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Free and Hot New Release Cozy Mysteries for the Weekend Ahead

27/6/2019

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Never Miss a Free Book Friday Again
​PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading. 
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​Celebrate #cozymysteryday

The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations.  The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word. 

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The Interior Designer and Estate Agent's Guide to Cozy Mysteries and #cozymysteryday

27/6/2019

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June is all about celebrating the first book in a series. So why don't we take a look at some cozy mysteries that are just perfect for interior designers, real estate agents, home renovators, estate agents, and anyone looking for their dream home. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too. ​
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When Bramblett County, Georgia's number one realtor, Lily Sprayberry, finds her cantankerous older client dead on the kitchen floor, she lands herself smack dab in the middle of a long-running property battle and a one-hundred-year-old rumor. 

Lily made a promise to sell Myrtle's land, even if Myrtle wasn't alive to sign the papers. But whoever wants that money is determined to keep the property from selling and will do whatever it takes to stop Lily from closing the deal. ​

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Haley Farrell is taking a chance on herself. After receiving her interior design certificate, she quits her job at the local furniture store and decides to open her own interior decorating business. But with all the advantages of her new career-meeting new people, and decorating new and old homes-comes a huge pitfall. Her new job allows her access into her clients' homes and their lives . . . but also their deaths.

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Melanie Turner has made quite a name for herself remodeling historic houses in the San Francisco Bay Area. But more than her reputation is on the line in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling Haunted Home Renovation Mystery series.

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Interior Decorator Madison Night might look like a throwback to the sixties, but as business owner and landlord, she proves that independent women can have it all. 

But when a killer targets women dressed in Madison’s signature style—estate sale vintage to play up her resemblance to fave actress Doris Day—what makes her unique might make her dead. 



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Mitzy Neuhaus is the top selling Realtor in Portland, but even her office is dead in this economy. Foreclosed is the word no homeowner wants to hear and Mitzy is determined to save the incredible mansion on her street from that fate. But with the homeowner desperate to keep Mitzy away from his property and Alonzo, the dangerously hot rival investor trying to snatch it out from under her, Mitzy knows she has to work fast, or the economy won’t be the only thing dead…

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In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman—contractor Shannon Hammer. But while her home-renovation and repair business is booming, her love life needs work. 

On a blind date with real estate agent Jerry Saxton, Shannon has to whip out a pair of pliers to keep Jerry from getting too hands on. She's happy to put her rotten date behind her, but when Jerry’s found dead in a run-down Victorian home that she’s been hired to restore, the town’s attractive new police chief suspects that her threats may have laid the foundation for murder.

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Meet Stella O'Neil, retired FBI agent Oscar O'Neil's granddaughter. She's got a lot on her plate, trying to figure out her crazy, stubborn family, the hidden secrets that caused her grandfather's estrangement from her dad, and starting out as a realtor. Throw in a dead body found in what used to be the town's "royalty" family's manor, and she’s neck deep in a mystery. ​

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Interior decorator Laura Howard is receiving messages from her husband on her telephone answering machine. It’s his voice all right. But his ashes are in the urn on Laura’s fireplace mantel. . . Now wealthy from her husband’s life insurance benefits, Laura tries to put her life in order. She strains to keep her sense of humor and sanity as vandals destroy her car and burglars ransack her house. Is it the final straw when the new resident of the home she shared with her late husband is killed on the very designer tile Laura selected for the entryway?

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After Meg Barrett found her fiancé still had designs on his ex-wife, she decided it was time to refurbish her life. Leaving her glamorous job at a top home and garden magazine, she fled Manhattan for Montauk, only to find decorating can sometimes lead to detecting…

In between scouring estate sales for her new interior design business, Cottages by the Sea, Meg visits the swanky East Hampton home of her old college roommate, Jillian Spenser. But instead of seeing how the other half lives—she learns how the other half dies. Jillian’s mother, known as the Queen Mother of the Hamptons, has been murdered. Someone has staged a coup.

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​How to Celebrate Your Favourite Cozies on #cozymysteryday

The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media. 

There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are. 
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Free and Hot New Release Cozy Mysteries for the Weekend Ahead

21/6/2019

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​PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading. 
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​Celebrate #cozymysteryday

​The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations.  The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word. 

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The Guest House, Hotel, and B & B Guide to Cozy Mysteries and #cozymysteryday

18/6/2019

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Not only does the 15th June 2019 mark the one year anniversary of my moving into a guesthouse to pursue my dream of becoming a cozy mystery author, but June is all about celebrating the first book in a series. So why don't we take a look at some guesthouse, b&b, and hotel themed first in the series mysteries.  Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too. ​
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Trading in Texas heat for Maine's tangy salt air, Natalie Barnes risked it all to buy the Gray Whale Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast on Cranberry Island. She adores whipping up buttery muffins and other rich breakfast treats for her guests until Bernard Katz checks in. The overbearing land developer plans to build a resort next door where an endangered colony of black-chinned terns is nesting. Worried about the birds, the inevitable transformation of the sleepy fishing community, and her livelihood, Natalie takes a public stand against the project. But the town board sides with Katz. Just when it seems like things can't get any worse, Natalie finds Katz dead. Now the police and much of the town think she's guilty. Can Natalie track down the true killer before she's hauled off to jail...or becomes the next victim? ​

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Amanda Graham inherited a rundown bed and breakfast, a starving cat, and some dead guy who’s buried in her garden!

