The Write Way to Catch a killer

 The Write Way to Catch a Killer

Murder by the Book Mysteries #2

Beth Prentice

Reviewed by Helen

Another fabulous installment in this wonderful series and we are back in Stoney Creek with author Aubrey Jackson, this time though Detective Jacob Tate has re-opened the case regarding the death of her sister, Emily in a car accident two years ago and the first suspect he pulls in is Aubrey’s brother Corey, this makes Aubrey all the more determined to find the actual killer because she knows Corey didn’t run Emily’s car off the road, let the sleuthing begin.

Aubrey’s BFF Spencer another author is still in Stoney Creek and he is more than happy to help her with her investigation even though she knows that Tate will never agree to her helping she firstly discovers her sister’s old diaries and laptop and soon she is one the trail of stolen money and cover-ups, secret affairs and more but this will bring danger to Aubrey and her little house boat is not safe and Tate is on her case to stop he is sure she will be hurt even more than last time with the real killer trying to keep their secrets.

As the evidence comes to light Aubrey is alerting Tate to all she has discovered will they catch the killer or killers before Aubrey loses her life? This is a story that had me turning the pages I love Aubrey and of course there are her thoughts on the two men in her life Spencer and Tate could she find love with one of them, lots of thoughts on this, such fabulous characters and the setting is wonderful, I loved it from start to finish and highly recommend this one and the series, can’t wait for the next one and see what happens next.

My thanks to the author for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

November 17, 2026 by Gemma Halliday Publishing

The Body at the Airfield

 The Body at the Airfield

Georgina Drake #9

Kate Hardy

Reviewed by Helen

Georgie, Sybbie and Georgie’s dog Bert are making a trip to the Foxwood Airfield’s heritage museum their yoga teacher is a good friend, Abby her family had a big hand in starting the museum many years ago and they have a very good photographic display which Georgie is keen to see, a walk in the woods after the tour sees Bert, with the help of Doris digging up a skeleton and the super sleuths are on the case of discovering who the skeleton belongs to.

DI Colin Bradshaw is called as is Rowena the investigator of old bones and they discover that this person was shot through the head and they are soon uncovering the death of someone killed during WW2 and it appears to be the body of Jimmy Tipton ARP Warden who is related to one of the volunteers at the museum what they untangle is war-time black market and more terrible acts that link two of the volunteer families and the director of the museum is not a very helpful person and then when her body is found there is so much more to investigate.

The past brings lots of pain for a couple of the families and Georgie, Sybbie, Doris and Colin need to untangle the clues and get answers so as these families can finally put the past in the past. This is another absolutely fabulous instalment in this series and I loved it from start to finish, MS. Hardy writes a brilliant cosy mystery with awesome characters and mysteries that keep me turning the pages and guessing, the friendships between them all is so good and the plans for Georgie and Colin’s wedding are coming along nicely, I do highly recommend this one an the series and I am very much looking forward to book ten.

My thanks to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

October 6, 2026 by Storm Publishing

The Sharry Case

 The Sherry Case

The Vineyard Mysteries #3

H L Marsay

Reviewed by Helen

Another fabulous installment in this wonderful series, this time Emma King buyer of wines for the family business has decided with her sister Maddie and an idea from another buyer friend that she should give sherry a go and spark it up, so Emma finds herself in Spain, Jerez to be precise and is navigating her way to her first destination and of course Emma gets lost and when she turns into a driveway to get directions she finds a body, sadly again this seems to happen to Emma too often, she calls the police and soon Inspector Inez Garcia arrives there are lots of questions sent Emma’s way and she finds herself at the police station, thank heavens her friend Nico arrives not long after to take her to her hotel where she meets up with Paddy and Kiara they are shocked but not too surprised that Emma again has discovered a body and they are all advising her to stay out of it but will Emma be able to do that?

It is not long before Emma is deep in trying to work out what happened to the victim, returning to the scene of the crime to rescue a cat and kittens and discovers evidence as well, sees her again in the path of the inspector and not happily, the murder victim was a journalist and he was investigating a few people at the time and so there are a few people who are now suspects and Nico is one of them and Emma will do whatever she can to prove his innocence.

I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Spain, flamenco, secrets and of course sherry tasting as Emma uncovers clues but will she discover who the killer is in time to save Nico? I highly recommend this one and the series, to any lover of a good cosy mystery I love Emma, klutz that she can be she rarely gets things wrong when finding a killer and could there be something growing between her and Nico, I look forward to the next book in this series.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

September 23, 2026 by Tule Publishing

Murder in the Vineyard

 Murder in the Vineyard

Maybridge Murder Mysteries #4

Liz Fielding

Reviewed by Helen

We are back in Maybridge for another fabulous story in this series, back with Abby and her lovely family and friends, I was turning the pages in this one and again MS Fielding had me guessing till the very end.

Abby loves her family, friends, plants and animals so it is no wonder that she swerved to miss a dog that ran onto the road, this is the start a mystery that of course Abby cannot help getting involved in even if she has promised her new husband Jake that she wouldn’t. Following the dog onto the vineyard where she discovers the body of the owner of the vineyard Clementine Courtenay lying head first in the stream, Fancy Day the woman who runs an animal shelter on the Courtenay land arrives as well and does what she can to help but it is too late.

