Mystery – ruse reviews

Dead & Breakfast is a fantastic–and funny–debut paranormal cozy mystery from co-authors Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor (4.5/5 stars)

Dead & Breakfastby Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thornarrated by Daniel Henning(post may contain affiliate links) Dead & Breakfast is a fantastic (and funny!) debut paranormal cozy mystery from co-authors Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor. I listened to the audiobook via Spotify (reminder: you get 15 hours/month if you have a premium subscription!) while following along… Continue reading Dead & Breakfast is a fantastic–and funny–debut paranormal cozy mystery from co-authors Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor (4.5/5 stars)

Blind Date with a Werewolffrom the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omegaby Patricia Briggs(post may contain affiliate links) Blind Date with a Werewolf is a short story collection featuring Asil the Moor from the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega. Pretty much as soon as I saw this was available to… Continue reading Blind Date with a Werewolf is a short story collection featuring Asil the Moor from the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega (5/5 stars)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed SomeoneErnest Cunningham, #1by Benjamin Stevensonnarrated by Barton Welch(post may contain affilaite links) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is the start of a fun--and funny--mystery series by Benjamin Stevenson. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and it was such a fun listen! The book is set… Continue reading Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is the start of a fun–and funny–mystery series by Benjamin Stevenson (4/5 stars)

Burn for MeHidden Legacy, #1by Ilona Andrewsnarrated by Renee Raudman(post may contain affiliate links) Burn for Me is the first book in a phenomenal urban fantasy romance series by Ilona Andrews. I really love the worldbuilding in this series, which is potentially easy to see as this is my third time starting this first trilogy… Continue reading Burn for Me is the first book in a phenomenal urban fantasy romance series by Ilona Andrews (4.5/5 stars)

Last Dance Before DawnThe Nightingale Mysteries, #4by Katharine Schellmannarrated by Sara Young(post may contain affiliate links) Last Dance Before Dawn is the final book in the queer historical Nightingale mystery series by Katharine Schellman. I listened to the audiobook that I borrowed from my local library while following along in my physical review copy. The… Continue reading Last Dance Before Dawn is the final book in the queer historical Nightingale mystery series by Katharine Schellman (3.75/5 stars)

Road Trip with a RogueHer Majesty's Rebels, #3by Kate Bateman(post may contain affiliate links) Road Trip with a Rogue is the third book in a historical romance series following women who run London's most successful private investigation firm by Kate Bateman. Though this is the third book in a series, you can read it as… Continue reading Road Trip with a Rogue is the third book in a fun and steamy historical romance series by Kate Bateman (4.5/5 stars)

Guilt and GinataanTita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #5by Mia P. Manansalanarrated by Danice Cabanela(post may contain affiliate links) Guilt and Ginataan is the fifth book in the Tita Rosie's cozy mystery series by Mia P. Manansala. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and I had a fun time listening to the narrator. She has… Continue reading Guilt and Ginataan is the fifth book in the Tita Rosie’s cozy mystery series by Mia P. Manansala (3.5/5 stars)

It's Elementaryby Elise Bryantnarrated by Aure Nash(post may contain affiliate links) It's Elementary is the first book in the Mavis Miller cozy mystery series by Elise Bryant. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library. I think the narrator did a pretty good job! Her comedic timing was phenomenal. I liked Mavis as our main… Continue reading It’s Elementary is the first book in the Mavis Miller cozy mystery series by Elise Bryant (3.75/5 stars)

Paladin's GraceThe Saint of Steel, #1by T. Kingfishernarrated by Joel Richards(post may contain affiliate links) Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher is a delightful fantasy romance with horror and mystery elements. Earlier this year, I ordered a set of the full series with the beautiful Orbit covers. In addition, I borrowed the audiobook from my local… Continue reading Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher is a delightful fantasy romance with horror and mystery elements (4.5/5 stars)

Sniffing Out MurderBaily the Bloodhound Mystery, #1by Kallie E. Benjaminnarrated by Dara Brown(post may contain affiliate links) Sniffing Out Murder is the first book in the Bailey the Bloodhound mystery series by Kallie E. Benjamin. I've seen people calling this a debut, but that's not correct. The author also writes under the names Valerie Burns… Continue reading Sniffing Out Murder is the first book in the Bailey the Bloodhound mystery series by Kallie E. Benjamin (3/5 stars)