​What should’ve been a simple remodeling project and a new business in a small Oregon beach town winds up with her uncle named as the number one murder suspect, a slew of odd neighbors and problematic townspeople, and Amanda wanting to just sit down and eat her weight in chocolate pie. ​

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An Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes - PennDutch Mysteries #1

This debut mystery introduces Magdalena Yoder, prim, proper, and persnickety proprietor of the PennDutch Inn, where guests luxuriate in the true “Amish experience,” (read: doing Magdalena's chores and paying top dollar for the opportunity!).

When one of her more reclusive guests takes a tumble down the PennDutch's picturesquely steep staircase and breaks his neck, the timing couldn't be worse. It's the start of hunting season - and her inn is packed to capacity!

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It's the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family's plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival--elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other--one from very unnatural causes-- Maggie and the others suddenly become suspects in a murder.

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DEAD MAN FLOATING!

Fiona Fleming is in so much trouble. Her recently inherited bed and breakfast might not actually be hers thanks to the underhanded misdealings of the local real estate bully. Despite her grandmother's last will and testament, Fee might be out of luck and on the street before she even gets settled. But when her new enemy floats belly up in her koi pond, she's the prime suspect in his murder! Can she uncover who the real killer is before the smoking hot new sheriff puts her behind bars instead of asking her out on a date?

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An amateur sleuth with a bed and breakfast, an unfriendly resident found dead, and a handsome detective who helps unravel the mystery in the cozy beach town of Sweetfern Harbor.

Brenda Sheffield can’t believe her luck when she finds out that the family business, The Sheffield Bed and Breakfast, has been handed down to her upon the death of a relative. For too long, she’s been idle as an assistant to a PI – a new challenge is precisely what she needs.

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Suzie Allen gets a call to inform her that her estranged Uncle Harry has passed away and has unexpectedly left her Dune House, a beautiful house on the beach that was once a Bed and Breakfast. With her best friend, Mary, going through a messy divorce, the two decide to get away and go to the small town of Garber to see the house. ​

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Megan Bennet, owner of the Teaberry Farm B&B, turns amateur sleuth when a wedding guest is murdered. With the help of her friends, Megan untangles the clues to help solve the mystery. This mild cozy mystery series offers a clean read with a female amateur sleuth and friends in a small-town setting. 

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To most people, Ally Wescott has an idyllic life. Engaged to a French banker, a quaint apartment in Greater London, an array of amazing friends and a family friend whose bakery she gets to spend her free time in, polishing her passion for making sweet treats. What could possibly go wrong?

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A sunken Spanish galleon brings eight treasure hunters—and murder—to quaint Seaside Cove.

Bandit gold and sunken pirate ships. What could be better for the reputation of a quaint coastal California town like Seaside Cove?

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How to Celebrate Your Favourite Cozies on #cozymysteryday

​The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media. 

There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are. 
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Free and Hot New Release Cozy Mysteries for the Weekend Ahead

14/6/2019

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Never Miss a Free Book Friday Again
​PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading. 
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​Celebrate #cozymysteryday

​The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations.  The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word. 

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The LGBT Guide to Cozy Mysteries and #cozymysteryday

13/6/2019

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This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is LGBT-themed cozy mysteries, perfect for World Pride Month. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too. ​
Every year, during the month of June, the LGBT community celebrates in a number of different ways. Across the globe, various events are held during this special month as a way of recognising the influence LGBT people have had around the world. Why was June chosen? Because it is when the Stonewall Riots took place, way back in 1969.

As well as being a month long celebration, Pride month is also an opportunity to peacefully protest and raise political awareness of current issues facing the community.  Parades are a prominent feature of Pride month, and there are many street parties, community events, poetry readings, public speaking, street festivals and educational sessions all of which are covered by mainstream media and attracting millions of participants. Awarenessdays.com
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All grown up and graduated, Valor Tarquin Scott, son to Earl and Countess Scott, owns The Ginger’s Bread, a biscuit shop, in Grasmere in the Lake District. The love of his life, Bishan Tamboli, has turned his music studies into a successful career playing with the London Symphony Orchestra. It’s a perfect life with their cat, spending evenings watching Poirot on the television.
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Clare Cosi used to manage New York City’s historic Village Blend coffeehouse, until she opted for quieter pastures and a more suburban life. But after ten years away she’s back in action and back to the grind, serving up steaming hot caffeine one cup at a time.

With a sprawling rent-free apartment directly above the coffeehouse, her cat Java by her side, and plenty of redecorating ideas, Clare is thrilled to return to work—until she discovers the assistant manager dead in the back of the store, coffee grounds strewn everywhere. 

