters then this book has what you are looking for.

Kudos

Interweave Favorites - 25 Knitted Accessories to Wear and Share

Interweave

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

A handpicked selection of 25 favorite knit patterns from Interweave. The first in a new series,...

Hidden Villages of Britain: Histories and Tradition Past and Present

Clare Gogerty

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Explore the most interesting and picturesque examples of British village life. Based on the highly...

Academic Curveball

James J. Cudney

5.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

When Kellan Ayrwick returns home for his father’s retirement from Braxton College, he finds a dead...

No Saving Throw (A Ten Again Mystery)

Kristin McFarland

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Autumn Sinclair has everything she could possibly want: Loving friends, a successful business, and a...

cozy mystery crime murder fiction No Saving Throw series

Charlotte (184 KP) rated The Killer in Me (Benoit and Dayne Mystery #1) in Books

Oct 17, 2021

What a cracking start to what promises to be an intense series!


    The Killer in Me is easy to get in to and hard to put down. I put everything on hold to keep reading and I don't regret it. There's mystery, murder and surprises, which always gets my vote, not to mention corruption and long standing fueds. I'd love to say I guessed everything straight away but I didn't, I had suspicions though (changed my mind a few times too!)

It's good to see some strong female characters. Sheriff Elizabeth Benoit and Deputy Lila Dayne form a good relationship and both show strength when needed.
    This could possibly be read as a standalone but there are unanswered questions for Lila.

I'd class this as an adult read, one to have a cozy evening in with.