Murder can ruin a masterpiece… but can it reveal the truth? 👀🔍

Welcome back to The Cozy Mystery Book Club—where secrets simmer, suspects linger, and every clue matters. 📚☕️

In today’s discussion, we’re diving into Murder Can Mess Up Your Masterpiece, a cozy mystery full of art, intrigue, and just the right amount of danger (without losing those cozy vibes we love).

🎨 A suspicious death…

🖌️ A tangled web of secrets…

👀 And a mystery hiding in plain sight…

Can YOU solve it before the final reveal?

🫖 WHAT WE’RE DISCUSSING:

The most shocking twists (did you see THAT coming?!)

Our favorite (and most suspicious 👀) characters

The clues you might have missed

Cozy mystery tropes done right

Final verdict: ⭐️ Is it worth reading?

📚 IF YOU LOVE:

Small-town secrets

Amateur sleuths

Bookish cozy vibes

Lighthearted mysteries with clever twists

…you’re in the right place 💛

Join Angela, Ben, and fellow sleuthers for our book club discussion of Murder Can Mess Up Your Masterpiece (Haunted Craft Fair Mystery Book One) by Rose Pressey 🎨

📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖

Haunted art is in the eye of the beholder . . .

Artist Celeste Cabot welcomes the chance to show her paintings at a craft fair in her hometown of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where she and her Chihuahua, Van Gogh, can park her vintage Shasta trailer and sell her creations, too.

Unfortunately, her sales take a hit when a customer returns a painting, claiming it's haunted. When a fellow vendor discovers images hidden in Celeste's artwork--and a ghost pays her a late-night visit--she's shocked to realize she has psychic abilities. After the grumpy manager of the craft fair is found with a knife in his neck, Celeste's brushes with the paranormal may help fill in the picture--and make sure the wrong person doesn't get framed . . .

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A seaside bakery. A charming New England town. A murder no one saw coming... 🔎☕

This week on The Cozy Mystery Book Club Podcast, we're heading to beautiful Beacon Harbor, Michigan, to discuss Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah, the delicious first book in the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery series.

Join myself (Angela Maria Hart here!) and special guest, Angela Cox, as we chat about everything that makes this cozy mystery so addictive: the cozy lakeside setting, mouthwatering baked treats, unforgettable characters, intriguing clues, clever twists, and the mystery at the heart of Lindsey Bakewell's fresh start.

✨ In this episode:

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ABOUT THE BOOK

More interested in kneading dough than adding it up, Lindsey's breakup inspired her to set up the shop she always wanted in a place that always made her happy. She'd spent many childhood summers near this beach community and converting the old run-down lighthouse into a bakery café and home offers a perfect fresh start for Lindsey and her devoted Newfoundland dog, Wellington.

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🍦🔎 A Small-Town Ice Cream Shop. A Shocking Murder. A Mystery You Won’t Want to Miss.

Welcome back to The Cozy Mystery Book Club Podcast with creator and hostess Angela Maria Hart and super special guest Jae aka @wandering.little.caterpillar. 

This episode, we're diving into A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette—a delightful cozy mystery packed with family secrets, charming small-town vibes, unforgettable characters, and a murder that threatens to melt everything away.

When Bronwyn "Win" Crewse returns home to revive her family's beloved ice cream shop, she hopes for a fresh start. Instead, she finds herself at the center of a murder investigation that could destroy the business before it has a chance to reopen. Can she uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?

In this episode, we'll discuss:

🍨 Our spoiler-free thoughts and star ratings

Whether you've already finished the book or are deciding if it's worth picking up, grab your favorite snack, settle into your coziest reading nook, and join us for a fun conversation filled with mystery, books, and plenty of amateur sleuthing.

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📚 A mysterious murder. A charming bookshop. And a mystery lover who suddenly finds herself in the middle of a real investigation… Today on The Cozy Mystery Book Club Podcast, we’re discussing Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott. A cozy mystery packed with literary clues, small-town secrets, suspicious characters, and all the cozy bookish vibes we love.

In this episode, we’re chatting about:

If you love cozy bookstores, amateur sleuths, charming towns, and mysteries that make you want to curl up with tea and read all night long… this episode is for you. ☕📖🔎

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Tonight we’re diving into Dead in Dublin by Catie Murphy—a charming, twist-filled cozy mystery set against an irresistible Irish backdrop 🍀✨

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🔎 Plot breakdown (no detail missed!)

🧠 Theories & clues you might have overlooked

😱 Twist + ending discussion

💬 Live reactions & cozy chat with fellow mystery lovers

Whether you’ve already finished the book or are just curious if it’s worth the read, you’re in the right place. Grab your tea, light a candle, and settle in for a night of reading, writing, & sleuthing 🕯️📖

ABOUT THE BOOK

In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty, murder occurs at the feet of sweet Molly Malone . . .