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Tyler can't inherit unless he gets married . . . and when Glen proposes, hijinks ensue. Follow the guys on their world-spanning adventure as they defeat mobsters, an evil step-mother, a rakish brother-in-law and pirates. No, really -- pirates! Plus there's an underground super-base. And hockey. Come for the romance, stay for the hockey.

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Amateur sleuth, Simon Kirby-Jones is looking forward to settling into his new home in the quaint British village of Snupperton—despite a few potential challenges. Not only is Simon an American, but he’s also a gay vampire who controls his vampiric urges and sun sensitivity with an effective medication.

Delighted to be in the cozy English village of his dreams, he’s eager to make Snupperton his home, and joins the fundraising committee of the local church. But at the first meeting, an argument breaks out between the town matriarch Lady Prunella Blitherington, and the nosy village postmaster, Abigail Winterton.

When Abigail is found murdered the next day, Simon determines to reveal the murderer in town-- and in the process discovers all the delightfully sordid secrets of Snupperton!

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Schoolteacher Adam Matthews just wants to help select a new headteacher and go home. The governors at Lindenshaw St Crispin’s have already failed miserably at finding the right candidate, so it’s make or break this second time round. But when one of the applicants is found strangled in the school, what should have been a straightforward decision turns tempestuous as a flash flood in their small English village.

Inspector Robin Bright isn’t thrilled to be back at St. Crispin’s. Memories of his days there are foul enough without tossing in a complicated murder case. And that handsome young teacher has him reminding himself not to fraternize with a witness. But it’s not long before Robin is relying on Adam for more than just his testimony.

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Shay O'Hanlon is the co-owner of the hip, quirky Rabbit Hole, a popular coffee shop in Uptown Minneapolis. Police detective JT Bordeaux and her partner show up at the Hole in search of Shay's best friend, Coop – a chain-smoking, vegetarian tree hugger – who's wanted for questioning in connection with the bludgeoning death of his less-than-respectable boss, Stanley "Kinky" Anderson. Coop's prints are all over the murder weapon – an over-sized, bronzed bingo marker – and the cops have themselves a prime suspect. 



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How to Celebrate LGBT Cozies on #cozymysteryday

​The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media. 

There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are. 
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Behind the Scenes of Gentleman Jack

13/6/2019

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Showing off my fake elbow injury after a day down the coal pits of Yorkshire on Gentleman Jack. August 2018
I first became a 'Supporting Artist' (that's the more professional and polite word for an 'extra') about twenty years ago, but it wasn't something that I ever intended, nor was it a job that I even knew existed at that time.

My journey into the film industry was a rather random series of events, that started whilst I was working in the urban and rural slums of Tamil Nadu, in India. I was a developmental cognitive neuropsychologist at the time, working at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, and when the opportunity arose to research the effects of malnutrition on the brains of mothers and babies in India, I jumped at the chance.  
PictureGrandma and Grandson in one of the villages I worked in in rural Tamil Nadu. 2000
I had barely travelled before, and India was an incredible experience that saw me working alongside Bollywood Actors to create performances in villages and DVD movies to raise public health awareness of things like diet, pregnancy, HIV, and AIDS. Issues that had been brought up during our research in the field as we took blood samples, and asked women about their health experiences. It was an eye opening experience that forced me to realise my own belief system as a westerner. In order to interview the women in the villages we had to first get the permission of the male elders, and we faced daily challenges of things like infanticide, untouchables, and the caste system. It was also the first time that I came to realise how many strong and amazing women there are in the world, and it definitely shaped the charity that I would later found as part of my fight for children's advocacy. It was my first proper foray into the power of television and film for public health education, and I suppose no surprise that later on in my medical career, I would write a paper focused on the positive health impacts of series like Casualty.   

PictureSkype in the Classroom session with students in Kolhapur, India as part of my charity's educational work with schools world wide. January 2018
Anyway, I digress. As it turned out, India was to leave its mark on me in a very different way, as my body suddenly had a reaction to my routine rabies travels vaccinations, and I suddenly found myself paralysed and in hospital in Chennai (former Madras) having developed a condition called Guillain-Barre. I can tell you that 18 months of recovery and frustration gives you a lot of time to contemplate the meaning of life! And so it was that I decided to pursue a career in medicine, around the same time as the first fast track medical school courses were introduced to the UK. I quit my job at the hospital in London and took up a post as an Emergency Care Assistant at the hospital where I was born in Reading (where Kate Winslet happened to have been born just a week or two before me!). I needed to get as much hands on care experience as I could to improve my application for such a competitive course, so I worked bank shifts on other wards and in an old people's home, and took night courses in science. But was still lacking experience alongside a GP and that kind of post seemed impossible to come by. And then, I discovered through some out-of-the-box thinking, that a couple of paramedics I'd met in London, also worked at Pinewood Studios at the medical centre there. So I wrote to the film studio and asked if I could do some voluntary work at the medical centre there. I've come to believe that it NEVER does any harm to ask, the worst that anyone can say is no. Never in a million years did I imagine they would agree to let me do work experience with them, but they did!! 

