Category: Mystery
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A Most Puzzling Murder: A Unique Interactive Mystery Novel
A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais (June 10, 2025) Thank you, @biancamarais_author @readmirabooks and @htpbooks_audio for the gifted print and audio copies of this highly inventive and unique novel! Destiny Whip was a child prodigy, had her PhD before the age most people finish college, and is an internationally known genius who can solve…
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Alice Chen: A Rom-Com Murder Mystery on Reality TV
Alice Chen’s Reality Check by Kara Loo and Jennifer Young (June 3, 2025) – Many thanks to Quirk Books for the gifted advanced reading copy. If you are looking for a fun rom-com with a side of murder mystery, this one had me laughing out loud the whole time! Alice Chen has bills to pay…
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Why The Big Fix is a Must-Read Romantic Comedy
The Big Fix by Holly James (March 25, 2025) – Huge thanks to @hellohollyjames, @dreamscapemedia, and @kensingtonbooks for the #gifted listening copy of this hilarious, romantic, and thrilling caper that I absolutely devoured in a single day! Penny Collins, a computer science professor taking a breather from her push for tenure, reluctantly lets her sister…
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Unraveling Secrets in Kelsey Cox’s ‘Party of Liars’
Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (July 1, 2025) Many thanks to Macmillan Audio and Minotaur Books for the gifted advanced listening copy! Outside San Antonio, Texas, there’s a stunning mansion known to locals as “The Dollhouse.” Once lavish and then rundown, the Matthews family restored it to modern glory. They replaced the back wall…
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Must-Read Cozy Mystery: Murder by Cheesecake Overview
Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage I couldn’t resist picking this one up on Indie Bookstore Day at Purple Couch Bookshop! In this cozy mystery, Rose is orchestrating an over-the-top St. Olaf-themed wedding while Dorothy wades (disastrously) into the dating pool. When Dorothy’s blind date ends up dead in the hotel freezer, face-first in…
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Exploring Courtroom Drama in The First Gentleman
The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson (June 10, 2025) Thank you Hachette Audio and Little Brown for the gifted advanced listening copy of this fast-paced and classic political thriller! The book opens with Cole Wright, the First Gentleman of the United States, on his way to court for his own murder trial.…
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