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Today I'm chatting with author/artist Sherry Hall about her books and all things cozy. I had so much fun talking with Sherry and can't wait to have her on the show again. To follow Sherry and to learn more about her art and her great cozy mysteries go to www.sherryscabin.com. To support the show join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or on ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth  You can also sign up for The C...

Today, I'm reviewing the game, Sherlock. A hidden object/ match 3 game put out by G5 Games. full of mystery and a great plot this game is well worth the time. To support the show join my Patreon page at Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or for a one-time donation join me at Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth. you can also sign up for our newsletter at www.thecozysleuth.com and for show merch go to www.zazzle.com/the...

It was nice to talk with Phillip about his book The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air. Book one in the Psychic Barber series. His books sound great and I can't wait to get my own copy. To follow Phillip you can find him on Twitter @PhillipMottaz and his website www.phillipmottaz.com   To support the show join me at Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or on Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth You can find s...

I had so much fun chatting with Lesley St. James about her latest book Death of a Dolly Waggler (out July 1, 2021). I can't wait to have her on the show again. To follow Lesley St James you can find her on her website www.lesleystjames.com or on Facebook as Lesley St. James. To support the show join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or for a one-time donation join me on ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth. To f...

Wow, Misty Simon was such a blast to talk with and boy did we talk about anything and everything. Check out her books on Amazon.com or follow her on Facebook at Misty Simon's Merry Sleuths and her website www.mistysimon.com. I know I'll be checking out her Magically Suspicious Mysteries and I hope you will too. To support the show join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth where you can become either a...

Fast Company features the detecting duo Jole and Gerda Sloan and was designed to fill in the gaps between the popular Thin Man movies. It was also to test the male lead (Melvin Douglas) to see if he could be a replacement for William Powell as Nick Charles in the Thin Man movies. since Powell had just had serious surgery and it wasn't certain that he could return to the role.  To support the...

I had so much fun chatting with Carol about Doorway to Murder. I can't wait to have her on the so again some time to talk again. You can follow Carol on Facebook, Instagram, or on her website www.carolpouliot.com and check out her book Doorway to Murder on Amazon.com. To support the show join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or on Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth for Show Merch you can go to zazzle.com/them...

What does a woman from 2014 and murder from 1934 have in common? Read Doorway to Murder and find out. When Olivia sees a man framed in the door to her bedroom hall during a blizzard in 2014.  She at first thinks someone has broken into her house, but suddenly the figure vanishes. Meanwhile, during a 1934 blizzard, a bank president is murdered in the vault. At first, these two things couldn't...

I'm wrapping up this year's Juneteenth special in the 1970s with Ishmael Reed's Mumbo Jumbo and Clarence Major's Reflex and Bone Structure. Both these men experimented with detective fiction creating the anti-detective and taking the books into the mystic realm through double consciousness and metaphysics. But like the writers of the past, they used their words as a form of activism, speaking out...

I had so much fun chatting with Karen Sloan-Brown. It was fun learning about her book Short Cut and about her too. I hope you'll all follow her on her website www.brownreflections.com, on Facebook, an Amazon, and on Instagram. To support the show Join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth or go to Zazzle at zazzle.com/themysticcozy

Today we continue our Juneteenth special with author Chester Himes 1934-1980 and writer of hardboiled black detective fiction. All information I got from Polar Noir: Reading African-American Detective Fiction For more info on Juneteenth read up on it at History.com To support the show Join us on www. Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or at www.ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth For show merch go to www.zazzle.com/th...

I had so much fun talking with Author Susie Black. Her book Death by Sample Size is such a blast and I know you'll love the characters. To follow Susie on her Facebook page Author Susie Black. I certainly can't wait to have her on the show again to talk about her next book. To support the show you can become either A Guiding Clue, A Clever Sidekick, or A Small-town Sleuth on our Patreon page www....

I'm continuing my Juneteeth special by moving from the 1910s to the 1920s-30s with Rudolph Fisher. Dr. Fisher was a doctor, writer, and speaker during what is known as The Harlem Renaissance Period. His second book The Conjur-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem is considered the first crime novel that was written by an African American. Source Material: https://www.blackpast.org/african-americ...

