Feature & Giveaway: Fry Another Day by J.J. Cook

The Cleaning Off the Shelves Giveaways continue. Today we have a book in the Biscuit Bowl Food Truck Mysteries.

From the national bestselling author of the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mysteries comes the second in a new series featuring Zoe Chase, a Southern food truck chef who serves justice on the side.

With a few loyal friends in tow—including her handsome attorney, Miguel, and her cat, Crème Brûlée—Zoe drives the Biscuit Bowl to Charlotte, North Carolina, to enter a nationally televised food truck race. The contest features challenges across the Southeast, and with a fifty-thousand-dollar grand prize, competition isn’t just fierce—it’s killer.

As everyone gears up for the first challenge, another food trucker from Zoe’s hometown is found dead. The race rolls on, but when the body count rises, police begin to suspect Miguel. Now Zoe must race to catch the killer before her attorney needs an attorney.

We have ONE paperback copy of Fry Another Day to give away!
To enter:
1. Leave a comment below with your email address. Don't want to leave a email? Email cozymysterybookreviews@gmail.com with a subject line of "Fry Another Day" and we will enter you.
2. We're shipping this one US/Canada only!!
3. Giveaway closes on April 13, 2015 at midnight and we will contact the winner by email.

Feature & Giveaway: Nightmares Can Be Murder by Mary Kennedy

The Cleaning Off the Shelves Giveaways continue. Today we have the first book in a new series by Mary Kennedy:

Business consultant Taylor Blake has returned to Savannah, Georgia, to help her sister Allison turn her dream of running an old-fashioned candy store into a reality. Allison is also interested in dream interpretation and invites Taylor to her Friday night Dream Club, where members meet once a week to share and analyze their dreams.

When a local dance instructor, Chico Hernandez, is found dead in his studio, and the murder scene has an eerie resemblance to one of the dreams shared at their meeting, Taylor can’t help but be intrigued. And when her sister, who was briefly involved with the dance teacher, becomes the prime suspect, Taylor and their fellow club members can’t be caught napping. It’s up to them to dream up a solution to the murder before Allison faces a real-life nightmare.

We have ONE paperback copy of Nightmares Can Be Murder to give away!

To enter:

1. Leave a comment below with your email address. Don't want to leave a email? Email cozymysterybookreviews@gmail.com with a subject line of "Nightmares Can Be Murder" and we will enter you.

2. We're shipping this one US/Canada only!!

3. Giveaway closes on April 12, 2015 at midnight and we will contact the winner by email.

Feature & Giveaway: Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams

If you follow us on Facebook you will know we announced last night that we're cleaning the shelves out! We have a stack of duplicate copies, books we've read and we want to clean the shelves. We will be giving away one book a day until they're gone!

Up first is Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams.

Restaurant owner and aspiring novelist Olivia Limoges is busy planning a delicious menu for Oyster Bay’s biggest soiree of the spring. But she’ll need to serve some justice as well after one resident gets eighty-sixed…

Everyone’s got their hands full in Oyster Bay, North Carolina. Aside from two upcoming weddings, there’s also the historical society’s annual fund-raiser: the Secret Garden Party and Candlelit Ball. Adding to the excitement, Olivia witnesses the discovery of a time capsule in the foundation of a local church. The historical society president hopes to display its contents at their party, but when the items are finally revealed to the public, Olivia notices one of them has vanished.

After a frightening find beneath the pier—the body of Ruthie Holcomb—Olivia is certain there’s a connection between the young woman’s death and the missing piece from the time capsule. With the help of her fellow Bayside Book Writers, Olivia sets out to uncover some clues and ensure a killer has no reason to celebrate…[summary via Amazon]

We have ONE copy of Lethal Letters to give away!

To enter:
1. Leave a comment below with your email address. Don't want to leave a email? Email cozymysterybookreviews@gmail.com with a subject line of "Lethal Letters" and we will enter you.
2. We're shipping this one US/Canada only!!
3. Giveaway closes on April 11, 2015 at midnight and we will contact the winner by email.

Giveaway: Win a Set of 4 Cozy Mysteries

Hello happy readers!! It's New Release Tuesday and unfortunately I don't have the April releases to give away today, but I do have something else that is super special. Four Fabulous Cozy Mysteries.

One lucky winner is going to win:

• Meow If It's Murder by T.C. LoTempio
• By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates
• On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay
• A Vision in Velvet by Juliet Blackwell

I've linked our reviews above, why not check out our thoughts? We will have our review for On Borrowed Time up in a few days.

Do you want to win these books?

To enter:

1. Leave a comment below with your email address.

Don't want to leave a email? Email cozymysterybookreviews@gmail.com with a subject line of "Cozy Books Giveaway" and we will enter you.

2. We're shipping this one international!!

3. Giveaway closes on April 10, 2015 at midnight and we will contact the winner by email.

Good luck everyone and Happy New Release Day!

Audiobook Review: Death at the Door by Carolyn Hart

Annie and Max are back for their 24th adventure together, and it is definitely going to take all their sleuthing powers to solve this one! On the peaceful and tranquil island of Broward's Rock murder and mayhem is brewing. A local doctor, Paul Martin, is found dead and the authorities rule it as suicide. Shortly after a housewife is found battered to death. Her artist husband is accused of murder. Meanwhile the doctor's sister doesn't believe that her brother would commit suicide and begs Annie and Max to investigate. As the delve deeper they untangle a mysterious web that will rock the peaceful island!

