Kensington Books brings us another delightful seasonal trio of novellas perfect for the upcoming Easter holiday–this time featuring three of my favorite cozy mystery authors! Leslie Meier opens...
Five years ago, beautiful, glamorous Lucy Chase was accused of murdering her best friend, Savvy Harper. There was never really any proof beyond circumstantial evidence – and definitely not enou...
https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-listen-for-the-lie-by-amy-tintera/
Growing up as the daughter and apprentice of a demon-priest, or Capuwa, was never going to make Amara the most popular girl in her village. But with the British consolidating their power on 19th-...
https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-island-witch-by-amanda-jayatissa/
Helsinki Police Violent Crimes Unit Detective Jessica Niemi is feeling more out of sorts than usual. Since the death of her mentor, she’s started to feel less in control of the schizophrenic ha...
https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-ghost-island-by-max-seeck/
…Makes the medicine go down, according to Mary Poppins in the classic 1964 Disney film. She’s got a literal and figurative point in relation to both life and fiction (though she can keep the ...
Four months ago, the tragic events of a Halloween gone awry caused baker and amateur sleuth Lindsey Bakewell’s best friend, Kennedy Kapoor, to leave their small town of Beacon Harbor, Michigan....
https://www.criminalelement.com/cooking-books-murder-blarney-bash-darci-hannah/
Jane Connor has always felt like the plain Jane of her family, especially given the way that life has always seemed to revolve around her beautiful, magnetic younger sister Esme. Not that Jane be...
https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-the-split-by-kit-frick/
In an assuming shopfront down a Kyoto back alley lies not only a very special restaurant, but an attached detective agency that specializes in recreating meals from their clienteles’ memories. ...
https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-the-kamogawa-food-detectives-by-hisashi-kashiwai/
It’s taken years, but Mary has finally realized that her marriage to handsome, wealthy George Haywood is not only bad for her, but for their toddler son Alex as well. At first, George’s riche...
https://www.criminalelement.com/book-review-keep-your-friends-close-by-leah-konen/
ONE July 13, 1987 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Monday I remember everything. This isn’t an exaggeration. As the few who know me would confirm, I’m not prone to hyperbole. And when I say I remember e...
https://www.criminalelement.com/featured-excerpt-the-father-she-went-to-find-by-carter-wilson/