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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
TWO Up-Coming 2021 Black Mystery Releases...
Naturally, I have these books sprinkled all over my virtual book-buying carts in anticipation. But just as a friendly reminder, here's what we all have to look forward to (all links are Amazon/author's website affiliate)...
Runner (A Chicago Mystery #4) by Tracy Clark
"Chicago in the dead of winter can be brutal, especially when you're scouring the frigid streets for a missing girl. Fifteen-year-old Ramona Titus has run away from her foster home. Her biological mother, Leesa Evans, is a recovering addict who admits she failed Ramona often in the past. But now she's clean. And she's determined to make up for her mistakes–if Cass can only help her find her daughter.
Yet, it seems Ramona doesn't want to be found. Ramona is holding secrets dark enough to kill for, and anyone who helps her may be fair game. And if Ramona can't run fast enough and hide well enough to keep the truth safe, she and Cass may both be out of time."
I am so, so glad Tracy Clark and her P.I. Cass Raines [see labels] is back. Four years. Four books. And a thousand or so more to go will do me just right. The only hard part is the wait! But, as always, I remind myself not to rush life. Cheers for another Cass book to start the summer off with.
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Murder by Page One: A Peach Coast Library Mystery from Hallmark Publishing by Olivia Matthews
After one of her friends becomes a suspect, Marvey sets out to solve the murder mystery. She even convinces Spence, the wealthy and charming newspaper owner, to help. With his ties to the community, her talents for research, and her fellow librarians’ knowledge, Marvey pursues the truth. But as she gets closer to it, could she be facing a deadly plot twist?"
Monday, December 14, 2020
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Last Month of the Year Cozy TBR 2020
I'm having one of those things called a READING SLUMP. At least I think I am. See the thing is I really don't have a reason to believe so. I've done enough reading (if there's a such thing). ONE: I knocked down three non-fiction books last month. TWO: I read two of Robert Jordan's massive The Wheel of Time books back-to-back (if you don't know the patience that takes... then chileeeee...). THREE: Your boy got a Playstation 5 and would willingly like to take part in enjoying its usage after a successful 66 books reading year. So, yeah. Why try to make myself read anything if I don't quite "feel" like it? Sure, lately I've been forcibly flip-flopping between several books, while slaying demon's on the PS5. So maybe I should just chill out on the reading, right? I'm good to go on that. Am I?
Yet, my day/hours/minutes/LIFE isn't complete without a book on deck! I can be between books for a day or two before I'm upset! And flipping-flopping to find something to match my mood ain't cutting it. I did the non-fiction thing. I did the epic fantasy thing. I dabbled into the sci-fi thing. What wasn't clicking with my mood? Meanwhile, the weather is getting icy. The nights are long. The heater is running. And I got my daily black tea coming. Then I realized I forgot about my cozies! That has to be the issue. It's that time of the year and I haven't pulled out my cozy mystery titles. That, my friend, is my current issue. At least I'm certain.
And since I've been reading strictly (well mostly so) from my shelves, I've decided to once again put myself a Last Month of the Year Cozy Mystery TBR.
So here's what I've got...!
Wish my tail luck!
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Black Cozy Mystery ~ A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (aka Abby L Vandiver)
"Recent MBA grad Bronwyn Crewse has just taken over her family's ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and she's going back to basics. Win is renovating Crewse Creamery to restore its former glory, and filling the menu with delicious, homemade ice cream flavors—many from her grandmother’s original recipes. But unexpected construction delays mean she misses the summer season, and the shop has a literal cold opening: the day she opens her doors an early first snow descends on the village and keeps the customers away.
To make matters worse, that evening, Win finds a body in the snow, and it turns out the dead man was a grifter with an old feud with the Crewse family. Soon, Win’s father is implicated in his death. It's not easy to juggle a new-to-her business while solving a crime, but Win is determined to do it. With the help of her quirky best friends and her tight-knit family, she'll catch the ice cold killer before she has a meltdown..."
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
"ABCD" May Reading TBR
My first shelf was my “A” shelf. Unread books with "A" last name authors. Alphabet order through the pickings. Let's go! Maya ANgelou’s autobiography, A Song Flung Up to Heaven, beat Margaret ATwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. True enough. Yet, I took a little concession and choose the latter. Why? Two reason. One: never read an Atwood, but read plenty Angelous. Two: because this is an alarming time to explore some disturbing dystopian/totalitarian state novels. And I’m going to throw this out there: Gilead (do your research on that). So let's keep it real with the potential parallels we all fear on the horizon. The phrase "It'll never happen here" comes to mind.