Carolyn Hart is a seasoned cozy mystery author and she stands in a class all of her own. I absolutely adore her writing style. For those that aren't sure if cozy mysteries are not right for them, I always encourage them to start with Death on Demand, the first book in this series. She has a style that is intelligent, heart-warming and really pulls you in. Her books are not fluffy, and with Annie's husband, Max, running a PI business you get a little bit of a police procedural feel to them as well. 

Death at the Door is the 24th book in this series and Carolyn Hart has kept the same consistent five-star quality through all her books. Annie runs the the Death on Demand Bookstore and Max runs a PI business. Together they solve crimes and to my mind are the modern day Tommy and Tuppence. 

This mystery was interesting because we actually start with Paul Martin, prior to his death. We get a look into his mind. He knows something about someone, but the reader doesn't find out who or what quite yet. As I read my mind wandered back to those early scenes, and I tried to piece everything together. 

I love every visit back to Broward's Rock and this one was no different to the others. I enjoyed my visit with Agatha, the bookstore cat, and Dorothy L, Annie and Max's cat at home, and of course the bookstore, Death on Demand.

If you are looking for a tantalizing mystery this spring, I strongly recommend you read Death at the Door. This story will leave you for a longing for more adventures with Annie and Max, and luckily there are 23 other adventures!

I listened to Death at the Door on audio, with Kate Reading narrating. I've listened to several of the books in this series on audiobook and I really enjoy Kate's narration. She really brings these characters alive, and improves on a fantastic cozy mystery.

Check out Death at the Door by Carolyn Hart at Amazon, Audible.

Book Review: Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Moran

In Terrie Moran's debut mystery series she creates murder and mayhem with a unique setting in Well Read, Then Dead. Mary "Sassy" Cabot and Bridget Mayfield are best friends and together run the Read 'Em and Eat Bookstore Cafe. Life is pretty tranquil in their sunny town of Fort Meyers Beach. It seems the most rowdy it gets is at the heated discussions of the book club, especially when fellow book club member Rowena Gustavson starts debating each book. However life in the small town is about to become very interesting when the the quietest member of the book club, Delia Batson, is found dead. Delia's cousin, Augusta, is absolutely distraught by her death, and asks Sassy for help on finding her killer!!

I want to pack myself on a one-way trip to the Read 'Em and Eat Bookstore Cafe. The second I walked through those doors in the first chapter of Well Read, Then Dead I was absolutely smitten. Everything from the delicious food and drinks to the tables that each sport on articles, photos and excerpts of all my favorite mystery authors! I was in book lover heaven. I knew any mystery that started with this setting had to be a good one and I was right!!

Sassy takes us into her life as owner of Read 'Em and Eat Bookstore Cafe and the lives of her friends and residents of Fort Meyers Beach. They're an eclectic bunch and it was a delight to meet them and try to solve a mystery.

Apart from the delectable treats and the cozy atmosphere of the bookstore cafe, what I loved the most were the surprises! Delia was the last person I expected to be the victim! When a story starts with a boisterous personality like Rowena, I for sure had her pegged as the victim. I couldn't fathom why anyone would want to kill Delia, and I knew both Sassy (and me!) had our work cut out for us trying to find the killer!!

I'm about 8 months behind everyone else that has been raving about this series. With so many cozies on my shelf I hadn't gotten to this one before now, and I really wish I had squeezed the time in to read it when it was released, last August. Terrie Moran delighted me to little itty bitty pieces with this mystery full of southern charm and friendship. I felt the anguish that Augusta felt at the loss of her cousin and the triumph that Sassy feels when she finally solves the case!

If you haven't picked up Well Read, Then Dead pick it up today. You will be delighted by the charm of the Read 'Em and Eat Bookstore Cafe and all the residents of Fort Meyers Beach.

Check out Well Read Then Dead by Terrie Moran at Amazon.

Giveaway: A Well Read, Then Dead Tote Bag from Terrie Moran

Terrie Moran is the author of the popular series, Read 'Em and Eat Mysteries. Her debut novel, Well Read, Then Dead, received rave reviews and she's getting ready for the release of book 2, Caught Read Handed in July. 

Terrie Farley Moran is celebrating the April 8th release of Well Read, Then Dead in large print format by giving away a colorful tote bag. You can reach Terrie on her web page and on Facebook. And why not let your library know that Well Read, Then Dead is now available in LARGE PRINT.

Today Terrie is giving away one tote bag to one lucky reader! Isn't this tote gorgeous?

To enter:

1. Leave a comment below with your email address. Don't want to leave your email? Then email us at cozymysterybookreviews@gmail.com with subject "Well Read Then Dead" tote and we will enter you to win!

2. Giveaway closes on April 4, 2015 at midnight and we will contact the winner via email.

3. Giveaway is open US only.

If you haven't checked out Well Read, Then Dead then head to your closest library, bookstore or why not check it out Amazon.

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.