In Niki Danforth’s book, “Traffic,” readers are taken on a roller-coaster ride of emotions when Ronnie Lake witnesses the violent kidnapping of a wealthy, high profile woman. Being a private investigator, Ronnie will stop at nothing to solve her cases, and this one is no exception. … More “Traffic: A Ronnie Lake Mystery” by Niki Danforth
In Ms. Fry’s “Oh! Olivia” we meet two unforgettable characters right off the bat: investigative reporter Parker Campbell, and her therapy cat, Olivia. Parker learns of a location where feral cats live and where items are beginning to turn up from people who disappeared out of thin air seven years ago. People are curious as to why these items are showing up after all this time. Could this be a mass grave of some sort? Are the victims connected in some way? … More “Oh! Olivia (A Calico Cat Mystery, Book 1)” by Patricia Fry
“Oh! Olivia” by Patricia Fry introduces readers to a calico cat names Olivia, and her human, Parker Campbell, who is an investigative reporter. Parker has been asked to help save a cat colony site from developers. The cat colony site has an interesting mystery surrounding it. The feral cats that reside there have been digging up personal belongings of missing people. … More “Oh! Olivia” by Patricia Fry
“Striking Range,” number 7 of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series by Margaret Mizushima, picks up exactly where “Hanging Falls” ended. … More “Striking Range” by Margaret Mizushima
Rosemary and Larry Mild have used their time in sunny Hawaii to create a mystery surrounding a certain family’s history, a disappeared body, and a bookstore. In their book “Death Rules the Night,” it will surprise readers to learn that mysteries can lie dormant for years and erupt in the most unthought of places. … More “Death Rules the Night” by Rosemary and Larry Mild
E.K. Prescott’s “9 Squares” is book one in her “The Ivy League Chronicles” series. It is a suspenseful mystery set in the 1920s. We are in New Haven, Connecticut, getting to know the newest professor at Yale and two young girls that make a notable discovery. … More “9 Squares: The Ivy League Chronicles” by E.K. Prescott
“Hanging Falls” by Margaret Mizushima is the sixth installment in one of the most captivating K9 series I have ever read. Mattie, Cole, and Robo are back in action and things are getting interesting. Mattie has recently discovered her long lost family and has connected with them. … More “Hanging Falls” by Margaret Mizushima
“The Easter Man” is the third book in Stan Freeman’s John Nolan detective novels. It’s a period piece, first and foremost set in the pre-World War I before America enters the war and the story weaves through the growing nation and industrial revolution. … More “The Easter Man” by Stan Freeman
“Rainy Lake Rendezvous” by Janet Kay is three stories in one. There is the “obsessed ex-husband still smitten by his ex despite his behavior” story. There is the “ex-wife and new husband living on the Canadian border on an island and raising their incredibly bright ten-year-old son who does not look like either of his parents” story. Then there is the “quirky ten-year-old boy living with his family on the island and his unusual fascination with stars” story. … More “Rainy Lake Rendezvous” by Janet Kay
“Trick-or-Doggy Treat” by Diane Wing is a well-written, intense mystery and detective novel. Initially, when I picked it up I thought, based on the cover and the silly title, it would be a modern-day Scooby Doo kind of mystery book. I could not have been more wrong. … More “Trick-or-Doggy Treat: A Chrissy the Shih Tzu Cozy Mystery
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