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Katie Tietjen Author Of Death In The Details

From my list on mystery books starring kick-butt female sleuths.

Why am I passionate about this?

I grew up on a steady diet of Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown. Then, in a plot twist that surprised exactly no one, I became an English teacher, a librarian (did you know you can recommend books for a LIVING???), and an author. I love books where the sleuth must not only solve the case at hand, but also wrestle with some sort of ongoing personal problemā€“bonus points if they can simultaneously pull the curtain back on societal issues and make me feel like Iā€™m getting to experience life in a place where I donā€™t actually live (Iā€™m looking at you, London and L.A.). 

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Katie Tietjen Why did Katie love this book?

I enjoyed being along for this wacky ride as Finlay accidentally gets herself hired as a contract killer, disposes of a body, and navigates the criminal underworldā€“all while raising her two small children and dealing with her infuriating ex-husband. Thereā€™s a love triangle in this book, but the relationship I enjoyed most was the friendship that develops between Finlay and Vero, her former nanny turned partner in crime.

This story is completely absurd, laugh-out-loud funny, and very suspenseful. 

By Elle Cosimano,

Why should I read it?

6 authors picked Finlay Donovan Is Killing It as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

"Getting the job done" for one single mom takes on a whole new meaning in Finlay Donovan is Killing It.

One of Suspense Magazine's "Best Thrillers of 2021"
One of New York Public Library's Best Books of 2021
Nominated for the Left Coast Crime 2022 Lefty Award for the Best Humorous Mystery

ā€œFunny and smart, twisty and surprising.ā€ā€”Megan Miranda

Finlay Donovan is killing it . . . except, sheā€™s really not. Sheā€™s a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlayā€™s life is in chaos: the new book she promised her literary agent isnā€™t written, her ex-husband fired the nannyā€¦


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Judy Alter Author Of Saving Irene: A Culinary Mystery

From my list on outrageous cozy mysteries.

Why am I passionate about this?

I am a lifelong fan of cozy mysteries, starting with Nancy Drew. Although I have written primarily about women of the 19th-century American West, I always longed to write mysteries. The Irene in Chicago Culinary Mysteries is my fourth series but the first outrageous one. The books combine my love of all things culinary (Iā€™ve even written cookbooks) and my love of Chicago, my hometown. What makes them outrageous? Ireneā€™s diva-like deceptions and Hennyā€™s snarky commentary.

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Judy Alter Why did Judy love this book?

Social media expert Maddy Montgomery, left standing at the altar, is #StartingOver in small-town Michigan after inheriting her great-auntā€™s bakery and a 200-pound English Mastiff named Baby. Her plan to sell the bakery and go back to her sophisticated life is spoiled by a restriction in the will requiring her to spend a year in New Bison. Maddy doesnā€™t bake, and her Louboutins arenā€™t made for walking giant dogs, but the locals are friendly, and Lake Michigan is beautiful. Maddy feels ready to take on the challengeā€”until New Bisonā€™s mayor is fatally stabbed, and her fingerprints are on the knife. When thereā€™s another murder, she even begins to suspect the one person she has trusted. Maddyā€™s snarky dialog and clever use of hashtags, along with the irresistible Baby, make this a stand-out.

By Valerie Burns,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

ā€œSnappy dialogue, a well-drawn supporting cast and an irresistible canine companion all add delicious flavor. Gulp this book down or savor it, but consuming it will guarantee a sustained sugar high.ā€ā€“ The New York Times Book Review

In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the acclaimed author introduces Maddy Montgomery, a social media expert whoā€™s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-auntā€™s bakeryā€¦and a 200-pound English Mastiff named Baby.

A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Book Of 2022

When Maddy Montgomeryā€™s groom is a no-show to their livestream wedding, itā€™s a disasterā€¦


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Judy Alter Author Of Saving Irene: A Culinary Mystery

From my list on outrageous cozy mysteries.

Why am I passionate about this?

I am a lifelong fan of cozy mysteries, starting with Nancy Drew. Although I have written primarily about women of the 19th-century American West, I always longed to write mysteries. The Irene in Chicago Culinary Mysteries is my fourth series but the first outrageous one. The books combine my love of all things culinary (Iā€™ve even written cookbooks) and my love of Chicago, my hometown. What makes them outrageous? Ireneā€™s diva-like deceptions and Hennyā€™s snarky commentary.

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Judy Alter Why did Judy love this book?

