On My Wish List (6)

This is a new meme that I've started participating in. On My Wishlist is hosted by Book Chick City. The idea is to spotlight books we have on our wishlists. Books we really want to read but haven't had the chance to buy yet. They can be old books, new releases, a series you've just discovered, or any kind of book. A Mr. Linky is provided so that we can keep up with each others choices each week.

I generally choose three books a week, but this week I wanted to spotlight a series that I have found, that I'm excited about reading. So far there are 4 books in this great series by Lorna Barrett. It's called the Booktown series. Since I'm such a great book lover this cozy mystery book series is right up my alley. In case you are unfamiliar with "cozy" books. They are mysteries that usually appeal to women who grew up reading Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon. The protagonist is usually someone who isn't a private investigator, but a regular person who does some amateur sleuthing on the side.

The Booktown Mystery series - Book 1: Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett

Stoneham, New Hampshire was a dying town until the community leaders invited booksellers to open shop. Now it's streets are lined with bookstores...and paved with murder.

When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles met nothing but friendly faces. And when she opened her mystery bookstore, she met friendly competition. But when she finds Doris Gleason dead in her own cookbook store, killed by a carving knife, the atmosphere seems more cutthroat than cordial. Someone wanted to get their hands on the rare cookbook that Doris had just purchased-and the locals think that someone is Tricia. To clear her name, Tricia will have to take a page out of one of her own mysteries-and hunt down someone who isn't killing by the book...

The Booktown Mystery series - Book 2: Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett

What do a stone book and a stabbed cake have to do with Zoe Carter's death?

Once a struggling town, Stoneham, New Hampshire is now enjoying a renaissance--thanks to booksellers like Tricia Miles, proprietor of Haven't Got a Clue. It's a great place to find a good mystery to read--or to solve...

To Celebrate her bookstores anniversary, Tricia Miles hosts a book signing for bestselling author Zoe Carter. But the event takes a terrible turn when the author is found dead in the washroom. Before long, both police and reporters are demanding the real story. So far the author's obnoxious assistant/niece is the only suspect. And with a sheriff who provides more obstacles than answers, Tricia will have to take matters into her own hands--and read between the lines to solve this mystery...

The Booktown Mystery series - Book 3: Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett

Tricia Miles, owner of Haven't Got a Clue mystery bookstore, is still settling into Stoneham, New Hampshire, the kind of town where everybody knows your name-and where everyone's quick to lend a hand, even when murder is afoot...

The kinder folks of Stoneham might call Pammy Fredericks a free spirit. The less kind, a freeloading thief. Tricia has put up-and put up with-her uninvited college roommate for weeks. In return, Pammy, has stolen $100, among other things. But the day she's kicked out, Pammy's found dead in a dumpster, leaving loads of questions unanswered. Like what she was foraging for? Did her killer want it to? To piece the case together, Tricia will have to dive in head-first...

The Booktown Mystery series - Book 4: Chapter & Hearse by Lorna Barrett

According to the gossip around Stoneham, New Hampshire, Tricia Miles cannot put down a real murder mystery. After all, the owner of the mystery bookstore, Haven't Got a Clue, has been spending more time solving whodunits than reading them...

Tricia's sister, Angelica, considers herself to be the next celebrity chef. To celebrate her first cookbook, Angelica hosts a launch party, but sadly the only guest is an oversize cutout of herself. Worse than the lack of fans is a nearby gas explosion that injures her boyfriend, Bob Kelly, the head of the Chamber of Commerce.

Tricia's never been a fan of Bob, but when she reads that Bob is being tight-lipped about the "accident" and how it killed the owner of the town's history bookstore, it's time to take action. As the incriminating details emerge, Tricia gets wrapped up in a murder that proves to be as spine-tingling as the books that line her shelves...