Dame Alice Hits Hollywood by Allie Mahoney | Book Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Dame Alice Hits Hollywood: A Cozy 1930s Mystery Featuring Author-Turned-Sleuth 
Dame Alice Cartwright (Dame Alice Mysteries) by Allie Mahoney

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Dame Alice Hits Hollywood (Dame Alice Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Setting - Old Hollywood and Beverly Hills, circa 1937

Wrenfield Books (May 23, 2023)

Digital Print length ‏ : ‎ 139 pages

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C666Z731

 

  

April 1937: When Penelope Greenleigh, assistant at Ten Spot Press, learns she'll be heading to Hollywood to supervise script changes on the set of Lady Irwin's Diamonds, she should be thrilled. Who wouldn't want to mingle with movie stars in sunny California? 

But there's a catch: Penelope, 29 and from Cape May, New Jersey, has been asked to impersonate Dame Alice Cartwright, the world's bestselling mystery author, who's 47 and lives in Copley-on-the-Wold, England. 

On the night Penelope arrives in L.A., Lady Irwin's lead actress disappears and a Harry Winston necklace goes missing. Soon, gossip columnist Hattie Holiday threatens to expose Penelope's deception, mobsters are coming after the film's boozy director, and worst of all, Dame Alice's script has gone from murder mystery to Fred and Ginger-style musical! 

The action unfolds at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Trocadero, and hotspot Chasen's as Penelope works to solve the crimes alongside a handsome detective and a hapless studio flunky. Can she find the diamonds, the actress, and survive a wild week in Hollywood?

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A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert | Book Tour with Interview, Excerpt, and Giveaway

 

A Cryptic Clue (A Hunter and Clewe Mystery) by Victoria Gilbert

About A Cryptic Clue

A Cryptic Clue (A Hunter and Clewe Mystery)
Traditional Mystery

1st in Series

Setting - North Carolina

Crooked Lane Books (July 11, 2023)

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639102523

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639102525

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BHXZKP44

A retired librarian gets back to the books — and into a devilish murder case — in acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert’s new series, the perfect literary adventure for fans of Kate Carlisle and Jenn McKinlay.

Sixty-year-old Jane Hunter, forced into early retirement from her job as a university librarian, is seeking a new challenge to keep her spirits up and supplement her meager pension. But as she’s about to discover, a retiree’s life can bring new thrills — and new dangers.

Cameron “Cam” Clewe, an eccentric 33-year-old collector, is also seeking something — an archivist to inventory his ever-expanding compendium of rare books and artifacts. Jane’s thrilled to be hired on by Cam and to uncover the secrets of his latest acquisition, a trove of items related to the classic mystery and detective authors. But Jane’s delight is upended when a body is discovered in Cam’s library. The victim, heir to a pharmaceutical fortune, was the last in line of Cam’s failed romances — and now he’s suspect number one.

Cam vows to use his intelligence and deductive skills to clear his name — but with a slight case of agoraphobia, rampant anxiety, and limited social skills, he’ll need some help. It comes down to Jane to exonerate her new boss — but is he truly innocent?

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Death Steals the Spotlight by T. C. LoTempio | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Death Steals the Spotlight (Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries) by T. C. LoTempio

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Death Steals the Spotlight (Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries)

Cozy Mystery

3rd in Series

Setting - Connecticut

Beyond the Page Publishing (June 27, 2023)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1960511173

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1960511171

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C62G13J9

 

It’s exit stage left, permanently, for a big-time director who lands the starring role in an unscripted death scene . . .

Desperate to find a director for their annual production, the Fox Hollow Players have a stroke of luck when Shell McMillan’s actress mother lands a prominent theater director for the job. He’s more gruff and demanding than the small-town cast and crew are used to, but his soft side for animals quickly endears him to pet shop owner Shell. Persuading her to let him use a shed on her property where he can work in peace, Shell is horrified when she finds his dead body there. And with obvious signs of foul play, she can’t help but investigate the murder.

As she digs into the man’s past, it becomes apparent that at one point or another he was romantically entangled with just about every woman involved in the play. And just when Shell discovers he may have been blackmailing one of them, other clues surface that suggest a more sinister motive. With her hands already full with a beautiful stray cat she found and christened Princess Fuzzypants, Shell will have to fill two roles, caring for the Maine coon and trying to track down the killer before it’s her turn for a fatal curtain call . . .

