Sheryl C.D. Ickes

Carlisle, PA has been a place of history for some of our country's most important wars, such as the Revolutionary and Civil War. But did you know that in 1843, John Wise ascended on a balloon flight from the town square? Not only does young Margaret Everton witness the flight take place, but also a bank robbery in Sarah Ickes's latest release, The Sky-High Witness.

Ireland has long been a country both alluring for its beauty and culture. But for Mercy McCarthy, it is the beginning to owning a bookshop with her sister, and learning a bit about their family's past. See what author Lucy Connelly said in my interview with her for the upcoming release of A Body at the Irish Book Club...the fifth installment in her Mercy McCarthy Series. Coming this April.

I was able to get back to reading Sue Henry in my latest book read, and found myself rejoining Jessie Arnold in Murder At Five Finger Light. Set in Alaska, on an island, Jessie is shocked when a dead body is discovered, their communications are cut off, and there is no way to return to the mainland. Will she finger out the culprit hiding amongst her friends before another one dies? Check out my review...

Are you a reader who fancies a little whimsy in your cozy mysteries? Mrs. Claus and the entire North Pole are getting ready to host a wedding when a bridesmaid's boyfriend dies from a poisoned corsage. Now she has to find out who the killer is in order to save the wedding of her friend Claire and Jake Frost, before there are even more heartbreaks for Valentine's Day. Take a sneak peak at the book through a link inside my interview with fellow author, Liz Ireland!

Are you into mysteries with a supernatural twist thrown into them? Author Olivia Blacke's Death at the Door features a young woman who is adjusting to her new life in Boston, and her apartment's ghostly roommate. Together, as they learn to cook and get along as friends, they might just end up solving a crime or two in the process.

I don't know about you, but cozy mysteries set in Ireland peek my interest on a bookshelf. After reading over the back blurb to Lucy Connelly's novel, An Irish Bookshop Murder, I instantly wanted to try it and did not regret it!

As the chilly air blows outside our windows, and the snow falls from the cloudy sky far above, Christmas is almost here! And that means holiday-themed cozy mysteries...just like author Annie McEwen's latest release. Check out Yule Regret It, the fourth installment of her Northwoods Mystery series.

Do you enjoy being in the kitchen, and do you like reading cozy mysteries that feature Italian cooking? Rosie Genova has a series for you! Check out Murder and Marinara, the first in her Italian Kitchen Mysteries, set in New Jersey.

Check out Deadly Setup by Lynn Slaughter, as she chats with me On the Writing Block. Free sample included!