Weekly Wrap Up # 31

Happy Sunday! Here is what happened this week:

July 25th- First in a Series- A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
July 26th- Author Spotlight- Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
July 27th- Book Spotlight- Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer
July 28th - Book Spotlight- Book Shots by James Patterson
July 29th- What's New? Knit your Own Murder by Monica Ferris
July 30th - Non- Cozy Mystery- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K.Rowling


Coming this week:

August 1st- First in Series- Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
August 2nd - Author Spotlight- Rhys Bowen
August 3rd- Book Spotlight-
August 4th- Shelley's Review
August 5th- What's New? Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron
August 6th- Blog Tour- Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon



Have a great week!

Non- Cozy Mystery- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling

Happy Saturday! Today's Non-Cozy Mystery will make Harry Potter fans happy! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling.

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Series: Harry Potter (Book 8)
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; Special Rehearsal ed. edition (July 31, 2016)
Language: English



The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later.

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s West End on July 30, 2016.

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.


About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter novels, which have sold over 450 million copies and have been translated into 79 languages, and three companion books originally published for charity. She is also the author of The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults published in 2012, and, under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, is the author of the Cormoran Strike crime series. J.K. Rowling is making her screenwriting debut and is a producer on the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a further extension of the Wizarding World, due for release in November 2016.

Jack Thorne writes for theatre, film, television and radio. His theatre credits include Hope and Let The Right One In, both directed by John Tiffany, The Solid Life of Sugarwater for the Graeae Theatre Company, Bunny for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Stacy for the Trafalgar Studios, 2nd May 1997 and When You Cure Me for the Bush. His adaptations include The Physicists for the Donmar Warehouse and Stuart: A Life Backwards for Hightide. On film his credits include War Book, A Long Way Down and The Scouting Book for Boys. For television his credits include The Last Panthers, Don’t Take My Baby, This Is England, The Fades, Glue and Cast-Offs and the upcoming National Treasure. In 2012 he won BAFTAs for best series (The Fades) and best serial (This Is England 88).

John Tiffany directed Once for which he was the recipient of multiple awards both in the West End and on Broadway. As Associate Director of the Royal Court, his work includes The Twits, Hope and The Pass. He was the director of Let The Right One In for the National Theatre of Scotland, which transferred to the Royal Court, West End and St. Ann’s Warehouse. His other work for the National Theatre of Scotland includes Macbeth (also Broadway), Enquirer, The Missing, Peter Pan, The House of Bernarda Alba, Transform Caithness: Hunter, Be Near Me, Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, The Bacchae, Black Watch, for which he won the Olivier and Critics’ Circle Best Director Awards, Elizabeth Gordon Quinn and Home: Glasgow. Other recent credits include The Glass Menagerie at A.R.T. and on Broadway and The Ambassador at BAM. Tiffany was Associate Director of the National Theatre of Scotland from 2005 to 2012, and was a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University in the 2010-2011 academic year. 

http://www.jkrowling.com/

Get this book at bookstores near you ! 

What's New? Knit Your Own Murder by Monica Ferris

What's new? Happy Friday! Here is what is new and coming to a book store near you on August 2nd. Knit Your Own Murder by Monica Ferris.

Series: A Needlecraft Mystery (Book 19)
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (August 2, 2016)
Language: English




In the USA Today bestselling Needlecraft Mysteries, Betsy Devonshire has her hands tied between running her needlework shop and turning her sharp eye for deduction to solving crimes…

The Monday Bunch and other local knitters are participating in a fund-raising auction to save a community center, creating a growing pile of stuffed animals and toys right in front of the auctioneers as the audience bids. Among those contributing the most knitted goods is temperamental businesswoman Maddy Hanover—who keels over halfway through the event After she is pronounced DOA, an autopsy reveals that Maddy had been poisoned. But how? And by whom? One of the prime suspects is her ruthless business rival Joe Mickels, who lost a bitterly contested property bid to Maddy.

When Mickels pleads his innocence to Betsy, she reluctantly believes him. But if Betsy is going to uncover the real murderer’s identity, she must first untangle the knots Maddy made in her relationships throughout her life…



About the Author

Monica Ferris is the USA Today bestselling author of the Needlecraft Mysteries (Darned If You Do, The Drowning Spool) as well as several mystery series under various pseudonyms. She lives in Minnesota.

Book Spotlight- Book Shots

Today I am spotlighting something new to me and maybe to you as well. Book Shots!! Have you read any of them? Are you a fan of James Patterson's book? Now you can read some of them in book shot form. Welcome to BookShots by James Patterson. Life moves fast—books should too. Pulse-pounding thrillers under $5 and 150 pages or less. Impossible to put down.

BOOKSHOTS are all-new, original stories that feature a complete, cinematic storytelling experience in 150 pages. Characters include favorites like Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women’s Murder Club. For readers with busy schedules, BOOKSHOTS is the answer. Available for pre-order now.



BookShots features a website and mobile apps available on iOS and Android, that let readers discover, purchase, and read BookShots ebooks and audiobooks across all devices.BookShots.com is operated by Hachette Book Group, Inc., The Random House Group Ltd and Penguin Books Ltd and powered by REAAAD, Inc., through the Glose Platform (https://glose.com/))


You can find Bookshots at Libraries, on electronic devices and at book stores as well.


Check out James Patterson's website for more about these books.

http://www.jamespatterson.com/bookshots.php#.V5k5p0YrLnA

Book Spotlight- Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M.Boyer

I am excited to feature Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer as today's Book Spotlight. Released on July 5th, if you haven't read this one or this series, I highly recommend it.

Series: A Liz Talbot Mystery
Paperback: 268 pages
Publisher: Henery Press (July 5, 2016)
Language: English




USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR and AGATHA AWARD-WINNING SERIES “Boyer delivers a beach read filled with quirky, endearing characters and a masterfully layered mystery, all set in the lush lowcountry. Don’t miss this one!” – Mary Alice Monroe,

New York Times Bestselling Author of A Lowcountry Wedding “Boyer writes with humor, grace, and Southern grit in this charmer of a Carolina tale.” – Gretchen Archer, USA Today Bestselling Author of Double Knot

“The authentically Southern Boyer writes with heart, insight, and a deep understanding of human nature.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan,

Agatha Award-Winning Author of What You See “Boyer deftly shapes characters with just enough idiosyncrasies without succumbing to clichés while infusing her lighthearted plot with an insightful look at families.” – Oline Cogdill,

South Florida Sun Sentinel Somebody pushed Shelby Poinsett out her second-floor library window and it wasn’t her husband. At least that’s what Charleston’s most prestigious law firm wants Liz Talbot to prove. Liz must run the spectrum of Southern society, from the local homeless shelter where Shelby volunteered to the one-hundred-year-old book club where Charleston’s genteel ladies are dying to join, to bring a killer to justice.