That's how I ended up on film productions like James Bond's Casino Royal, and Harry Potter, and discovered that Pinewood had the only permanent underwater film stage in the world, and that in turn led to me becoming an IMCA Diver Medic Technician and going on to work in aviation, space, environmental, and hyperbaric medicine with the Royal Navy and NASA. 
It was during one of these days on set with the medical team, that a call came in that Eastenders were looking for someone with some medical experience to play the role of a paramedic and the guys suggested that I might fancy it. I thought they were joking at first since I was more of a dweeb than an actress person. But I did it, and was then invited to join the agency's books as a 'Supporting Artist'. Back in those days, there were only a handful of agents and it was incredibly difficult to get on the books, and most jobs in the film industry were done on word of mouth. You worked on a production, people liked you, and then they asked you to work on their next production. 
To be honest, I was terrified of my agent and I had so much imposter syndrome that I was sure I would get found out, but I never left their books. It was a family business and they had all been actors in the 1980s Tenko series and were very 'sweety darling' stereotypical creatives, a whole different world to me coming from an environment of Italian neurologists and brain experts at the hospital. Back in those days you got a call on your mobile phone (I don't think texts were a thing then) and you would be told to get to the studio for 4am tomorrow morning to play role x. There was no saying that you couldn't do it or checking your diary back then. If you didn't do it, then chances were you would never get a job again.
PictureSomewhere in the blur is me training at the Damage Repair Instructional Unit with the Royal Navy, plugging holes with cork and wood in a simulated sinking ship after being struck by a torpedo.
Lucky for me that I was at the studio pretty much all day every day now I'd picked up paid work, and that gave me the added advantage of being called to the agent's office, which just happened to be right next door to Roger Moore's office - so it became a regular occurance that I would meet with the former Mr Bond in the corridor and chat about the weather or what we were having for lunch in the studio canteen. And sometimes we would walk past people like Keira Knightly or Johnny Depp in a corridor too, hair in rollers, or nipping to the loo. Hold open the door and say good morning. Half the time I had no idea who anyone was since I didn't really watch tv or movies. I was far too busy swatting up for med school or studying for my med school exams once I was in. But I loved catching the train home at the end of the day and looking around at folks on the carriage and having a sense of them having no idea what magic had been created at the studio that day, but knowing that they would soon be chatting about the latest movie they had seen or having some sense of happiness because of the work and talents of a whole team of regular people who created beautiful things - the medics, set designers, shuttle bus driver, electrician, carpenter, costume designer, lighting guy, chef, optician, dentist, and of course the actors themselves. It was the same buzz as working in a busy accident and emergency department, or working with the Royal Navy, every person in the team mattered, because if one person failed to do their task, it impacted on everyone else. I still have that same sense of pride as a 'supporting artist' because even though the role is tiny and seems insignificant, it still matters, and it can really make up a scene and the context for the story. Sometimes I might spend a week away filming something, and you might just get a split second of me on screen if you're lucky! 

PictureTraining for my Stunt Licence at Shepperton Film Studios.
Well, it turned out that once I started working as a 'Supporting Artist', I became eligible and already had the skill set I needed to become a stunt person, and the next logical step was to take part in some of the stunt training sessions at the studios, so that I could get my licence and work as a scuba diver in the underwater stage doing the underwater stunts. And that was when I moved to the Caribbean to begin my work in Public Health Medicine and turned my energies to working with space medicine, but I still kept my hand in with film work whilst I was there, and have done ever since. 


Working on Gentleman Jack

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Flash forward to summer 2018 and imagine yourself in the Tesco's car park of a market town called Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire. It's a baking hot day, and you are about to leave the cool, fresh air of the mobile home step, to try on layer upon layer of thick and scratchy material and a very tight corset. Welcome to the world of costume fittings! You've also just spent 5 hours on the train to get here for about £25 and forked out £45 for the train.  Often when you tell people you are working on a film production, they imagine glamour or that you are a millionaire, but the reality is, it is poorly paid (often lower than the minimum wage by the time you take out your agent's fee, VAT, travel, and purchase of any clothing you might need for the job) and it is very, very tiring and unpredictable. But it's also a lot of fun, you get to hang out with cast and crew on set that you've met on previous productions (many becoming long time friends), and you get to see places in the world that you've never been to before. It's a lot better if you are filming at places like Pinewood or on long series because the pay is generally better, locations are less remote and expensive, and you can become a regular on things like Casualty or Eastenders, and a few of my friends from the old days when I first started, now work full time on Eastenders on their own market stall, or on Casualty as a porter or nurse. As a medical student it was the perfect job for me because I would bring my revision notes to set, and now as an author, I find that it helps to refill that 'creative well' and still gives me time to write and a change from working on my own at home.  

