What Cozy are You Reading in 2016?

[Mary Beth]

I am finishing up the Aurora Teagarden series then I am starting the Cat in the Stacks series.

[Gary]

Just finished Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs by Elizabeth Ashby. This brings me back to current with the Danger Cove series.

[Nell]

Just started Musseled Out by Barbara Ross.

[Melodie]

Just started Independence Slay

[Gary]

Now reading The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis

[Dawn]

Just finished and enjoyed it.

Now getting ready to start .

[Mark]

This week, I read and enjoyed:

Fatal Brushstroke by Sybil Johnson

Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson

[BLynne]

Finished reading A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake. Enjoyed the book and found that I really like the main character Darcy. Looking forward to reading more books in this series.

[Gary]

On Sunday I finished The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis and started Gone But Knot Forgotten by Mary Marks

[Dawn]

Just finished Murder, Handcrafted. I absolutely love this series. This story is well told and has great flow, just like the rest of the books in the series. I had a very hard time putting this book down. I like the setting of Amish Country. Hopefully there will be another book in this series. Looking forward to it if there is.

Next up for me is The Pursuit.

[Ashley]

I'm finishing up . Then I'm on to and after that is .

[Mark]

This week, I've enjoyed:

Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower

Presumed Puzzled by Parnell Hall

[Gary]

Last night I finished Gone But Knot Forgotten by Mary Marks

[Gary]

Now reading The Luck Runs Out by Charlotte MacLeod

Finished July 3, 2016.

[Mark]

This week, I read and enjoyed.

Toasting Up Trouble by Linda Wiken

Murder on a Silver Platter by Shawn Reilly Simmons

[Melodie]

Reading On Thin Icing

[Gary]

Yesterday I started All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo

[Tina]

I'm about to start Vanilla Beaned in the Cupcaky Bakery Mystery series by Jenn McKinlay. This is the only series I buy at Barnes and Noble. I buy the rest online on my Kindle.

[jaxnsmom]

I recently read Foreign Éclairs, which catches me up on the White House Chef series.

[Gary]

Just finished All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo

[Gary]

Now reading The Path of the Crooked by Ellery Adams

[Mark]

This week, I enjoyed:

Murder Under the Covered Bridge by Elizabeth Perona

Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott

[Christopher]

I finished "Guidebook To Murder" and it was a wonderful literary adventure that was impossible to put down. Jill just inherited a townhouse from a deceased friends whose death is anything but natural. You meet a myriad of characters whose quirks are fun, imaginative. The writer does an excellent with her use of words that really make the characters' interior monologue and physical characteristics show up in one's mind.

[Gary]

Finished The Path of the Crooked by Ellery Adams

An enjoyable cozy. I will read more in the series.

[Beth]

I just finished The Anatomist's Wife and gave it 4 stars. Here's my review:

This is the first book in a new Victorian-era historical romantic mystery series. I know the genre, and I can say that the book fit my expectations, with better-than-average writing for the genre, an interesting murder plot, and a slowly developing love interest for the lady protagonist. As the widow of a deceased anatomist who was forced by him to draw the cadavers he was studying (because of her artistic talent and training) she is despised and feared by high society, and yet her unique background is helpful in solving the case. I enjoyed the book, but I felt that it was a little slow, with too many significant glances and secret smiles that had to be described and analyzed in detail. So, for me, I needed a bit quicker pace.

[Deb]

I am reading Wedding Cake Kilker By Liva J Washburn ...A Fresh Baked Mystery

[Mark]

Catching up a bit. Here are some recent reads.

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley

The Sound of Murder by Cindy Brown

The Silence of the Library by Miranda James

[Gary]

Last night I started Ghostly Paws by Leighann Dobbs

A cozy with cats and ghosts. I am already 30% done and figured I could squeeze this book in before starting the serial challenge books on Monday.

[Gary]

I finished Ghostly Paws see message above.

[Gary]

Now reading the first of my serial reads for this month. Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

[Melodie]

Just started Copy Cap Murder

[Susan]

I have come across Mary Daheim's Alpine books and I love them! I cant believe I have never read any of these before now!

[Gary]

Susan wrote: "I have come across Mary Daheim's Alpine books and I love them! I cant believe I have never read any of these before now!"

Have you run across her equally lengthy Bed and Breakfast series?

[Gary]

Christopher wrote: "I finished "Guidebook To Murder" and it was a wonderful literary adventure that was impossible to put down. Jill just inherited a townhouse from a deceased friends whose death is anything but natur..."

I just started reading this as part of this month's serial reading challenge. I'm only 34 pages in, but am liking it so far, except for the potential cop boyfriend cliche.

[Christopher]

I finished reading . Now I'm on to which is an intriguing read.

[BLynne]

I have just started reading Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flowers.

[Gary]

Just finished Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

I liked this a lot, enough to overlook the cop boyfriend trope.

[Nell]

Finished Take the Monkey and Run in the wee hours of the morning. Great read! Love this series.

[Mark]

This week, I read and enjoyed:

Grilling the Subject by Daryl Wood Gerber

Silk Stalkings by Diane Vallere

[Nell]

I'm reading Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron. It's a fun read and the mystery is intriguing. Nominated for the Agatha Award for best first novel and the Lefty Award for humorous mystery.

[Gary]

Yesterday I started Mayhem in High Heels by Gemma Halliday

[jaxnsmom]

I started listening to Guidebook to Murder, and am enjoying it so far.

[Creative Caprice]

I just finished and really enjoyed Sweet Taffy and Murder: Sweet Taffy Cozy Mysteries Book #1 by Dana Moss which I was lucky enough to get from NetGalley. The characters were quirky and fun and the mystery kept me guessing until the end.

[Helen]

Re: Mayhem in High Heels, what a tantalizing title. Sounds like it's worth a look-see.

[Helen]

I just finished reading "The Waters of Eternal Youth, " Donna Leon's latest and enjoyed it very much Like her previous books in this series, Leon, an American, sets her story in Venice where she has lived for many years, and stars her charming police inspector Commissario Guido Brunetti.

[Nell]

I'm reading Clouds in My Coffee by Julie Mulhern. It's the third in her Country Club mystery series set in the 1970s in a midwestern suburb. It's striking to note what has changed (all phones are corded) and what hasn't like mother-daughter relationships. I'm a fan of this series and this one is another fun read.

[Gary]

Helen wrote: "Re: Mayhem in High Heels, what a tantalizing title. Sounds like it's worth a look-see."

The High Heels series are a guilty pleasure for me. The MC, Maddie Springer, is a shoe designer. Spying in High Heels is the first book in the series. Mayhem is 99 cents on Nook and Kindle today. Each title will be 99 cents at some point this month apparently in celebration of the series 10th anniversary.

[Helen]

Gary wrote: "Helen wrote: "Re: Mayhem in High Heels, what a tantalizing title. Sounds like it's worth a look-see."

The High Heels series are a guilty pleasure for me. The MC, Maddie Springer, is a shoe designe..."

Thanks for the tip.

[Gary]

Just finished Mayhem in High Heels by Gemma Halliday and I am now starting Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

[Mark]

This last week, I enjoyed:

The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio

Clock and Dagger by Julianne Holmes

Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman