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Cozy Up to the Grill Author: Leslie Budewitz Jewel Bay, Montana, has a lot going for it.  A beautiful lake and surrounding scenery, a charming village center and a burgeoning reputation as a place for great food, featuring gourmet restaurants, locally sourced foods, and a thriving artistic community.  At the center of it all is Erin Murphy.  Her family owns the Merc, the general store in the center of town that is at the forefront of promoting Jewel Bay as a haven for foodies, greenies and anyone looking for a real, authentic Montana experience.  But this is Cozy Mystery World, [...]

The Dance of Death Author: Guy N. Smith La Masison des Fleurs – The House of Flowers. A centuries old, creaking mansion on stilts near the famous Reichenback Falls in Switzerland could make the right investor a killing. Or so the Pennants think. While the locals refer to the place as the Devil’s house, Al Pennant sees it only as a major investment and a temporarily interesting place to live. The Pennants plan to live in the house until it is disassembled and shipped to the United States where they will either live in it or sell it for a [...]

No Use in Staying on this Holocaust Ride Author: Jeffrey Eugenides “Virgin suicide What was that she cried? No use in stayin' On this holocaust ride She gave me her cherry She's my virgin suicide.” A story of haunting love and obsession, The Virgin Suicides covers a year in the life of the suicidal Lisbon girls, each of whom chooses to end her seemingly bright and beginning life with no reason, but much planning and collusion. The story, part urban legend, part intuition, part imagination, and part fact, depicts puzzle pieces sliding into place for the neighborhood boys who later [...]