Costume Fittings

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This is what a costume rail looks like on a modern film production.
I'm not generally a fan of fashion, I hate shopping, and I tend to wear the same thing every day because it is one less thing to think about. In fact, I like what Steve Jobs did in having a wardrobe full of the exact same outfit each day. But I've come to tolerate shopping and now only buy clothes when I've got a role that I need to find items for, so I try and get myself into the head of the character I'm playing, and then shop for them rather than for myself. It really works a treat! Thankfully there are some excellent charity shops near me and my most recent purchase for a production was a rainbow coloured feather boa and a sparkly top!
PictureHair, Make-Up, Costume, and Props always inspire me to get into the head and back story of my character.
Over the years I've come to quite enjoy the costume fittings too, because I'm effectively just a body that someone else is dressing, and I have no idea what they have in store for me. So it's always a nice surprise to see what I look like by the time costume, hair, and make-up have finished with me. It's definitely helped me as a writer, because I like to play a game with myself whilst they are getting me ready, and I try and put myself into the mindset and personality of the person I now look like, and imagine their back story. How old are they, are they friendly, do they have a family, what are their favourite foods, and what is their relationship to the other people on the set? Do they know each other? Often in the process of doing that, and continuing like that whilst we film, I will find myself with a complete story by the end of the shoot. It isn't something planned, it is something that just takes its own path as the director places me next to different people through the day and my character's back story develops and grows. How many authors get the opportunity to do that with their characters! That's probably why I'm starting to get quite a collection of movie set themed stories, all of them sparked by tiny moments of time on set. 

Becoming a Murder Mystery Writer

But Gentleman Jack filming happened at a pivotal time in my life, shortly after I moved from my rented house in the Lake District when my landlords sold up, and right after the house I was in the process of buying fell through. It was the first time that I had ever come across the idea of authors and screenwriters and their role within film productions, and whilst on set, I was able to watch screenwriter Sally Wainwright at work. 
​That, and Agatha Christie's ABC Murders being filmed in the next studio heavily influenced my new discovery of the murder mystery or cozy mystery genre, and was the beginnings of my decision to become a full time author in the November.  I had never realised it before, but what I had always loved about my work on productions, was the storytelling and creation. I guess I was always just assuming that I'd be working as a medic on underwater productions in the longer term, and that SA work was good on the job training and networking.  
​The carpenter taking a piece of MDF and building a set made from wood, that looks realistic on camera, and seeing how all the elements come together to make something that viewers or readers can connect with on an emotional level. It's very hard to see those things when you are on set, it is only when you watch the finished thing that you suddenly get it, and to me that's just how the writing is too. It's words and descriptions and attention to the environment around the characters, and thinking what they are wearing and how that will impact on the decisions they make, that comes together to make a coherent story. 
For me, Gentleman Jack was when a lot of these subconscious things, became tangible for the first time, as I sat chatting with some of the electricians and actors out in the reception as we tried to get some fresh air outside of the studio. I've worked with a lot of these folks before, and will do so again, but the story will be different next time, because they will be wearing different clothes and facing different challenges. I love how actors are able to do that, to live and breathe the characters they play, and I can't imagine having to switch between being yourself and then playing a character the next moment. Especially on emotionally charged productions such as Eastenders where they do a lot of method acting. 

Gentleman Jack was also special, because I'd spent a year being filmed for a Channel 4 documentary about my ancestry and DNA and love of ice swimming, and so family history was very much on my mind. A lot of my filming is in London, but when it takes place in the north of England and is a period drama, then it has a different significance because I'm often playing roles that my ancestors would have done in real life. It brings me a deeper level of intimacy with my roots, and a pride for how hard they must have worked and the kinds of conditions they lived in. Crawling through a mine in the dark, by candle light, with a corset on, thick material, and through water was hard work in a studio setting, but imagine doing that for real day in and day out. Gentleman Jack in that way is sharing the story of my ancestors in a small way, but also the story of an incredible woman Anne Lister. Her struggles and lack of freedom and how she dealt with them and forged her own path, were the same kinds of struggles that those women I met in India went through, and that many of the children I work with today are going through. That makes me appreciate how important it is that we continue to tell these stories. For that, I think Gentleman Jack will be a little bit extra special in my many years of work as an SA. xx  
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7/6/2019

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The Scotland Yard Guide to Cozy Mysteries and #cozymysteryday

6/6/2019

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This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is Scotland Yard cozy mysteries - yep, apparently Scotland Yard is a popular thing, especially in British cozies. Who knew! Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too. 
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), the territorial police force responsible for policing all but the inner core of London.
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The name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard.[1] The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance to the police station, and over time the street and the Metropolitan Police became synonymous. Wikipedia
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This charming series of Victorian murder mysteries features mild-mannered Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard and, more importantly, Mrs Jeffries, his housekeeper. A policeman's widow herself, her quick wits allow her to nudge the Inspector in the right direction to solve the crime.
When a doctor is discovered dead in his own office, Mrs Jeffries is on the look-out for a prescription for murder, determined to discover the culprit, despite how her employer feels about interviewing suspects . . . "He hated questioning people. He could never tell whether or not someone was actually lying to him, and he knew, shocking as it was, that there were some people who lied to the police on a regular basis."

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When Miss Seeton walks out after a performance of Carmen and witnesses a real-life stabbing, all she can recall is a shadowy figure. But how could she have guessed that her latest artistic endeavour is a picture-perfect portrait of the killer?

Her sketch puts her in a perilous position, for back at her recently inherited cottage in Plummergen village, she’s fated to be a sitting duck . . . for murder most foul!

