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Continue reading →: Staging is Murder (A Laura Bishop Mystery #1) by Grace Topping
Laura Bishop just nabbed her first decorating commission—staging for sale a 19th century mansion that hasn’t been updated for decades. But when a body falls from a laundry chute and lands at Laura’s feet, removing flowered wallpaper becomes the least of her duties. To clear her young assistant of the…
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Continue reading →: A Dream of Death (Kate Hamilton Mysteries #1) by Connie Berry
On a remote Scottish island, American antique dealer Kate Hamilton sleuths a killing that eerily replicates a murder still unsolved after 200 years. Autumn has come and gone on Scotland's Isle of Rothsay, and the locals gather for the Tartan Ball, the annual end-of-tourist-season gala. Among the invited guests is…
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Continue reading →: Secrets and Pies (A Callie’s Kitchen Mystery #3) by Jenny Kales
Summertime in Crystal Bay means tourist season for Calliope “Callie” Costas, owner of Callie’s Kitchen, a Greek-meets-Midwest from-scratch eatery. Business is booming but so is the stress. Callie can barely keep up with the demand for her famous summer fruit pies and savory Greek delicacies, plus she’s agreed to bake…
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Continue reading →: The Body in the Wetlands (A Jazzi Zanders Mystery #2) by Judi Lynn
When established house flippers Jazzi Zanders and her cousin Jerod donate a week’s worth of remodeling work to Jazzi’s sister Olivia, they’re expecting nothing more than back-breaking roofing work and cold beers at the end of each long, hot day. With Jazzi’s live-in boyfriend and partner Ansel on the team,…
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Continue reading →: Spiced and Iced (A Callie’s Kitchen Mystery #2) by Jenny Kales
The season is bright when Calliope “Callie” Costas agrees to contribute her Greek snowball cookies to a December bridal shower at The English Country Inn in the scenic waterfront town of Crystal Bay, WI. But when Callie finds a colleague dead, she's sucked into another murder investigation — all while…
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Continue reading →: Somerset stew with cheddar & parsley mash
Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 large carrot, finely chopped 1 leek, chopped 1 tbsp tomato purée 400g can chopped tomato 200g can butter bean, drained 400g can flageolet bean, rinsed and drained 200ml dry cider 250ml vegetable stock few sprigs…
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Continue reading →: Moroccan mushrooms with couscous
Ingredients 1 red onion, sliced 1 tsp olive oil ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground cumin 300g mushroom, quartered 400g can chopped tomatoes 410g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 tsp clear honey 175g couscous 50g soft dried apricots, diced handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped Method Fry the onion…
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Continue reading →: Murder at the Marina (A Kelly Jackson Mystery #5) by Janet Finsilver (Review added)
Kelly Jackson, manager of the Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast, is fond of the Doblinsky brothers, Ivan and Rudy, members of the Silver Sentinels, a crew of crime-solving senior citizens in their Northern California seaside hamlet. After she discovers a jewel-encrusted dagger—with what appears to be dried blood on the…
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Continue reading →: Sifting Through Clues (Cookbook Nook Mystery #8) by Daryl Wood Gerber
Book clubs from all over have descended on Crystal Cove to celebrate the library’s Book Club Bonanza week, and Jenna Hart has packed the Cookbook Nook with juicy reads and tasty cookbooks. But she’s most excited about spending an evening with the Mystery Mavens and their moveable feast, when they…
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Continue reading →: Yarned and Dangerous (Tangled Web Mystery #1) by Sadie Hartwell
Josie Blair left Dorset Falls twelve years ago in hopes of making it big in New York City. But after earning an overpriced master’s degree and getting fired by a temperamental designer, she finds herself heading back to her hometown. Her great-uncle was injured in a car accident, and newly…
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