I had so much fun chatting with Carla about her Lily Barlow Series and can't wait to have her on the show again sometime soon. To follow Carla you can find her on Facebook at Carla Vergot's Back Porch https://www.facebook.com/groups/491061144960846. Her Website is https://www.carlavergot.com/ , and her Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/carla_vergot/?hl=en. To become A Guiding Clue, A Clever S...

  Hi Snoops and Sleuths Today I'm chatting with Rachelle Braswell. I had so much fun chatting with Rachelle and if you need an editor check her out on https://www.richellebraswell.com/  To keep the show commercial-free and growing join us on Patreon.com/thecozysleuth or on Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth. Now you can find some great show merchandise on zazzle.com/themysticcozy

For the next few Mondays, up until Juneteenth (Emancipation Day), I'll be talking about some of the first black mystery writers. Today we're starting with Writer/journalist/activist John Bruce. His work The Black Sleuth was serialized in 1908. https://books.openedition.org/pufr/5776?lang=en Also if you want to know more about Juneteenth please enjoy this article on the subject https://www.history....

Hi Snoops and Sleuths today I'm chatting with Nikki Knight. The pen name for one of my favorite guests Kathleen Kalb. We had so much fun talking about her new book coming out on February 8th, her characters, and all things cozy. To follow Nikki you can find her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nikkiknightvt , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Nikki-Knight-101660128672615, or on https://kath...

Snoops and Sleuths we're officially opening season six with Author KC Hart who just launched her most recent book Marriage, Murder, and Small Town Schemes. I had so much fun chatting with her and I hope you'll enjoy the interview. You can follow KC Hart on Facebook, Bookbub, amazon, and Goodreads. You can also follow her by signing up for her newsletter at http://www.kchartauthor.com/ To support t...

Snoops and Sleuths here we are season 6 of The Cozy Sleuth. We have some great changes coming up and hope you'll join us. The first change being we now have a shop where you can get show merchandise. Check it out at zazzle.com/themysticcozy . Which leads to the next change. The Cozy Sleuth is now under my book brand of Mystic Cozy Productions.   

Today I'm talking about two of the earliest examples of mysteries written by black authors. Haggar's Daughter written in 1901-1902 by Pauline Hopkins and The Black Detective 1908-1909 by John Bruce. Over the Month of June I look forward to delving more into the histories of these authors and ways they used their voice to talk about the prejudices and stereotypes of their days. To join in keeping t...

I had so much fun chatting with Ruby Rivers about her books, writing, and all things cozy. If you want to follow Ruby you can find her on Amazon.com and Facebook . Her Hex Falls, Lottie Lindberg, and Magic Genie mystery series all sound terrific and I can't wait to read them. To become a patron and keep our show commercial-free and growing. Join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or to give a one tim...

I had so much fun chatting with EW Cooper. Who knew she and I would be fans of the same movie? To follow EW go to her website www.ewcooper.com. and be sure to check out her books The Jade Tiger and Murder at the Met. To become a patron of The Cozy Sleuth and help keep the show commercial-free and growing join us on out patreon page at Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or join my Kofi Klatch at Ko-fi.com/t...

I had so much fun chatting with Lois about her book, and all things cozy. You can follow her on Facebook, Amazon.com, Goodreads, and on her website.   To keep our show commercial free and growing join us on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth

Today I'm chatting with Clara Bauer about her latest adventure in writing called Stilettos Can Be Murder.  As always I had a blast chatting with her and I strongly encourage your all to go to her website clbauer.com and sign up for her newsletter where she does monthly giveaways.  To help the show continue to be commercial-free join me on my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/TheCozySleuth...

I had so much fun talking with Carrie about her Hamptons Murder Mysteries. If you want to follow Carrie on Twitter @CarrieDoylek or on Amazon at her author page https://www.amazon.com/Carrie-Doyle .  If you enjoy The Cozy Sleuth and want to keep it commercial-free and growing, join us on our Patreon page at Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or join us on our ko-fi page at Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth.&nbs...