Meet Miss Emily D. Seeton: this retired art teacher steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.

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A delightful English cozy series begins in August 1924. Lady Adelaide Compton has recently (and satisfactorily) interred her husband, Major Rupert Charles Cressleigh Compton, hero of the Somme, in the family vault in the village churchyard.

...Enter Inspector Devenand Hunter from the Yard, an Anglo-Indian who is not going to let some barmy society beauty witnessed talking to herself derail his investigation. Something very peculiar is afoot at Compton Court and he's going to get to the bottom of it - or go as mad as its mistress trying.


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Between a Ghost and a Spooky Place is the first installment in the new Ghosts of London series of humorous ghost mysteries, featuring Harry McCabre, who is the cousin of Alice Whitehouse (The Mysteries of Bell & Whitehouse). The stories are set in London, and revolve around Harry, her new best friend Jarrett Zephyr-Thornton III (an eccentric billionaire’s son) and stalwart Inspector Darian Watley of Scotland Yard. In the first book Harry is recruited by the Wraith Wranglers, a group of ghost hunters, and future books will feature her, Jarrett, and Darian in a series of fun and exhilarating ghost adventures.

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Anthony Hetheridge, ninth Baron of Wellegrave, Chief Superintendent for New Scotland Yard, never married, no children, no pets, no hobbies, and not even an interesting vice, will turn sixty in three weeks. With the exception of his chosen career, too sordid for his blue-blooded family to condone, his life has been safe and predictable. But then he meets Detective Sergeant Kate Wakefield – beautiful, willful, and nearly half his age. When Hetheridge saves the outspoken, impetuous young detective from getting the sack, siding with her against Scotland Yard’s powerful male hierarchy, his cold, elegantly balanced world spins out of control. Summoned to London’s fashionable Belgravia to investigate the brutal murder of a financier, Hetheridge must catch the killer while coping with his growing attraction to Kate, the reappearance of an old flame, and the secret that emerges from his own past.

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Talented London milliner Emily Gates creates amazing hats for Society ladies, but to collect from those who don’t pay her bill, she burglarizes their homes. She needs every penny to send her deaf brother to school. Late one night, she sneaks in to find Lord Kaldaire badly injured in his study. Unwilling to abandon him, she calls for help.

When Kaldaire dies without revealing who attacked him, his widow agrees to keep Emily’s secrets ― if Emily will help find her husband’s killer. A bigger danger is a Scotland Yard inspector who threatens to arrest Emily — unless she spies on her father’s family of swindlers and conmen. Worst of all are the attacks from an unknown assailant. What will Emily face first, jail or death?

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​How to Celebrate Scotland Yard Cozies on #cozymysteryday

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​There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are. 
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The Corgi-Lover's Guide to Cozy Mysteries and #cozymysteryday

5/6/2019

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This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is corgi-themed cozy mysteries, just the kind of book that any dog lover would enjoy, perhaps even the Queen of England herself!. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too. 
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Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, move to Estes Park to hit the Reset button on life. Fred is about to open her dream bookshop, and the only challenges she anticipates are adjusting to small-town life, tourists, and living close to her loveable mother, Phyllis, and hippy stepfather, Barry.

When Fred steps into her soon-to-be-bookshop for the first time, she expects dust bunnies and spiders… not the dead body in the upstairs kitchen. The local police have an easy suspect—Barry.
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When a shocking murder shatters the tranquility of a sleepy Oregon town, and a priceless sculpture turns up missing, all fingers soon start pointing at new resident Zack Anderson.

Armed with a determination to clear his name, Zack sets out to solve the case with the help of a feisty canine companion with an uncanny ability to sniff out clues.
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With evidence mounting against him, can Zack identify the killer and locate the missing sculpture before he ends up in the doghouse?

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After the death of her husband, Claire Rollins moves to Boston, Massachusetts to start a new life. After living in the city for a year and working in a chocolate shop, she begins to develop some "special" skills and when she and a friend just miss getting shot while walking along a city street at night, she taps her new abilities to try to solve the mystery that is swirling around her.
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The Enchanted Garden behind Elliana Allbright’s perfume shop draws people of all ages with its fragrant flowers and lush greenery. But when the magical serenity is interrupted, it’s up to Ellie to sniff out a killer.
 
Ellie’s life has blossomed in Poppyville, California, since she opened Scents & Nonsense, a custom-made-perfume store. Her skills with aromas and botanical essences—some from her very own garden—seem almost…supernatural. Her perfumes can evoke emotions,  bring about change, or simply make people happy. Customers are flocking to the store to buy her wares or just to sit in her beautiful garden, sip tea and enjoy homemade cookies. 
 

