The Cozy Mystery Book Club

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:

Our spoiler-filled review of Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop

Favorite characters and memorable moments

The clues, red herrings, and final reveal

What makes this series so cozy

Would we recommend it?

Should you continue with the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery series?

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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.

But not everyone in town has a sweet tooth. The preservation society won't have the lighthouse's history sugar coated by lattes and cakes--and a protest group crashes Lindsey's Memorial Day opening. Then her ex-fiancé Jeffrey Plank and his girlfriend Mia Wong arrive to trash the place. In the ensuing chaos Mia chokes on a donut and dies.

An autopsy reveals cyanide in Mia's bloodstream and Lindsey is the police's prime suspect. To clear her name, she's going to need to combine ingredients found in the town's checkered past to uncover the identity of a desperate killer...

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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
🔎 The mystery, clues, and suspects
🏡 The small-town setting and cozy atmosphere
👨‍👩‍👧 Family dynamics, friendships, and community connections
📚 Favorite moments and memorable characters
❓ Questions that sparked lively book club discussion
✨ Whether this mystery deserves a spot on your TBR

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.

✨THANK YOU for being a part of the reading family! 

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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:
✨ the cozy bookstore setting
✨ our favorite characters and moments
✨ the mystery and clues hidden throughout the story
✨ bookshop cozy mystery tropes we absolutely adore
✨ theories, twists, and final reactions
✨ whether this mystery is worth adding to your TBR pile

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. ☕📖🔎

Grab your favorite cozy drink, fluffy blanket, and come sleuthing with us.

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Welcome back to The Cozy Mystery Book Club ☕📚

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

Expect:

🔎 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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Happy Reading, Writing, & Sleuthing!