Cozy Mystery Novels (B)

A sector of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.

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Tile M for Murder by Felicia Carparelli: Book Review

From our review: “Beginning with the title, there is a lot of cleverness going on in this book. There is an old noir film titled Dial M for Murder and, as with the title, there are a lot of references to older film and literary characters.”

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Perilous Things by Elizabeth Andre: Book Review

From our review: “What seems a bit of a cozy mystery quickly becomes a dangerous game to people directly and indirectly involved. When the team itself is threatened, the threat feels very real with an edge of the seat thrill.”

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Sugar and Ice by Eule Grey: Book Review

From our review: “My favorite thing in this book has to be the most original haunt ever. While it is actually scary and dangerous it’s also wonderfully silly and character specific.”

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Murder by Multiples by Rachel Ford: Book Review

From our review: “The early 1920s in England is fascinating, historically speaking, because while the country and the world was still reeling from the horrors of World War I”

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Midlife is the Cat’s Meow by Miranda Macleod and T.B. Markinson: Book Review

Midlife is the Cat’s Meow by Miranda Macleod and T.B. Markinson is a paranormal cozy mystery set on an island off the east coast that is the ancestral home to

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Hounded by E. J. Cochrane: Book Review

Hounded by E. J. Cochrane is a humorous cozy mystery set on a secluded island in Maine. Given a choice, Maddie Smithwick would love to spend the weekend with her

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Daring Duplicity by Edale Lane: Audiobook Review

Daring Duplicity by Edale Lane is a delightful story of a victorian era woman dressing as a man to be a detective. Stetson is a woman who lives in a

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As You Look by Veronica Gutierrez: Book Review

As You Look by Veronica Gutierrez is a mystery novel introducing us to the former LAPD cop turned private investigator, Yolanda Ávila. Yolanda wakes up from a dream about her

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No Bones About It by Rachel Ford: Book Review

No Bones About It by Rachel Ford is a most amusing romp through a world where the dead have risen and for the most part they are average folks again.

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The Soul of WBVR by Elizabeth Andre: Book Review

The Soul of WBVR by Elizabeth Andre is a supernatural cozy mystery. It’s a “cozy mystery” in that it doesn’t get very dark, but keeps you intrigued until the very

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