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On Borrowed Crime | Jane Doe Book Club Mystery Book One

Discuss Kate Young's On Borrowed Crime with Angela, Christine, and Mary! A modern day Agatha Christie cozy mystery with lots of twists and turns. 

On Borrowed Crime by Kate Young

A shoe-in read for fans of Ellery Adams and Kate Carlisle, On Borrowed Crime is the first in Kate Young's new Georgia-set, sweet tea filled, Jane Doe Book Club mysteries.

The Jane Doe book club enjoys guessing whodunit, but when murder happens in their midst, they discover solving crimes isn't fun and games...

Lyla Moody loves her sleepy little town of Sweet Mountain, Georgia. She likes her job as receptionist for her uncle's private investigative firm, her fellow true crime obsessed Jane Doe members are the friends she's always wanted, and her parents just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. But recently, with her best friend Melanie on vacation, and her ex-boyfriend and horrible cousin becoming an item and moving in next door to her, her idyllic life is on the fritz. The cherry on top of it all is finding Carol, a member of the club, dead and shoved into a suitcase, left at Lyla's front door.

Unusual circumstances notwithstanding, with Carol's heart condition, the coroner rules Carol's death undetermined. But when they discover the suitcase belongs to Melanie, who had returned from her vacation the following morning, Sweet Mountain police begin to suspect Lyla's best friend. Determined that police are following the wrong trail, to clear her friend's name, and to not allow Carol become one of the club's studied cold cases, Lyla begins to seek out the real killer. That is, until she becomes the one sought after. Now, finding the truth could turn her into the killer's next plot twist, unless she wins the game of cat and mouse.

 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFMgI-V5Vjo&t=609s 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51123474 

 

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Killer Chardonnay | Colorado Wine Mystery Book One

Welcome to our book club discussion of Killer Chardonnay!

The first YouTube book club livestream of 2021 featured Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing. Y'all have been loving this book on Instagram and Twitter. Let's discuss all the coziness, wine, cat cuteness, love triangle drama, and murder! Join Angela and Ben for this cozy chat. 

A young winery owner won't let one sour grape ruin the bunch in the first installment of this exciting cozy mystery series.

Parker Valentine has always dreamed of opening her own winery in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. But she gets more than she bargained for when a food and wine critic unexpectedly shows up at Vino Valentine on opening day. A negative review could be fatal for her business, and not only does he seem to hate her chardonnay, he also collapses and dies shortly after drinking it.

Although Parker hoped that the attendees would put a cork in it, soon her winery is at the center of a social media firestorm. With #killerchardonnay trending online, Parker's business is in danger of closing, and she has no choice but to investigate the murder herself.

To restore her reputation, catch a killer, and keep her struggling business open, Parker needs only one thing: some good proof.

 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53002111

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9QQEsd1As4 

The Diva Runs Out of Thyme | Domestic Diva Book One

Join Angela and Ben as they discuss The Diva Runs Out of Thyme (A Domestic Diva Mystery Book 1) for The Cozy Mystery Book Club.

📖📖**The Diva Runs Out of Thyme | Book Blurb**📖📖

Domestic diva Sophie Winston is about to learn that some dishes are best served cold... Few can compete with local celebrity Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but Sophie Winston is determined to try. Her childhood rival may have stolen the spotlight—and her husband—but this Thanksgiving Sophie is determined to rob Natasha of the prize for Alexandria, Virginia's Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown. She just needs the right ingredient. But Sophie's search for the perfect turkey takes a basting when she stumbles across a corpse. And when the police find her name and photo inside the victim's car, Sophie will have to set her trussing aside to solve the murder—or she'll be serving up prison grub...

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHkCpTfiqxQ&t=15s 

Little.Bookshop of Murder | Beach Reads Mystery Book One

Join Angela, Christine, and Micah for The Cozy Mystery Book Club's May livestream event! Let's get cozy and discuss Little Bookshop of Murder.

𝐿𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓅 𝑜𝒻 𝑀𝓊𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓇 (𝐵𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝒹𝓈 𝑀𝓎𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝟣) 𝒷𝓎 𝑀𝒶𝑔𝑔𝒾𝑒 𝐵𝓁𝒶𝒸𝓀𝒷𝓊𝓇𝓃 Summer Merriweather's career as a Shakespeare professor hangs by a bookbinder's thread. Academic life at her Virginia university is a viper's pit, so Summer spends her summer in England, researching a scholarly paper that, with any luck, will finally get her published, impress the Dean, and save her job. But her English idyll ends when her mother, Hildy, shuffles off her mortal coil from an apparent heart attack. Returning to Brigid's Island, NC, for the funeral, Summer is impatient to settle the estate, sell her mom's embarrassingly romance-themed bookstore, Beach Reads, and go home. But as she drops by Beach Reads, Summer finds threatening notes addressed to Hildy: "Sell the bookstore or die." Clearly, something is rotten on Brigid's Island. What method is behind the madness? Was Hildy murdered? The police insist there's not enough evidence to launch a murder investigation. Instead, Summer and her Aunt Agatha screw their courage to the sticking place and start sleuthing, with the help of Hildy's beloved book club. But there are more suspects on Brigid's Island than are dreamt of in the Bard's darkest philosophizing. And if Summer can't find the villain, the town will be littered with a Shakespearean tragedy's worth of corpses--including her own.

 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0rzznFIOOM&t=3348s 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48850921 

Real Murders | Aurora Teagarden Book One

Join Angela Maria Hart and Kelly Reynolds as they discuss Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden #1) by Charlaine Harris for The Cozy Mystery Book Club!

