#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A Palm, a Balm, or a Bomb? My #bookreview for "A Palm for Mrs Pollifax" by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs Pollifax Mystery #4) on my #bookblog here. Our #goldenyears spy gets into a potentially explosive situation! #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #TheClassicsClub

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/03/23/a-palm-a-balm-or-a-bomb/

A Palm, a Balm, or a Bomb?

Book Review for “A Palm for Mrs Pollifax” by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs Pollifax #4). Summary: “”What we are looking for – aside from the stolen plutonium, Mrs. Pollifax – is evil …

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Hi. Karen has a #bookreview for CRITTERS AND CRIMES by Elizabeth Pantley. It is the 11th book in the Magical Cozy Mystery Book Club series. It was a fantastic book. #MagicalCozyMysteryBookClub #mysteries #cats #CravingCozies #CloakDaggerChal #bookreview

https://baronessbooktrove.com/critters-and-crimes-by-elizabeth-pantley/

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Last Battle Mystery! My #bookreview for "Towards Zero" by Agatha Christie, which is the 5th and last Superintendent Battle novel, on my #bookblog now. Only 1 book left to my #battlerace #readingchallenge. #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #TheClassicsClub

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/02/03/the-last-battle-mystery/

The Last Battle Mystery!

Book Review for “Towards Zero” by Agatha Christie. Summary: “What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life …

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A New Recipe for Death. My #bookreview for "To Kill a Cook" by M. W. Akers, on my #bookblog now. My thanks to @PutnamBooks for the Edelweiss ARC of this fast-paced #murdermystery novel. #histficreadingchallenge
#2026NewReleaseChallenge
#CloakDaggerChal

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/01/29/a-new-recipe-for-death/

A New Recipe for Death.

Book Review for “To Kill a Cook” by M.W Akers. Summary: “Nobody in Manhattan eats better than Bernice Black. It’s 1972, and she is the city’s busiest restaurant critic, juggling her fiance an…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Sugar Flowers Mystery: My #bookreview for The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain on my #bookblog. Thanks @pushkinpress @Steerforthpress for the ARC. #2026NewReleaseChallenge #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #2026BooksInTranslation #OOCZ2026 #2026BookishBooks

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/01/19/the-sugar-flowers-mystery/

The Sugar Flowers Mystery.

Book Review for “The Readers’ Room” by Antoine Laurain (translated by Jane Aitken, Emily Boyce, and Polly Mackintosh). Summary: “When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a …

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A Tartan Taste for Murder - my #bookreview for "Mayhem on the Marzipan Express" (Claire Walker #2) by @RebeccaConnolly, on my #bookblog now. Thanks @ShadowMountainPress for the @edelweiss ARC of this fun cozy mystery. #2026NewReleaseChallenge
#CloakDaggerChal

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/01/13/a-tartan-taste-for-murder/

A Tartan Taste for Murder.

Book Review for “Mayhem on the Marzipan Express” (Claire Walker #2) by Rebecca Connolly. Summary: “Amateur baker and part-time sleuth Claire Walker is looking forward to a vacation with her b…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Flavored For Deception. My (early, or maybe late) #BookReview for “May Contain Murder” (AKA "Murder Below Deck") by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2), on my #bookblog now. #2025NewReleaseChallenge #CloakDaggerChal #DoorstoppersInDecember

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/12/20/flavored-for-deception-2/

Flavored For Deception.

Book Review for “May Contain Murder” (AKA “Murder Below Deck”) by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2). Summary: “Worse things happen at sea. Paul Delamare has been rope…

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A Relatively Dangerous Resort.

Book Review for “Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson. Summary: “I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder. Before the storm strande…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's 2025 Reading & Blogging Challenge Progress Post! Today, I'm updating you on my progress with my yearly challenges. Like: #histficreadingchallenge #2025NewReleaseChallenge #BeatTheBacklist #WIAN25 #CloakDaggerChal #LetsDiscuss2025 and much more! Enjoy!

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/12/02/tcls-2025-reading-blogging-challenge-progress-post/

TCL’s 2025 Reading & Blogging Challenge Progress Post!

Happy December! With the year almost at an end, and since I don’t have a book review for today, I thought I’d let you all know how I’ve been doing with the reading and blogging ch…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Australian Neapolitan Intrigue - my #bookreview for #TheItalianSecret (Billie Walker #3) by @taramossauthor on my #bookblog now! Thanks for the @this_is_edelweiss ARC, ! #histficreadingchallenge
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http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/11/30/australian-neapolitan-intrigue/

Australian Neapolitan Intrigue.

Book Review for “The Italian Secret” (Billie Walker #3) by Tara Moss. Summary: “Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground tunnels, a woman takes shelter from a wartime air rai…

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