KRL Update 9/27/2025

Up on KRL this week reviews and giveaways of 2 Halloween Cozy Mysteries-"Halloween Night Murder" by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Liz Ireland and "Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead" by Traci Wilton https://kingsriverlife.com/09/27/two-halloween-cozy-mysteries-to-start-off-the-spooky-season/

And a review and giveaway of the first in a brand new series by Penny Warner, "Murder at Blackwood Inn." We also have a fun Halloween related guest post from Penny https://kingsriverlife.com/09/27/murder-at-blackwood-inn-by-penny-warner/

 

And a review and giveaway of "The Dead Husband Cookbook" by Danielle Valentine https://kingsriverlife.com/09/27/the-dead-husband-cookbook-by-danielle-valentine/

 

We also have the latest Queer Mystery Coming Attractions from Matt Lubbers-Moore https://kingsriverlife.com/09/27/queer-mystery-coming-attractions-october-2025/

 

Up during the week we posted our first Halloween post of the season! This one from paranormal romance author Ann Rose where she talks about why Halloween is the best holiday, and you can learn about her new book ,"A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love", which is perfect for your Halloween reading! https://kingsriverlife.com/09/24/why-halloween-is-the-best-holiday-the-top-ten-reasons/

 

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week we have a review of "Fatal Sign-Off" by Sarah E. Burr, along with a $10 gift card giveaway https://www.krlnews.com/2025/09/fatal-sign-off-by-sarah-e-burr.html

 

And a review and ebook giveaway of "Death Whisk" by Catherine Bruns https://www.krlnews.com/2025/09/death-whisk-by-catherine-bruns.html

 

And a review of "Puppy Peril" by Hazel Smith https://www.krlnews.com/2025/09/puppy-peril-by-hazel-smith.html

 

Happy reading,

Lorie

KRL Update 7/12/2025

Up on KRL this week a review and giveaway of "A Cyclist's Guide to Villains and Vines" by Ann Claire, along with a fun guest post about cycling from Ann, perfect for summer! https://kingsriverlife.com/07/12/a-cyclists-guide-to-villains-vines-by-ann-claire/

And reviews and giveaways of 3 more wonderful cozies for your July reading-"A Catered Bake-Off" by Isis Crawford, "There’ll be Shell to Pay" by Molly MacRae, and "The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg" A Domestic Diva Mystery by Krista Davis https://kingsriverlife.com/07/12/cozies-for-july/

 

And a review and giveaway of "Julie Tudor is Not a Psychopath" by Jennifer Holdich along with an interesting interview with Jennifer https://kingsriverlife.com/07/12/julie-tudor-is-not-a-psychopath-by-jennifer-holdich/

 

We also have the latest Mystery Coming Attractions from Victoria Fair https://kingsriverlife.com/07/12/mystery-coming-attractions-july-2025/

 

And a review of the latest season of "The Brokenwood Mysteries" on Acorn TV https://kingsriverlife.com/07/12/the-brokenwood-mysteries-season-11-of-acorntv/

 

And Part 2 of another local true crime story by Sarah Peterson-Camacho. In case you missed it there is  a link to Part 1 at the top of the post https://kingsriverlife.com/07/12/i-grabbed-my-little-gun-a-husbands-murder-a-widows-revenge-part-2/

 

Up on KRL during the week, we posted another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Mel Pennant about the main character in her books and her new book "A Murder For Miss Hortense" https://kingsriverlife.com/07/09/miss-hortense/

 

And another special midweek guest post, this one by gothic historical fiction author Mike Cobb about the settings for his books and his latest book "Muzzle the Black Dog" https://kingsriverlife.com/07/09/my-roots-are-in-the-south-but-my-heart-is-in-california/

 

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week we have a review and giveaway of "The Ghost in the Closet" by Nupur Tustin https://www.krlnews.com/2025/07/the-ghost-in-closet-by-nupur-tustin.html

 

And a review and ebook giveaway of "Death of the Hula Girl" by Catherine Bruns, published by Gemma Halliday https://www.krlnews.com/2025/07/death-of-hula-girl-by-catherine-bruns.html

 

And a review and giveaway of "Switcheroo" by E.J. Copperman https://www.krlnews.com/2025/07/switcheroo-by-ej-copperman.html

 

Happy reading,

Lorie 

KRL Update: Only Days Left To Win Books

Only days left to win a copy of "Death in a Budapest Butterfly" by Julia Buckley and while there check out an interesting guest post by Julia

https://www.krlnews.com/2019/09/death-in-budapest-butterfly-by-julia-buckley.html

And to win a copy of "Clause and Effect" by Kaitlyn Dunnett

https://www.krlnews.com/2019/09/clause-and-effect-by-kaitlyn-dunnett.html

Also to win an ebook copy of "A Fool's Journey" by Judy Penz Sheluk

https://www.krlnews.com/2019/09/a-fools-journey-by-judy-penz-sheluk.html

And to win an ebook copy of "Fatal Break" by Beth Prentice, and while there check out an interesting interview with Beth

https://www.krlnews.com/2019/09/fatal-break-by-beth-prentice.html

And don't forget to check out our new podcast episode that went up yesterday. This one features the first chapter of "Spirit Wind" by Marilyn Meredith read by local actor Julia Reimer

https://mysteryratsmaze.podbean.com/e/spirit-wind-by-marilyn-meredith/

Happy reading and listening!

Lorie

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KRL This Week Update for 4/13/19

Up in KRL this morning an article about a fun boxed set of mysteries whose sales go to help animal rescue, "Summer Snoops Unleashed"

http://kingsriverlife.com/04/13/summer-snoops-unleashed-authors-helping-pets/

We also have a review and ebook giveaway (in honor of Earth Day all of our giveaways this week will be ebooks) of "Deadhead and Buried" by H.Y. Hanna - Author and a gardening guest post by HY, perfect for our Earth Day issue

http://kingsriverlife.com/04/13/deadhead-and-buried-by-h-y-hanna/

And a review and ebook giveaway of "The Society" by C.G. Abbot aka Avery Daniels and an interesting guest post by her about writing a thriller

http://kingsriverlife.com/04/13/the-society-elizabeth-grant-thriller-by-c-g-abbot/

We also have a review and ebook giveaway of "Survive or Die" by Catherine Dilts along with an interesting Earth Day related guest post by Catherine

http://kingsriverlife.com/04/13/survive-or-die-by-catherine-dilts/

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week we have a review and ebook giveaway of

"One Potato, Two Potato, Dead" by Lynn Cahoon

https://www.krlnews.com/2019/04/one-potato-two-potato-dead-lynn-cahoon.html

And a review and ebook giveaway of "Harper" by Kathi Daley

https://www.krlnews.com/2019/04/harper-by-kathi-daley.html

For those who enjoy fantasy with their mystery, up on KRL News and Reviews this week, we have a review and ebook giveaway of "Demon's Dance" by Keri Arthur 

https://www.krlnews.com/2019/04/demons-dance-by-keri-arthur.html

Happy reading,

Lorie