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Mystery Review Crew’s Word of the Year (2025 WOTY) Each year, the hunt is on for the one word that reflects the vibe of the last twelve months—a summary, a snapshot of what shaped human behavior. The single term that…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Bait the Devil by Winter Austin “Readers who love plenty of action, suspense, and explosions are in for a butt-kicking good read.”—The Mystery Review Crew Bait the Devil By Winter AustinGenre: Historical, Cozy MysterySeries: A Bounty of Shadows…

From my Author’s World to yours. Thank you for joining me for the final chapter of A Winter’s Keepsake, a Christmas interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. In this closing part, memory and mystery converge beneath the glow of a…

From my Author’s World to yours. Welcome back to A Winter’s Keepsake, a holiday interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. In this second chapter, the shimmer of Christmas begins to reveal deeper shadows. As Tori unpacks the meaning behind…

From my Author’s World to yours. Welcome to A Winter’s Keepsake, a three-part holiday interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. This story steps away from crime scenes and whodunits to explore a quieter kind of mystery—one wrapped in memory,…

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MRC RECOMMENDS: Into the Fireby Bert Robbens “I love it when an author can surprise me, leaving me thinking…” – The Mystery Review Crew Into The Fire By Bert RobbensGenre:…

MRC RECOMMENDS: The Very Best of Careby Julie Hatch “Highly recommended if you love a good medical thriller that will keep you up half the night.” – The Mystery Review…

MRC RECOMMENDS: The Itch of Greed by Christa Nardi “…an engaging mystery that’s fast-paced and twisty enough to keep you guessing, with well-written characters that you want to get to…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Under the Apple Tree by Kathleen J. Easley “I fell in love with the characters, the story, and everything about this book.” – The Mystery Review Crew Under…

MRC RECOMMENDS: The Goldilocks Genome by Elizabeth Reed Aden “I went in expecting a medical thriller, but I got so much more.“– The Mystery Review Crew The Goldilocks Genome By…

The MRC Recommends: THE IRIS CODE BY ANITA DICKASON “The tension, action, and edge-of-your-seat suspense made me not want THE IRIS CODE to end.”—Kristine Hall, Hall Ways Blog The Iris…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Serving Up Spite by Devon Delaney “Culinary cozy mystery lovers will find Serving Up Spite a delightful and delicious installment in author Devon Delaney’s A Cook-Off Mystery series”…

MRC RECOMMENDS: Hard Headed Woman by Howard Gimple “Hard Headed Woman is a refreshingly original story, free of many of the tropes often associated with mystery novels. That alone makes…