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Lindsay Sanchez is a cozy mystery writer, the Comfort Crime podcast host, and avid reader. She believes that the best stories have you guessing on every page and let you leave with a smile. If she finds a story she loves, she’ll throw it a party. Literally.
The Comfort Crime Podcast
Charming Characters – Red Herrings – Happy Endings
Season Two: Murder on Maple Mountain
Flower farming never looked so deadly
Murder on Maple Mountain is a cozy mystery featuring an amateur sleuth, a second-chance romance, small-town secrets, and enough twists to keep you guessing until the final page. No graphic violence, no explicit love scenes, just suspense, hope, and a killer who won’t stop until they finish what was started twelve years ago.
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Book Reviews & Recommendations
- First Lie Wins
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston This is LONG overdue. I first read this book in April of last year. And initially wrote a draft of this in Aug of 2024. Needless to say, it is time. I loved… Read More »First Lie Wins - How to Solve Your Own Murder
Happy spring! Where I’m at in the world, the ground is thawing, the trees are budding, and the birds are singing. And I’ve caught the spring cleaning bug while happily listening to this mystery. And the best part… Read More »How to Solve Your Own Murder - We Solve MurdersAt a writing conference, someone (probably not me) brought up Richard Osman. This was just before We Solve Murders was set to release, and someone (definitely me) mentioned that they were excited to read it. Another author had already read it… Read More »We Solve Murders
- The Woman in Cabin 10The Woman in Cabin 10 The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. It’s good enough to be five stars. For many of you, I think it will be. It’s well-written and interesting. There are good characters and… Read More »The Woman in Cabin 10
- The Lost BookshopThe Lost Bookshop The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods is a dual-timeline contemporary/ historical fiction novel with romance, magical realism, and mystery elements told from three perspectives. If it sounds like a lot is going on, that’s because… Read More »The Lost Bookshop
Lindsay’s Work in Progress
GROOMED FOR DEATH
Is a serial killer targeting grooms at high-profile New York weddings, or are the rich and famous husbands-to-be just unlucky?
Wedding writer Mae Wilcox believes it’s more than bad karma, but the police aren’t so sure.
To stop the murderer and save her job, Mae has to team up with her competition and find the killer before they go after another groom, or worse, Mae – the meddlesome journalist who keeps getting in the way.
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