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 be further apart, but a strange timewarp will change all that. With an opening reminiscent of the great cl...
Jun 16, 2021•3 min•Season 6Ep. 11
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 against the violence and class issues they saw in their times. To support the show join me at Patreo...
Jun 14, 2021•3 min•Season 6Ep. 10
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
Jun 11, 2021•25 min•Season 6Ep. 9
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/themysticcozy...
Jun 07, 2021•4 min•Season 6Ep. 8
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.Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or you can give a one-time donation and become a member of my Ko-fi Klatch ...
Jun 04, 2021•23 min•Season 6Ep. 7
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-american-history/fisher-rudolph-1897-1934/ https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/unacknowledged-black-crime-...
Jun 01, 2021•3 min•Season 6Ep. 6
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 Sidekick, or A Small Town Sleuth Join me on Patreon.com at Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or you can becom...
May 28, 2021•26 min•Season 6Ep. 5
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
May 26, 2021•18 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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.com/news/what-is-juneteenth...
May 24, 2021•3 min•Season 6Ep. 3
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://kathleenmarplekalb.com/vermont-radio-mysteries To support the show join us on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth ...
May 21, 2021•33 min•Season 6Ep. 2
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 the show and help us stay commercial-free and growing you can join us on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth, k...
May 12, 2021•39 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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.
May 03, 2021•1 min
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 the show commercial-free and growing join me on Patreon at patreon.com/TheCozySleuth.
Apr 23, 2021•3 min•Season 5Ep. 34
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 time contribution join me on Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth....
Apr 21, 2021•35 min•Season 5Ep. 33
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/thecozysleuth.
Apr 16, 2021•43 min•Season 5Ep. 33
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
Apr 14, 2021•27 min•Season 5Ep. 32
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 or join my Ko-fi Klatch at www.Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth.
Apr 09, 2021•50 min•Season 5Ep. 31
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....
Mar 31, 2021•26 min•Season 5Ep. 29
I had so much fun chatting with Diane Bator and it was great having her back on the show. To follow Diane you can find her on Amazon.com and Goodreads.com. To help keep the show commercial-free and growing join my Patreon page. Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or for a one time donation join my ko-fi klatch at ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth.
Mar 26, 2021•29 min•Season 5Ep. 28
I had so much fun chatting with Amy about her books and all things cozy. To follow Amy you can find her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can find her Canine Confectionary series on Amazon. And to help keep our show commercial-free and growing join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth
Mar 24, 2021•36 min•Season 5Ep. 27
The police arrived just as you were about to back into the the office. Will you be at the top of the Detective's list? Comment on who you think Killed your boss on www.thecozysleuth.com Just look for the blog post "Mystery Monday." To keep our show commercial free and growing Join me on my Patreon page www.pateron.com/TheCozySleuth
Mar 15, 2021•4 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Once again I had a great time chatting with Kathleen about her writing and the fun we share in the same Facebook Group Cozy Mystery Village. You can follow her on Facebook and Amazon.com. Her book A Fatal First Night the second of her Ella Shane Mysteries is available for pre-order. To help with the keeping the show commercial free and growing join us on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or on Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth.
Mar 10, 2021•29 min•Season 5Ep. 25
I had so much fun chatting with Tamara Lush. To follow her on her website www.Taralush.com there you can sign up for her newsletter and get a free ebook novella. To help keep The Cozy Sleuth commercial-free and growing join me on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or for a one time donation become a member on ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth
Mar 05, 2021•20 min•Season 5Ep. 24
Today I'm chatting with John Gaspard about his Magic themes cozy mystery books, writing, and all things cozy. To follow John and his writing gow to www.Elimarksmysteries.com and follow his podcast Behind The Page. To help keep The Cozy Sleuth commercial free join us on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth and on Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth
Mar 03, 2021•22 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Today on Mystery Monday you meet Dean Machenna who knows more about this case then she should. But just because she knows how the professor died doesn't necessarily mean she's the killer, does it?" Join us on www.thecozysleuth.com to share your guesses as to who killed Professor Reginald Daniels on the Mystery Monday blog post.
Mar 01, 2021•3 min•Season 5Ep. 22
This is a new segment for the show where you'll enter the mind of a cozy detective. In Wednesday's episode you found your boss Professor Reginald Daniels in his office. Dead. Today while you wait for the police, you meet one of the potential suspects Professor Kendrick. The professor had written a letter to him about not sponsoring him for a scholarship.
Feb 22, 2021•4 min•Season 5Ep. 21
I had so much fun chatting with Nancy Lynn about her books, and all things cozy. If you want to follow Nancy you can find her on Amazon.com or on her website www.nancylynnjarvis.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Goodreads. Be sure to check out her PIP Mysteries, her Reagan McHenry Real Estate Mysteries, and her other great books. If you like The Cozy Sleuth and want to help us stay commercial-free and growing join us on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth, or you can become a member of my Kofi Kl...
Feb 19, 2021•41 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Today Snoops and Sleuths I'm testing a new show segment. The Monday Mystery. Every Monday I'll be posting a new segment of the story of the fictional professor Reginald Daniels, putting you in the footsteps of a cozy detective. to make your comments come to my website www.thecozysleuth.com and comment on the blog Monday Mystery. To help keep our show commercial-free and growing either join us on our Patreon page patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or become a member of our Kofi Klatch at www.ko-fi.com/the...
Feb 17, 2021•3 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Today we're chatting with Sally Handley about her latest book. I had so much fun chatting with her. To follow Sally you can find her one Facebook and an her amazon author page. or her website Sallyhandley.com. To help keep the show commercial free and growing join us on our Patreon page at Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth or of a one time donation join us on Ko-fi.com/thecozysleuth
Feb 12, 2021•27 min•Season 5Ep. 18
I've reviewed her book and now she's with me for a chat. I'm talking with Lesley St. James about her books and all things cozy. To follow her you can find her on www.lesleystjames.com . You can also find her on facebook. I had so much fun talking with her, I can't get wait for her to come back and share her next book. to help our show stay commercial-free join us on Patreon.com/TheCozySleuth where you can become a guiding clue like Regina, or a Clever Sidekick like my fellow podcasters Cozy Cub ...
Feb 10, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 17
