A recent retiree taking her long time love of Agatha Christie and cozy mysteries to the next level A hobby, not a side hustle
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If you read my reviews all the way to the end, you may have noticed a disclaimer that frequently goes, “This ARC was provided by [publisher or author] via NetGalley.” NetGalley is a website that connects authors and their publishers with potential readers and reviewers. This summer, they ran a
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Back in April, I wrote about the first book in the Maddie Penrose series Murder at a Cornish Teashop. The second book featuring Maddie and her grandmother Nor has been released and it gets a bit meta as it revolves around a death within Nor's book club group.
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If you watch hardly any British television (excuse me... telly), you have probably encountered the work of Richard Osman. He has created many programs and appeared on even more shows like Pointless, QI, Would I Lie to You, and the second season/series of Taskmaster. After writing several non-fiction
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In most history classes (at least when I was in school), there seems to be too much emphasis on wars. While I do enjoy learning about the war years of various civilizations (mainly the home front aspects), the times in between the wars are often neglected. Tinker by Jennifer M.
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I have mentioned before how much I love Miss Jane Treen and The Secret Detective Agency series. I'm happy to tell you that there is a fourth book out in this wonderful series. The Afternoon Tea Murders takes Jane from London to Deven where Arthur Cilento has been
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If you, like many of us, are finding this current world to be more than you can handle, I have the book for you. If you've never read any of The Bloggess' previous books, this may be the one for you to start with. How to Be
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Culinary cozy mysteries are a huge part of the category that is already a sub-category. Some pad their plots with incredibly meh recipes (repurposing Pillsbury cinnamon rolls to make them bigger is not a recipe) while others only include a few key recipes that enhance the story and characters
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Murder in a Cornish Teashop by Fliss Chester is the first book in the new Maddie Penrose series. Set in a small rural teashop that is frequented by locals and visiting hikers alike, the story begins soon after a burnt out Maddie leaves her job as a chef in London
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Marc Shaiman's memoir Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner is a wonderfully light and breezy autobiography. How so? I inhaled this book in an afternoon. If you have consumed any Broadway musicals in recent decades, you have probably experienced some of Shaiman's
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I hate February so much. It's the month after my birthday so I don't have that to look forward to for another year. I was single for over thirty years so Valentines Day was always depressing then and even though Tom and I have been together
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Sometimes, it pays to pick out a book that seems outside your usual reading list. For me, that was how I discovered the joy that is The Starseekers: A Historical Fantasy of Magic, Murder, and the Race to the Moon. It may be my favorite book since I started reviewing