The Cozy Mystery Book Club

Dead and Gondola | Christie Bookshop Book One

Join The Cozy Mystery Book Club, Kelly Reynolds, and Angela Maria Hart for their discussion of Dead and Gondola (Christie Bookshop Book One) by Ann Claire. 

When a mysterious bookshop visitor dies under murderous circumstances, the Christie sisters and their cat Agatha call on all they’ve learned about solving mysteries from their favorite novelist in this new series debut.

Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter. She’s recently returned to her tiny Colorado hometown to run her family’s historic bookshop with her elder sister, Meg, and their friendly bookshop cat, Agatha. Perched in a Swiss-style hamlet accessible by ski gondola and a twisty mountain road, the Book Chalet is a famed bibliophile destination known for its maze of shelves and relaxing reading lounge with cozy fireside seats and panoramic views. At least, until trouble blows in with a wintery whiteout. A man is found dead on the gondola, and a rockslide throws the town into lockdown—no one in, no one out.

He was a mysterious stranger who visited the bookshop. At the time, his only blunders were disrupting a book club and leaving behind a first-edition Agatha Christie novel, written under a pseudonym. However, once revealed, the man’s identity shocks the town. Many residents knew of him. Quite a few had reason to want him dead. Others hide secrets. The police gather suspects, but when they narrow in on the sisters’ close friends, the Christies have to act.

Although the only Agatha in their family tree is their cat, Ellie and Meg know a lot about mysteries, and they’re not about to let the situation snowball out of control. The Christie sisters must summon their inner Miss Marples and trek through a blizzard of clues before the killer turns the page to their final chapter.

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60372420 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3fOCGmRxdI&t=7s 

 

WHERE TO FIND KELLY Website: https://boobiesandnoobies.com/

WHERE TO FIND ANGELA Website: https://angelamariahart.com/ 

Death in Castle Dark | A Dinner and a Murder Mystery Book One

The Cozy Mystery Book Club had lots of sleuthing fun discussing Death in Castle Dark (A Dinner and a Murder Mystery Book One) by Veronica Bond!

Join Angela Maria Hart and, cozy mystery authors, Paula Charles and Christina Romeril, for all sorts of coziness. 

📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖

Actor Nora Blake finds her dream job when she is cast in a murder-mystery troupe that performs in an imposing but captivating old castle. When she stumbles upon a real murder, things take a nightmarish turn in this first book in an exciting new series. Maybe it was too good to be true, but when Nora Blake accepted the job from Derek Corby, proprietor of Castle Dark, she could not see any downsides. She would sink her acting chops into the troupe's intricately staged murder-mystery shows, earn free room and board in the fairy tale-like castle, and make friends with her new roommates, which include some seriously adorable kittens.

But something sinister lurks behind the walls of Castle Dark. During Nora's second performance, one of her castmates plays the part of the victim a little too well. So well, in fact, that no one can revive him. He has been murdered. Not ready to give up her dream gig--or to be the next victim--Nora sets out to see which one of her fellow actors has taken the role of a murderous real-life villain.

 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLzDqnwxtm0&t=6s 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57246968 

Angela's Website: https://angelamariahart.com/ 

Paula's Website: https://www.paulacharles.com/ 

Christina's Website: https://christinaromeril.com/ 

The Cozy Mystery Book Club's Website: https://thecozymysterybookclub.com/ 

Murder at the Lakeside Library | Lakeside Library Mystery Book One

Get Cozy and Chat About the Murder at the Lakeside Library with The Cozy Mystery Book Club!

📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖

Rain Wilmont has just returned to her family's waterfront log cabin in Lofty Pines, Wisconsin after the untimely death of her husband. The cabin is peaceful compared to Rain's corporate job and comes with an informal library that Rain's mother, Willow, used to run. But as Rain prepares for the re-opening of the library, all hopes for a peaceful life are shattered when she discovers the body of Thornton Hughes, a real estate buyer, on the premise.

The community of Lofty Pines starts pointing fingers at Willow, since she has been unusually absent from the library this summer. A fishy rumor surfaces when Rain learns that Willow had been spending a lot of time with Thornton. The town even thought they were having an affair.

While theories swirl about Thornton's death, Rain takes it upon herself to solve the case to exonerate her mother. As more clues surface, Rain will have to piece together the mystery. But if she isn't careful, she may be the next to end up dead in the water in Murder at Lakeside Library the first in Holly Danvers' new Lakeside Library mysteries.

