Beatrice Young almost died and no one's seen her since. So when a 500-pound Siberian tiger is stolen from a roadside attraction near the small town of Ashbrook, New Hampshire, it's up to her trusty friends Matthew and the sheriff to solve the case.
The plot thickens as the men discover the controversy surrounding Omar the tiger—the animal rights activists who want to free him, the owner who wants to keep him, and maybe even the exotic animal traders who want to sell him.
It's a dangerous case and Matthew and the sheriff quickly become the prey, not the hunters. Beatrice and her three crime-solving cats better make it back in time, before it all goes horribly wrong...
The Grrr-eat Tiger Chase is the eighth book in the Beatrice Young cozy cat mystery series. These books can be read in any order but are extra delightful when enjoyed in sequence. This story is especially satisfactory if you read book seven, The Paw-sitively Cheerful Poisoner, first. (Summary via Goodreads)
I have never read any of this authors books before, and this being later in the series, I had no problem getting to know the characters in the book. I liked this story. It was a fast and easy read.
Interestingly the main character is 63 and very active. I am 60 and thankful that I never had to face any "tigers on the loose" like Bee has in this story. She is a determined independent woman and plans on staying that way...that's what keeps her young.
Glad I had the chance to read this and recommend this to everyone.
Review by Rosemary
Journey back to 1920s England, and join young Lady Clara Callaway and her lady’s maid, Alice Hart, as they go detecting together!
The race is on when Clara Callaway, Giles and Alice find themselves at the scene of another murder. Champion jockey Michael Maloney has been killed mid-race, and now it’s up to Clara to track down the culprit. Is someone trying to fix the races, or does the motive go deeper than money?
So when a corrupt owner, an angry bookie, and a jealous lover begin to crowd the field, the case becomes more tangled than ever before. And when their detecting leads Alice into grave danger, Clara begins to wonder. Have they finally gone too far? (Summary via Goodreads)
If you have a free afternoon, reading Betting on Murder by Lillian Dore is just the treat you need. Following Lady Clara and friends to the race track will be so fun !!
No matter what Lady Clara does there is always excitement and Betting on Murder is no exception. Unfortunately the excitement is murder and the victim is the jockey on the favored horse and the jockey is killed while racing !!
Lady Clara and her lady's maid begin to question family and friends of the jockey as well as the owner of the horse. Would the owner of a horse go as far as shooting his jockey with an arrow ?? The owner of the race track ?? The bookie that is losing money on the horse ? Can Lady Clara and Alice solve this crime ? Will they do it before someone else gets hurt ??
I LOVE the Clara Callaway Mystery series !!! The novella's are just the right size if you have an afternoon free. Grab a cup of tea and take a trip back in time !!!
Review by Missi S.
With business thriving and her relationship with the private detective, David Morris, going better than ever, Moira Darling is on top of the world. Events take a sudden turn, however, when a fun date at the corn maze with David devolves into a nightmare. While struggling to recover from her own injuries, and unexpectedly finding herself responsible for yet another furry friend, the deli owner must dig deeper than ever before to find out who the murderer is, and this time the killer just might be the person that she least suspects. (Summary ia Goodreads)
Cannot say enough about how much I love this series! The characters have grown so much from the first book to this one. Awesome. Very fun, full of energy read.
Moira is on top of the world with her relationship with David and how her business is doing. Also very excited about how Candice is doing with her candy store and boyfriend Eli. On a date to a popular corn maze with David things go literally up in flames and thus begins another mystery and murder with Moira smack dab in the middle. She tries to save the people inside but unfortunately she is unable to save anyone as well as becomes a victim herself. They say time heals all wounds but this one may run deeper than anyone could realize.
Looking forward to book 14.
Review by Penny M.
Klarinda Snow is the innkeeper of a beautiful, historic bed and breakfast in Windy Pines, Idaho. Guests come to Mistletoe Manor to escape from their troubles while enjoying the scenic mountain town.
When all seven rooms of the inn get booked on a Tuesday night in December, Klarinda is excited about having so much business, but a little confused as well. After all, her inn normally isn't exactly a destination hotspot.
The guests have barely settled in before strange things begin happening. Is this the most accident prone group of travelers ever, or is someone out for revenge? (Summary via Goodreads)
With a name like Klarinda Snow and a bed and breakfast called Mistletoe Manor how can the story not be about Christmas and love ?? Well just add the word "murder" and the whole scene changes.
At first everything is going smoothly for Klarinda with a full house with all of the rooms reserved for one night. But as she is checking the guests in for the night, she learns that they are all there by invitation.....invited by Mistletoe Manor. Something Klarinda knows nothing about.
