The typical cozy mystery features an amateur sleuth, often a spunky young woman, who falls into mysteries by stumbling over bodies. Not so with the mysteries by the singular team of E.J. Copperman & Jeff Cohen when they write about Samuel Hoenig, proprietor of Questions Answered. Continue reading →

There are times I wish I lived in a kinder, gentler, time – say Queen Victoria’s England. So I transport myself with a cozy historical mystery and am quickly reminded that, even for the upper classes, things weren’t always kind or gentle. Such is the case in A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman, a first novel I hope will become a series. Continue reading →

I have a penchant for losing things. My coworkers joke they have to follow me around and pick up my coffee mugs and glasses because I leave them on bookshelves and other people’s desks. But I’ve never lost a precious stone. Continue reading →