 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55717124-murder-at-the-lakeside-library 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZgnX0lqtqg&t=8s 

The Cozy Mystery Book Club Website: https://thecozymysterybookclub.com/ 

Angela's Website: https://angelamariahart.com/ 

Ben's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/botanyandbooks/ 

The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Hercule Poirot Mysteries, Book One

Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club! Manon, aka the viral mystery reader sensation, joins Angela live for a fun discussion of Agatha Christie's first Hercule Poirot tale.

📖 The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot Book One) 📖

A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village. All of them have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that contribute to Agatha Christie's well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.

 

Manon: https://beacons.ai/mysterymanon

Angela: https://linktr.ee/angelamariahart

The Cozy Mystery Book Club: https://linktr.ee/cozymysteryclub 

Buried in a Good Book | By the Book Mysteries Book One

Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club! Join Angela Maria Hart and Kate Lansing for their discussion of Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries 1) by Tamara Berry.

📖ABOUT THE BOOK📖

A thriller writer who knows way more than anyone should about death and dismemberment Her young daughter who's more intrigued by dead bodies than she probably should be An isolated cabin in the woods that's probably―definitely―hiding something The tiny mountain town that seems less than troubled by a sudden abundance of murders Bestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her rope when she arrives with her teenage daughter at her grandfather's rustic cabin in the woods. She hopes this will be a time for them to heal and bond after Tess's recent divorce, but they've barely made it through the door when an explosion shakes the cabin. Suddenly it's raining fish guts and...is that a human arm? Tess was hardly convincing Gertie that a summer without Wi-Fi and running water would be an adventure. Now she's thrust into a murder investigation, neighbors are saying they've spotted Bigfoot in the woods near her cabin, and the local sheriff is the spitting image of her character Detective Gabriel Gonzales―something he's less than thrilled about. With so much more than her daughter's summer plans at stake, it's up to Tess to solve this case before anyone else gets hurt.

Shout out to special sleuthing guest hostess, Kate Lansing! You can learn all about Kate over on her website: https://katelansing.com/

YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRJV6ynyOO0&t=1s 

The Cozy Mystery Book Club's Website: https://thecozymysterybookclub.com/ 

Newsletter Sign Up: https://mailchi.mp/9e1787486d8b/thecozymysterybookclub 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cozymysteryclub/?hl=en 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cozymysteryclub 

Murder, She Knit | Knit & Nibble Mystery Book One

Join The Cozy Mystery Book Club and fellow sleuthers Angela & The Knitting Librarian (aka Amanda) for their discussion of Murder, She Knit (A Knit & Nibble Mystery 1) by Peggy Ehrhart. 

📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖

Since her only daughter left for college, widow Pamela Paterson has kept busy as associate editor of a craft magazine and founder of the Knit and Nibble knitting club in quaint Arborville, New Jersey. Now, she’s trying out a new hobby—solving murders! Pamela is hosting the next Knit and Nibble meeting and can’t wait to liven up her otherwise empty home with colorful yarn, baking, and a little harmless gossip. She even recruits Amy Morgan, an old friend who recently moved to town, as the group’s newest member. But on the night of the gathering, Amy doesn’t show. Not until Pamela finds the woman dead outside—a knitting needle stabbed through the front of her handmade sweater . . . Someone committed murder before taking off with Amy’s knitting bag, and Pamela realizes that only she can spot the deadly details hidden in mysterious skeins. But when another murder occurs, naming the culprit—and living to spin the tale—will be more difficult than Pamela ever imagined . . .

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35601689-murder-she-knit 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UGYwzrxXfg 

Death by Bubble Tea | LA Night Market Book One

Join The Cozy Mystery Book Club's discussion of Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Book One) by Jennifer J. Chow 🔎

Angela Maria Hart and special guest, cozy mystery author, Kate Lansing, chat about this cozy mystery and sleuthing fun 📚

 

📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖

Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of a delicious new cozy mystery series by Jennifer J. Chow, author of Mimi Lee Gets a Clue.

When Yale Yee discovers her cousin Celine is visiting from Hong Kong, she is obliged to play tour guide to a relative she hasn't seen in twenty years. Not only that, but her father thinks it's a wonderful idea for them to bond by running a food stall together at the Eastwood Village Night Market. Yale hasn't cooked in years, and she hardly considers Celine's career as a social media influencer as adequate experience, but because she's just lost her job at her local bookstore, she feels she has no choice.

