Antiques seem to be the latest popular sub-category in the cosy mystery genre of books. And it seems that there's a lot of interesting, historical research behind it all, which makes it quite understandable that it would make for some exciting plot-lines! In The Antique Store Detective, buried treasure, which always seemed quite fantastical, becomes... Continue Reading →
BOOKS ON TOUR – A Country Wedding Murder by Katie Gayle
Congratulations to Katie Gayle - Kate Sidley and Gail Schimmel! Yesterday was publication day, and this is Day Two of the blog tour for A Country Wedding Murder (Julia Bird #5)! It's always an enormous thrill for me to do a blog tour for a South African author - but when it's two authors at... Continue Reading →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – The Kensington Kidnap by Katie Gayle
Congratulations to Kate Sidley and Gail Schimmel on the publication of The Kensington Kidnap - first in a series of cosy mysteries featuring Epiphany (Pip) Bloom! So off she goes to a job interview at a detective agency, but by mistake (because this is the type of thing that always happens to Pip), it's assumed... Continue Reading →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – A Very English Murder (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #1) by Verity Bright
It's publication day for A Very English Murder, and this is a wonderful book to escape into and forget about the world around you for a little while! I think I've said this before, but I'm going to say it again ... I don't know why I've always avoided the 'cosy mystery' genre because it's... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Murder on the Rocks by J.S.Strange
For some reason I've always tended to avoid anything under the genre of 'cosy'. I don't know what it is, but the idea of a 'cosy' book, just doesn't sit well with me. However, even though Murder on the Rocks is classified as a 'cosy mystery' I thoroughly enjoyed it! I loved the Agatha Christie-esque... Continue Reading →