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Samara Yew

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Born

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Mystery

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Samara Yew is a cozy mystery author who writes about adorable bookshops and dead bodies. Her new series is being released with Crooked Lane Books in 2023. A full-time mom, full-time dog servant, and part-time writer, Samara lives in British Columbia, Canada, where she can often be found watching Psych reruns. Samara loves to travel, especially visiting her husband’s home country of Singapore or donning Mickey ears in Disneyland. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, including her local chapter SinC-Canada West, and International Thriller Writers.

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Average rating: 3.82 · 649 ratings · 271 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder by the Seashore (California Bookshop Mystery #1) 3.82 avg rating — 648 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author)

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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)

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Cat Got Your Diamonds (Kitty Couture Mystery #1)

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