Yale and Celine serve small dishes and refreshing drinks, and while business is slow, it eventually picks up thanks to Celine's surprisingly useful marketing ideas. They're quite shocked that their bubble tea, in particular, is a hit--literally--when one of their customers turns up dead. Yale and Celine are prime suspects due to the gold flakes that Celine added to the sweet drink as a garnish. Though the two cousins are polar opposites in every way, they must work together to find out what really happened to the victim or the only thing they'll be serving is time. 

 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59420553-death-by-bubble-tea 

 

YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XxAhghVBA&t=2124s 

 

Shout out to special sleuthing guest hostess, Kate Lansing!

You can learn all about Kate over on her website: https://katelansing.com/ 

 

Angela Maria Hart's Website: https://angelamariahart.com/ 

The Cozy Mystery Book Club's Website: https://thecozymysterybookclub.com/ 

A Killer Plot | Books by the Bay Mysteries Book One

Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club! Join your hostess Angela Maria Hart and cozy mystery authors Annie McEwen & Paula Charles/Jana Rollins for their cozy conversation discussing A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams.

📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖

Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip. Ever since her mysterious return to the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, Olivia has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. With a little cajoling from charming writer Camden Ford, she agrees to join the Bayside Book Writers to break her writer's block and even make a few friends. But when townspeople start turning up dead with haiku poems left by the bodies, anyone with a flair for language is suddenly suspect. And it's up to Olivia to catch the killer before she meets her own surprise ending.

A Killer Plot on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/7689099 

The Cozy Mystery Book Club YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM6dcQSujIw&t=2s 

Six Feet Deep Dish | Deep Dish Mysteries Book One

The Cozy Mystery Book Club read Six Feet Deep Dish (Deep Dish Mysteries Book One) by Mindy Quigley 🔎 Join the cozy conversation with Angela Maria Hart and Jeanne Epstein. 

📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖 

Fresh mozzarella, tangy tomato sauce, and the perfect recipe for a delicious first entry in Mindy Quigley's Six Feet Deep Dish , a delectable new series...

Delilah O’Leary can’t wait to open her new gourmet deep-dish pizzeria in Geneva Bay, Wisconsin―a charming resort town with a long history as a mobsters’ hideaway, millionaires’ playground, and vacation mecca. Engaged to a hunk with a hefty trust fund, Delilah is poised to begin a life that’s just about as delicious as one of her cheesy creations.

Just before opening night, though, Delilah’s plans for pizza perfection hit the skids when her fiancé dumps her and leaves her with a very large memento from their relationship―Butterball, their spoiled, plus-sized tabby cat.

Delilah’s trouble deepens when she discovers a dead body and finds her elderly aunt holding the murder weapon. Handsome local police detective Calvin Capone, great grandson of the legendary gangster, opens an investigation, threatening to sink Delilah’s pie-in-the-sky ambitions before they can even get off the ground. To save her aunt and get her pizza place generating some dough, Delilah must deliver the real killer.

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808162-six-feet-deep-dish 

YouTube Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/UxYajW5AtBA 

Shout out to special sleuthing guest hostess, Jeanne Epstein! You can learn all about Jeanne over on her Instagram: @jeannewrites https://www.instagram.com/jeannewrites/

The Cozy Mystery Book Club: https://linktr.ee/cozymysteryclub 

Angela Maria Hart: https://linktr.ee/angelamariahart 

Double Booked for Death | Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Book One

Join Angela Maria Hart, Angela Cox, and The Cozy Mystery Book Club for their discussion of Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon. 

 

📖 ABOUT DOUBLE BOOKED FOR DEATH 📖

Darla Pettistone left Texas for New York after unexpectedly inheriting her Great-Aunt Dee’s Brooklyn bookstore. She didn’t know that the store’s mascot—Hamlet, an oversize black cat with a personality to match—was also part of the deal. And he may be more trouble than Darla bargained for…

As the new owner of Pettistone’s Fine Books, Darla Pettistone is determined to prove herself a worthy successor to her late great-aunt Dee…and equally determined to outwit Hamlet, the smarter-than-thou cat she inherited along with the shop.

Darla’s first store event is a real coup—the hottest bestselling author of the moment is holding a signing there, which brings hordes of fans and some protestors. But when the author meets an untimely end during the event, it’s hardly good for business, even though it’s ruled an accident…until Hamlet digs up a clue that seems to indicate otherwise. Now Darla fears a killer might be lurking about… Can the interfering Hamlet point the paw at the culprit without losing one of his own nine lives?

 

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10767348-double-booked-for-death 

YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBLOLApKEk&t=1s 

Where to Find The Cozy Mystery Book Club: https://linktr.ee/cozymysteryclub 

Where to Find Angela Maria Hart: https://linktr.ee/angelamariahart