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Average rating: 3.82 · 301 ratings · 74 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Cold Feet (Stella Lavender Mystery, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology by Leslie Budewitz (Goodreads Author), Leslie Budewitz (Goodreads Author), James Montgomery Jackson 4.23 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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
	Carolina Crimes: Nineteen Tales of Lust, Love, And Longing by Karen Pullen (Goodreads Author), Margaret Maron (Introduction) 3.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Cold Heart (Stella Lavender Mystery, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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 Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015 by Art Taylor (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Introduction), J.L. Abramo (Goodreads Author), Tom Franklin (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Passport to Murder: Bouchercon Anthology 2017 by John McFetridge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janet Hutchings (Contributor), Michael Dymmoch (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 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
	Rock, Roll, and Ruin: A Triangle Sisters in Crime Anthology by Karen Pullen (Goodreads Author), Hank Phillippi Ryan (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 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
	Restless Dreams it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 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
	Brea's Tale and Other Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	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
	Carolina Crimes: Nineteen Tales of Lust, Love, And Longing by Pullen, Karen (March 21, 2014) Paperback 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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I didn’t write an introduction to Restless Dreams, my short story collection. Didn’t describe the thinking, research, erasures, errors, and lurches into the unknown that constituted the path from early draft to nineteen final products. None of that is pretty or interesting.

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Karen Pullen rated a book really liked it Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport	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
Very readable and well researched. Turns out the way to cut back on device usage is to cut back on device usage.
Mar 28, 2026 04:53AM · like · see review
Karen Pullen rated a book it was amazing Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson	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
This book is totally bonkers but I love Jackson and Reggie so much that I give it 5 stars. Kate Atkinson is a brilliant writer.
Mar 23, 2026 08:37AM · like · see review
Karen Pullen rated a book it was ok Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Goodreads Author)	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
The characters didn't behave like real people, IMHO. Wish they had more flaws. It's revealed in the first few pages that someone had been killed and there was to be a trial. Who? Who done it? Kept me reading. ...more
Mar 23, 2026 08:30AM · like · see review
Karen Pullen rated a book liked it Whispers in the Sand by Barbara Erskine	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
Loved the setting both historical and present. The back & forth in time worked for me as a way tell the story. Anna - lock your door! Were I the editor I'd have suggested shortening it. ...more
Mar 23, 2026 08:22AM · like · see review
Karen Pullen rated a book it was ok Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Goodreads Author)	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
The characters didn't behave like real people, IMHO. Wish they had more flaws. It's revealed in the first few pages that someone had been killed and there was to be a trial. Who? Who done it? Kept me reading. ...more
Mar 23, 2026 08:21AM · like · see review
Karen Pullen has read The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author)	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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Karen Pullen entered a giveaway The Woman in Suite 11 (Lo Blacklock, #2) by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author)	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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Karen Pullen rated a book really liked it Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (Goodreads Author)	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
A part of history long forgotten. Greed caused these murders and sheer gumshoe work solved them. Fascinating.
Aug 12, 2025 02:27AM · like · see review
Karen Pullen rated a book it was amazing The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel (Goodreads Author)	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
So interesting! Very well researched. Like a museum tour of Europe with a professional thief.
Aug 11, 2025 06:40PM · like · see review
Karen Pullen rated a book it was amazing Little Failure: A Memoir by Gary Shteyngart (Goodreads Author)	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
Interesting memoir of a writer’s Russian childhood then immigration and assimilation into America. His beginnings as a writer, his complex relationship with his parents. So well written with humor and compassion for himself and his parents.
Jul 25, 2025 06:03PM · like · see review

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March 2019 Cozy Mystery Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Cozy Mystery would you like to read in March?

Murder at Ashgrove House by Margaret Addison

19 votes, 33.3%

Southern Spirits by Angie Fox

12 votes, 21.1%

Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy

10 votes, 17.5%

Cold Feet by Karen Pullen

8 votes, 14.0%

Plain Murder by Emma Miller

5 votes, 8.8%

A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene

3 votes, 5.3%

57 total votes

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