Genre: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary

Book Review: Gone for Gouda

Book Review: Gone for Gouda

Narrator: first person, Willa Bauer Animals: Tiny white dog Location: Yarrow Glen Sub-location: Cheese shop: Curds & Whey Notes on the puns of the title: 100% incredible Series #: Cheese Shop Mystery 2 Copaganda/police involvement: Literally no recollection whatsoever Recipes: YES. Bavarian Beer Cheese (Obatzda), Cheesy Apple Pockets, Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese. Mystery notes: It […]

Posted October 13, 2022 by geograph in adult, contemporary, cozy mysteries, review / 0 Comments
Book Review: No Parm No Foul

Book Review: No Parm No Foul

Narrator: Carly Hale, owner of the Grilled Cheese Eatery Supporting characters: Holly, Grant, Suzanne, Ari, Gina Location: Balsam Dell, Vermont Sub-location: Grilled Cheese Eatery Magic?: No Animals: Carly’s little white dog, Havarti Recipes: YES. Included are: Alvin’s Panko Perfection and Farmhouse Cheddar Sleeps with the Fishes. Series #: Grilled Cheese Mysteries #2 Theme: Halloween, grilled […]

Posted October 10, 2022 by geograph in adult, contemporary, cozy mysteries, review / 0 Comments
Book Review: Six Feet Deep Dish

Book Review: Six Feet Deep Dish

Narrator: first person, Delilah O’LearySupporting characters: Auntie Biz, Sonya,Series #: Deep Dish Mysteries #1Magic?: NoAnimals: Big orange cat, ButterballLocation: Geneva Bay, Wisconsin, “a charming resort town with a long history as a mobster’s hideaway, millionaires’ playground, and vacation mecca”Sub-location: Pizza restaurantRecipes: YES! Delilah & Son Chicago-Style Deep Dish, Daniel’s Emergencia Medica Cocktail, Auntie Biz’s Pissaladiere, […]

Posted October 7, 2022 by geograph in Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Book Review: Mint Chocolate Murder

Book Review: Mint Chocolate Murder

Series #: Ice Cream Shop Mysteries #2Narrator: Riley Rhodes, former CIA librarian???? What!Location: Penniman, ConnecticutSub-location: Udderly Delightful Ice Cream shop, Moy Mull’s Fall Arts FestivalAnimals: Rocky and Sprinkles, both catsTheme: Ice creamRecipes: No Churn Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream (why not mint chocolate?)Magic?: NoMystery notes: Lots of red herrings!Notes on the puns of the title: Not […]

Posted October 6, 2022 by geograph in Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Book Review: Live and Let Grind

Book Review: Live and Let Grind

Copaganda/police involvement: “….juggling a relationship with police chief Noah Garcia”Narrator: Lana LewisMain sleuth(s): Lana LewisWhat kind of animals are involved: Little brown dog, shih tzu, StanleyLocation: Devil’s Beach Island, FloridaSub-location: Perkatory, coffee shopRecipes: No :/Notes on the puns of the title: I don’t get it :/Series #: A Coffee Lover’s Mystery 3Magic?: NoTheme: Coffee Two […]

Posted October 3, 2022 by geograph in Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Book Review: In Too Steep

Book Review: In Too Steep

Obligatory this is the second in a series and I did not read the first. In this book, Vivian has an adopted dog, Felix, who I found Annoying and Uninteresting. This book also has a lot of ‘thriller’ elements — it surrounds a diamond theft and then a ‘surprise’! murder. It’s paced kind of weirdly, […]

Posted July 3, 2022 by geograph in adult, cozy mysteries, review / 0 Comments