As Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James begins, Kitty Weekes is arriving for her new job at Portis House, a hospital where soldiers suffering with mental illness after World War One are sent. Portis House and it’s mysterious background were the perfect backdrop for this gothic style novel. It was a spooky, paranormalContinueContinue reading “Review: Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James”
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Review: Pumpkin Spice Scare by Molly Maple
Pumpkin Spice Scare is the fourth book in Molly Maple’s Cupcake Crimes cozy mystery series. This was the first book I had read in the series and I found it easy to follow along even though I was not familiar with the characters. I think each of the books would be easily read as standalonesContinueContinue reading “Review: Pumpkin Spice Scare by Molly Maple”
Review: Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman
Murder at Midnight is book four in Katharine Schellman’s Lily Adler Mystery series, but is easily read as a standalone. Set in rural England in 1816, Lily is drawn into the mystery surrounding the death of a fellow attendee at a ball where many of the attendees were stranded after a sudden snow storm. TheContinueContinue reading “Review: Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman”
Review: Death by a Thousand Sips by Gretchen Rue
Death by a Thousand Sips by Gretchen Rue is the second book in her Witches’ Brew mystery series. Phoebe Winchester has recently reopened the tea/bookshop bequeathed to her by her aunt Eudora, and discovered that not only was Eudora a witch, but so is Phoebe! When Phoebe and her cat, Bob, attend an estate auctionContinueContinue reading “Review: Death by a Thousand Sips by Gretchen Rue”
Upcoming Release: The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell
The Body in the Back Garden is Mark Waddell’s debut novel, a cozy mystery set in Crescent Cove, Vancouver Island, Canada, and is the first book his new Crescent Cove Mysteries series. It releases next week so I thought I would repost my original review from earlier in the year. Luke Tremblay arrives in CrescentContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Release: The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell”
Life, Tea, and Everything 