Albert, Susan Wittig Wormwood. *** I have not gotten tired of this series. This installment was not one of my favorites - it seemed a little contrived to visit a Shaker community. But I still look forward to the next one.
Allen, Irene. Quaker Testimony. **** Coincidentally, another Shaker mystery. To be honest, I might not have picked this up but I needed a Q for meeting my Alphabet requirements for another challenge. But I've enjoyed this series. This is probably more of a historic novel but here it is anyway.
Barrett, Lorna. Murder Is Binding. **** First in this series. Mystery book store owner. Pretty typical cozy - good characters, decent plot, - I guessed the killer, which I don't always do.
Blair, Annette. Larceny and Lace.**** Second in her series - good so far. Vintage clothing dealer in a new town.
Childs, Laura. Bedeviled Eggs. ***** I like the Cackleberry Club mysteries - three women running a diner. Central protagonist dating attractive doctor a few years younger - kinda cute. Good mystery - although crossbow? Really?
Connolly, Sheila. Rotten to the Core **** and Red Delicious Death***. I like this series - running an apple farm after a career in the city is fairly plausible and I like to learn about new things in a mystery so I've enjoyed this new owner settling in. Again, not so high on the plausibility level - but I liked the tie-in to the farm to fork trend.
Coyle, Cleo. Through the Grinder.**** Second in the series. Good characters. The mother-in-law who favors the DIL, the ex-husband and good plot combine for a good series.
Galenorn, Yasmine. One Hex of a Wedding.**** This has been a good series. Marriage is often the kiss of death for a series and indeed, this seems to be the last book. Worth reading.
O'Kane, Leslie. Give the Dog a Bone. **** Maybe this is an animal mystery rather than a cozy, but I'm putting it here anyway. I like this series better than her other series with Molly Masters. One of the better dog mysteries.
Orgain, Diana. Motherhood is Murder. **** Second in the series. Some laugh-out-loud moments. Much better than the Ayelet Waldman mommy series.
McKinlay, Jenn. Books Can be Deceiving. **** Good start for a series. Ok, I like mysteries about books, book sellers, librarians, etc. Looking forward to the next one.
Quinn, Elizabeth.Lamb To the Slaughter. *** Not one of my favorite series. I've had this book since 2003 and picked it up for the author's last name - a Q for the alphabet challenge. I like books about wildlife investigators, Alaska -again, plausible to fall in love with a visiting Russian scientist? Well, I';m not reading nonfiction, after all....
Scott, Michele. Death Reins In. **** I like horse mysteries, from Dick Francis to Laura Crum****. This is her second in the series with good characters, decent plot and a good ending.
Stewart, Fran. Orange as Marmalade.**** A cat lover, I don't read a lot of cat mysteries. Somehow, talking cats require too much of a stretch but this one works. Really, though, what was the thinking on naming the protagonist Biscuit?
Wright, Nancy Means Wright. Stolen Honey. **** 4th in the series. This was a series that was a little hard to stay with. Ruth Willmarth was initially churlish and hard to sympathize with - but something kept me interested. This one was much better in terms of a much more balanced character.
Allen, Irene. Quaker Testimony. **** Coincidentally, another Shaker mystery. To be honest, I might not have picked this up but I needed a Q for meeting my Alphabet requirements for another challenge. But I've enjoyed this series. This is probably more of a historic novel but here it is anyway.
Barrett, Lorna. Murder Is Binding. **** First in this series. Mystery book store owner. Pretty typical cozy - good characters, decent plot, - I guessed the killer, which I don't always do.
Blair, Annette. Larceny and Lace.**** Second in her series - good so far. Vintage clothing dealer in a new town.
Childs, Laura. Bedeviled Eggs. ***** I like the Cackleberry Club mysteries - three women running a diner. Central protagonist dating attractive doctor a few years younger - kinda cute. Good mystery - although crossbow? Really?
Connolly, Sheila. Rotten to the Core **** and Red Delicious Death***. I like this series - running an apple farm after a career in the city is fairly plausible and I like to learn about new things in a mystery so I've enjoyed this new owner settling in. Again, not so high on the plausibility level - but I liked the tie-in to the farm to fork trend.
Coyle, Cleo. Through the Grinder.**** Second in the series. Good characters. The mother-in-law who favors the DIL, the ex-husband and good plot combine for a good series.
Galenorn, Yasmine. One Hex of a Wedding.**** This has been a good series. Marriage is often the kiss of death for a series and indeed, this seems to be the last book. Worth reading.
O'Kane, Leslie. Give the Dog a Bone. **** Maybe this is an animal mystery rather than a cozy, but I'm putting it here anyway. I like this series better than her other series with Molly Masters. One of the better dog mysteries.
Orgain, Diana. Motherhood is Murder. **** Second in the series. Some laugh-out-loud moments. Much better than the Ayelet Waldman mommy series.
McKinlay, Jenn. Books Can be Deceiving. **** Good start for a series. Ok, I like mysteries about books, book sellers, librarians, etc. Looking forward to the next one.
Quinn, Elizabeth.Lamb To the Slaughter. *** Not one of my favorite series. I've had this book since 2003 and picked it up for the author's last name - a Q for the alphabet challenge. I like books about wildlife investigators, Alaska -again, plausible to fall in love with a visiting Russian scientist? Well, I';m not reading nonfiction, after all....
Scott, Michele. Death Reins In. **** I like horse mysteries, from Dick Francis to Laura Crum****. This is her second in the series with good characters, decent plot and a good ending.
Stewart, Fran. Orange as Marmalade.**** A cat lover, I don't read a lot of cat mysteries. Somehow, talking cats require too much of a stretch but this one works. Really, though, what was the thinking on naming the protagonist Biscuit?
Wright, Nancy Means Wright. Stolen Honey. **** 4th in the series. This was a series that was a little hard to stay with. Ruth Willmarth was initially churlish and hard to sympathize with - but something kept me interested. This one was much better in terms of a much more balanced character.