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Pride, Prejudice, and Poison

CatherineMarch 11, 2022March 12, 2022Leave a comment

Book #15 in the A to Z Mystery Tour Elizabeth Blake 2019 Book 1 of the Jane Austen Society Mystery Series* – yes, the second JA mystery series I’ve run into on this tour, and I’m only in the B’s. The town of Kirkbymoorside has a lot of sweaty people. … Continue ReadingPride, Prejudice, and Poison

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Deadly Dog Days

CatherineMarch 9, 2022March 9, 2022Leave a comment

Fourteeenth book in the A to Z Mystery Tour Dog Days Mysteries #1 Jamie M. Blair 2016 Cameron (Cam) Cripps-Hayman, separated from Sheriff Ben Hayman, is finding the small town of Metamora, Indiana to be less than cozy – especially its most irritating citizen (and Cam’s mother-in-law) Irene Hayman, president … Continue ReadingDeadly Dog Days

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The Windsor Knot

CatherineMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022Leave a comment

A to Z Mystery Tour – Book 13 Book 1: Her Majesty the Queen Investigates – SJ Bennett 2021 **This is not the same as the “Her Majesty Investigates” series by a different author who didn’t have any books in my library. ** A talented young pianist has a night … Continue ReadingThe Windsor Knot

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Track of the Cat

CatherineMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022Leave a comment

Book #12 in the A to Z Mystery Tour. Book #1 of the Anna Pigeon Mysteries – 1993 OK, so I’m a little late to the party on this author; I can’t speak to Nevada Barr’s entire body of work, but Track of the Cat is quite the mystery debut. … Continue ReadingTrack of the Cat

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Pride and Prescience

CatherineFebruary 27, 2022February 27, 2022Leave a comment

Book #11 in our A to Z Mystery Tour. Carrie Bebris, Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries, Book 1 Mr. and Mrs. Darcy are newly married, as is Elizabeth Bennet Darcy’s sister Jane, to her Mr. Bingley. Various logistical problems prevent the Darcys from going to Pemberly after the double wedding, … Continue ReadingPride and Prescience

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Murder 101

CatherineFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022Leave a comment

Book 10 in our A to Z Mystery Tour Maggie Barbieri’s Murder 101 Series – Book 1 Forty-something Dr. Alison Bergeron, professor at a small private university in New York, may have been framed for the murder of one of her students. Murder 101 is a fast, entertaining read with … Continue ReadingMurder 101

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Wild Indigo

CatherineFebruary 22, 2022February 22, 2022Leave a comment

Book #9 in our A to Z Mystery Tour A Wild Mystery #1 – 2007 This mystery, set in the pueblos of New Mexico and filled with magical realism and Native American mysticism, is a departure from the cozy mysteries reviewed so far in the A to Z Mystery Tour … Continue ReadingWild Indigo

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Murder With Puffins

CatherineFebruary 20, 2022February 20, 2022Leave a comment

Donna Andrews – Meg Langslow #2 2000 Because most, if not all, of this series is available in audio format on Scribd, I may be reviewing more of the series. Murder With Puffins finds Meg Langslow and her boyfriend Michael on a ferry off the coast of Maine, headed toward … Continue ReadingMurder With Puffins

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Uncommon Grounds

CatherineFebruary 12, 2022February 12, 2022Leave a comment

This is the eighth book of our A to Z Mystery Tour. I will be choosing the first book of a mystery series on each shelf in this section and reviewing it here. I have added the series title list for each book to the website under Series in Order … Continue ReadingUncommon Grounds

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Aunt Dimity’s Death

CatherineFebruary 10, 2022February 10, 2022Leave a comment

This is the seventh book of our A to Z Mystery Tour, taken from the fourth shelf of the second bay in the Mystery section of my local library. I will be choosing one book (hopefully the first book of a mystery series) on each shelf in this section, in … Continue ReadingAunt Dimity’s Death

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Nothing to See Here

CatherineFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022Leave a comment

Kevin Wilson 2019 Lillian Breaker was born of an indifferent mother and absent father into a life of poverty. She worked hard in school, which led to a shining opportunity: a scholarship to the prestigous Iron Mountan Girls Preparatory School. That dream was torn from her, though, thanks to the … Continue ReadingNothing to See Here

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Buried in a Book

CatherineFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022Leave a comment

This is the sixth book in our A to Z Mystery Tour through a local library, and was pulled from the third shelf of the second bay in the Mystery section. I will be choosing one book (hopefully the first book) from a mystery series on each shelf , in … Continue ReadingBuried in a Book

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Murder With Peacocks

CatherineFebruary 6, 2022February 6, 20221 Comment

This is the fifth book in our A to Z Mystery Tour through a local library, and was pulled from the second shelf of the second bay in the Mystery section. I will be choosing one book (hopefully the first book) from a mystery series on each shelf , in … Continue ReadingMurder With Peacocks

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The Trouble With Magic

CatherineFebruary 4, 2022February 4, 2022Leave a comment

This is the fourth book in our A to Z Mystery Tour through my local library, and was pulled from the first shelf of the second bay in the Mystery section. I will be choosing one book (hopefully the first book) from a mystery series on each shelf , in … Continue ReadingThe Trouble With Magic

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The A to Z Mystery Tour

CatherineFebruary 2, 2022February 3, 2022Leave a comment

As mentioned in previous posts, I’m reading my way through the Mystery section in my local library, choosing one mystery per shelf – preferably the first book in a series. I’ve already tackled the first three shelves in the section, but moved on to the next bay this evening when … Continue ReadingThe A to Z Mystery Tour

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Thyme of Death

CatherineFebruary 2, 2022February 3, 20221 Comment

This is the third book in our A to Z Mystery Tour through the library. I will be choosing one book (hopefully the first book) from a mystery series on each shelf in my library’s mystery section, in alphabetical order by author, and reviewing it here. I have also added … Continue ReadingThyme of Death

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Three Wishes

CatherineJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2022Leave a comment

Liane Morarty 2004 Although they may look alike (two identical, one fraternal), the Kettle triplets have their differences. Entrepreneur Lyn is pragmatic and highly organized; Cat, with her emotional extremes, is a marketing executive; and flighty Gemma loves impermanence; she drifts from one house-sitting job to another and treats relationships … Continue ReadingThree Wishes

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The Murder Book

CatherineJanuary 29, 2022February 3, 2022Leave a comment

This is the second book in our A to Z Mystery Tour through the public library. I will be choosing one book (hopefully the first book) from a mystery series on each shelf in my library’s mystery section, in alphabetical order by author, and reviewing it here. I will also … Continue ReadingThe Murder Book

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Inspiring Home Library Ideas

CatherineJanuary 25, 2022January 26, 2022Leave a comment

My childhood home on Vermont Street was filled with love, but sorely lacking in square footage. I wanted so badly to have a reading space of my own that when I was nine or so I created a ‘library’ at the foot of my bed: a wicker chair, a TV … Continue ReadingInspiring Home Library Ideas

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Murder in the Mystery Suite

CatherineJanuary 24, 2022February 3, 2022Leave a comment

This is the first book in our A to Z Mystery Tour through the public library. I will be choosing one book from a mystery series from each shelf in my library’s mystery section, in alphabetical order by author, and reviewing it here. I have added the remaining titles in … Continue ReadingMurder in the Mystery Suite