Related subjects include: women sleuths, private investigator mystery series, cozy mysteries, murder mysteries, whodunit mysteries (whodunnit),

book club recommendations, Southern fiction, Southern humor, Southern living. Books in the Liz Talbot Mystery Series: • LOWCOUNTRY BOIL (#1) • LOWCOUNTRY BOMBSHELL (#2) • LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD (#3) • LOWCOUNTRY BORDELLO (#4) • LOWCOUNTRY BOOK CLUB (#5) Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all… 

Visit Susan at her website:

http://www.susanmboyerbooks.com/

Author Spotlight- Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli

Happy Tuesday! Today's author spotlight goes out to Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli. Elizabeth is the author of a new series called A Most Curious Murder. Elizabeth also writes as Elizabeth Lee. She also writes the Emily Kincaid series. Check them all out for many hours of great reading.

Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli (aka Elizabeth Lee) is a Michigan based novelist whose 12th book is due out in 2016. She teaches fiction writing at Northern Michigan College and has written for the NORTHERN EXPRESS, the ROMEO OBSERVER, the DETROIT NEWS, and the RECORD-EAGLE. She is a member of the Author’s Guild, International Association of crime Writers, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers’ of America, Michigan Writers, and Detroit Working Writers and has three mystery series out, or about to be published.


In the Emily Kincaid series her novel DEAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN was chosen one of the best mysteries of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews. A new series (written as Elizabeth Lee) is now out with the third: NUTS AND BURIED (based in Texas) to be published this November from Berkley Publishers. Another series, beginning with A MOST CURIOUS MURDER, (Crooked Lane Publishers) will be out in July, 2016, with the second: DEATH OF A SAD POET, scheduled later in the year.


Stop by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli's website for more about her and her upcoming books. 

http://www.elizabethbuzzelli.com/index2.php 

First in A Series- A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli

Happy Monday! This week's first is a series is A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli. Released on July 12th. You won't want to miss a single page of this read.

Series: A Little Library Mystery
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books (July 12, 2016)
Language: English



Jenny Weston moves home to Bear Falls, Michigan, to nurse her bruised ego back to health after a bitter divorce. But the idyllic vision of her charming hometown crumbles when her mother's Little Library is destroyed.

The next-door neighbor, Zoe Zola, a little person and Lewis Carroll enthusiast, suspects local curmudgeon Adam Cane, but when he's found dead in Zoe's fairy garden, all roads lead back to her. Jenny, however, believes Zoe is innocent, so the two women team up to find the true culprit, investigating the richest family in Bear Falls, interrogating a few odd townspeople, and delving into long, hidden transgressions--until Adam Cane isn't the only body in town, and they have an even bigger mystery to solve.

Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli's quaint and compelling series debut A Most Curious Murder will delight cozy mystery readers.


Praise for A Most Curious Murder: "Fans of [Lewis] Carroll will delight in Zoe's flights of fancy, and the northern Michigan setting in all its splendor is a charmer...an entertaining series with a quirky premise and captivating characters." --Library Journal

"This quirky, clever cozy series launch...[is] hard to resist." --Publishers Weekly

“Quirky main characters, lyrical dialogue and a story sure to appeal to bookworms as well as cozy mystery fans are all elements that give this novel a distinctive voice. A clever mystery and intriguing supporting cast round out the mix.” --RT Book Reviews, four star review

"An enchanting mystery with a delightful cast of characters and snappy dialogue. Book lovers are in for a real treat." --Hannah Reed, national bestselling author of the Scottish Highlands mysteries. 

Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli is a writer who writes -- constantly.

She is a book reviewer with the alternative newspaper, The Northern Express, in Traverse City, Michigan. Her short stories have appeared in many journals. She has had essays turned into stage pieces and performed, and read on Michigan Public Radio.

She teaches creative writing at Northwest Michigan College and was recently on the panel choosing Michigan Notable Books for the Michigan State Library. She has been given a grant by the Michigan Council for the Arts, for a book of essays on northern living, and appeared at writers conferences around the country.

She is a member of the Author’s Guild, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Michigan Writers, and Detroit Working Writers.

Her first mystery novel, Gift of Evil, was published by Bantam. Her novels Dead Dancing Women; Dead Floating Lovers; Dead Sleeping Shaman; Dead Dogs and Englishmen from Midnight Ink, are in bookstores now.

Weekly Wrap Up# 30

Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a great week. Here is what happened:

July 18th- First in Series- Toasting Up Trouble by Linda Wiken
July 19th- Author Spotlight- Linda Wiken
July 20th- Guess the Mystery- Jenny Kales
July 21st - Book Spotlight -The Cat, The Collector and the Killer by Leann Sweeney
July 22nd - Blog Tour- Address to Die for by Mary Feliz
July 23rd- Non-Cozy Mystery- The Games by James Patterson


Coming this week:

July 25th- First in a Series- A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
July 26th- Author Spotlight- Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
July 27th- Book Spotlight- Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer
July 28th - Book Spotlight- Sleuthing for a Living by Jennifer L. Hart
July 29th- What's New? Knit your Own Murder by Monica Ferris
July 30th - Non- Cozy Mystery- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K.Rowling

Non- Cozy Mystery- The Games by James Patterson

Happy Friday! Today's Non-Cozy Mystery is The Games by James Patterson. Released on June 27th, this fast-paced story will keep you reading through the night.

Series: Private (Book 6)
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (June 27, 2016)
Language: English



Rio has spent years preparing to host the world during the Olympic games--but they didn't prepare for this...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil--home to beautiful white-sand beaches, gorgeous women, stunning natural beauty, and the world's largest Carnival celebration--knows how to throw a party. So it's a natural choice to host the biggest spectacles in sports--the World Cup and the Olympics. To ensure that the games go off without a hitch, the organizers turn to Jack Morgan, the unflappable head of the renowned international security and consulting firm Private. But when events are this exclusive, someone's bound to get left off the guest list.

Two years after the action nearly spilled from the field to the stands during soccer's championship match, Jack is back in Rio for the Olympics. But before the cauldron is even lit, the only thing more intense than the competition is the security risks. When prominent clients he's supposed to be protecting disappear, and bodies mysteriously start to litter the streets, Jack is drawn deep into the heart of a ruthless underworld populated by disaffected residents trying to crash the world's biggest party. As the opening ceremonies near, with the world watching in horror, Jack must sprint to the finish line to defuse a threat that could decimate Rio and turn the games from a joyous celebration into a deadly spectacle.



About the Author


James Patterson received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community at the 2015 National Book Awards. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers, and his books have sold more than 325 million copies worldwide. A tireless champion of books and reading, Patterson has created a new children's book imprint, JIMMY Patterson, whose mission is simple: 'We want every kid who finishes a JIMMY Book to say: "PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER BOOK.'" He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Eduction Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries. Patterson will be investing proceeds from the sales of JIMMY Patterson Books in pro-reading initiatives.

Visit James Patterson at:

http://www.jamespatterson.com/

Blog tour and giveaway- Address to Die for by Mary Feliz

I am excited to be part of this blog tour. Mary Feliz is here today with her brand new book series. Address to Die For was released on July 19th.

Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Lyrical Underground (July 19, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1601836643



For professional organizer Maggie McDonald, moving her family into a new home should be the perfect organizational challenge. But murder was definitely not on the to-do list . . .

Maggie McDonald has a penchant for order that isn’t confined to her clients’ closets, kitchens, and sock drawers. As she lays out her plan to transfer her family to the hundred-year-old house her husband, Max, has inherited in the hills above Silicon Valley, she has every expectation for their new life to fall neatly into place. But as the family bounces up the driveway of their new home, she’s shocked to discover the house’s dilapidated condition. When her husband finds the caretaker face-down in their new basement, it’s the detectives who end up moving in. What a mess! While the investigation unravels and the family camps out in a barn, a killer remains at large—exactly the sort of loose end Maggie can’t help but clean up . . .

Address to Die for is an engaging debut. Right from the start you get drawn in to the story and moving day. With fresh new characters and a strong story, you won't be able to put this one down. I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next one.

About The Author

Mary Feliz has lived in five states and two countries but calls Silicon Valley home. Traveling to other areas of the United States, she’s frequently reminded that what seems normal in the high-tech heartland can seem decidedly odd to the rest of the country. A big fan of irony, serendipity, diversity, and quirky intelligence tempered with gentle humor, Mary strives to bring these elements into her writing, although her characters tend to take these elements to a whole new level. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and National Association of Professional Organizers. Mary is a Smith College graduate with a degree in Sociology. She lives in Northern California with her husband, near the homes of their two adult offspring.

Visit Mary online at MaryFeliz.com, or follow her on Twitter @MaryFelizAuthor.



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Book Spotlight- The Cat, The Collector and The Killer by Leann Sweeney

I am thrilled for today's Book Spotlight- The Cat, The Collector and the Killer ( Cats in Trouble Mystery Series) releases on August 2nd. This is a fun series and I have been a fan since the start. Don't miss it. Spread the word about this series.

Series: Cats in Trouble Mystery (Book 8)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: NAL (August 2, 2016)
Language: English



In the latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret, a cat collector is suspected of murder.

Jillian Hart and police chief Tom Stewart are enjoying peaceful, newly wedded bliss in Mercy, South Carolina, until a woman is found wandering the streets one night. She's in her night clothes, disoriented, and carrying a kitten in a tote bag. A search of the woman’s house reveals many more cats, a maze of cardboard boxes—and a dead man.

Although the evidence suggests the frail woman is the killer, Jillian doesn’t believe she’s capable of such a crime. The dead man had many enemies in town, which means finding the real murderer may prove to be its own cat and mouse game...



About the Author

Leann Sweeney is the New York Times bestselling author of the Cats in Trouble Mysteries, including The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret and The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim. Leann was born and raised in Niagara Falls and educated at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Lemoyne College in Syracuse, New York. She also has a degree in behavioral science from the University of Houston. A retired registered nurse, she has been writing in the mystery genre for many years and also writes the Yellow Rose Mystery series.

Guess the Mystery hosted by Jenny Kales

Happy Wednesday! Today's Guess the Mystery host is Jennifer Kales. Leave your answer and email in the comments below for a chance to win an e-copy of On the Chopping Block. Good Luck!

“Yassou, Dad.” Callie smiled at her father. Her facial muscles felt frozen in place and her heart was pounding – the last thing she needed was a discussion about going to the police station to report on the murder of a boyfriend her father didn’t even know she had. Hoping that George was in a hurry, Callie tried to act normal. Maybe he’d leave before he figured out what Sands was doing there.

“What brings you here today?” she asked George, while shooting Sands a furtive look.
Her father wrapped Callie in one of his signature bear hugs. It seemed that he held her even more tightly than usual. “Dad,” she said. “I can’t breathe.”
George loosened his grip. “Okay, breathe, breathe. I was in the neighborhood so I thought I’d check on your business, see it it’s picked up any, George said, sitting down at the table closest to the cashier station. Leave it to her father to start right in with concerns for her business. If only he’d seen the crowds just half an hour before, but that wouldn’t have been good, come to think of it, not with all the talk about Drew.



About the Author

Award-winning writer and blogger Jenny Kales worked for years as a freelancer and is thrilled to have released her debut cozy mystery novel. Kales’ marriage into a Greek-American Midwestern family inspired The Callie's Kitchen mysteries, featuring Calliope “Callie” Costas, food business owner and amateur sleuth. The setting of the story, "Crystal Bay," is inspired by a favorite family vacation spot - Wisconsin's beautiful Geneva Lakes.

Ms. Kales is an avid reader, cook and baker and she's addicted to mystery TV, especially anything on Masterpiece Mystery or BBC America. She lives just outside of Chicago with her husband, two daughters and a cute but demanding Yorkshire terrier, and is hard at work on the next novel in the Callie’s Kitchen mystery series.

Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennykalesmysteryauthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jenny_Kales
Kindle Store: https://www.amazon.com/Chopping-Block-Callies-Kitchen-Mystery-ebook/dp/B01EQIJ8UO#nav-subnav
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Jenny-Kales/e/B01BRTKL9W/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1468799660&sr=8-2-ent
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30063546-on-the-chopping-block
Website: https://jennykales.wordpress.com

Author Spotlight- Linda Wiken

This week's author Spotlight goes out to the lovely Linda Wiken. (a.k.a. Erika Chase) Linda is the author of the brand new Dinner Club mystery series released on July 5th.

