Mark Takes on Level 4 Again

[Mark]

I'm back in 2021, and I'm taking on level four again. Time to get started.

1. City of Schemes by Victoria Thompson http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

2. Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Yvonne]

Welcome back Mark! Good luck with the challenges. Looks like you are off to a great start.

[Mark]

Thank you!

[Mark]

A couple of fun cozies this week:

3. Quicksand by Gigi Pandian http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

4. A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Anastasia]

Best of luck with the challenge, Mark! I enjoyed your review of "A Batter of Life and Death". I'm still new to cozies, so I am glad to discover your blog. :)

[Mark]

Welcome to the wonderful world of cozies. I hope you find some you really enjoy. There are a lot of them out there.

Best of luck to you on this challenge as well.

[Anastasia]

Thank you. 😊

[Deb]

Enjoyed your book reviews for A Batter of Life and Death and Hitting the Books. Good Luck with this years challenge.

[Mark]

Thank you very much. Good luck to you as well.

[Donna (weegraydog)]

Good for you! I always enjoy your reviews, although have been really busy the past year with watching our grandson. Have a great reading year!

[Mark]

Watching your grandson sounds like a lot of fun. Definitely a good reason to have your reading slow down.

[Mark]

Just one cozy this week:

5. The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

This week, my cozies were:

6. Crime of the Ancient Marinara by Stephanie Cole http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

7. A Pairing to Die For by Kate Lansing http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

8. The Sharpest Needle by Renee Patrick http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

9. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

10. Bronzed Betrayals by Ritter Ames http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Two culinary cozies this week:

11, Smothered by GP Gottlieb http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

12. Long Island Iced Tina by Maria DiRico http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

I managed to get to three of this week's new releases this week:

13. Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

14. Shucked Apart by Barbara Ross http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

15. A Side of Murder by Amy Pershing http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Here are this week's book:

16. Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

17. No Way Home by Annette Dashofy http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Here are my cozies from the last couple of weeks:

18. Murder in Greenwich Village by Liz Freeland http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

19. On the Lamb by Tina Kashian http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

I wish I could claim I did this on purpose, but it was a fun accident that I wound up reading two library themed mysteries this week:

20. Murder by Page One by Olivia Matthews http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

21. Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

I spent a mysterious week in England with a couple of new releases:

22. Death at the Salon by Louise R. Innes http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

23. Murder at Wedgefield Manor by Erica Ruth Neubauer http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Got a couple of fun mysteries in this week:

24. Grand Theft Retro by Diane Vallere http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

25. The Tell-Tale Tarte by Maya Corrigan http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

26. Cozy Up to Murder by Colin Conway http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

27. Bones to Pick by Linda Lovely http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

28. Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Enjoyed a couple of cozies this week:

29. Something's Knot Kosher by Mary Marks http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

30. Right to Remain Silent by Penny Warner http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

I went culinary with these two book this week:

31. Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

32. For Batter or Worse by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

33. Death by Equine by Annette Dashofy http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

34. A Trail of Lies by Kylie Logan http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

35. Swift Run by Laura DiSilverio http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

36. Something Wicked by Carolyn Hart http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Here are this week's cozies:

37. Death on the Boardwalk by Caleb Wygal http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

38. Murder on the Beach http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

39. The Art of Betrayal by Connie Berry http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Got a second cozy in this week:

40. Killing in a Koi Pond http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

41. A Treasure to Die For by Terry Ambrose http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

42. Murders and Metaphors by Amanda Flower http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

43. S'more Murders by Maya Corrigan http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Karen]

Once again you provide me more TBRs! Thanks.

:o)

[Karen]

Mark wrote: "28. Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co......"

Thanks for the review.

So... The draaaaaaaaaama has settled? Are the characters' personalities returning to normal as well? I'm currently six behind in the series because of the BS readers were put through starting with Bk21 (I heard spoilers).

[Mark]

Yes, the drama has finally settled. It's hard to say whether the personalities are returning to normal because I have a hard time remembering what normal is. (I've read all the books as they came out, so it's been a while for the early books.) They are better than they were, however.

[Mark]

Starting out the week with the fun

44. Framed and Frosted by Kim Davis http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Here's how I started out the week reading wise:

45. Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

46. Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

47. The Plot is Murder by V. M. Burns http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

48. The Magic Square by John Gaspard http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

This week, I enjoyed:

49. Murder at the Fortune Teller's Table by Janet Finsilver http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

50. The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

51. A Time to Swill by Sherry Harris http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

52. Much Ado About Nauticaling by Gabby Allan http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

53. The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole by JoAnna Carl http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

54. One for the Books by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Getting an early start on my reading this week with

55. A Scone of Contention by Lucy Burdette http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

My second cozy, and my second new release of the week:

56. Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...