In this fourteenth book in the Country Club Murders series, Ellison Russell returns from a long honeymoon to find an older woman has been murdered in her bed. With a new husband, her mother in the hospital (targeted by the murderer?), her difficult sister as a houseguest, one too many animals, and a full social calendar, Ellison canā€™t catch a break. Ellison is smart and funny, and sheā€™s found herself a new, inappropriate, and wonderful husband. The spoof of the 1980s country club society is spot on.

By Julie Mulhern,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Evil Woman as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

When Ellison Russell Jones returns from her honeymoon, sheā€™s ready for a restful summer.

But while she was away, an older woman was murdered in her bed. And the police have questions only Ellison and her friends can answer.

She gets to be a sleuth. A real one! But with a new husband, her mother in the hospital (targeted by the murderer?), her sister as a house guest, one too many animals, and a full social calendar, Ellison canā€™t catch a break, much less a killer.

Sheā€™d better focus, or she may be the next victim.


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The Ballad of Falling Rock by Jordan Dotson,

Truth told, folks still ask if Saul Crabtree sold his soul for the perfect voice. If he sold it to angels or devils. A Bristol newspaper once asked: ā€œAre his love songs closer to heaven than dying?ā€ Others wonder how he wrote a song so sad, everyone who heard itā€¦

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M. E. Bakos Author Of Fatal Flip

From my list on quirky character-driven mystery authors.

Why am I passionate about this?

I write cozy mysteries about a house flipper turned sleuth in fictional Crocus Heights, Minnesota. My father was a carpenter, and I was his helper. My childhood was spent on a farm, with the biggest event of the week being a trip to the local library, where I checked out seven books. I would prop my library book in front of my school book and read in class whenever I could. My favorites were mysteries, and later romances, and now cozy mysteries, which combine a bit of both. I am always fascinated by people and their motivations, and that is what I enjoy in all the authors I recommend.

M.'s book list on quirky character-driven mystery authors

M. E. Bakos Why did M. love this book?

I loved the authorā€™s snarky comments on the problems with an ex-husband that she canā€™t seem to shake despite his death. I loved her independent cat, who plays a role in her life, along with her observations about her quirky neighbor, who appears very security conscious and buttoned down in his personal life. Her cafĆ© partnerā€™s troubled past is revealed through the authorā€™s eyes. 

By Sally Berneathy,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Ex Who Wouldn't Die as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Book 1, Charley's Ghost series
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When Amanda's lying, cheating, scam-artist husband, Charley, saves her life in a near-fatal motorcycle accident, she can almost forgive him for dragging his feet on their divorce. Then she discovers he'd been dead for several hours at the time she thought he rescued her. And not just deadā€¦murdered.

On the good side, at least they are no longer married.

But she's the primary suspect in Charley's murder and, as if that isn't bad enough, Charley's ghost shows up in her apartment. He was rejected, kicked back, not allowed to go intoā€¦


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J.L. Delozier Author Of Con Me Once

From my list on Las Vegas-based crime novels featuring cons.

Why am I passionate about this?

I love the psychology behind a good con. Con artists are the ultimate anti-heroes - masterful manipulators and highly observant, but unscrupulous at heart. And after reading a GQ article on ā€œreal-life superheroesā€ ā€“ people who dress up in homemade costumes and patrol their neighborhoods ā€“ I became fascinated by that psychology, too. Las Vegas is the capital of con and Consā€”a unique city bursting with swindlers and cosplayers decked out in full regalia. What better place to set a crime novel? And thusā€”voilaā€”Con Me Once was born.

J.L.'s book list on Las Vegas-based crime novels featuring cons

J.L. Delozier Why did J.L. love this book?

If youā€™re burned out from all that darkness, this book takes a more lighthearted approach to the classic Vegas con novel and features another mainstay of Las Vegas entertainment ā€“ the magician. Itā€™s not haute literatureā€”it got mixed reviewsā€“ but itā€™s also a fast, fun read with a great audio version, if you prefer. Itā€™s part of a globetrotting series with stops in Amsterdam, Paris, Venice, and Berlin, featuring thief/magician/crime novelist Charlie Howard and his literary agent, Victoria.

By Chris Ewan,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Chris Ewan's The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas is the next caper in a series thatā€™s being called ā€œimpressiveā€¦ comicā€¦freshā€ (Publishers Weekly--starred review). Charlie Howard isnā€™t only a part-time crime writer and part-time thief; heā€™s also a magician. For his next trick, heā€™ll relieve Josh Masters, the famous illusionist vying for the affections of Charlieā€™s friend Victoria, of $60,000 in casino chips stashed in his hotel safe.