For 14 years, Linda Wiken owned the mystery specialty store, Prime Crime Books in Ottawa, ON. It was with sadness and a sense of anticipation that she closed the store in 2010. Now, she's embarked on a life of crime between the pages. Her first novel in the Ashton Corners Book Club mysteries, A Killer Read, was published April, 2012 as her alter ego, Erika Chase, and was shortlisted for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel at the Malice Domestic conference. There are now five books in the series.

She embarks on a new writing adventure as the real Linda Wiken with another series, the Dinner Club Mysteries, also from Berkley Prime Crime. The first book, Toasting Up Trouble, will be released on July 5, 2016.

Her short stories have appeared in the seven Ladies’ Killing Circle anthologies (three of which she co-edited), and in the magazines Mysterious Intent and Over My Dead Body. She has been short-listed for an Arthur Ellis Award, Best Short Story, from Crime Writers of Canada.

Before life in the world of mystery, she worked as an advertising copywriter, radio producer, journalist and community education worker. Her non-fiction writing credits include a history of the Parent Preschool Resource Centre and a manual for community newspapers (contract for City of Ottawa).

As a volunteer with the Ottawa Police Service for over 15 years, she developed a strong, sometimes scary interest in police procedures. She wrote weekly crime stats articles for the local community newspapers for them, along with stories for the OPS internal newsletter. She also sang with the Ottawa Police Chorus for several years and now sings with two (other) choirs.

Keeshas and Mojo, her two Siamese cats, share their house with her in Ottawa, ON where she's lived for over 30 years (she was soooo young when she first arrived!).


Go and check out her website and her book both are fun and exciting: 

http://www.lindawiken.com/

First in a Series- Toasting Up Trouble by Linda Wiken

Happy Monday! This is a great way to start the week with Linda Wiken (a.k.a. Erika Chase)'s brand new series Toasting Up Trouble was released on July 5th.

Series: A Dinner Club Mystery
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (July 5, 2016)
Language: English



A delicious new cozy mystery series featuring the Culinary Capers Dinner Club—who are fearless when it comes to cooking up new dishes and putting the lid on crime...

Event planner Jennifer “J.J.” Tanner has a full plate, but that’s the way she likes it. First, it’s her turn to choose the recipe for the next meeting of the Culinary Capers Dinner Club, a gathering of foodie friends who experiment with entrées for their creative and gastronomical pleasure. Second, she’s organizing an Italian princess party for the twenty-one-year-old daughter of a high-tech millionaire.

But one thing J.J. didn’t plan on is that the caterer for the event—hotshot chef Antonio Marcotti—would end up murdered the night of the party. Or that she’d end up being a prime suspect after having had a heated argument with the unscrupulous chef. Now it’s up to J.J.—with help from her fellow Club members and a handsome if mysterious private eye—to turn the tables on the real killer...

For 14 years, Linda Wiken owned the mystery specialty store, Prime Crime Books in Ottawa, ON. It was with sadness and a sense of anticipation that she closed the store in 2010. Now, she's embarked on a life of crime between the pages. Her first novel in the Ashton Corners Book Club mysteries, A Killer Read, was published April, 2012 as her alter ego, Erika Chase, and was shortlisted for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel at the Malice Domestic conference. There are now five books in the series.

She embarks on a new writing adventure as the real Linda Wiken with another series, the Dinner Club Mysteries, also from Berkley Prime Crime. The first book, Toasting Up Trouble, will be released on July 5, 2016.

Her short stories have appeared in the seven Ladies’ Killing Circle anthologies (three of which she co-edited), and in the magazines Mysterious Intent and Over My Dead Body. She has been short-listed for an Arthur Ellis Award, Best Short Story, from Crime Writers of Canada.

Before life in the world of mystery, she worked as an advertising copywriter, radio producer, journalist and community education worker. Her non-fiction writing credits include a history of the Parent Preschool Resource Centre and a manual for community newspapers (contract for City of Ottawa).

As a volunteer with the Ottawa Police Service for over 15 years, she developed a strong, sometimes scary interest in police procedures. She wrote weekly crime stats articles for the local community newspapers for them, along with stories for the OPS internal newsletter. She also sang with the Ottawa Police Chorus for several years and now sings with two (other) choirs. Keeshas and Mojo, her two Siamese cats, share their house with her in Ottawa, ON where she's lived for over 30 years (she was soooo young when she first arrived!).

You can find out more about Linda Wiken at her website:

http://www.lindawiken.com/

Weekly Wrap Up # 29

Happy Sunday. I hope you all had a great week. Here is a recap of what happened:

July 11th- First in Series- Well Read, then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran
July 12th- Blog Tour- Read to Death by Terrie Farley Moran
July 13th- Blog Tour- Somethings Knot Kosher by Mary Marks
July 14th- Guess the Mystery by Peg Cochran
July 15th- What's New? Silk Stalking by Diane Vallere
July 16th- Non-Cozy Mystery- Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger



Coming this week:


July 18th- Toasting Up Trouble by Linda Wiken
July 19th- Author Spotlight- Linda Wiken
July 20th- Guess the Mystery- Jenny Kales
July 21st - Book Spotlight
July 22nd - Blog Tour- Address to Die for by Mary Feliz
July 23rd- Non-Cozy Mystery- The Games by James Patterson



See you here.

Non- Cozy Mystery- Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger

Happy Saturday! This weeks Non-Cozy is Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger. Intense and Captivating, you will not be able to stop reading.

Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Touchstone (June 7, 2016)
Language: English



An instant page-turner (Lisa Gardner) that straddles the line between thriller and horror...sure to appeal to a wide range of readers, including Stephen King fans. (Booklist, starred) A young woman's mysterious gift forces her into the middle of a dangerous investigation of a little girl's disappearance.

Twenty-year-old Finley Montgomery is rarely alone. Visited by people whom others can't see and haunted by prophetic dreams, she has never been able to control or understand the things that happen to her. When Finley's abilities start to become too strong for her to handle - and even the roar of her motorcycle or another dazzling tattoo can't drown out the voices - she turns to the only person she knows who can help her: her grandmother Eloise Montgomery, a renowned psychic living in The Hollows, New York.

Merri Gleason is a woman at the end of her tether after a ten-month-long search for her missing daughter, Abbey. With almost every hope exhausted, she resorts to hiring Jones Cooper, a detective who sometimes works with psychic Eloise Montgomery. Merri's not a believer, but she's just desperate enough to go down that road, praying that she's not too late. Time, she knows, is running out.

As a harsh white winter moves into The Hollows, Finley and Eloise are drawn into the investigation, which proves to have much more at stake than even the fate of a missing girl. As Finley digs deeper into the town and its endless layers, she is forced to examine the past, even as she tries to look into the future. Only one thing is clear: The Hollows gets what it wants, no matter what.

Lisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling, award-winning author of fourteen novels, including her latest thriller INK AND BONE.

Her books are published in twenty-six languages worldwide, have sold millions of copies and have been named “Best of the Year” or top picks by the Today show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Weekly, Amazon.com, Independent Booksellers, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and the Sun Sentinel to name a few.

Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR and Travel+Leisure Magazine. Lisa Unger lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with her husband, daughter and labradoodle.

What's New? Silk Stalkings by Diane Vallere

Happy Friday! What's New? Coming August 2nd to bookstores near you. Silk Stalkings ( A Material Witness Mystery ) by Diane Vallere.

Series: A Material Witness Mystery (Book 3)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (August 2, 2016)
Language: English



Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe can get tangled up in textiles, but it’s murder that really throws her for a loop in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Crushed Velvet.

The time has come for San Ladrón, California’s annual Miss Tangorli beauty pageant, and Poly has agreed to use Material Girl’s inventory of shimmery silks to create embellished gowns fit for a crown. But when millionaire Harvey Halliwell—the man who revived the city’s citrus trade with his imported tangorli tree—is found dead days before the pageant contestants are announced, something sour takes over the town.

To make matters worse, her friend, mechanic Charlie Brooks, is soon caught up in the crime, having been seen in the company of the case’s prime suspect. Now Poly’s on a mission to squeeze out the truth. But as she searches for a pattern, the killer seems intent on cutting up the evidence...



About the Author

Diane Vallere is the national bestselling author of the Lefty-nominated Material Witness Mysteries, which include Crushed Velvet and Suede to Rest, and the Costume Shop Mysteries, which began with A Disguise to Die For. She is the daughter of a seamstress and a scientist, which makes her feel like the love child of Edith Head and Mr. Spock. After twenty years in the fashion industry, she now writes full time, trading fashion accessories for accessories to murder. She launched her own detective agency at ten years old and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since. 

http://www.dianevallere.com/

Guess the Mystery hosted by Peg Cochran

It is time for Guess the Mystery and this weeks host is the lovely Peg Cochran. Can you guess which book this is taken from? The winner will receive a copy of Berried Secrets. Leave answer and email in the comments below for a chance to win. Winner will be chosen on Saturday. Good Luck!

"Not missing exactly, but we let her out an hour ago, and she would normally be back by now for her breakfast."



Peg Cochran
Mysteries to Cozy Up With
Cranberry Cove Series/Berry the Hatchet out now!
Gourmet De-Lite Series
Lucille Mystery Series
Farmer's Daughter Series - No Farm, No Foul coming September 2016

As Meg London:
Sweet Nothings Lingerie Series

Peg grew up in a New Jersey suburb about 25 miles outside of New York City. After college, she moved to the city where she managed an art gallery owned by the son of the artist Henri Matisse. When her first daughter, Francesca, arrive, the new family moved back to the New Jersey suburbs where her second daughter, Annabelle, was born.

After her husband died, Peg remarried and her new husband took a job in Grand Rapids, Michigan where they now live (on exile from New Jersey, she likes to joke). Peg managed to segue from the art world to marketing and is now the manager of marketing communications for a company that provides services to seniors.

Her greatest love though as always been writing - particularly mysteries! She has two cozy mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime: The Gourmet De-Lite series set in Connecticut and featuring Gigi Fitzgerald, who provides gourmet diet meals to a select group of clients, and the Sweet Nothings Vintage Lingerie series, written as Meg London, set in Paris, Tennessee with Emma Taylor who finds murder and mayhem in this quiet country town.

As for pets - she has a schizophrenic cat (really!) named Frazzle and a Westhighland White Terrier, Reggie, who is desperately in need of losing a few pounds. But you know what they say: If your dog is overweight, it means YOU aren't getting enough exercise!

When she's not writing, Peg can usually be found cooking, which she loves. When asked to bring a dish to a potluck she invariably opts to bring dessert - partly because she loves making sweet dishes and partly because she and her husband always manage to be late so there's no point in putting them in charge of appetizers!

Peg loves connecting with readers and other writhers so feel free to drop her an email via her contact page! And be sure to visit her other site at www.MegLondon.com.

Blog Tour and giveaway- Something's Knot Kosher by Mary Marks

Happy Wednesday! I am thrilled to have Mary Marks here with is today. Her newest book in the Quilting Mystery Series, Something's Knot Kosher was released on June 28th.

Series: A Quilting Mystery (Book 4)
Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Kensington; Reissue edition (June 28, 2016)
Language: English



Funerals can be patchy affairs for Martha Rose and her close-knit circle of friends–especially in the case of a missing body. . .

When Birdie Watson’s husband Russell is killed during a bank robbery, Martha just wants to support her grieving friend. But en route to the burial plot in Oregon, Martha makes a harrowing discovery about the casket’s contents–instead of Russell, she finds an unidentified man. Now Martha and her quilting klatch can’t rest in peace until they unspool the truth behind the macabre mix up. . .

This is a fun series and the author keeps you interested and captivated by the story line. Great characters, fun with a touch of humor that makes you want more. I enjoy this series and look forward to what is in store next.

About the Author

Born and raised in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, Mary Marks earned a B.A. in Anthropology from UCLA and an M.A. in Public Administration from the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. In 2004 she enrolled in the UCLA Extension Writers Program. Her first novel, Forget Me Knot, was a finalist in a national writing competition in 2011. She is currently a reviewer of cozy mysteries for The New York Journal of Books at www.nyjournalofbooks.com.

Readers can visit her at www.marymarksmysteries.com and https://www.facebook.com/mmarks2013


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Blog Tour- Read to Death by Terrie Farley Moran

I'm excited to have Terrie Farley Moran visiting today, Her newest book in the Read Em and Eat Mystery Series, Read to Death was released on July 5th. If you haven't read this series yet, I highly recommend you add it to your list.

Series: Read Em and Eat Mystery (Book 3)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (July 5, 2016)
Language: English



The national bestselling author of Caught Read-Handed revisits Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where the proprietors of a local bookstore café occasionally take a stab at solving murder…

At their seaside Read ‘Em and Eat bookstore café, Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield offer fresh scones, great books, and excellent detective work…

With their book club season wrapping up with The Florida Life of Thomas Edison, Sassy and Bridgy decide to take their group on a day trip to the beautiful Edison and Ford Winter Estates. Hiring driver Oscar Frieland, who’s known for his colorful stories and love of the café’s Robert Frost fruit tartlets, the bibliophiles set off for a day of sunshine and history.

