Sheryl C.D. Ickes

If you like cozy towns where the murder gets solved by an amateur sleuth and there are animals involved, then you have come to the right place. Read over my interview with Paula Charles, author of the Hometown Hardware and Zen Goat Mysteries. There is even a sample chapter of Axe Me No Questions as a bonus!

When someone has a cozy mystery set in Gettysburg, PA, my ears perk up. See what I thought on Misty Lynn's book, Hometown Murder.

A Halloween cozy mystery is the perfect thing to read at this time of year, and Katherine H. Brown has the book for you! Check out her mystery, Costumes and Cadavers, by reading over the first chapter through the image in this post.

For those of you who love witch cozy mysteries, here is an author with a magical line that not only has humor, but also the dynamics of large family drama. Take a sneak peek into Green Witch Mean Time, written by Cherry Northcutt, and see if this will be your new fall read this year!

This next author, J. T. Kunkel, has a series that is set along Point Pleasant Beach, and we talk about the second installment...On the Writing Block. Now, if you are a fan of his works, then you're in luck! More is coming out this year, AND we have the first chapter of Under the Surface available for you to read.

Stepping outside my book comfort zone is not the easiest thing for me to do. But Targets West by Scott McCrea is like a movie in the making

If you are looking for an author who writes spy novels with action and thriller elements, than you might want to check out Tj O'Connor's latest release, The Whisper Legacy. Oh, and did I happen to mention that he also pens a paranormal cozy mystery series as well?

With the weather warming up, it's the perfect time for me to introduce an author with a summer-themed mystery made for a great vacation read! Check out A Mid-Summer's Murder by Geri Krotow as she visits me On the Writing Block with Sheryl.

This mystery is one for lovers of wine, cozies, and amateur sleuths. Check out Erin Hayden's Murder Uncorked, the first in her series.

Are you into bubble tea, fortune cookies, and cozy mysteries? Then Jennifer J. Chow's books might just be for you! Check out the interview I did with her on the latest installment in her Magical Fortune Cookie Mysteries, called Star-Crossed Egg Tarts.

I had a fun time in Mechanicsburg, PA last month, as I was able to take part in this year's iScream for Mysteries! To see what happened at this event, hosted by the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop, check out my blog post for pictures and details.

If you missed fellow Cozy Mystery Author Heather Weidner from last year on my blog, then you're in luck! Heather's back with the first in her new mystery series, Murder Strikes A Chord, AND a new installment in her Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mystery series.

Are you interested in what bones can teach us after a person's been dead for ten years? Gideon Oliver in Where There's a Will answers that!

Do you like British Mysteries and learning about the authors behind their novels? Take a peek at Christina Hamlett's books, like A Little Larceny in Lynmouth, and learn about her unique connection to television's beloved amateur sleuth, Jessica Fletcher.

Great for trying on a lazy afternoon, or a leisure drive at night, Gravity Hill in Lewisberry, PA is where your car rolls up a hill!

I had a great time chatting with multi-genre author Florence Wetzel about her latest book, Dashiki: A Cozy Mystery.

Join me as Libby Castle discusses her book Madame Pompette Sets Up Shop On the Writing Block. Free sample included.

I recently dove back into the world of Gideon Oliver, aka the Skeleton Detective, in the book Dying on the Vine. Check out my review!

As a fellow PA author, I had a great time chatting with cozy mystery author Susan Kimmel Wright about Mabel and the Unholy Night.

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