📖📖Real Murders Book Blurb📖📖

Though a small town at heart, Lawrenceton, Georgia, has its dark side-and crime buffs. One of whom is librarian Aurora "Roe" Teagarden, a member of the Real Murders Club, which meets once a month to analyze famous cases. It's a harmless pastime—until the night she finds a member killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. And as other brutal "copycat" killings follow, Roe will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game, one that casts all the members of Real Murders, herself included, as prime suspects-or potential victims.

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140091.Real_Murders 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMocG9IZ69c&t=252s 

The Secret, Book, and Scone Society | The Secret, Book, & Scone Society Mysteries

Join The Cozy Mystery Book Club's Angela Maria Hart and guest sleuther, Kelly Reynolds, for a cozy discussion of The Secret, Book, & Scone Society by Ellery Adams.

📖 The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society 1) by Ellery Adams 📖

Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is a place of healing. Strangers flock here hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked “comfort” scone from the Gingerbread House bakery, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. That’s Nora’s special talent—prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person’s deepest pain and lighten their heaviest burden. When a visiting businessman reaches out to Nora for guidance, she knows exactly which novels will help. But before he can keep their appointment at Miracle Books, he’s found dead on the train tracks. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to gain trust and earn redemption by helping others. To join the society, members must divulge their darkest secret—the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place. Determined to uncover the truth behind the businessman’s demise, the women meet in Nora’s cramped and cozy bookstore to share stories and trade support. And as they untangle a web of corruption, they also discover their own courage, purpose, and a sisterhood that will carry them through every challenge—proving it’s never too late to turn the page and start over . . .

 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33632473-the-secret-book-scone-society 

YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoC4jf7of7M 

Death Overdue | Haunted Library Mysteries

Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club's discussion of Death Overdue (The Haunted Library Mysteries #1) by Allison Brook. Join Angela and Ben as they chat all about this bookish paranormal cozy. 

📖 ~BOOK BLURB ~

Carrie Singleton is just about done with Clover Ridge, Connecticut until she's offered a job as the head of programs and events at the spooky local library, complete with its own librarian ghost. Her first major event is a program presented by a retired homicide detective, Al Buckley, who claims he knows who murdered Laura Foster, a much-loved part-time library aide who was bludgeoned to death fifteen years earlier. As he invites members of the audience to share stories about Laura, he suddenly keels over and dies. The medical examiner reveals that poison is what did him in and Carrie feels responsible for having surged forward with the program despite pushback from her director. Driven by guilt, Carrie's determined to discover who murdered the detective, convinced it's the same man who killed Laura all those years ago. Luckily for Carrie, she has a friendly, knowledgeable ghost by her side. But as she questions the shadows surrounding Laura's case, disturbing secrets come to light and with each step Carrie takes, she gets closer to ending up like Al.

 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34507290 

YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4UGbFQasUw 

Book Review (AngelaMariaHart.com): http://angelamariahart.com/angelas-blog/2020/12/2/book-review-death-overdue 

Death of a Kitchen Diva

Enjoy The Cozy Mystery Book Club's discussion of Lee Hollis's Death of a Kitchen Diva.

 

📖 BOOK BLURB 📖

Welcome to Bar Harbor, Maine, one of New England's most idyllic coastal towns. But as new food writer Hayley Powell is about to find out, the occasional murder can take a bite out of seaside bliss. . .

Single mom Hayley Powell is barely keeping her leaking roof over her head when her boss at the Island Times gives her a new assignment--taking over the paper's food column. Hayley's not sure she has the chops--she's an office manager, not a writer, even if her friends clamor for her mouth-watering potluck dishes. But the extra income is tempting, and Hayley's chatty first column is suddenly on everyone's menu--with one exception.

When rival food writer Karen Appelbaum is found face-down dead in a bowl of Hayley's creamy clam chowder, all signs point to Hayley. To clear her name, she'll have to enlist some help, including her BFFs, a perpetually pregnant lobster woman, and a glamorous real estate agent. As she whips up a list of suspects, Hayley discovers a juicy secret about the victim--and finds herself in a dangerous mix with a cold-blooded killer.

YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZnlFJ0bMfw

Death of a Kitchen Diva on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/11810080 

 

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The Cracked Spine

The Cracked Spine was the March 2022 read for The Cozy Mystery Book Club. A lot of members enjoyed the book and found the idea of "bookish voices" speaking to the main character interesting as well as the potential paranormal elements that may appear in the rest of the series. Many of the sleuthers were drawn to the story because of the Scottish setting. Who doesn't love Scotland?!? Plus, a thoughtful Scottish heartthrob in a kilt who sends a dozen white roses the day after a date was a huge point in the book's favor.

 

The Cracked Spine (Scottish Bookshop Mystery #1) by Paige Shelton 

In need of a good adventure, Delaney Nichols takes the leap and moves to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine. She doesn't know much about what she's gotten herself into, other than that the work sounds exciting, and that her new boss, Edwin MacAlister, has given her the opportunity of a lifetime. Edwin has promised that she'll be working with "a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes," and Delaney can't wait to get started.

When she arrives, she meets her new Scottish family; also working at the Cracked Spine are Rosie, perpetually wrapped in scarves, and who always has tiny dog Hector in tow; Hamlet, a nineteen-year-old thespian with a colored past and bright future; and Edwin, who is just as enigmatic and mysterious as Delaney expected. An unexpected bonus is Tom the bartender from across the street, with his piercing eyes, and a rolling brogue -- and it doesn't hurt that he looks awfully good in a kilt.

But before she can settle into her new life, a precious artifact -- a previously undiscovered First Folio of Shakespeare's plays -- goes missing, and Edwin's sister is murdered, seemingly in connection to the missing folio. Delaney decides to do some sleuthing of her own, to find out just what the real story is behind the priceless folio, and how it's connected to the tragic death, all without getting harmed herself.

 

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663657-the-cracked-spine 

 

YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGBJ1flzyvo