After a lovely excursion, the club returns to the café for lunch and a book discussion, but the group falls silent after Oscar is found dead in his van. The sheriff’s deputies have some questions of their own for the group, and if the ladies don’t find some answers soon, the next book they read might be from a prison library.

Terrie Moran has done it again with Read to Death. With a delightful cast of characters that bring the humor and fun to the story. The author pulls you in right at the start and holds you captive until the end where the murder is solved and things get back to normal in the town. I enjoyed this book and looking forward to what is in store next. A Fantastic and brilliant read.

About This Author
Short-listed twice for The Best American Mystery Stories, Terrie Farley Moran is delighted to introduce mystery fans to the Read ’Em and Eat café and bookstore, which debuted with Well Read, Then Dead. The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is playing games and reading stories with any or all of her grandchildren.

Author Links:
Webpage – http://terriefarleymoran.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terrie.moran.9
Blog: www.womenofmystery.net
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23186092-terrie-moran
Pinterest – https://www.pinterest.com/1terriemoran/


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First in the Series- Well Read then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran

Happy Monday- it is time for this week's First in the Series and it goes out to Terrie Farley Moran with her book Well Read, Then Dead (a Read Em and Eat Mystery series) Book one was released on August 5th 2014.

Series: Read Em and Eat Mystery (Book 1)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (August 5, 2014)
Language: English



First in a new series!

Nestled in the barrier islands of Florida’s Gulf Coast, Fort Myers Beach is home to Mary “Sassy” Cabot and Bridget Mayfield—owners of the bookstore café, Read ’Em and Eat. But when they’re not dishing about books or serving up scones, Sassy and Bridgy are keeping tabs on hard-boiled murder.

Read ’Em and Eat is known for its delicious breakfast and lunch treats, along with quite a colorful clientele. If it’s not Rowena Gustavson loudly debating the merits of the current book club selection, it’s Miss Augusta Maddox lecturing tourists on rumors of sunken treasure among the islands. It’s no wonder Sassy’s favorite is Delia Batson, a regular at the Emily Dickinson table. Augusta’s cousin and best friend Delia is painfully shy—which makes the news of her murder all the more shocking.

No one is more distraught than Augusta, and Sassy wants to help any way she can. But Augusta doesn’t have time for sympathy. She wants Delia’s killer found—and she’s not taking no for an answer. Now Sassy is on the case, and she’d better act fast before there’s any more trouble in paradise.

Includes a buttermilk pie recipe!

Terrie Farley Moran is the nationally bestselling author of the Read 'Em and Eat cozy mystery series including the Agatha Award winning Well Read, Then Dead, Caught Read-Handed and Read to Death. Her short mystery fiction has been published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and numerous anthologies. "A Killing at the Beausoleil" the short story prequel to the Read 'Em and Eat mysteries was published in EQMM in November 2015 and has been nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story. You can find Terrie on Facebook or on her website at www.terriefarleymoran.com

Weekly Wrap Up #28

Happy Sunday! Here is what happened this week:

July 4th- First in Series- A Disguise to Die For by Diane Vallere
July 5th- Author Spotlight- Diane Vallere
July 6th - Guess The Mystery hosted by Alyssa Maxwell
July 7th- Book Spotlight- Little Girl Gone by Gerry Schmitt
July 8th- What's New? Much Ado about Muffin by Victoria Hamilton
July 9th- Blog Tour- Nun but the Brave by Alice Loweecey


Coming this week:


July 11th- First in Series- Well Read, then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran
July 12th- Author Spotlight- Terrie Farley Moran
July 13th - Guess the Mystery hosted by Peg Cochran
July 14th- Book Spotlight
July 15th- What's New? Silk Stalking by Diane Vallere
July 16th- Non-Cozy Mystery- Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger


Have a great week!

Blog Tour and Giveaway- Nun but the Brave by Alice Loweecey

I am thrilled to have Alice Loweecey here today. Her newest book in the Giulia Driscoll Mystery series is releasing on July 12th. Nun but the Brave is book three and if you haven't read this series. Add it to your reading list. It is excellent.

Synopsis

Giulia Driscoll’s sister-in-law barges into Driscoll Investigations and promptly passes out from OD’ing on an unknown drug. Two OD’d teenagers are found dead in the park and behind a convenience store. DI’s new client insists her missing twin sister is not dead and enlists Giulia as the “Missing Person Whisperer.” Hooray for steady work?

The missing sister’s trail leads to married, pregnant, ex-nun Giulia’s first experience with online dating sites, to the delight of her husband and employees. Those dates lead her to local Doomsday Preppers. They grow their own everything, and that everything may be connected to the drugs, her sister-in-law, and the missing twin. These Preppers are about to learn the true meaning of doom.

Alice Loweecey has done it again with this knock out fast-paced read that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Right from the start you are pulled in. I am a fan of this series and the characters are strong and the story is captivating you will read late into the night and want more when it is over. I look forward to what Giulia will find herself into next.

Books in the Giulia Driscoll Humorous Mystery Series:
CHANGING HABITS (prequel short story)
NUN TOO SOON (#1)
SECOND TO NUN (#2)
NUN BUT THE BRAVE (#3)
THE CLOCK STRIKES NUN (#4) May 2017

About The Author –

Baker of brownies and tormenter of characters, Alice Loweecey recently celebrated her thirtieth year outside the convent. She grew up watching Hammer Horror and Scooby-Doo Mysteries, which might explain a whole lot. When she’s not creating trouble for Giulia Falcone-Driscoll, she can be found growing her own vegetables (in summer) and cooking with them (the rest of the year).


Author Links:

Website: www.aliceloweecey.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alice.loweecey
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliceLoweecey
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4166880.Alice_Loweecey




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What's New? Much Ado about Muffin by Victoria Hamilton

Happy Friday! What's New? Coming August 2nd to a bookstore near you. Much Ado About Muffin (A Merry Muffin Mystery series) by Victoria Hamilton.

Series: A Merry Muffin Mystery (Book 4)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (August 2, 2016)
Language: English


In this fresh mystery from the national bestselling author of Death of an English Muffin, baker Merry Wynter comes to the aid of an innocent woman accused of murder.

When muffin baker Merry Wynter sees an innocent woman accused of murder, it’s dough or die...

Opera singer Roma Toscano may have a crippling case of stage fright, but she certainly is stirring up drama in Autumn Vale, New York, as she prepares for an upcoming performance at Merry’s Wynter Castle. With her flamboyant style and flirtatious personality, Roma attracts fans as well as critics, including the town’s postmistress—and Merry’s bitter foe—Minnie Urqhart.

