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Murder Most Cozy Author: Connie Feddersen In a landscape dotted with pumpkin patches, haystacks, kitschy Halloween decor, and cozy small town life – murder is brewing. Amanda Hazard, former amateur sleuth now married to the town sheriff (always referred to by his last name – Thorn) is running her CPA business and lamenting the effects of pregnancy when a frantic call comes from longtime customer Nettie. Nettie has some sort of secret related to a big financial change and she wants to see Amanda now.  However, when Amanda arrives at Nettie’s cozy farm, intending to load up the truck with [...]

Life in small-town Minnesota: hard luck, emotional potholes, and a little magic Author: Leif Enger On an icy Minnesota shoreline, Virgil Wander survives a car accident that is both horrifying and visually spectacular, his midsize American sedan careening through the falling snow and plunging into Lake Superior. After he walks away from the wreck with nothing more than a concussion, his small town of Greenstone embraces him as a miracle. Virgil spends much of Leif Enger’s new novel in the throes of what his neurologist paradoxically calls a mild traumatic brain injury. He moves about in a mental and physical [...]

Murder, Mayhem, and Macchiatos Author: Joanne Fluke The homicidal hotbed known as the sleepy Minnesota town of Lake Eden is gearing up for the season of pumpkin pies and family reunions. Only, our redheaded baker, inexplicably abandoned by her husband, is not feeling in the mood for cold weather cuddles and family antics. As Hannah plods through the days, she tries to find excuses for why Ross has abandoned her with no note yet a seemingly significant amount of background preparation. When P.K., Ross’ work partner at KCOW, dies tragically with one of Hannah’s latest confections nearby (you guessed it, [...]