Cozy on Up in NC Cardinal

This club will focus on the cozy mystery genre, but specifically culinary/cooking, crafts/hobbies (quilting, sewing, knitting, candle making, etc.), and series that have libraries/librarian, bookstore, book club, or a writer as a key component. We will also toss in cozies adapted into Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, holiday cozies, or cozies set in North Carolina. The books have to be in the NC Cardinal consortium (statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/services-libra...), Libby or Hoopla eBook apps, or free on Am ...more

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Drizzled with Death (Sugar Grove Mystery, #1)

Jessie Crockett

Start date: November 1, 2025

Finish date: December 1, 2025

Discussion: Book Discussion

Why we're reading this: This is a Thanksgiving-themed cozy mystery, and the first in a series, which isn't common. It is not in H…more
[close] This is a Thanksgiving-themed cozy mystery, and the first in a series, which isn't common. It is not in Hoopla nor in NC Cardinal, but is is Libby IF your local system has purchased a license. https://www.overdrive.com/media/12320...

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A Deadly Feast (Key West Food Critic Mystery #9)

Lucy Burdette

Start date: November 1, 2025

Finish date: December 1, 2025

Discussion: Book Discussion

Why we're reading this: This is book #9 in the Key West Food Critic Mystery series, set during Thanksgiving. It is available in L…more
[close] This is book #9 in the Key West Food Critic Mystery series, set during Thanksgiving. It is available in Large Print and regular print in NC Cardinal (https://northwestern.nccardinal.org/e...). It is available as an audiobook and eBook in Hoopla AND in Libby (https://www.overdrive.com/media/43121...).

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Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery #1)

Alicia Bessette

Start date: November 1, 2025

Finish date: December 1, 2025

Discussion: Book Discussion

Why we're reading this: To give everyone a non-holiday option, here is a newer series set in North Carolina. The book is availabl…more
[close] To give everyone a non-holiday option, here is a newer series set in North Carolina. The book is available in regular print AND Large Print in NC Cardinal (https://northwestern.nccardinal.org/e...). It is also available in Libby as an eBook and audiobook (https://www.overdrive.com/media/64951...).

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The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5)

Richard Osman

Start date: November 1, 2025

Finish date: December 1, 2025

Discussion: Book Discussion

Why we're reading this: Of course, we have to add in the major recent release for a series we've already read AND that now the fi…more
[close] Of course, we have to add in the major recent release for a series we've already read AND that now the first book has been adapted into a movie. This is book #5 in the Thursday Murder Club. It is available in regular print, Large Print, and Playaway audio in NC Cardinal (https://northwestern.nccardinal.org/e...). It is NOT in Hoopla that I can find, but it is in Libby as an eBook and audiobook if your local system has purchased a license (https://www.overdrive.com/media/11405...).

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