Say hello to the mother-daughter writing team of Maria Mankin and Maren C. Tirabassi. Both are multi-published authors in their own right. They started working together in 2000 and have published in a variety of genres. Death at Fair Havens is the first book in their first collaborative cozy mystery.The beginnings of Death at Fair Havens“When we first started thinking … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Death at Fair Havens
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Review of Five Belles Too Many
From the publisher of Five Belles Too ManySometimes Sarah’s mother, Maybelle, can be higher maintenance than her Siamese cat RahRah. Maybelle and her friend, Mr. George Rogers, have been chosen to be one of five couples competing for a small-town “perfect” wedding and dream honeymoon on a Southern Belles reality show—and guess who has to be chaperone. Even more vexing, the … [Read more...] about Review of Five Belles Too Many
The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady by Debbie De Louise
Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. In addition to her cozy mysteries, she also written a time-travel novel. The Case of the Crazy Cat Lady is her first Buttercup Bend Mystery.A love of animalsDebbie said that she’s always loved animals and has featured them in her writing, both in her cozies and in … [Read more...] about The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady by Debbie De Louise
Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders guest post
Why I Fell in Love with Murder Mysteries…By Benedict BrownI’ve been writing whodunits for two and a half years now, but I fell in love with them a long time ago. I come from a family of readers and my childhood home in London is full of books. In our lounge still to this day is a floor-to-ceiling bookcase which is covered from wall to wall with books of every genre, but … [Read more...] about Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders guest post
Valued for Murder by Victoria Tait
In addition to being a cozy mystery writer, Victoria Tait is a British Army wife and a world traveler, having lived in the UK, Ireland, Africa, and, most recently, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Valued for Murder is Victoria’s second Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery.Inspiration for the Dotty Sayers Antique MysteriesVictoria said she wasn’t even thinking about writing this series … [Read more...] about Valued for Murder by Victoria Tait