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Jennifer Brooks normally leads a quiet life. A Mental Health Administrator during the week, a breeder and exhibitor of champion Cardigan Welsh Corgis on her own time, and member of the board of directors of her national club. Her quiet life is turned upside-down when the club treasurer dies in an accident and the husband asks Jen to take charge of their dogs and his wife’s records. She turns the treasury records over to another board member, but someone wants something else. First the treasurer’s house is burgled, then Jen’s. There’s an attempted break-in at her office, followed by a series of disturbing phone calls. ​

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When amateur sleuth Sabrina Daley discovers that a local hypnotherapist is giving illegal mind-altering pills to his patients, she becomes desperate to uncover his true intentions. Unfortunately, before she has the chance to confront him, the hypnotherapist is found dead.
But who murdered him? Was it one of his patients? His bitter spouse? His assistant? Or is something more nefarious going on in Sabrina's once-idyllic small town of Treasure Cove? ​

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Food blogger Gia Rizzo has a lot on her plate - double bacon cheeseburger not included. With her sweet corgi by her side, all she ever wants is a fresh start in the quaint town of Greenville. But when a blonde is murdered at a local burger joint, Gia must sacrifice savory blog posts to prove a handsome guy from her past is innocent. Or as the son to an infamous murderer, is Tony Santino actually to blame? Things really heat up when the killer sets his sights on Gia. Find out what gets dished up in the first of the Curvy Soul Mysteries, which is sure to tantalize your tastebuds as well as your inner sleuth.

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If you are a corgi lover, then why not share our celebration day with fellow corgi fans in any way you like. Perhaps an interview on the radio or with your local newspaper? At a dog show with books on your stand. Or share your corgi photos on Instagram and use the hashtag #cozymysteryday to help raise awareness of the corgi mysteries. There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are. 

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The Lawyer's Guide to Cozy Mysteries and #cozymysteryday

4/6/2019

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This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is the legal and law themed cozy mystery, which sounds to me, like just the kind of book that an aspiring lawyer might enjoy, or a lawyer whose had a tough day in the courtroom. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too. 
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Visit historic Red Rivers Planation. You’ll have a dog gone good time… and some delicious Southern treats!

Kari Jacobs has driven cross country from San Francisco and is one hour away from starting a new life and job at a law firm in Appleton, North Carolina, when her car breaks down near the Red Rivers Plantation. She was only looking for a tow, but found a mystery.

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Prosecuting a pervert. A dead mentor. A new boss. What else could go wrong?

Lillian Booth is pushed to her limits when she’s assigned the worst yet most important case of her career. Trying to disbar a lawyer who abused his clients for years behind closed doors. But after a series of sinister events, she’s forced to co-counsel with Henry Alton, a man who detested her beloved and now-deceased mentor.

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Meet the characters in the new Legal Beagle Cozy Mystery Series by Jessa Archer in this cute mini-mystery!

Pepper Sullivan is dying to jettison her job at the big city law firm, so when she finds a house on the water at an amazing price, she grabs it . . . only to discover that most of the folks in her old hometown believe the place is haunted.

Once back in Misty-on-the-Sound, Pepper has to contend with her old boyfriend the sheriff, her nosy mother, and the town’s shady lawyer. All this while starting her own law practice and trying to find time for her original passion—singing.

With the help of her trusty legal beagle, Mr. Woogles, can Pepper figure out what’s going on before the house turns on her?

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Paw Enforcement introduces police officer Megan Luz and her loyal K-9 partner Brigit-two Fort Worth cops who are worth their weight in kibble.
SHE'S ON A SHORT LEASH.
Officer Luz is lucky she still has a job after tasering a male colleague where it counts the most. Sure, he had it coming-which is why the police chief is giving Megan a second chance. The catch? Her new partner can't carry a gun, can't drive a cruiser, and can't recite the Miranda Rights. Because her new partner is a big furry police dog. So that's what the chief meant when he called Megan's partner a real b*tch...

WILL FATE THROW HER A BONE?
With Brigit out on the beat, Megan is writing up enough tickets to wallpaper the whole station. But when a bomb goes off at the mall's food court, it's up to Megan and Brigit to start digging-and sniffing-for clues. With the help of dead-sexy bomb-squad expert Seth Rutledge and his own canine partner named Blast, Megan finds herself in a desperate race to collar a killer. Will justice be served-or will she end up in the doghouse?

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How to Celebrate Legal and Law Themed Cozies on #cozymysteryday

The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media. 

If you are a lawyer, law practice or have a legal-themed blog, podcast, newsletter, or circle of friends, then why not share the day with them in any way you like. Perhaps an interview on the radio or with your local newspaper? Have a signing day of your books, or a display of tips and suggestions with for your legal clients? Or share your law themed photos on Instagram and use the hashtag #cozymysteryday to help raise awareness of the legal and lawyer mysteries. There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are. Maybe your law firm wants to interview some of the authors from the collection above? Why not drop them a line and ask them, then share with your law team and customers.   

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The Quilter's Guide to Cozy Mysteries and #cozymysteryday

3/6/2019

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If you love quilting and a warm and fuzzy, feel good mystery book, then chances are, you will immediately fall in love with this niche of cozy mystery books - completely dedicated to the art and craft of quilting! Yep, you read that correctly - story books for people who are mad about all things quilts and quilting. This month we are exploring the first book in a series as our theme, and each day through June I'll be bringing you some starter books to try out and see what you think. You can grab some free 'first in series books' here too.   
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When sixty-eight-year-old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, and a possible love interest. In the first installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries, one of Sarah’s new friends is murdered, and she and her feisty friend Sophie are determined to find the killer.

