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My wife and I are in Fairbanks, Alaska for a 10-day vacation, taking in the magnificence of the aurora borealis, the marvel of the international ice carving competition, and the excitement of dog mushing. In anticipation of this trip, I’ve been saving to read City Under One Roof, Iris Yamashita’s gripping debut thriller that takes place in a tiny Alaskan hamlet where everyone lives in the same large building. Add to that the fact that it’s winter and the one road in and out of the village is closed by a storm, and what you get is a marvelous new take on the “locked room” mystery.About Waters of Destruction, from the publisher:
Sitting up late at night (waiting for the aurora to start its show) and reading this novel while myself in a home surrounded by pristine, white snow and dense birch forest, I’ve been riveted by the gripping story of Cara Kennedy, a detective from Anchorage who’s sent to...[read on]
Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious drowning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, featuring a feisty queer couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions in tropical Hilo, Hawai‘iVisit Leslie Karst’s website.
After a vacation of a lifetime in Hilo, Hawai‘i, retired caterer Valerie Corbin and her wife Kristen have decided to move permanently to the beautiful – if storm-prone – Big Island. The couple are having fun furnishing their new house, exploring their new neighborhood and playing with their new little dog, Pua. But while they’ve made good friends with local restaurant manager Sachiko and her partner Isaac, they can’t help but feel a little lonely.
So when Sachiko begs Val to fill in for a member of her bar team who’s gone AWOL, Val dusts off her cocktail shaker and happily agrees. It’s a great chance to meet more people – and learn the local gossip.
Such as about Hank, the missing bartender, who vanished after a team-building retreat at a local beauty spot a week ago, and hasn’t been seen since. Until, that is, his body turns up at the bottom of the waterfall, and the police seem very interested in where Sachiko was at the time of his death.
Sachiko couldn’t have killed him . . . could she? Val dives into the murky waters of the case, determined to find out.
This mouth-watering cozy mystery is perfect for fans of Ellen Byron, Jennifer J Chow, Lucy Burdette and Raquel V Reyes, and includes a selection of delicious Hawaiian recipes to cook at home.
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