Cozy Case Files: A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Volume 2

Cozy Case Files #2

by Ellie Alexander, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte

Looking for a new cozy mystery author to love? Dive in to this collection of excerpts from the Minotaur Books/St. Martin's Press Spring/Summer 2017 season (books published from late April to August). The Cozy Case Files collection

Trumpet of Death by Cynthia Riggs
Sticks and Bones by Carolyn Haines
Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison
Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea
Your Killin' Heart by Peggy O'Neal Peden
Gone Gull by Donna Andrews
Dog Dish of Doom by E.J. Copperman
Enforcing the Paw by Diane Kelly
Cat About Town by Cate Conte
A Crime of Passion Fruit by Ellie Alexander

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Fiction, Anthologies, Amazon

221 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 9, 2017

About the author

Ellie is a voracious storyteller and a lover of words and all things bookish. She believes that stories have the ability to transport and transform us. With over forty published novels and counting, her goal is to tell stories that provide points of connection, escape, and understanding.

She loves inhabiting someone else’s skin through the pages of a book and is passionate about helping writers find their unique storytelling lens. As a writing teacher and coach, she guides writers in crafting the story they’ve always wanted to tell while navigating the path to publication that’s right for them.

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Reviews

[Bookish Bear (Stephanie) · Rating 4 out of 5]

For some reason I thought it was going to be short stories and not a few chapters of authors books being published. No issue though! I like this idea. It's introducing authors and giving you a snippet of their current series. It's introduced me to series I probably would have only glanced at. I thought each one of these intros were interesting and plan out seeking some of them out.

[Cynthia Gutzwiller]

Stories that Spark Your Mind

These stories are different for me. They are good, just different. I picked one to share. It is one, I would call, a story starter or book 1 that sets you up for book 2.
Dog Dish of Doom by EJ Copperman
Bruno is a dog auditioning for a part in a play which will soon turn into a movie. Kay Powell is her agent/lawyer. Trent and Loise are her caregivers who think they found their money maker. Les is the Broadway director who does not like Trent and Loise and he is having it written in the contract that they are to be no where around the set during rehearsal. Trent and the Director had a shouting match at the audition of Bruno. The next day Kay was reading the Times and found an article titled, Manhattan Man Found with Face in Dog Dish. Why did this interest her?
This is only one of the stories in this book that is stuffed full of goodness. Enjoy choosing the ones that interest you. I know I did.

[Debra Hahn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murder mysteries

This was a good book of mystery sample story's. It gives you a good
idea about different authors and their new book. Helping to peak your
Interest in reading their mysteries. A really big help because they give
you a short read on each of their books to help you decide to read them.
A good way to get an idea about new mysteries.
Debra H.

[Dagmar · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like cozies and want to find an author you like, try out this book. It gives just enough of each author to let you make up your mind if you want to read more of that person's writing.
I found a few new (to me) authors I want to read more of.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This sampling of current cozies allowed me to pick a few to read further. Looking forward to reading them. It also allowed me to try authors that I thought I might enjoy but found I did not care for the characters or the setting.

[Arleen Chick · Rating 2 out of 5]

These are terrible stories !

I wanted to do a less than one star rating but it wouldn't let me.
Gave up after the sixth story. Ending up in the air is NOT for me.
I deleted the book.

[Yvonna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looking for a new cozy mystery author?

If you are looking for a new cozy mystery author, this volume will help you. The thumbnail descriptions and excerpts will give you several choices to check out.

[Brandy · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF - Didn't realize it was just portions of books. Not a fan.