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When Angela Braddock inherits her late aunt’s beautiful Amish quilt shop, she leaves behind her career and broken engagement for a fresh start in Holmes County, Ohio.

With her snazzy cowboy boots and her ornithophobic French bulldog, Angie doesn’t exactly fit in with the predominantly Amish community in Rolling Brook, but her aunt’s quilting circle tries to make her feel welcome as she prepares for the reopening of Running Stitch. 

On the big day, Angie gets a taste of success as the locals and Englisch tourists browse the store’s wares while the quilters stitch away. But when Angie finds the body of ornery Amish woodworker Joseph in her storeroom the next morning, everything starts falling apart.

With evidence mounting against her, Angie is determined to find the culprit before the local sheriff can arrest her. Rolling Brook always appeared to be a simple place, but the closer Angie gets to the killer, the more she realizes that nothing in the small Amish community is as plain as it seems.... ​

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Welcome to San Fernando Valley, California, where Martha Rose and her coterie of quilters are enjoying life on the good side of retirement - until murder pulls a stitch out of their plans...
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Martha and her besties Lucy and Birdie are set to expand their Quilty Tuesdays by inviting newcomer Claire Terry into their group. Though at forty Claire's a tad younger than their average age, her crafty reputation could perk up their patchwork proceedings, especially as they prepare for the fancy quilt show coming to town. But when they arrive at Claire's home and find her dead inside the front door, and her exquisite, prize-winning quilts soon missing, Martha is not one to leave a mystery unraveled. Especially if she wants to stop a killer from establishing a deadly pattern...

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Someone has murder all sewn up. 

Keely Fairchild left her previous profession as a high-powered attorney to lead a quieter life as a certified quilt appraiser. But when she's asked by the Danger Cove quilt guild's president to prove that a local dealer is selling cheap reproduction quilts as expensive antiques, Keely's "quiet" new job turns dangerous. While Keely and the guild president are in the dealer's shop, the crooked quilt peddler is killed. Unfortunately, the local police think the guild president has the best motive, and Keely stakes her professional reputation, and possibly her life, on proving that the police have the wrong person. Suspects abound, including the dealer's business partner, a rival dealer whose quilts were illicitly copied for the reproductions, an arts reporter who's been threatened with a libel suit, and even the director of the local museum. But which one murdered the crooked dealer? And which one has Keely squarely in his sights now...

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Retired folk art curator Beatrice Coleman knows everything there is to know about quilts, except how to make them. But with her recent move to Dapple Hills, North Carolina, she’s learning all sorts of new things—including how to solve a murder… 

As the newest member of the Village Quilters Guild, Beatrice has a lot of gossip to catch up on—especially with the Patchwork Cottage quilt shop about to close. It seems that Judith, the landlord everyone loves to hate, wants to raise the rent, despite being a quilter herself… 

But when Judith is found dead, the harmless gossip becomes an intricate patchwork of mischievous motives. And it’s up to Beatrice’s expert eye to decipher the pattern and catch the killer, before her life gets sewn up for good. ​

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Miranda Hathaway is the town librarian and a member of Cutler Quilt Guild Number One. She likes to read mysteries, especially Sherlock Holmes. When someone breaks into the house of another guild member, rips apart an heirloom quilted skirt, and leaves the torn pieces behind, everyone in Cutler, Pennsylvania thinks Miranda can solve the mystery! 

Gabe Downing, a retired FBI agent from Boston, has recently joined the quilt guild as its first and only male member.Coincidence? Miranda doubts it but she finds herself attracted to this new man in town. He asks her to dinner and she's flattered at first, but then her suspicious mind wanders. Does he know more about the break-in than he's saying? Is he trying to find out what information she might have? Well, two can play that game! 
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Can Miranda and Gabe find the "Quilt Ripper" before another vintage piece is destroyed? Gabe may have experience on his side but she has her own secret weapon. The ladies of Quilt Guild Number One are on the case!

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Harriet Truman returns to Foggy Point thinking she’s just going to see to her aunt Beth’s customers while the lady takes a European cruise. Instead, she discovers she now owns both business and house, whether she wanted to or not. Still, she’s stuck until Aunt Beth comes home, and she does enjoy being a part of creating beautiful quilts.

But then Avanell Jalbert, her aunt’s best friend, is murdered on the same night someone breaks into Harriet’s studio and trashes the place. Something is coming unravelled in Foggy Point, and Harriet is caught in the tangle. The question is, can she figure out what’s going on before she ends up dead herself.

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How to Celebrate Quilting Cozies on #cozymysteryday

The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media. 

If you are a quilter or have a quilting blog, podcast, newsletter, or circle of friends, then why not share the day with them in any way you like. Perhaps an interview on the radio or with your local newspaper? Have a signing day of your books, or a display of quilts and books? Or share your quilting photos on Instagram and use the hashtag #cozymysteryday to help raise awareness of the quilting mysteries. There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.  

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