Ferrying tourists around Dublin for the Leprechaun Limo Service makes quite a change after years in the military. Still, Megan Malone is enjoying her life in Ireland. She likes the scenery, the easy pace, the quirky, quick-witted locals. Everything--except having one of her clients drop dead at the statue of fabled fishmonger, Molly Malone. Most restaurant critics notch up their share of enemies. Elizabeth Darr, however, was a well-loved international star. She and her husband, Simon, had just had dinner when Elizabeth collapsed, and spoiled seafood is the first suspect. The restaurant's owner, worried her business is doomed, begs Megan to look into it. Between her irate boss and a handsome Garda who's both amused and annoyed by her persistence, Megan has her hands full even before she's cajoled into taking care of two adorable Jack Russell puppies (which she is almost definitely not keeping). But if cockles and mussels aren't to blame, can Megan find the real culprit . . .before another fishy death occurs?

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Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club's discussion of Murder at the Mayfair Hotel (Book One of the Cleopatra Fox Mystery series) by C.J. Archer 🔎

ABOUT THE BOOK

December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her. But the poisoning of a guest on Christmas Eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos.Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager. With the New Year’s Eve ball approaching fast and the hotel’s reputation hanging by a thread, Cleo must find the killer before the ball, and the hotel itself, are ruined. But catching a murderer proves just as difficult as navigating the hotel’s hierarchy and the peculiarities of her family.Can Cleo find the killer before the new century begins? Or will someone get away with murder?

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Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club! This month we discussed all things Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes (A Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery) by Karen Rose Smith. If you are a fan of baking and tea-inspired cozy mysteries, this book is for you! 

ABOUT THE BOOK

In an old Victorian in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, Daisy Swanson and her aunt Iris serve soups, scones, and soothing teas to tourists and locals—but a murder in their garden has them in hot water . . .

Daisy, a widowed mom of two teenagers, is used to feeling protective—so when Iris started dating the wealthy and not-quite-divorced Harvey Fitz, she worried . . . especially after his bitter ex stormed in and caused a scene at the party Daisy’s Tea Garden was catering. Then there was the gossip she overheard about Harvey’s grown children being cut out of his will. Daisy didn’t want her aunt to wind up with a broken heart—but she never expected Iris to wind up a suspect in Harvey’s murder.

Now the apple bread and orange pekoe is on the back burner while the cops treat the shop like a crime scene—and Daisy hopes that Jonas Groft, a former detective from Philadelphia, can help her clear her aunt’s name and bag the real killer before things boil over . . .

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Join Angela, Marta, and Jae for a cozy discussion of Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns (Book One of the Baker Street Mystery Series) 🐾

ABOUT THE BOOK

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 who’s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-aunt’s bakery…and a 200-pound English Mastiff named Baby.

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Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club's YouTube livestream discussion of Secondhand Spirits (Witchcraft Mystery Book One) by Juliet Blackwell 💫🔎 Celebrate some paranormal coziness with the sleuthing family 🔮

ABOUT THE BOOK

Lily Ivory is not your average witch. Her spell-casting powers tend to draw mischievous spirits while keeping normal humans at a distance. But now her vintage clothing store could give her a chance to make friends in San Francisco....

Lily hopes for a normal life when she opens Aunt Cora's Closet. With her magical knack for vintage fashion -she can sense vibrations of the past from clothing and jewelry—her store becomes a big hit.

But when a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area, Lily may be the only one who can unravel the crime. She tries to keep her identity a secret while investigating, but it's not easy—especially under the spells of sexy "mythbuster" Max Carmichael and powerful witch Aidan Rhodes. Will Lily's witchy ways be forced out of the closet?

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Join myself (Angela Maria here!) and special guest, Dana (aka @readingfortheseasons on Instagram) for our discussion of Killer Jam by Karen MacInerney

📖 Killer Jam | Book One of the Dewberry Farm Mystery Series 🔎

When Houston reporter Lucy Resnick cashes in her retirement to buy her grandmother’s farm in Buttercup, Texas, she’s looking forward to a simple life as a homesteader. But Lucy has barely finished putting up her first batch of Killer Dewberry Jam when an oil exploration truck rolls up to the farm and announces plans to replace her broccoli patch with an oil derrick. Two days later, Nettie Kocurek, the woman who ordered the drilling, turns up dead at the Founders’ Day Festival with a bratwurst skewer through her heart and one of Lucy’s jam jars beside her…and the sheriff fingers Lucy as the prime suspect.

Horrified, Lucy begins to talk to Nettie’s neighbors, but the more she gets to know the townspeople, the more she realizes she’s not the only one who had a beef with Nettie. Can she clear her name, or will her dream life turn into a nightmare?

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