Category Archives: Cozy Mystery

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten New-to-Me Authors in 2022

Posted on January 24, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog and go here to see what others have on their Top Ten Tuesday lists! I … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Fridays and Book Blogger Hop: January 20, 2023

Posted on January 20, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’m also going to link … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Murder Spoils the Fair (Dodo Dorchester #8) by Ann Sutton

Posted on January 16, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: A high profile national fair, a murdered model. Can Dodo solve the crime before it closes the fair? The historic British Empire Fair of 1924 is set to be officially opened by the king at the new Wembley Stadium … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour and Giveaway: Dial M for Meow by Ruth J. Hartman

Posted on January 11, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries) by Ruth J. Hartman About Dial M for Meow Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 1st In Series Setting – Green Meadow, Indiana Gemma Halliday Publishing (January 10, 2023) Number … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My 2022-23 To Be Read List

Posted on December 13, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog and go here to see what others have on their Top Ten Tuesday lists! We … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Murder in an Irish Castle (Lady Eleanor Swift #12) by Verity Bright

Posted on November 30, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: Irish whiskey, rolling green hills, a traditional Christmas feast and… a murder? Lady Swift will need the luck of the Irish to survive this holiday season! Christmas, 1923. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the village … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Murder at St. Saviour’s by Merryn Allingham

Posted on November 26, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: Bookshop owner and amateur detective Flora Steele teams up with handsome crime writer Jack Carrington to unravel a curious murder in the village of Abbeymead! Sussex, 1956: When Flora and her partner-in-crime-solving, Jack, arrive at the charming church of St Saviour’s the … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Paper Cuts (Secret, Book & Scone Society #6) by Ellery Adams

Posted on November 16, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Mystery at Southwood School (Eve Mallow #9) by Clare Chase

Posted on November 15, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

About the book: Eve Mallow’s going back to school! But when a former student is murdered, Eve must discover who taught her a deadly lesson… Eve Mallow is delighted when she’s asked to cater Founders’ Day at Southwood School. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace by Lorenzo Carcaterra

Posted on November 2, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s … Continue reading →

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