February 2025 News

  • Terry Ambrose:

    is still working with a narrator to release THE CASE OF THE AMOROUS ASSAILANT, the first Beachtown Detective Agency mystery, as an audiobook. Additionally, Terry is extremely pleased that THE SECRET INGREDIENT TO MURDER, the eighth Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery, was selected as one of the reviewer’s favorites at Kings River Life. And, as always, Terry is also writing, hoping to release the ninth Seaside Cove Mystery this summer.

  • Nancy J. Cohen:

    is writing a new Bad Hair Day mystery and doing editorial corrections on a potential new series starter.

  • Debra H. Goldstein:

    will be a panelist at Murder in the Magic City (Birmingham, AL) and Murder on the Menu (Wetumpka, Alabama) on February 1 and 2. She will be introducing her new book, WITH OUR BELLIES FULL AND THE FIRE DYING, which releases on February 4. The book is a collection of eighteen of Debra’s short stories, ranging from cozy to dark, that won prizes or were finalists for the Agatha, Anthony, and Derringer awards.

    On February 10, Debra will be hosting an Author Takeover for the Cozy Mystery Party Facebook Group at 7 p.m. EST. On February 14, she will join her fellow Booklovers Bench authors on Facebook for A Love of Mysteries party at 7 p.m. EST.

  • Cheryl Hollon:

    is gearing up for the challenges of being co-chair of the SleuthFest 2025 Mystery Conference as well as working on a new manuscript. New beginnings are so exciting.

  • Diane A.S. Stuckart:

    says that while making progress on Tarot Cats #2 she has also managed to update her website AND has finally released her short story collection, WHO’S BEHIND THE DOOR, in trade paperback. She’ll be joining her fellow Booklovers Bench authors on Facebook at the A Love of Mysteries party at 7 pm on Feb 14.

  • Maggie Toussaint:

    writing as Valona Jones, is releasing her 4th Magic Candle Shop Mystery, CANDLE WITH CARE, on February 11. She’s doing a Cozy Mystery Party Takeover Feb. 12 at 7pm EST (Facebook), a Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour Feb 13-22, and A Love of Mysteries party at 7pm (Facebook) on Feb 14. Sign up for her newsletter at https://maggietoussaint.com to stay current with her news.

  • Lois Winston:

    SEAMS LIKE THE PERFECT CRIME, the 14th book in her Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series, releases on February 4th. She’ll be on a virtual book tour sponsored by Great Escapes Tours from February 4-17th. Visit each stop to enter for a chance to win one of 3 copies of the book. Find the schedule and links at https://anastasiapollack.blogspot.com/2025/02/fourteen-and-counting-virtual-book-tour.html. Lois will also be making stops at additional non-tour blogs throughout the month, including Feb. 5th at Dru’s Book Musings-A Day in My Life and Writers Who Kill; Feb. 12th at Chicks on the Case; Feb. 16th at Mystery Lover’s Kitchen; and Feb. 24 at It’s Not Always a Mystery. Finally, she’ll end the month on Feb. 28th at Teresa Trent’s Books to the Ceiling blog and podcast.

    On February 14th, Lois will be part of the Booklover’s Bench Facebook A Love of Cozy Mysteries Valentine’s Day Party 7pm ET (6pm CT, 5pm MT, 4pm PT.) Then, on February 19th at 8pm ET (7pm CT, 6pm MT, 5pm PT,) Lois will be the featured guest (via Zoom) of the Desert Sleuths chapter of Sisters in Crime. Her talk will be on Writing Humor in Mysteries. https://desertsleuths.com/.



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