Once the guests have arrived they realize that most of them know each other from years ago at a boarding school. Thinking it is nothing other than a reunion of sorts, everyone settles in and begin to enjoy the visit. Unfortunately the fun doesn't last long when the guests are being found dead. And to make matters even better, there is a blizzard outside causing everyone to stay in and the authorities slow in responding.
Murder at Mistletoe Manor will have you hooked from page one to the end. And with it being a novella, you can rip through it quite quickly. Holly Tierney-Bedord has a fan for life in me !!! Hopefully she will hook you also !!!
Review by Missi S.
Writer Natalie Seachrist has had visions since childhood. But the vision of a girl's body draped over a vintage Mustang shatters her personal world when she learns the body belongs to her grandniece. With the help of retired police detective Keoni Hewitt and her feline companion Miss Una, Natalie begins her own investigation at an apartment in the foothills of Honolulu. Will Natalie be able to learn the truth about Ariel's death before the police close the investigation without an arrest? Or has Natalie put herself in the way of a killer who's willing to kill again to hide their secret? (Summary via Goodreads)
Twins have "special" powers amongst each other. They can feel each others pain, sense when one is in trouble, and even communicate without speaking out loud. The twins in Prospect For Murder by Jeanne Burrows-Johnson are no different but are so different !!!
In Prospect For Murder you have twins Nathan and Natalie as well as Nathan's granddaughters, Ariel and Brianna, who are also twins. Natalie also has a "gift" of seeing things happen....like before she received word that Ariel had died, she had seen it ALL in a vision.
They know that there is no way that Ariel would have committed suicide and Natalie being the journalist that she is feels that it is up to her to find out what happened to her grand-niece. So in order for her to investigate thoroughly Natalie rents out the apartment that Ariel was looking at when she died.
How far would you go to solve a family members death ? Natalie goes farther than anyone would expect.....but will she solve the case or end up another casualty ? ?
Review by Missi S.
When a young woman is found brutally murdered by the side of the road, the sleepy little town of Bandit Hills is shaken to the core. With blood seemingly on everyone’s hands, this peaceful community of loving families and trusted relationships quickly becomes a hot bed of suspicion. Dirty secrets come to light, and greed and jealousy tear the community apart when darkness is exposed at the heart of even the most innocent of relationships.
Cassie and Dash refuse to stand by and watch Bandit Hills fall apart. Working with local police, and more often on their own, the couple becomes caught up in a sticky, smoky, BBQ-sweet trail of intrigue that is more complex and sinister than either of them expected. Truly a fall-off-the-bone whodunit, Mac N Cheese Murder is the kind of finger licking good mystery that will have your stomach growling and your mind whirling until the very last bite. (Summary via Goodreads)
Another great installment in The Bandit Hills series by Blair Merrin. Fun, fast paced is an understatement in the paranormal town of Bandit Hills where you never know what will happen next.
Cass and her nerdy boyfriend Dash end up trying to exercise and end up finding a car and a dead body. That's Bandit Hills for ya! Things spiral from there when Cass finds out she knows the victim and something just isn't sitting well with her. Of course, curious Cass just can't let it go and begins to investigate much to the dismay of Dash.
Excitement galore await readers in Mac N Cheese Murder book 5.
Just a side note I love where Bonnie's character is headed but that is all I'll say. No spoilers here.
Review by Penny M.
Cait and the gang set out to find a killer when novelist Amanda Lowman is found dead just an hour after speaking to the Mystery Lovers Book Club about her true crime novel: The Vampire Murders. As Cait delves into Amanda's death she finds a spider web of lies and half truths that could very well be tied to a series of murders that took place fifteen years prior. The deeper Cait digs the more tangled the web and the closer she becomes to being the vampire killers next victim. (Summary via Goodreads)
Count Catula is book nine in The Whales and Tails cozy mystery series. I love all of Kathi Daley's Cozies but I have to say this is my favorite. I love the flow of her writing. They are clean, easy, fun, suspenseful reads for anyone who enjoys a great cozy. I wish Halloween could be all year long I think that is why I just couldn't put it down. I mean who doesn't love a great mystery on Halloween.
Cait is a very busy woman between Coffee Cat Books, Cody her boyfriend, and of course her awesome family. She really doesn't have time for another murder/mystery but ends up smack dab in the middle of this little Vampire themed thriller.
She has invited Amanda Lowman to The Coffee Cat Book Club to speak about her new thriller that just may be tied to a true murder mystery on the island that occurred 15 years ago to two teenagers drained of their blood with two puncture holes like a Vampire killing.
Amanda leaves her notebook behind and Cait returns it only to find Amanda a victim of a cold case that has haunted the island for years. Now the murder board is up and running with the help of the gang but will Cait survive this Vampire cold case???
Kathi Daley has done it again with a must read anytime of the year for a great suspense mystery.
Review by Penny M.
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