Welcome to Litsy!

Congratulations to Gigi Pandian and the rest of the Agatha Award winners at this year‘s Malice Domestic!

Did as much yard work as I could in the rain, and now it‘s time for a cozy mystery and a nap. #ThematicCozies

Having brunch at a Ukrainian bakery with my #readathon buddy before we get down to reading. I finally lost enough weight to wear my book leggings again! I was listening to the tagged book on my drive over.

My plans for the day? I‘m going to Malice Domestic! Just the dinner this year because I missed the deadline, but I‘m still looking forward to it. The tagged author will be there, and my book club is reading this for May.

Before I go it‘s errands and independent bookstore day. #chatterday

My April #roll11 read was this delightful cozy mystery.
Jane is the manager of Storyton Hall, a bookish resort set in rural Virginia. To bring more business to the hotel, she plans a Murder & Mayhem retreat themed around murder mystery books. Of course one of the guests turns up dead in his room & she must figure out why.

Jane‘s aunt & uncle have a secret legacy that I found added a lot to the story once it was revealed to Jane. ⬇️

I knew I shouldn‘t have drank that coffee yesterday. Oh well, if I‘m up at least it was in the company of a good book. This mystery was a step up from the usual cozy mystery. The characters were nuanced and the mystery was interesting. Plus it was set in Vermont and there was a big dog. I‘ll be on the lookout for more from this author.

Here‘s my pick for May‘s #ThematicCozies

@julieclair

I‘m slowly working my way through all of M.C. Beaton‘s books on audio. This is a standalone with a couple of atypical main characters, which is refreshing. There‘s mystery & her typical humor. 3.5⭐️

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#cozymystery
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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Finished last week for #ThematicCozies April #Sports theme, one of my two picks. I don‘t know that this one is really that sports related. The MC goes to Mackinac Island to help her boss‘s father with his bike shop when he breaks his leg & starts trying to solve a murder when he is accused. There‘s talk of a bike race but most renters are tourists getting around the no-car island. Still it was cute-maybe a little over ⬇️

Hi, Littens! I miss you! My store has been open since January and it‘s going great but I want to get back on Litsy much more. I have a question for the #cozymystery lovers: what are the top series that I should carry (some of them, not the entire series) at the bookstore? I read lots of mystery/thrillers but am not as familiar with cozies! Thanks in advance for any suggestions!