 

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Kidnapped in the Woods by Deena Alexander | Blog Tour with Interview and Giveaway

 

Kidnapped in the Woods (Love Inspired Suspense) by Deena Alexander

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Kidnapped in the Woods (Love Inspired Suspense)
Romantic Suspense

Setting - Eastern Long Island, New York 

Love Inspired Suspense (June 27, 2023)

Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1335587837

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1335587831

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BMB1QWGH

To solve a kidnapping case they’ll become the hunted.

Firefighter Pat Ryan is stunned when he hears gunfire and two strangers crash through his door. An anonymous tip led journalist Rachel Davenport to a ramshackle cabin, where she helped an abducted teen escape. With Pat and his K-9 rescue dog’s help, they go on the run with deadly kidnappers in pursuit. But with innocent lives at stake, Rachel and Pat must battle foes and fears to live through the night. 

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

 

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Murder at the Pontchartrain by Kathleen Kaska | Blog Tour with Interview and Giveaway

 

Murder at the Pontchartrain by Kathleen Kaska

About Murder at the Pontchartrain

Murder at the Pontchartrain

Cozy Mystery (Humorous)

6th in Series

Setting - New Orleans, Louisiana

Anamcara Press LLC (June 15, 2023)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1941237940

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1941237946

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C8L6D4HM

 

“I'm Sydney Lockhart. I solve murders, most of which I'm the primary suspect. My boyfriend/partner, Ralph Dixon, and I came to the Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans to get married. Instead, Dixon's in jail for a double murder. I'm in a swamp, spying on the KKK. Helping me untangle this mess is my bubble-headed cousin Ruth who's undercover as a hotel chef. My twelve-year-old charge, Lydia LaBeau, dressed as a voodoo queen, is looking for clues at Pat O'Brien's. Rip Thigbee, a ghost detective, is my only hope.

I’m not making any of this up. This is my life and this is what I deal with, like it or not. So, mix yourself a Hurricane and join me in the Big Easy for another historic hotel murder case.”

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Murder To My Ears by Rebecca McKinnon | Blog Tour with Review and Giveaway

 

Murder To My Ears (An Octavia Fields Mysteries) by Rebecca McKinnon

About Murder to My Ears

 

Murder To My Ears (An Octavia Fields Mysteries)

Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Independently Published (June 30, 2023)

Print Length : 260 pages

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C7LT56BD

Octavia Fields should know better than to judge things by their appearance. After all, most people don’t expect a nomadic hippie to be a classical violist — let alone one who runs a seasonal music shop at Aerie Pines, the summer home of the Aerie Peaks Symphony.

But when her business season starts off on the wrong note, it’s obviously the persnickety concertmaster’s fault. If he hadn’t turned up dead — leaving Octavia to find his body — she wouldn’t have to deal with the handsome detective who isn’t sure what to think of her impressive arrest record.

With symphony members cornering Octavia to pass on “evidence” by way of sotto-voce rumors, it shouldn’t surprise her to learn the helpful musicians aren’t the only ones who believe Octavia’s helping with the investigation. When a threatening letter arrives, it’s clear the killer thinks she’s playing harmony to the detective, too.

When the detective doesn’t appear to be making progress on the case, Octavia decides it’s up to her to solve the mystery — before the killer hears their cue to silence her!

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Collecting Can Be Murder by Jennifer S. Alderson | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Collecting Can Be Murder (Carmen De Luca Art Sleuth Mysteries) by Jennifer S. Alderson

About Collecting Can Be Murder

Collecting Can Be Murder (Carmen De Luca Art Sleuth Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Setting - France

Traveling Life Press (May 31, 2023)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 908316974X

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9083169743

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BZPHKHGQ

 

Coming out of retirement can be deadly…

After tragedy struck three years earlier, art sleuth Carmen De Luca vowed to never work in the field again. But fifty is too young to fill her days with water aerobics and bingo, so when her former partner calls and begs for her help, Carmen gladly agrees.

Yet after their first assignment – the recovery of a rare medieval prayer book from an eccentric collector living in rural France – goes horribly wrong, Carmen ends up in the crosshairs of both the local police and a murderer!

With her target dead and the stolen book missing, she and her partner will have to pull out all of the stops to sleuth out the true killer’s identity – before their stay in France becomes permanent.

Introducing Carmen De Luca, an art sleuth with a nose for mystery and the job of locating valuable artwork stolen from museums around the world. If you love strong and resourceful heroines, puzzling mysteries, and a dash of art history, pick up Collecting Can Be Murder now!

Carmen De Luca Art Sleuth Mysteries:

Collecting Can Be Murder

A Statue To Die For (available 8/31/23)

Forgeries and Fatalities (available 2/29/24)

These mysteries contain no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.

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