Cuddle Up With a Cozy Mystery

This is the third book in the Golden Motel Mysteries by Ellen Byron, and I’m hoping for more adventures with Dee, her dad Sam and Jeff in Foundgold. Especially after Dee’s had a little change happen in her life which you’ll see once you read this.

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All Aboard for Murder by Ellen Byron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I just love the character of Dee’s dad who was a former cartoon voice personality and always breaking into funny voices. But he was one sad camper when a beloved member of Goldsgone was murdered and Sam aka Dad used to be his good friend.

Despite everyone liking the deceased, there were a number of those who’d’ve had a reason to off him, so Dee went into amateur sleuth mode along with Jeff again. There was one character I didn’t like at the beginning, but his transformation after he’d been in Goldsgone a while was pretty awesome as he found his true calling.

I always love the funny antics of Bud the resident bear—he was on his A-game this time lol. Something left me with the feeling this could be the last in series, but I really hope not! I’ve enjoyed it a lot so if it’s the last, it ended in a good place, although I’m always up for more adventures with Dee, Jeff and all their friends. Here’s hoping there’ll be more books coming!

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This is the tenth book in the Cat Café Mysteries by Cate Conte, and I just can’t get enough of that sweet cat, JJ! This was a fun and just a bit creepy cozy, but the good creepy as in an old house creepy. I’m eager to see what happens next at JJ’s House of Purrs who seemed to acquire a new human working there along with the required cats, of course. 

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Purranormal Activity: A Cat Cafe Mystery by Cate Conte
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I just love Grandpa Leo and how Maddie enjoyed sleuthing along with him. Being a retired police chief had some advantages since people around town respected and talked to him when he had questions. He and Maddie were worried the police were trying to focus on Maddie’s mom since a woman who was killed had been her best friend in school.

I never guessed whodunit and was surprised at the reveal. I guess I was hoping it was someone different. At least Maddie wasn’t in danger when the person was telling their story. I wonder what JJ and friends are gonna get into next time?

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This is the third book in this fun Novel Detectives series by Ellie Alexander. It’s a spin-off from the Secret Bookcase Mysteries with the same beloved characters in new adventures and I’ve loved each one of the three. This one was way too much fun and featured dogs so I was loving it extra.

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A Murder at the Mansion by Ellie Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This might be my favorite case in the series so far, maybe because it involved dogs, but it was really extra good. Annie and Fletch’s PI services were contracted by the family of a wealthy older woman who’d gone missing. But did she really go missing randomly, or was she clever like a fox and had a reason to be hiding? Annie and Fletch were about to find that out and lots more after a body was discovered in the boathouse.

I didn’t really like Bernadette’s family/staff too well at first, except for Preston who was such a cool kid. He genuinely wanted to find his Gran. It was cool how Annie and Fletch ended up teaming with him and his uncle who’d made a discovery that kinda paled compared to what they were about to find. The showdown was a good one and the arrest was satisfying. This author’s characters sure know how to celebrate (all her books are awesome that way) so that’s what everyone did at the end. Annie was just happy she lived to sleuth another case…or twenty!

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This is the seventh and final book in the Beacon Bakeshop Mysteries by Darci Hannah. According to her author’s note in the beginning, this series is ending, but the characters might be popping up elsewhere, so that should be fun. Make sure to read her author’s note since those notes always have some unique goodies in them. As long as that sweet Welly pup pops up once in a while, I just love that dog! He’s always a hero!

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Murder at the Campfire Cookout by Darci Hannah
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First off it was hard to believe Lindsey, Kennedy and her mom were actually willing to go camping, even glamping which to paraphrase an awesome bear sanctuary character, it was just a label to trick people into camping lol. I really enjoyed Gus’s character.

There was tons of great creepiness in the woods and chasing of perps, in a cozy mystery type way though. In a wild twist, Lindsey and her pals figured out what was going on and went to confront a killer. The ending was super sweet and bittersweet knowing it was the last book in this series. But read the author’s note in the beginning, and you might just feel better about that. 😉

Overall, I thought the mystery took longer than usual to solve and in some places it seemed just too drawn out. I also missed the interaction of the guys’ characters. We did get one chapter from their POV on their fishing trip, but Lindsey and Rory sleuthing together was what I always loved most about this series. I wasn’t a huge fan of any of the camping ladies except of course for Betty and our main ladies. Believe it or not I missed Scary Stacy’s role in the mystery, lol.

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This is the thirteenth book in the long-running Lighthouse Library Mysteries by Eva Gates, better known to us cozy mystery fans as Vicki Delaney. There were some big changes in this book from what longtime readers might be used to, but as a longtime reader myself, I really enjoyed the changes and the new character, Nichelle. I can’t wait to see what adventures follow now!

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Whose Body in the Library by Eva Gates
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really liked the new assistant director character, Nichelle and how she seemed to fit right in at the library along with Lucy and the others. She sure never expected the job came with a cuddly, furry roommate or that she’d be amateur sleuthing with the best of them before the week was over. I enjoyed the storytelling method which was Nichelle’s part told in first person narrative and Lucy’s part told in third person. And while I’ve always loved it when Lucy sleuthed, I actually enjoyed Nichelle’s take on that and didn’t miss Lucy’s sleuthing as much as I thought I’d miss it.

But no worries, Lucy was in it plenty and giving Nichelle all the advice and support she could, while juggling her own promotion to Bertie James’s director job along with her mom role. Yep, Bertie and her sweetie went traveling after Bertie retired. There was lots to catch up on but it was all spelled out—although I’ll admit the very beginning was a tad confusing for me, lol.

I loved how Nichelle definitely had some gutsiness going on and used it on the perp when she confronted them. That could’ve gone really sideways, but her confidence must’ve won out. A satisfying ending was enjoyed by all with all the loose threads nicely wrapped up. I can’t wait for more adventures, especially with Nichelle and Louise Jane sleuthing together, now that was a hoot!

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