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message 4901: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Kari wrote: "I just finished The Mournful TeddyThe Mournful Teddy (A Bear Collector's Mystery #1) by John J. Lamb and I really liked it. I look foreword to reading the next ones."

I really liked this series, except one. Was sorry to see it end.


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Kaye (kkillgore) | 35 comments I just finished Plotting at the PTA by Laura Alden


message 4903: by Robin (new)

Robin (goodreadscomtriviagoddessl) | 630 comments Just finished Wicked Craving and A Decadent Way to Die both by G. A. McKevett alias Sonja Massie


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Melissa (mblisa) | 369 comments I recently finished Pleating for Mercy
Pleating for Mercy (A Magical Dressmaking Mystery, #1) by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez , and really enjoyed it. At first..I thought there were alot of characters..but everything worked out. =)


message 4905: by Kaye (new)

Kaye (kkillgore) | 35 comments I just finished A Real Basket Case (Claire Hanover, Gift Basket Designer, #1) by Beth Groundwater


message 4906: by Nell (new)

Nell | 1223 comments I read Scared Stiff (Mattie Winston Mysteries, #2) by Annelise Ryan Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan for Halloween. The mystery wasn't bad but overall I didn't like the book. The main character's prat falls and adolescent behavior were silly. Plus extraneous characters and scenes detailing body fluids and decomposition were way too yccky and had nothing to do with the mystery itself. Not what I'm looking for in a cozy read.


message 4907: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Nell wrote: "I read Scared Stiff (Mattie Winston Mysteries, #2) by Annelise RyanScared Stiff by Annelise Ryan for Halloween. The mystery wasn't bad but overall I didn't like the book. The main character's prat falls and adolescent behavi..."

Sorry you didn't care for this one. I like this series.


message 4908: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Finished Murder Unmentionable (A Sweet Nothings Lingerie Mystery #1) by Meg London . Pretty so-so. Best part was the vintage lingerie talk.


message 4909: by Heidi (last edited Oct 28, 2012 05:20PM) (new)

Heidi | 2446 comments Melodie wrote: "Nell wrote: "I read Scared Stiff (Mattie Winston Mysteries, #2) by Annelise RyanScared Stiff by Annelise Ryan for Halloween. The mystery wasn't bad but overall I didn't like the book. The main character's prat falls and adol..."

I love that series too. I know some cozies aren't for everyone. It takes a lot to offend me!


message 4910: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 622 comments Finished Blood Orange Brewing - the series is pretty good, but I can't say that I love it.


message 4911: by Ariel (new)

Ariel (sevenmoonlight) | 138 comments I just finished Let Them Eat Stake (A Vampire Chef Mystery #2) by Sarah Zettel Let Them Eat Stake. Enjoyable second book in the series.

Ariel
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message 4912: by Kaye (new)

Kaye (momgee) | 862 comments Kaye wrote: "I just finished Plotting at the PTA by Laura Alden"

I like that series a lot!


message 4913: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 2446 comments Kaye wrote: "Kaye wrote: "I just finished Plotting at the PTA by Laura Alden"

I like that series a lot!"


I just picked this one up at the library - I liked the first two.


message 4914: by Mary (Biblophile) (new)

Mary  (Biblophile) | 4610 comments I just finished Popped Off by Jeffrey Allen and Snowed Inn by Heather Horrocks . I liked both of them.


message 4915: by Caitlin (new)

Caitlin C (caitkom) | 199 comments Nell wrote: "I read Scared Stiff (Mattie Winston Mysteries, #2) by Annelise RyanScared Stiff by Annelise Ryan for Halloween. The mystery wasn't bad but overall I didn't like the book. The main character's prat falls and adolescent behavi..."

I've heard that some people didn't care for this due to it's somewhat graphic nature! I loved it though. I devoured it in a few hours and can't wait for the next one. I found myself actually laughing out loud while reading!


message 4916: by Susie (new)

Susie Fevella (susieinks) | 821 comments Just finished Deadly Patterns by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez . Enjoyed it as much as the first two books ;)


message 4917: by Moonlight (new)

Moonlight | 49 comments I just finished Room at the Inn by L.L. Bartlett part of the Jeff Resnick series. I really liked them.


message 4919: by Denise (last edited Oct 31, 2012 12:13PM) (new)

Denise (drbetteridge) Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House! Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (Agatha Raisin, #14) by M.C. Beaton

I've also just read my first Father Brown mystery and really enjoyed it. I've bought the whole series so I hope they are all as good as the first. I assume he is considered a cozy mystery.


