ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Perfect Suspect (A Catherine McLeod Mystery)
by Margaret Coel
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
Berkley
A new Catherine McLeod mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wind River mysteries.
After a candidate for governor is murdered, and his estranged wife is arrested for first-degree homicide, journalist Catherine McLeod receives a call from an anonymous woman claiming she saw the real killer leave the scene of the crime but is afraid to confide in the police. To uncover the truth, Catherine must risk her career-and her life-to find the witness who can identify the candidate's murderer: Detective Ryan Beckman.
- Tour Dates: August 29 - September 9
- Tour signups will close on August 7. Books will be shipped early next week to allow time for mailing and reading due to the short time-frame of this tour.
- This book will be available in PRINT format only.
- To sign-up - please leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, blog name, and the date you would like to post your review (check calendar below - first come, first-serve. Please click the arrow to move over to the correct month as it is set to August automatically).
- This tour is open to USA book bloggers.
- We understand the short time-frame for this tour; however, this is a cozy mystery and should be a quick read. We hope this won't deter you from signing up for the tour. The book comes out September 6, so the publisher wanted to get some buzz going around the release date.
Reviews:
Naughty in Nice (A Royal Spyness Mystery)
by Rhys Bowen
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
Berkley
The national bestselling author of Royal Blood whisks her heroine away to the French Riviera for fun-and danger.
Lady Georgiana Rannoch has once again been called into service by Her Majesty the Queen. This time she's sent to Nice on a secret assignment that's nothing to sneeze at-recover the Queen's stolen snuff box.
As much of an honor as it is to be trusted by Her Majesty, an even greater honor awaits Georgie in Nice-as Coco Chanel herself asks Georgie to model her latest fashion. But when a necklace belonging to the Queen is stolen on the catwalk, Georgie has to find two priceless items-and solve a murder. How's a girl to find any time to go to the casino?
- Tour Dates: August 29 - September 9
- Tour signups will close on August 7. Books will be shipped early next week to allow time for mailing and reading due to the short time-frame of this tour.
- This book will be available in PRINT format only.
- To sign-up - please leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, blog name, and the date you would like to post your review (check calendar below - first come, first-serve. Please click the arrow to move over to the correct month as it is set to August automatically).
- This tour is open to USA book bloggers.
- We understand the short time-frame for this tour; however, this is a cozy mystery and should be a quick read. We hope this won't deter you from signing up for the tour. The book comes out September 6, so the publisher wanted to get some buzz going around the release date.
Reviews:
Fundraising the Dead (A Museum Mystery)
(ARC)
Author: Sheila Connolly
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: October 5, 2010
Donated by: The author, Sheila Connolly
At The Society for the Preservation of Pennsylvania Antiques, fundraiser Eleanor "Nell" Pratt solicits donations-and sometimes solves crimes. When a collection of George Washington's letters is lost on the same day that an archivist is found dead, it seems strange that the Society president isn't pushing for an investigation. Nell goes digging herself, and soon uncovers a long, rich history of crime.
TOUR CLOSED!
Participants
Tiffany - done
Karen - done
Reviews
Tiffany - Tiffany's Bookshelf
Karen - How Mysterious
Buzz Off (Story Fischer)
(ARC)
Author: Hannah Reed
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: September 7, 2010
Donated by: The author, Hannah Reed
After her mentor in the honey business is found suspiciously stung to death in his apiary, beekeeper Story Fischer must sort through a swarm of suspects, including her ex-husband.
- Tour Sign-ups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail and STATE abbreviation in the comments.
Tour Participants:
1. Tiffany - done
2. Stephanie - rcv'd 8/19 - gave extra time; mailed 1/14 DC# 0310 2640 0000 0587 5238
Reviews:
2. Stephanie
Roast Mortem (Coffee House Mystery)
(ARC)
Author: Cleo Coyle
Publication Date: August 3rd
After local firefighters pull Clare out of a blazing café, she happily comes to their rescue by teaching them the finer points of operating their newly donated espresso machine. But matters really heat up when somebody is torching cafes around the city and firefighters begin to die in suspicious ways...
Believing the two events are related, Clare investigates, staking out a five-borough bake sale and sniffing out clues in the pizza ovens of Brooklyn. When her detective boyfriend, Mike Quinn, is pulled into the fire of a false accusation, Clare is desperate to put out the flames. But will she be able to come to Mike's rescue before someone tries to extinguish her?
- Signups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail, and STATE abbreviation in the comments!
- ONE WEEK LIMIT SINCE THIS IS AN UPCOMING BOOK, DUE OUT August 3rd!
Lori mailed ~ DC # 9102128882300248460626
Tour Participants
1. Karen - mailed 8/10 DC # 0309 3220 0001 4904 6915
2. Cheryl - rcv'd 8/13
Chapter & Hearse (A Booktown Mystery)
(ARC)
Author: Lorna Barrett
Publication date: August 3, 2010
Publisher: Berkley
Book Donated by: Lorna Barrett, Author
Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles has been spending more time solving whodunits than reading them. Now a nearby gas explosion has injured Tricia's sister's boyfriend, Bob Kelly, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, and killed the owner of the town's history bookstore. Tricia's never been a fan of Bob, but when she reads that he's being tight-lipped about the "accident", it's time to take action.
Check out Lori's review HERE
- Sign-ups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail, and STATE abbreviation in the comments!
- ONE WEEK LIMIT SINCE THIS IS AN UPCOMING BOOK, DUE OUT AUGUST 3rd!
Lori mailed to Stormi 8/4 DC # 9102150134711278467195
Tour Participants
A Killer Plot (A Books by the Bay Mystery)
Author: Ellery Adams
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: June 1, 2010
Donated by: Ellery Adams, Author
In the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, you'll find plenty of characters, ne'er-do-wells, and even a few celebs trying to duck the paparazzi. But when murder joins this curious community, the Bayside Book Writers are there to get the story...
Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip. Ever since she came back to town-a return as mysterious as her departure-Olivia has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. With a little cajoling from the eminently charming writer Camden Ford, she agrees to join the Bayside Book Writers, break her writer's block, and even make a few friends...
But when townspeople start turning up dead with haiku poems left by the bodies, anyone with a flair for language is suddenly suspect. And it's up to Olivia to catch the killer before she meets her own surprise ending.
Check out Lori's review HERE
- Tour Sign-ups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail, and STATE abbreviation in the comments!
Author: Eve Marie Mont
Publication Date: July 6, 2010
Publisher: Berkley
292 pages
A delightful debut novel about a woman coming to terms with past disappointments and forging a bright new future-man and dog included.
Noelle Ryan works as a veterinary technician at a New England animal shelter, helping pets find homes. If only it were as easy to find one for herself. After discovering she can't have children-and watching her marriage fall apart after a shocking revelation by her husband-she feels as sad and lost as the strays she rescues.
She can't seem to get over her ex, Jay. Unfortunately, all Jay wants from her is a huge favor: serving as caretaker for his elderly mother, who blames Noelle for the breakup. While Jay heads off to Atlanta to live the life of a bachelor, Noelle is left only with her Great Dane, Zeke, to comfort her. But when a carefree musician named Jasper tugs at her heartstrings, giving her a second chance at life- and at love- Noelle comes to realize that home is truly where the heart is.
- Tour Sign-ups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail, and STATE abbreviation in the comments!
- UPCOMING RELEASE - 7 DAY LIMIT PER PERSON!
Reviews:
Heather
Laurie
Betty - DNF
Stephanie
Signups CLOSED: August/September Tour: The Perfect Suspect by Margaret Coel
