Author Spotlight

Author Spotlight – Valerie Burns/VM Burns/Kallie E Benjamin

Bailey the Bloodhound Mysteries by Kallie E Benjamin

Pris is the main sleuth. She is a former grade school teacher turned children’s book author featuring her bloodhound Bailey. This series has great mysteries that you’ll be trying to solve and children’s literacy representation which makes it unique. I highly recommend this series!

Baker Street Mysteries by Valerie Burns

This series has a younger sleuth that is a social media influencer. I didn’t think I would like it but the writing style hooked me from the start. This series has an overarching mystery in addition to the murder mystery in each book. The characters add a lot to this series and Baby the huge Mastiff is wonderful. I highly recommend you try this series even if you think it’s not for you!

Dog Club Mysteries by VM Burns

I haven’t read this series yet. Lilly gained a pooch Aggie and lost a husband to cheating. Her husband has been murdered and Lilly is the number one suspect. With help from Dixie, her defense attorney daughter, and a blue-eyed man in blue with a K-9 partner, Lilly is determined to clear her name. 

Mystery Bookshop Mysteries by VM Burns

I haven’t read this series yet. Samantha Washington owns a mystery bookshop and is also writing a cozy mystery set in England. In this series, you get the present day mysteries and snippets of the cozy mystery set in England that she is writing.

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Have you read any of these series? What do you think of them? Please leave a comment.

2025 New Releases

New Releases Cozy Mystery I Read in May 2025

This is the first annual Blueberry Festival that Luke was hosting on his blueberry farm. Dani has a booth at the festival for the Little Dog Diner. Then a murder happens at the festival. The mystery is great, full of twists and turns. I never would have been able to guess the reveal. It was a very surprising ending. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series to see the full impact of the reveal on the characters.

There is a young adult author conference going on at the Lighthouse Library in this one. One of the authors that will be speaking at the conference is murdered. The mystery is great and kept me guessing. The reveal was something else. Nothing I could have predicted and nothing I’ve ever read before.

This mystery involves Willa’s estranged ex financee and ex best friend. I usually don’t like mysteries that involve an ex but the author did a great job with this mystery. We also learn more about Willa’s past. Team Cheese is fantastic as always. The ending will leave you in shock.

This one takes place a the Crosbyville Annual Fall Festival. A festival where Bailey the Bloodhound is representing two organization he works for and Aunt Agatha has a booth for her diner. This one involves many people of interest ending up staying at a mansion together. It’s a closed room mysteries of sorts although people can leave. The mysteries is amazing and take my advice to pay close attention to everything if you want to be able to solve it. The reveal is exciting. The author could have cut out some of the relationship drama but this didn’t diminish the mystery for me.

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What new releases did you read in May? What are your thoughts on them? Please leave a comment.

2025 New Releases

New Cozy Mysteries – May 2025

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I’m looking forward to Hounding A Killer, Shot Through the Book, and Deadly Drafts. What new releases cozy mysteries are you looking forward to in May? Please leave a comment.

2025 New Releases

My Most Anticipated Cozy Mysteries in 2025 So Far

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What are your most anticipated cozy mysteries in 2025? Please leave a comment.

My Favorites

All Of The New To Me Cozy Mystery Series I Read In 2024 and My Top 4

These are all of the new cozy mystery series I read in 2024. If the synopsis sounds good to you, I recommend you pick them up. I enjoyed all of them!

My top 4 new to me cozy mystery series in 2024 are Cranberry Cove by Peg Cochran, Pancake House Mysteries by Sarah Fox, True Confections by Sarah Fox, and The Lighthouse Library by Eva Gates.

What are some new to you cozy mystery series you read in 2024? Please leave a comment.

2023 New Releases

New Cozy Mysteries – December 2023

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Which December 2023 New Release are you most looking forward to reading? Please leave a comment.