Cruisin’ thru the Cozies 2024

I’m joining the Cruisin’ thru the Cozies Reading Challenge hosted by Yvonne at Socrates’ Book Reviews for 2024. I’m aiming at being an investigator, reading 20 cozy mysteries of my choice hopefully including one from each of the categories below.

• One from culinary – Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss
• One from animal-related – Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews
• One from craft related – In the Wick of Time by Valona Jones
• One from paranormal – Thanksgiving Dinner Death by Leighann Dobbs
• One from cozy mysteries based outside the US – Once Upon a Murder by Samantha Larsen
• One career-based cozy mystery – The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany
• One holiday based – A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn (Valentine’s Day)
• One travel mystery – Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack
• One historical mystery – Deadly Summer Nights by Vicki Delany
• One is your choice! – The Manatee Did It by Kay Dew Shostak

Books read:

1. In the Wick of Time by Valona Jones
2. The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany
3. Death by Demo by Callie Carpenter
4. A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian
5. A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn
6. Rhythm and Clues by Olivia Blacke
7. Once Upon a Murder by Samantha Larsen
8. Deadly Summer Nights by Vicki Delany
9. The Clock Struck Murder by Betty Webb
10. Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack
11. Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge
12. Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss
13. Gone for Gouda by Korina Moss
14. Curds of Prey by Korina Moss
15. A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert
16. Murder at an English Pub by Alice Castle
17. Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow
18. Case of the Bleus by Korina Moss
19. Fondue or Die by Korina Moss
20. Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews
21. Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley
22. Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien
23. A Christmas Murder by Mary Grand
24. Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews
25. Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About) by Marcy Blesy
26. Dying For Wine (Seeing Red) by Marcy Blesy
27. Dying for Dirt (All Soaped Up) by Marcy Blesy
28. I'll Be Home for Mischief by Jacqueline Frost
29. Murder She Wrote: A Killer Christmas by Jessica Fletcher, Terrie Farley Moran
30. A Merry Little Murder Plot by Jenn McKinlay
31. The Manatee Did It by Kay Dew Shostak
32. Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
33. Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay
34. Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay
35. She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke
36. The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany
37. All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally
38. Thanksgiving Dinner Death by Leighann Dobbs
39. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis
40. Mystery on Hidden Lane by Clare Chase
41. A Midwinter Murder by Verity Bright
42. The Knife Before Christmas by Kate Carlisle
43. A Holiday Homicide by Ellie Alexander
44. The Christmas Eve Murders by Noelle Albright