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Midweek Mystery: A Perilous Premiere

Introducing Stone & Steele, a reluctant yet surprisingly effective investigative team. Hollywood, 1938. Vivian Steele moved to California to start a new life. She opened a fashion boutique in Beverly Hills, befriended Carole Lombard, the actress, and married a successful banker. But when her husband is murdered, Vivian discovers she isn’t the only one hiding a few secrets. An anonymous phone…

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Welcoming 2025 at the best fireworks show in Hawaii

Happy New Year! As I write this, a blue, sulferous haze hangs over the neighborhood, and scraps of charred paper litter driveways–the aftermath of New Year’s Eve fireworks. But the most explosive show in Hawaii is up on Kilauea, where red lava is fountaining from Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The live feed is here: https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live Some brave souls will go up there to try to get a…

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#MidweekMystery:A CUP OF FLOUR A PINCH OF DEATH by V.M. Burns

A new cozy from Agatha and Edgar Award-nominated author V.M. Burns!

a Rafflecopter giveaway Thanks to Maddy’s social media savvy, Baby Cakes Bakery is becoming a huge success—so much so that she’s attracted the attention of her former nemesis, the fiancé-stealing Brandy Denton. When Brandy blows into New Bison like an ill wind and disrupts a vlog Maddy’s filming, their argument goes viral. After Brandy’s body is found in the freezer at Baby Cakes, Maddy…

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#Midweek Mystery: Butterfly Betrayal

Raising butterflies is peaceful and calm, until someone dies. Majestic Monarch Butterfly Farm might flitter away forever. That is, unless Seneca James acquires the property next door. She and Winifred, her costume-wearing cat, have a fight on their hands. Their land sits next to a milkweed-covered field, essential for monarchs. If she’s unsuccessful in buying it, her precious, winged friends…

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#MidweekMystery and Author Interview: Murder on Tour by V. M. Burns

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#Midweek Mystery: Cry Wolf (an Alaska Untamed mystery)

An Alaskan tour guide is bracing for winter when she realizes that the wolves aren’t the only predators on the prowl.Lark O. Jensen, Cry WolfTweet With boat tours off the coast of Alaska shut down for the winter, tour guide Stacie Calder is joining the dedicated team at the Juneau Wildlife World, a wild animal sanctuary. Along with Sasha, her husky companion, she’s prepared to spend the long…

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New Box Sets! Professor Molly's Big Book of Murder Parts One and Two

Enjoy all of the Professor Molly mysteries in order, plus bonus content!

The first five Professor Molly mysteries, plus a bonus!This box set presents the first five Professor Molly mysteries in the order in which they are meant to be read and enjoyed: The Musubi Murder: After a brutal year on the academic job market, Professor Molly Barda finally lands a teaching job. In Hawaii!The Case of the Defunct Adjunct: Follow your dreams, and you’ll never work a day in your…

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Earl Grey and Shallow Graves: A first in series cozy

A 30-year-old skeleton. A missing girl. Can a community police officer read the tea leaves or will a deadly secret remain buried for ever?

A 30-year-old skeleton. A missing girl. Will a deadly secret remain buried for ever? Sergeant Keya Varma is delighted with her new part-time role as the Cotswolds’ Rural Engagement Officer. She’s also fulfilling her dream of opening a small neighbourhood café. But she gets herself into a stew with renovation works when builders unearth a young girl’s remains. While Keya and her police…

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#MidweekMystery: Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron

In the second Vintage Cookbook Mystery, Ricki has to help solve a murder, untangle family secrets, and grow her business, all while living under the threat of a hurricane that could wipe out everything from her home to Bon Vee.

It’s hurricane season in New Orleans and vintage cookbook fan Ricki James-Diaz is trying to shelve her weather-related fears and focus on her business, Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbook and Kitchenware Shop, housed in the magnificent Bon Vee Culinary House Museum. Repairs on the property unearth crates of very old, very valuable French wine, buried by the home’s builder, Jean-Louis Charbonnet. Ricki,…

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Not Me: Speluncaphobia, Secrets and Hidden Treasure

What begins with a letter from their late uncle leads to a wilderness adventure and treasure hunt in Alaska's Inside Passage.