message 4920: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca | 70 comments Just finished Drop Dead Chocolate: A Donut Shop Mysteryby Jessica Beck..I really enjoy this series..I'm always looking forward to the next one!!


message 4921: by Leslie (new)

Leslie @Denise -- I just finished my first Father Brown also! I read The Innocence of Father Brown, and have The Wisdom of Father Brown in my to-read pile for Nov. Which did you just finish?


message 4922: by Nell (new)

Nell | 1223 comments Read Carbs & Cadavers for Halloween - well written, interesting characters and a good mystery.
Carbs & Cadavers (A Supper Club Mystery, #1) by J.B. Stanley


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Anika (teddybear1) | 16 comments Just finished No One to Trust (Lexi Carmichael Mystery, #2) by Julie Moffett


message 4924: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Finished Mind Over Monsters (F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation, #1) by Jennifer Harlow , but it wasn't really a cozy! Good read, tho!


message 4925: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 485 comments Just finished reading Mum's the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery, #1) by Kate Collins by Kate Collins. This books seemed to take me forever to get through. I am not sure if it was the book or my lack of focus.


message 4926: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Jennifer wrote: "Just finished reading Mum's the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery, #1) by Kate Collins by Kate Collins. This books seemed to take me forever to get through. I am not sure if it was the book or my lack of focus."

I think this is a series that definitely gets better as it goes. It's become one of my favorites and the new one in the series comes out next Tuesday!


message 4927: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca | 70 comments Melodie wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Just finished reading Mum's the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery, #1) by Kate Collins by Kate Collins. This books seemed to take me forever to get through. I am not sure if it was the book or my lack of focus..."

I completely agree.. if i hadn't had the next two at home already i don't know that I would have continued the series.. but I am so glad I did..each one has been better than the one before!!! Definitely worth a second chance


message 4928: by Mary (Biblophile) (last edited Nov 03, 2012 07:52AM) (new)

Mary  (Biblophile) | 4610 comments Just finished Gem of a Ghost (A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery, #3) by Sue Ann Jaffarian and enjoyed it.

I didn't really care for the Kate Collins books. Read two of them and gave up on the rest. Can't really say why except they didn't hold my interest.


message 4929: by Caitlin (new)

Caitlin C (caitkom) | 199 comments Just finished Trick or Treat Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #3) by Leslie Meier for Halloween. First one I've read in this series, and I am anxious to pick up the next one!!


message 4930: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 485 comments Thanks for the comments about Kate Collins's series. I'm glad to hear they get better.


message 4931: by Brandy (new)

Brandy (blbookreader) | 4 comments Caitlin wrote: "Just finished Trick or Treat Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #3) by Leslie Meier for Halloween. First one I've read in this series, and I am anxious to pick up the next one!!"

Her whole series is great!!!


message 4932: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Biblophile wrote: "Just finished Gem of a Ghost (A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery, #3) by Sue Ann Jaffarian and enjoyed it.

I didn't really care for the Kate Collins books. Read two of them and gave up on the rest. Can't really say why except they didn't..."


Like the Granny Apples books. Have you tried Jaffarian's Odelia Gray books? I really like them!


message 4933: by ❂ Murder by Death (last edited Nov 03, 2012 05:09PM) (new)

❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Jennifer wrote: "Thanks for the comments about Kate Collins's series. I'm glad to hear they get better."

They do - I almost gave up on the series early on but Melodie's assurances kept me going. Although I have to warn you - the one that takes place during a funeral convention - can't remember the name - really disliked that one.

ETA: A Rose from the Dead was the one!


message 4934: by Denise (new)

Denise | 618 comments I finished the Kendall O'Dell series (even though out of order) by reading Dark Moon Crossing, the third book in the series. I have to say I think it was the best of the four. It got pretty intense for a while. The main story line deals with all of the illigal immigration that Arizona deals with by involving Kendall with an employee who has paid for two relatives to be smuggled into the country but then they just disappear.

I have also read both of Sylvia Nobel's romances: A Scent of Jasmine and Chasing Rayna. Both very good.

In addition I was introduced to another author, Evan Marshall, and his series "The Hidden Manhattan Mysteries". I read the second in the series, Evil Justice. The protagonist is a sanitation supervisor (different right!!!) and in this book one of her employees is killed and another of her employees is arrested for the murder.