The police decide that Clementine slipped and fell but Abby is not convinced and neither is June, Abby’s neighbour and soon there is a murder board in June’s study and they are uncovering rumours and jilted lovers and affairs and a family that has lots of secrets. Then when Fancy Day is found dead in the same spot the plot thickens and there is a lot more to uncover, but will the truth be uncovered before Abby is in danger again?

I loved this one from start to finish, reading one of these books in the series feels like a visit home with friends and the cast of regular characters, Abby, Jake and the children and now the dog Scout and also some not very nice people but of course that is what adds to the mystery, this is one that I highly recommend, the whole series is awesome and I am looking forward to another one.

My thanks to the author for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

September 8, 2026 by Joffe Books

The Dog Park Murders

 The Dog Park Murders

Dog Park Murders #1

Angela Barker

Reviewed by Helen

A great start to a new series this one is a cosy mystery and romance all rolled into one fabulous story, set in the small town of Labrador Falls where gossip runs deep and just about everyone has a dog, come along and meet the characters who live there.

Juliette Macintyre has grown up in Labrador Falls she works at the dog grooming salon What The Fluff and loves dogs she has a twin sister Norah a best friend Alexa but the town looks on the Macintyre’s with suspicion after what her father did years before but Juliette is strong and resilient, she loves fostering dogs and has a Jack Russell at the moment named Digger she also loves to annoy her new business neighbour Joel Cunningham who runs the café.

Joel has moved to Labrador Falls to put the past behind him he owns the Brewed Awakening Café and comes across as surly and grumpy he doesn’t want to make friends and he doesn’t want to know the gossip that is always being told in his café and he does his best to ignore Juliette, that is until she discovers a body in the dog park and she appears to be number one suspect and Joel steps up to keep her safe.

Soon there is chemistry growing between them as they investigate first one murder and then another and Joel is doing his best to not get close to either Juliette or Digger but as they get closer to the answers they are looking for and do their best to keep the police from arresting Juliette losing their hearts is a lost cause.

I loved this one it is witty, fun, moving and mysterious all rolled into one fabulous story, wonderful characters lots of moments that had me smiling and cheering them on, I look forward to the next one in the series which is Norah’s story and I have my fingers crossed that Alexa will get her story as well.

I do highly recommend this one to any lover of a good cosy mystery/romance.

My thanks to Harlequin and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.

4 stars

August 25, 2026 by Harlequin

The Widows' Guide to Foul Play

 The Widows' Guide to Foul Play

The Widow's Detective Club #5

Amanda Ashby

Reviewed by Helen

The fifth book in this awesome series and it is getting close to Christmas and that means it is Pantomime season in Little Shaw and the local theatre group are going to put on Mother Goose one that they did thirty years ago and they have convinced the main character from back then, know a national celebrity and a diva, Monica Larkwell to return and perform the main character again and Ginny, Tuppence, MJ and Hen have been roped into help with the performance and things seem to be going very smoothly no bodies.

Then Ginny discovers Monica’s body in her dressing room lying with a chandelier on her Ginny and her friends are convinced this was no accident but after the last case they have decided to stay out of the investigation and let DI Wallace and his police officers do their job that is until Wallace actually asks for their help and of course they throw themselves into the investigation full swing, with a new murder board this time Flora.

What they uncover is a case of secrets that have been kept for many years and another murder will they find the culprit before there is another murder and will the detective Widow’s find themselves in danger? There are many twists and turns in this one that kept the Ladies on their toes and again I loved it these Ladies have me smiling throughout the story as well as thinking and trying to work out who done it?

I do highly recommend this one and the series and I am looking forward to another trip to Little Shaw.

My thanks to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

August 10, 2026 by Storm Publishing

Deadly Tides

 Deadly Tides

Martha's Vineyard Murders #5

Raemi A Ray

Reviewed by Helen

We are back at Martha’s Vineyard with Kyra, Tarek and Chase for another action packed page turning mystery, Tarek is still getting over all his injuries and having a hard time and Kyra is doing her best to help but it has been hard and Chase is being his usual self-there for everyone when a mutilated body is discovered in the lighthouse just after the fourth of July weekend, the island need Tarek and Kyra’s help to find out what happened.

Tarek is slow to respond but Kyra with Chase’s help jumps straight in and when evidence goes missing Tarek is soon helping as well which is what they need not only evidence is missing witnesses go missing as well and then Kyra is caught in the middle in grave danger, Tarek and Chase are beside themselves what they uncover is corruption, lies and secrets and it appears that somewhere in amongst all of this is a link to Tarek one that he had kept to himself, will Tarek and Chase rescue Kyra before it is too late and how many bodies will there be at the end of all of this?

I loved this one from start to finish and I cannot wait for the next one, I do highly recommend this one and the series which are best read in order so you get to know Kyra, Tarek and Chase along the way the setting is fabulous, it is sure to keep any reader on the edge of your seat, thank you MS Ray for another awesome story.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

June 8, 2026 by Tule Publishing