But Roma and Minnie’s heated rivalry goes cold after Merry discovers Minnie dead at the post office. While every clue seems to be another ingredient in the investigation of Roma, Merry thinks the case is half-baked, and she’s eager to get her mitts on the real killer...


Victoria Hamilton is the pseudonym of nationally bestselling romance author Donna Lea Simpson.

She now happily writes about vintage kitchen collecting, muffin baking and dead bodies for Berkley Prime Crime in the Vintage Kitchen Mysteries and Merry Muffin Mystery series. Besides writing about murder and mayhem, and blogging at Killer Characters, Victoria collects vintage kitchen wares and old cookbooks, as well as teapots and teacups.

Visit Victoria at: http://www.victoriahamiltonmysteries.com for availability of her books, some of which have also been published in Large Print and Audio formats!

Victoria also writes the Teapot Collector Mysteries as Amanda Cooper! You can find out more about her and all of her series at her website, as well as on Facebook and Pinterest.

Book Spotlight- Little Girl Gone by Gerry Schmitt/ Laura Childs

Happy Thursday! Today's Book Spotlight is Little Girl Gone by Gerry Schmitt (a.k.a. Laura Childs). It's her non-cozy mystery debut that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Print Length: 329 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0425281760
Publisher: Berkley (July 5, 2016)
Publication Date: July 5, 2016
Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC



In the first Afton Tangler thriller, the unforgiving cold of a Minnesota winter hides the truth behind an even more chilling crime...

On a frozen night in an affluent neighborhood of Minneapolis, a baby is abducted from her home after her teenage babysitter is violently assaulted. The parents are frantic, the police are baffled, and, with the perpetrator already in the wind, the trail is getting colder by the second.

As family liaison officer with the Minneapolis P.D., it’s Afton Tangler’s job to deal with the emotional aftermath of terrible crimes—but she’s never faced a case quite as brutal as this. Each development is more heartbreaking than the last and the only lead is a collection of seemingly unrelated clues.

But, most disturbing of all, Afton begins to suspect that this case is not isolated. Whoever did this has taken babies before—and if Afton doesn’t solve this crime soon, more children are sure to go missing . . .



About the Author

Gerry Schmitt is the author of the Afton Tangler Thrillers, and, writing under the pseudonym Laura Childs, the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels, the Tea Shop, Scrapbooking, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. She is the former CEO of her own marketing firm, has won TV and radio awards, and produced two reality TV shows. She and her professor husband enjoy collecting art, travel, and their two Shar-Pei dogs. 

http://www.laurachilds.com/

Guess the Mystery hosted by Alyssa Maxwell

Happy Wednesday!! It's time to play Guess the Mystery and this week's host is Alyssa Maxwell. The winner may pick any one of my Gilded Newport Books: Murder at The Breakers, Murder at Marble House, Murder at Beechwood, or an ARC of Murder at Rough Point. Winner will be chosen on Saturday. Leave answer and email in the comments below. Good Luck!

Our conversation had turned to lighter topics—Grace’s winter in Italy, her spring in Paris, and the excursions, parties, and shopping she had enjoyed. Neily had been present throughout most of those months, which she termed a happy, carefree time. In spite of the Wilsons’ lack of open ostentation, they lived nonetheless luxuriously, and I schooled the incredulity from my features as Grace spoke of their extravagances as casually as I spoke of the weather.

Yet I paid careful attention to the details, and her chatter provided me with ample information to rule out a number of young ladies as having potentially birthed a child in recent weeks. The delay in reaching the house also provided me with an opportunity to broach the subject foremost on my mind, yet without revealing too much about the baby in my care. It’s not that I had cause to distrust Grace, but this sudden friendship of ours, if that was what it was to be called, had yet to be fully tested. I thought it best to err on the side of caution and not mention my newest visitor at Gull Manor.

“There have been rumors among members of the press,” I said to her, not liking to lie but seeing little alternative, “of an indelicate nature . . .”

With just those words, she understood my meaning. “Do tell? Who, may I ask . . .”

I happily fell back on the truth as I explained that I hadn’t yet discovered the identity of the woman in question, but that not only could an inheritance be at stake, but the child’s welfare as well, and for that reason I wished to ascertain his origins.


Writing as Alyssa Maxwell
The Gilded Newport Mysteries
A Lady and Lady's Maid Mysteries (debuting 1/2016)
http://www.alyssamaxwell.com

Author Spotlight- Diane Vallere

Happy Tuesday!! Today's author spotlight is Fashionista Diane Vallere. Diane is the author of The Material Witness Series, Mad for Mod mystery series and the Style and Error Fashion Mystery series.

Diane's Full Story:

When 20-year retail fashion veteran Diane Vallere left life in the corporate offices of a high status luxury retailer and moved to sunny California, it was with the intention to trade fashion accessories for accessories to murder. That was 2007. Armed with a series concept that she belived in--former fashion buyer turns amateur sleuth--she polished and revised her ideas, got involved in her local chapter of Sisters in Crime, and actively sought her big break. That break came in 2009, when her first manuscript, JUST KIDDING, won the RWA Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest. This later became DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY, the first Style & Error Mystery.

Taking this as a sign that she was on the right track, Diane continued her search for an agent and submitted a short story to FISH TALES: The Guppy Anthology. It was accepted, and the collection was published in 2011. This became Diane's first publication credit.

Writing that short story taught her that she could write more than one character and opened up a world of possible stories. Diane continued to write new material while submitting her work to agents, dabbling in Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, and non-fiction/biography. In addition to the Style & Error series that she was already querying, she started another series featuring an interior decorator with a not-small interest in Doris Day movies, which became the Madison Night Mysteries, currently published by Henery Press.

Diane started Polyester Press, her own publishing imprint, in 2011, with the intent to create a niche publisher focused on fashionable fiction. Unbeknownst to her, a pre-press copy of DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY was forwarded to a senior editor at Penguin Publishing, who expressed interest in seeing the book rewritten to fit their catalog. Diane declined but offered to submit a different idea written specifically for them. This became the Material Witness Mystery series, launched in 2014. She also signed with agent Jessica Faust of Bookends Literary Agency. Soon after signing as a client, Jessica proposed and sold the Costume Shop Mystery Series to Penguin Random House, making it a fourth series. The first, A DISGUISE TO DIE FOR, came out February 2, 2016.

