Agony Of The Leaves by Laura Childs is the latest installment of her Tea Shop Series.  Set in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina there is local ambience as well as tea lore and history.  The stor

   Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen is a very descriptive story of Molly Murphy; a mistreated young Irish woman who poses as the immigrant mother of two small children in order to get them to their fat

Simon Brett introduces us to the Right Honorable Devereux Lyminster known as 'Blotto' and his sister the Lady Honoria Lyminster known as 'Twinks'.  Set between World War I and World War II in England; this humorous mystery opens with Blotto

 Gilt By Association (A Den of Antiquity Mystery) by Tamar Myers. Is an easy read it opens wtih shop owner  Abigail Timberlake purchasing a  gilt-edged 18th-century French armoire and finding the  body of a local man. Since the police close her shop until further notice during the Christmas rush Abigail involves herself in the investigation. In doing so she uncovers secrets about the family who originally owned the furniture putting herself and her friends in danger.

In A Bone to PIck by Charlaine Harris, librarian, Aurora Teagarden  learns  that  one of the librarians she was acquainted with and had great respect for has di

This book by Jill Churchill is set during the Great Depression in a small town in New York.   All seems to be going well until an American tailor who had been raised in Germany comes to live with his gran

  Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay is the second in her Cupcake Bakery mystery series. Combine Valentine's Day preparations at a the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, along with romance and then murder.

 Vineyard Enigma by Philip R. Craig is set in Martha's Vineyard, a place we think of as home to the rich and famous and a vacation destination.  J. W.

Die Laughing by Richard Lockridge was published in 1969. When well known actress  Jennifer Singleton who is starring in a current play is found dead and her young gardener is caught running away from the scene covered with blood it looks like an open and shut case.  However, Lieutenant Nathan Shapiro's wife is Assistant Principal at the school Roy Baker attends and does not believe he could have killed Ms. Singleton.  Lieutenant Shapiro receives permission from his Captain for Shapiro and his partner Tony 

The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart. While carrying evidence that would convict a high profile person in Washington, Lawyer Lawrence Blakely found himself involved in murder and train a train wreck on the same night. The trip started out fine and seem to be going well