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Review :: Murder on the Pier by Merryn Allingham
I picked up the first Flora Steele mystery, The Bookshop Murder quite on a whim, really just because I was looking for a mystery novel and it was set in a bookshop. I thoroughly enjoyed that one and knew I would continue the series eventually. I finally read book two, Murder on the Pier, this week – and loved it just as much. What is Merryn Allingham’s Murder on the Pier about? Sussex, 1956: When bookshop owner Flora Steele goes for a walk along the pier she isn’t expecting to spot a young woman’s body in the stormy waters below. And she’s shocked to discover the victim is someone she…
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Review :: Put Out to Pasture :: Amanda Flower
I love a cosy mystery – I don’t know if it’s the fun tropes, the way things wrap up nicely at the end, the cosy settings with quirky characters, or the adorable covers and punny titles. I’ve read a couple of Amanda Flower’s books before, so jumped at the chance to review her latest Put out to Pasture when I spotted it on NetGalley. Read on for a bit of info about the book, and then some of my thoughts on this one. What is Amanda Flower’s Put Out to Pasture about? Shiloh Bellamy has saved her family’s farm from financial ruin—but now what? She’s barely scraping by on the…
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Christmassy Review :: The Enemy You Gnocchi :: Catherine Bruns
Synopsis It’s the deadliest thyme of the year… With snow dusting the ground and sauce sizzling on the stove, local chef Tessa Esposito is ready to serve up some holiday cheer. And with the annual Festival of Lights underway, it seems nothing can dim her spirits. Not even Mario Russo, the newest scrooge in town whose espresso bar has been quickly disrupting businesses and stealing customers from Harvest Park’s favorite coffeehouse. But when Mario is discovered at the festival’s opening, face down in a Santa suit, Tessa realizes the bah humbug runs deeper than she could have imagined. And when one of her dearest friends is implicated in the crime,…
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Review :: The Bookshop Murder by Merryn Allingham
I love a cosy mystery tv movie (hello Hallmark – Aurora Teagarden, Gourmet Detective, Mystery 101, ALL OF THEM) and have been keen to read some, but tbh there are just sooooo many out there that it’s hard to know where to start. I spotted The Bookshop Murder by Merryn Allingham on a Netgalley browse one day and figured focussing on books/series with a bookish connection at least narrowed it down, so put in a request for a review copy. I’m so glad I did! What is Merryn Allingham’s The Bookshop Murder about? Bookshop owner Flora Steele escapes the sleepy English village of Abbeymead through the adventures in the stories…
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Christmassy :: Gingerdead Man :: Maya Corrigan
This holiday season Bayport, Maryland, is a dead ringer for Victorian London. Val and her grandfather are taking part in the Dickens of a Holiday festival. Val is hosting a private tea party serving the festival’s costumed volunteers, who range from Dickens divas like Madame Defarge and Miss Havisham to Ebenezer Scrooge and old St. Nick himself. But one costumed reveler may have gotten the holidays mixed up. The winner of the creepiest outfit, robed in black with a gift bag covering the head—okay, Ghost of Christmas Present, Val gets it—hands out gingerbread men with white icing skeleton bones. This year’s sour Santa has none of the big fellow’s mirth…
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Review :: Dead-End Detective :: Amanda Flower
I’m a big fan of Hallmark’s various Mystery tv series (faves so far are Aurora Teagarden, Murder She Baked, and Crossword Mysteries, but there are so many others I haven’t watched yet!) so when I spotted one of their latest mystery books, Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower, available on NetGalley I was keen to check it out. I have in fact read one of Amanda’s books previously – Assaulted Caramel, which is the first in the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries series, and which I quite enjoyed. Read on after the synopsis of Dead-End Detective for my review. What is Amanda Flower’s Dead-End Detective about? Darby Piper is in shock. Samantha…
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Review :: Assaulted Caramel :: Amanda Flower
If you’ve read a couple of my reviews already you probably know I’m a sucker for a great cover (especially if there’s a cat!) – and the same goes for a good pun. Seriously. Assaulted Caramel? How could I say no?! What is Amanda Flower’s Assaulted Caramel about? Bailey King is living the sweet life as assistant chocolatier at world-famous JP Chocolates in New York City. But just when Bailey’s up for a life-changing promotion, her grandmother calls with news that her grandfather’s heart condition has worsened. Bailey rushes to Harvest, Ohio, where her grandparents still run Swissmen Sweets, the Amish candy shop where she was first introduced to delicious…