Revenge would be sweetā€”if there werenā€™t a dead redhead floating in Mastersā€™ bathtub and if Masters hadnā€™t just disappeared in a puff of smoke after cheating at roulette. Convinced that Charlie was inā€¦


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Mark Bollman Author Of Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon

From my list on people who challenged Las Vegas.

Why am I passionate about this?

Iā€™ve been playing card games since childhood, and have had a parallel interest in the mathematics behind the games for nearly as long. While I didnā€™t visit Las Vegas in person until 2000, the stories of how that city was built around the gaming industry quickly came to fascinate me. Digging into the details of the people who have made that city what it is and have come to make their way in the desert has been a fascinating sidelight that has enhanced my recent work writing books on gambling mathematics.

Mark's book list on people who challenged Las Vegas

Mark Bollman Why did Mark love this book?

This book stands out from the rest on my list because itā€™s about a gambler, not a casino executive. 

Barry Meadow set out to play blackjack in every casino in Nevada one fall. Blackjack Autumn chronicles his travels and adventures across every corner of the state: the good, the bad, and the ugly. He tells the tales of a card counter experiencing wide variation in casino amenities and game protection strategies, interspersed with some provocative thoughts on life in general. 

This is more than a book about blackjack; itā€™s a series of personal adventures that I frequently reread to this day.

By Barry Meadow,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Blackjack Autumn as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

What is it like to take two months off from your life and travel alone throughout Nevada, playing blackjack in every casino in the state?

Barry Meadow did just that. Leaving behind his business, his fiancƩe, and his son, he set out with a suitcase, a tape recorder, and $8,000 on the trip of a lifetime. He had no idea what he would find. All he knew was that every day would be an adventure and every joint would be a risk.

Meadow ran into cowboys and Indians, suffered the Stardust curse, split tens in Winnemucca and learned more aboutā€¦


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To Dye For by Greta Boris,

Imogeneā€™s client has a special request. The only hitch is, the client is dead. Itā€™s an ordinary day at Harryā€™s Hair Stop until Imogene hears her favorite clientā€™s dying wish. Two days later, she finds herself in the embalming room at Greener Pastures Mortuary, bottle of hair dye and scissorsā€¦

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Sarah Curtis Author Of Fire

From my list on swoon-worthy Alpha Male romance books.

Why am I passionate about this?

I have a confession to make. Iā€™m a collector of book boyfriends (BBFs). Alpha males, to be precise. The more confident, successful, and assertive they are, the harder they fall for their heroine. Itā€™s the ā€œfallā€ that gets me every time. There is nothing more satisfying than falling in love right alongside the heroine. As not only a writer of romance but also an avid reader, I can go on and on about all the books I love, so it was hard to choose only five. This list is a small taste of some of my favorites. If youā€™re looking for a swoon-worthy BBF, reading these books is a must.  

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Sarah Curtis Why did Sarah love this book?

Though Paranormal Romance (PNR) is not my usual go-to genre, this is another of my favorite rereads. Thereā€™s just something about Knox that I canā€™t get enough of. Maybe itā€™s that heā€™s the most powerful demon in existence. Or that he will stop at nothing to make Harper his. Or that once she is his, he will do anything to protect her, and I mean ANYTHING.

In my opinion, there is nothing more romantic than that.  

By Suzanne Wright,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Burn as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Part of a small demon lair in Las Vegas, tattooist Harper Wallis lives a pretty simple life. That changes overnight when she discovers that her psychic mate, or 'anchor', is a guy who's rumoured to be the most powerful demon in existence. Compelling, full of secrets and armed with raw sexuality, Knox Thorne is determined to claim her as his anchor, creating a psychic bond that will prevent their inner demons from ever turning rogue. The billionaire also wants Harper in his bed. She's not so sure she wants either of those things. No one seems to know what breedā€¦


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J.L. Delozier Author Of Con Me Once

From my list on Las Vegas-based crime novels featuring cons.

Why am I passionate about this?

I love the psychology behind a good con. Con artists are the ultimate anti-heroes - masterful manipulators and highly observant, but unscrupulous at heart. And after reading a GQ article on ā€œreal-life superheroesā€ ā€“ people who dress up in homemade costumes and patrol their neighborhoods ā€“ I became fascinated by that psychology, too. Las Vegas is the capital of con and Consā€”a unique city bursting with swindlers and cosplayers decked out in full regalia. What better place to set a crime novel? And thusā€”voilaā€”Con Me Once was born.

J.L.'s book list on Las Vegas-based crime novels featuring cons

J.L. Delozier Why did J.L. love this book?

