Genre: Mystery

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge @colleengleason.bsky.social @colleengleason @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @KensingtonBooks @sophiarose1816

After satiating myself on her Phyllida Bright Mystery series featuring Agatha Christie as a character, I was eager to taste test her newer series, American in Paris featuring the delectable Julia Child as a prominent side character. Colleen Cambridge does a spectacular job melding historical real life characters and time period settings with her […]

Posted March 16, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 12 Comments

Cops & Robbers by Justin M Kiska @JMKiska @levelbestbooks @partnersincrimevbt.bsky.social @partnersincr1me

The Parker City Mystery series is set in a medium size Maryland town in the 1980s. Each book seems to have a dual timeline, alternating between the current date and the past. The chapters are clearly labeled as to which period they are. A key aspect of Parker City is the rich history and that is […]

Posted March 15, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Blog Tour, Book Review, Giveaway / 4 Comments

🎧 The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner @LisaGardnerBks #SarahZimmerman #BrillianceAudio #BantamBooks @audiobookmel.bsky.social #LoveAudiobooks @AudiobookMel

I’ve been getting most of the books from the D.D. Warren series from the library. However, I was on the waitlist for the next books, Audible was kind enough to offer a sale with the first two books in the FBI Profiler series on sale for a little over $2.00 each. This gave me the […]

Posted March 14, 2025 by Melanie in Book Review / 3 Comments

🎧 White King by Juan Gomez-Jurado @juangomezjurado.com @ScottBrick @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social #LoveAudiobooks @JuanGomezJurado @MacmillanAudio @StMartinsPress @MinotaurBooks

The Antonia Scott series is about Antonia and her partner, Jon. They are sort of government agency law enforcement but a special program called Red Queen. The setting is Europe and they are based in Spain. Jon is gay; he has had some issues with trying too hard to get the bad guys. Rather than […]

Posted March 11, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 14 Comments

🎧 Mr. Whisper by Andrew Mayne @AndrewMayne @OhSusannahJones @jwdamron.bsky.social @jamesandersonfoster.com #JenniferODonnell #BrillianceAudio #LoveAudiobooks #KindleUnlimited🎧

I love the Underwater Investigation Unit series, so I was thrilled to have this series with more of Sloan and her team. It didn’t quite work out that way. The Specialists is the combination of 3 series, the UIU series, the Theo Cray & Jessica Blackwood series, which is preceded by a Jessica Blackwood series, and […]

Posted March 6, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 13 Comments

🎧 Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn @deannaraybourn.bsky.social @JaneOppenheimer @christinadelaine.bsky.social @penguinaudio.bsky.social @deannaraybourn @ChrisDelaine @PRHAudio #LoveAudiobooks

I had always wanted to read this author and really enjoyed Killers of a Certain Age. I was thrilled the Killers of a Certain Age would continue as a series. The women seemed to be retired without being erased after the last adventure about two years ago. We have Helen, Natalie, Mary Alice and Billie. […]

Posted March 1, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 24 Comments

🎧 Deadman’s Dance by Marta Acosta @MartaAcosta @CindyKay_VO @tantoraudio.bsky.social @TantorAudio #LoveAudiobooks #KindleUnlimited

The main character is Maddie who struggles with aspects of her neurodivergent ways. I love her total care for her dogs and attempts to understand humans. She’s doing better with recently discovered biological dad, Abel. Maddie studied criminology and is part of the local Search & Rescue teams so she often gets involved with […]

Posted February 25, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 16 Comments

🎧The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens @alleneskens.bsky.social @aeskens @MuratovicIlvana @mulhollandbooks @hachetteaudio.bsky.social #LoveAudiobooks

Allen Eskens is one of my favorite authors. It’s partly the genres he has written with compassion and interesting issues and also the Minnesota settings (where I lived for many years). The Quiet Librarian feels a bit of a departure from his usual stories. There are many triggering aspects if you are a sensitive reader. […]

Posted February 22, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 18 Comments

🎧 Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong @KelleyArmstrong @kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social #TheresePlummer @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @MinotaurBooks @stmartinspress.bsky.social @MacmillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks

I love this Rockton series, now Haven’s Rock series which is a spin-off as well as a direct continuation of the previous series. I personally would start with the previous series because of the background and character development but also because it is amazing! Haven’s Rock is a new town with Casey and Eric along […]

Posted February 18, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 22 Comments

A Play of Heresy by Margaret Frazer #MargaretFrazer @sophiarose1816

Coventry- for the Corpus Christi festival and plays- is a bustling, energetic town where a missing spy and a murderer can be found. Margaret Frazer’s final Joliffe the Player mystery pulled out all the stops and delivered a medieval player’s world and town, intrigue, and a cunning mystery all in one. I was […]

Posted February 16, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 8 Comments