A Macavity and Me Mystery by Charlotte Stuart a Rafflecopter giveaway Aztec gold artifacts from the 16th Century, a fake treasure map, and cryptic clues lead to a cave in the Canadian wilderness Two cousins get together to investigate the death of a favorite uncle and to honor his legacy by fulfilling his dream to recover Aztec gold. They are thwarted in their efforts by greedy family members,…

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2023 Sisters in Crime LA Anthology now available!

Entertainment to Die For, a Sisters in Crime Los Angeles anthology, features 18 suspenseful tales and an introduction by best-selling author Sara Paretsky. I am thrilled to have my contribution, "Destination Wedding," included!

Entertainment to Die For, a Sisters in Crime Los Angeles anthology, features stories by first-time authors and multi-published authors—all are killers (on the page, anyway). I’m looking forward to reading these 18 suspenseful tales and am thrilled to have my contribution, “Destination Wedding,” included! In “Destination Wedding,” Professor Molly and her best friend, biology professor Dr. Emma…

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Dumpster Dying: A Hazardous Hoarder Mystery

Birdie Harper is a widowed hoarder who lives with her husband’s ghost. The only thing she enjoys more than a good yard sale is a good dumpster dive. When she finds her latest treasure—a ceramic angel— she knows just who to bring it to.

a Rafflecopter giveaway Jenna Lawson is a cashier at the Blue Market convenience store where Birdie often shops. The two women have formed a strong bond to assuage the losses in their lives, and Birdie thinks of Jenna like the daughter she lost long ago. So, when Jenna goes missing, Birdie is determined to find out what happened to her. As she works to unravel the mystery, a man at church,…

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10 years (or 14,600 cups of coffee) later, caffeine is still good for you.

10 years (or 14,600 cups of coffee) later, caffeine is still good for you.

Ten years ago, I shared the encouraging news that caffeine is good for you. Specifically, for your endothelial function. Science marches forward and knowledge is constantly advancing, so I’m happy to report that it’s still safe, and even beneficial, to indulge in caffeinated coffee and black tea. (Green tea too, although that’s hardly news.) However, if (like me) you fancy an after-dinner…

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The Blessed Event is available on Apple, Kobo, more!

Does anyone remember Kindle Scout? The Blessed Event was a Kindle Scout selection. It was an honor to have my book selected, but the publication agreement restricted the book to Kindle only. Now The Blessed Event is available on most platforms!

Professor Molly Barda is looking forward to a quiet summer in Mahina, Hawai`i working on her research and adjusting to married life. But when a visit from her new husband’s relatives coincides with a murder, Molly wonders what she’s married into–and realizes she might have a killer under her roof. Does anyone remember Kindle Scout? The Blessed Event was a Kindle Scout selection. It was an honor…

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#MidweekMystery: Deadly Traditions, a cozy Christmas anthology

Celebrate the holidays with mistletoe, mayhem, and murder. Join your favorite authors as they cozy up by the fire with twelve festive short mysteries that feature treasured holiday traditions.

Have yourself a DEADLY little Christmas.Celebrate the holidays with mistletoe, mayhem, and murder. Join your favorite authors as they cozy up by the fire with twelve festive short mysteries that feature treasured holiday traditions. Serve up a slice of fatal fruitcake and deck the halls with danger, because the holiday season has never been so much fun. a Rafflecopter giveaway This original…

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#MidweekMystery: Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by V. M. Burns

In this delectable new series by @vmburns, social media maven Maddy Montgomery’s #StartingOver in a tiny town with one giant problem—a killer on the loose . . .

Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder When Maddy Montgomery’s groom is a no-show to their livestream wedding, it’s a disaster that no amount of filtering can fix. But a surprise inheritance offers a chance to regroup and rebrand—as long as Maddy is willing to live in her late, great-aunt Octavia’s house in New Bison, Michigan, for a year, running her bakery and caring for a 250-pound English mastiff…

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#MidweekMystery Charleston Conundrum by Stacy Wilder

A cozy mystery with a twist! Charleston Conundrum, a Liz Adams Mystery, is available now.

A cozy mystery with a twist! Charleston Conundrum, a Liz Adams Mystery, is available now.by Stacy WilderTweet Liz’s life is upended when her best friend, Peg, is murdered and she becomes a suspect.Liz’s gun was the murder weapon. Tensions flare between Liz and the cops as she rises to the top of their suspect list. At the request of Peg’s father, Liz agrees to take on the investigation. Riding…