The tagline says it all ā€“ ā€œWhoever says crime doesnā€™t pay isnā€™t doing it right.ā€ Pubbed in 2015, this book is often compared to Oceanā€™s Eleven as it contains the same main elements: the con artist and his experienced crew, the girl, Vegas. Whatā€™s opposite is the focus ā€“ this book emphasizes plot over character. While I love this bookā€™s complex con-within-a-con, Billy Cunningham is not particularly likable as a main character. If you enjoy Vegasā€™s dark side, this book and its two sequels, Bad Action and Super Con, are for you. 

By James Swain,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Take Down as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Whoever says crime doesn't pay isn't doing it right.

There are hundreds of casinos in Las Vegas, and Billy Cunningham knows how to rip off every one. His scams are a thing of beauty-so perfectly orchestrated that onlookers believe he and his crew are winning fair and square. In a town where bosses will kill to protect their profits, Billy can't afford to make mistakes, but even the best-laid plans can go wrong...

Desperate to keep his team out of jail, Billy agrees to help stop a legendary family of thieves from taking down a casino. But he has noā€¦


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Arnold Snyder Author Of Radical Blackjack

From my list on those contemplating gambling as a profession.

Why am I passionate about this?

I was a mailman when I became obsessed with card counting at blackjack. Not having enough money to play at a pro level, I decided to sell a mathematical formula Iā€™d devised for evaluating games and systems. I offered it for sale through gambling newsletters at $100. I immediately had big sales because no one had ever seen a method for estimating card countersā€™ win rates. I got letters from college math professors asking me how Iā€™d come up with the math. So, I started my own blackjack newsletter where I published my discoveries. I was inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame in 2002 and soon had big investors funding my play.

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Arnold Snyder Why did Arnold love this book?

In-depth interviews with eight of the most successful modern-day gambling pros. Billy Walters, the most successful sports bettor in Las Vegas history, had a 30-year winning streak and was so feared by the Vegas sports books, he had to hire ā€œrunnersā€ to place his bets because the casinos refused his action. Tommy Hyland ran the biggest and longest-lasting blackjack team in history, winning millions from casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Alan Woods has won hundreds of millions using a computer system to beat the race tracks in Hong Kong. The interview format makes for truly compelling reading, as you get to learn these gamblersā€™ secrets in their own words.

By Richard W. Munchkin,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Gambling Wizards as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Get into the minds of the greatest gamblers of all time. Read in-depth interviews with eight masters of the games. Learn how they think, how they play, and what made them successful.

The interview subjects include: Billy Walters (sports betting), Chip Reese (poker), Doyle Brunson (poker), Mike Svobodny (backgammon), Stan Tomchin (backgammon and sports betting), Cathy Hulbert (blackjack and poker), Alan Woods (blackjack and horse racing), and Tommy Hyland (blackjack).


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The Midnight Man by Julie Anderson,

A historical thriller set in south London just after World War II, as Britain returns to civilian life and the men return home from the fight, causing the women to leave their wartime roles. The South London Hospital for Women and Children is a hospital, (based on a real place)ā€¦

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L.M. Dalgleish Author Of Fractured Hearts

From my list on sexy rockstars that make your heart skip a beat.

Why am I passionate about this?

Iā€™ve always adored romance booksā€”thereā€™s nothing like the thrill of meeting characters that you know youā€™re going to fall in love with just as much as theyā€™re going to fall in love with each other. I didnā€™t start out intending to write about rock stars. But when I was sitting down in front of that first blank screen looking for inspiration, it was a rock star that took shape in my mind. There is something so inherently appealing about the artistic, tortured souls of musicians. Relationships in the spotlight come with very special challenges, and I love exploring how characters navigate these while still developing passionate, soul-deep emotional bonds.

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L.M. Dalgleish Why did L.M. love this book?

Lick was another of my earliest rock star romance reads. It takes the rock star trope and combines it together with the accidentally married trope, and I loved every second of it! It was so much fun reading about how these strangers deal with waking up after a wild night out on the town in Las Vegas only to realize theyā€™re now married. That would be difficult enough without one of them being a very famous rock star. This story is sexy, entertaining, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at the same time. Not always an easy combination to pull off, but Kylie Scott manages it beautifully.

By Kylie Scott,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Lick as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Waking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this.

Evelyn Thomas's plans for celebrating her twenty-first birthday in Las Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hangover to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man in her room, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.

One thing is certain, being married to one of the hottest rock stars on the planet is sure to be a wild ride.


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