Laura Childs’s latest Cackleberry Club Mystery starts off with a heart-pounding bang! Our heroine, Suzanne Dietz, is heading to the emergency room to drop off a thermos of chili con carne for her surgeon fiancé, Dr. Sam Hazelet. She’s just gotten to chatting with Ginny Harris, the nurse at admissions, when a loud commotion draws…
The Cackleberry Club Mystery series continues to delight with this very smart eighth installment. Suzanne Dietz is gearing up for the holiday season by volunteering as a stagehand for the town of Kindred’s production of A Christmas Carol, alongside one of her business partners, Toni. They’re fumbling their way through their first blocking rehearsal when…
Eggs on Ice, Laura Childs’ eighth entry in the Cackleberry Club mystery series, provides cozy readers with a merry dose of murder for the holiday season. If you’re searching for an enjoyable Christmas “Cozy,” look no further than Eggs on Ice. It has a classic set-piece opening—Allan Sharp, a heartily disliked lawyer who plays the…
Everything is looking pretty great for the three co-owners of the Cackleberry Club, a cozy place that hosts a tearoom/cafe, knitting store, and bookstore all under one roof. Petra is happy dishing up delicious—and deceptively healthy—concoctions, while Toni charms the guests and Suzanne keeps an eye on everything else, including their relationships with suppliers. It’s…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we gave thanks for all the November cozies; this month, Christmas comes early with these awesome December reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we gave thanks for the great list of books that was November's releases; this month, the holidays come early with some amazing December reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and…
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Remember back when cozies were—cozier? You know, featuring an amateur detective, a bloodless murder and a bunch of eccentric secondary characters—one of whom will (surprise!) be the killer. I don’t have the stomach for anything too grisly, and now that I'm a mom I can't read anything with kids in peril, so all that's left…