It appears that there are 4 books in this series so I have to read the other three, and Marshall also has another cozy series "The Jane Stuart and Winky Mysteries" with 6 books in the series. (Winky apparently is a cat). I love cats so I will have to check out this series, too (I hope the cat doesn't talk in this series).


message 4935: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca | 70 comments ❂ Jennifer wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Thanks for the comments about Kate Collins's series. I'm glad to hear they get better."

They do - I almost gave up on the series early on but Melodie's assurances kept me going. ..."


Thanks for the tidbit.. I may have to skip over that one.. not big on anything funeral related..


message 4936: by Linda (new)

Linda I'm reading A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton. Loving it! The main character collects vintage kitchen utensils, and such, which is something I've always loved. Can't wait to get further into the book.


message 4937: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca | 70 comments Linda S. wrote: "I'm reading A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton. Loving it! The main character collects vintage kitchen utensils, and such, which is something I've always loved. Can't wait to get further into the ..."

Let me know what you think of it...i thought it started out great..and then fizzled out as it went..i was sooooo disappointed.. i was looking forward to the idea of all the vintage kitchen gadgets to come!


message 4938: by Ariel (new)

Ariel (sevenmoonlight) | 138 comments I just finished A Witch Before Dying (A Wishcraft Mystery, #2) by Heather Blake A Witch Before Dying, second in the series. But it was my first Heather Black and I really enjoyed it.


message 4939: by Joanne (new)

Joanne | 45 comments I just finished reading Death in Four Courses (Key West Food Critic Mystery, #2) by Lucy Burdette Death In Four Courses by Lucy Burdette and really enjoyed it! I read An Appetite for Murder (Key West Food Critic Mystery, #1) by Lucy Burdette by her first, and sort of liked it but didn't really connect with the heroine, Haley. I'm so glad I decided to go ahead and read the second book! The series is about a food critic in Key West (yes, there are recipes in the book) and I now have quite an appetite for the next book which comes out in May 2013!


message 4940: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Joanne wrote: "I just finished reading [image error] Death In Four Courses by Lucy Burdette and really enjoyed it! I read [image error] by her first, and..."

Glad to hear this one is better as I was also on the fence with the first one.


❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) I finished A Fatal Stain last night. I really liked the first two book and had given up on a third, so was really pleased to see this one finally released. It was excellent! :)


message 4942: by Maria (new)

Maria (m_macaron) | 29 comments I read Appetite for Murder and Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette. They were both great books. I enjoyed reading about the character Haley and seeing how the author developed her character.


message 4943: by Joanne (new)

Joanne | 45 comments A. wrote: "I just finished A Witch Before Dying (A Wishcraft Mystery, #2) by Heather Blake A Witch Before Dying, second in the series. But it was my first Heather Black and I really enjoyed it."

Thanks for the recommendation, looks cute! Guess I'll have to get the first one first, though. Was it good, too?


message 4944: by Mary (new)

Mary Havlovic | 11 comments I just finished reading File M for Murder by Miranda James. I have finished readying all the books in the Cat in the Stack Series. I wonder if there will be another book out soon. I love Diesel the cat!


message 4945: by Susie (new)

Susie Fevella (susieinks) | 821 comments Just finished Iced Chiffon. It took me a little while to get into it, but once I did I really enjoyed it :)


message 4946: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Mary wrote: "I just finished reading File M for Murder by Miranda James. I have finished readying all the books in the Cat in the Stack Series. I wonder if there will be another book out soon. I love Diesel t..."

There will be a new one in the spring.


message 4947: by Melodie (new)

Melodie (melodieco) | 5280 comments Finished A Witch Before Dying (A Wishcraft Mystery, #2) by Heather Blake . As with all the Heather Blake/Webber books I've read, it's a winner!


message 4948: by Mary (Biblophile) (new)

Mary  (Biblophile) | 4610 comments Just finished Treacherous Toys by Joyce Lavene . I enjoy this series.


message 4949: by Barb (new)

Barb | 1192 comments Last night, I finished Foul Play at the Fair by Shelley Freydont Foul Play at the Fair, the first in Shelley Freydont's new series. I really liked her Lindy Haggerty series, so I had high hopes for this one, and was not disappointed. The only problem now is waiting another year (or so) until the next book comes out!


message 4950: by Maria (new)

Maria (m_macaron) | 29 comments Yesterday I finished reading the book Mew is for Murder by Clea Simon. I enjoyed this story very much. Despite mixed reviews on Simon's other books in the Theda Krakow series, I would like to read her second book Cattary Row.


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