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Samara Yew

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Born

in Canada

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Genre

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: 3.83 · 644 ratings · 268 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder by the Seashore (California Bookshop Mystery #1) 3.83 avg rating — 644 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
	Murder by the Seashore: A California Bookshop Mystery, Book 1 by Samara Yew (Goodreads Author), Catherine Ho (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Take Me Home for Christmas (Whiskey Creek, #5)

by Brenda Novak (Goodreads Author)

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Great Big Beautiful Life

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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)

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