Diane has taken big risks in life: first in moving from her hometown in eastern Pennsylvania to Dallas, Texas for her fashion career, taking a step backward on the corporate ladder in order to enter the most reputable buyer training program in the country. Three years after that move, she received the Chairman's Risk Taker Award for her savvy business performance as Couture Foundations and Hosiery Buyer. Five years later, she took another risk, moving from Texas to California to reprioritize her life and focus on her writing career.

Diane is the Vice President of Sisters in Crime and believes that her involvement in this organization played a significant role in her publication journey. She is also a firm believer in not just following your dreams, but in creating a roadmap of goals, tasks, and benchmarks to keep on track. She claims that being a textbook Capricorn accounts for her drive, though she's never been a big fan of being told there's something she can't do.



Head on over and check out Diane's website, it is awesome!

http://www.dianevallere.com/

First in a Series- A Disguise to Die for by Diane Vallere

Happy 4th to you ! Today's First in a Series is A Disguise to Die For (A Costume Shop Mystery) by Diane Vallere.

Series: A Costume Shop Mystery (Book 1)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (February 2, 2016)
Language: English



Someone is dressed to kill in the debut Costume Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness mysteries.

No sooner does former magician’s assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise DeLimit, her family’s costume shop, than she gets her first big order. Wealthy nuisance Blitz Manners needs forty costumes for a detective-themed birthday bash. As for Blitz himself, his Sherlock Holmes is to die for—literally—when, in the middle of the festivities, Margo’s friend and party planner Ebony Welles is caught brandishing a carving knife over a very dead Blitz.

For Margo, clearing Ebony’s name is anything but elementary, especially after Ebony flees town. Now Margo is left to play real-life detective in a town full of masked motives, cloaked secrets, and veiled vendettas. But as she soon learns, even a killer disguise can’t hide a murderer in plain sight for long.

INCLUDES RECIPES AND COSTUME IDEAS!

FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!


Diane Vallere is a former fashion buyer turned mystery writer, trading fashion accessories for accessories to murder. She writes the Style & Error, Madison Night, Material Witness, and the new Costume Shop Cozy Mysteries. She started her own detective agency at age 10 and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.

The Style & Error Fashion Mystery Series features former fashion buyer turned amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd. Books in that series include DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY; BUYER, BEWARE; THE BRIM REAPER; SOME LIKE IT HAUTE; and GRAND THEFT RETRO. (A short story, "Just Kidding," tells the story of how Samantha first met shoe designer Nick Taylor).

The Madison Night Mysteries feature a modern day interior decorator who specializes in mid-century design (studying Doris Day movies to get the look right). Books are PILLOW STALK, THAT TOUCH OF INK, and WITH VICS YOU GET EGGROLL. A prequel novella, "Midnight Ice," can be found in OTHER PEOPLE'S BAGGAGE.

The Material Witness mysteries feature Polyester Monroe, who inherits the fabric shop where she was born. Books include SUEDE TO REST and CRUSHED VELVET. The third, SILK STALKINGS, will be out in August 2016.

The Costume Shop mysteries debuted with A DISGUISE TO DIE FOR, which introduces Margo Tamblyn, costume shop owner, who helps solve a murder after one of her clients is found dead at his own costume party (dressed as Sherlock!). MASKING FOR TROUBLE, the second in the series, will be out in October 2016, just in time for Halloween.

Diane loves to hear from readers! You can connect with her on social media or email. Telepathy works, too. Sometimes. 

http://www.dianevallere.com/

Weekly Wrap Up # 27

It was a fun week here with author visits, trivia and book spotlight's. Here is what happened:

June 27th- First in Series- Off Kilter by Hannah Reed
June 28th- Author Spotlight- Hannah Reed
June 29th- Guess the Mystery hosted by Amy Reade
June 30th- Book Spotlight - Murder has Nine Lives by Laura Levine
July 1st- What's New? Clock and Dagger by Julianne Holmes
July 2nd - Non-Cozy Mystery -The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg



Coming this week:



July 4th- First in Series- A Disguise to Die For by Diane Vallere
July 5th- Author Spotlight- Diane Vallere
July 6th - Guess The Mystery hosted by Alyssa Maxwell
July 7th- Shelley's Reviews
July 8th- What's New? Much Ado about Muffin by Victoria Hamilton
July 9th- Blog Tour- Nun but the Brave by Alice Loweecey



Have a great week!

Non- Cozy Mystery - The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

Happy Saturday! Today's Non Cozy- Mystery is The Heist (Fox and O'Hara Mystery) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg.

Series: Fox and O'Hare (Book 1)
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Bantam (February 25, 2014)
Language: English



NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Janet Evanovich, #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author and television writer for Monk, comes the first adventure in an electrifying series featuring an FBI agent who always gets her man, and a fearless con artist who lives for the chase.

FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world’s most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. Her boss thinks she is tenacious and ambitious; her friends think she is tough, stubborn, and maybe even a bit obsessed. And while Kate has made quite a name for herself for the past five years the only name she’s cared about is Nicolas Fox—an international crook she wants in more ways than one.

Audacious, handsome, and dangerously charming, Nicolas Fox is a natural con man, notorious for running elaborate scams on very high-profile people. At first he did it for the money. Now he does it for the thrill. He knows that the FBI has been hot on his trail—particularly Kate O’Hare, who has been watching his every move. For Nick, there’s no greater rush than being pursued by a beautiful woman . . . even one who aims to lock him up. But just when it seems that Nicolas Fox has been captured for good, he pulls off his greatest con of all: He convinces the FBI to offer him a job, working side by side with Special Agent Kate O’Hare.

Problem is, teaming up to stop a corrupt investment banker who’s hiding on a private island in Indonesia is going to test O’Hare’s patience and Fox’s skill. Not to mention the skills of their ragtag team made up of flamboyant actors, wanted wheelmen, and Kate’s dad. High-speed chases, pirates, and Toblerone bars are all in a day’s work . . . if O’Hare and Fox don’t kill each other first.

Praise for The Heist

“The Heist is the perfect title to carry on a trip to the beach. The laugh out loud humor that readers expect from Evanovich is in full force, and Goldberg’s crafty and elaborate writing is prominent. . . . Everyone will be eager for the next book in the series.”—Associated Press

“The action is fast-paced and the writing is first-rate, making The Heist an excellent choice for vacation reading.”—Huntington News

The hardcover edition of The Heist contains stickers—“I ‘Heart’ Plum” and “The Con Is On”—and a sneak peek from the next Stephanie Plum novel!


Check them out on Amazon for a great read.