There is nothing more peaceful than a small town at Christmas. Snow on the rooftops. Twinkle lights strung along Main Street. Carols drifting out of the diner. A kettle on, a blanket out, and a whole quiet evening stretching ahead of you. And then, of course, a body. Welcome to Redemption, Wisconsin, where the holidays […]
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There’s a particular kind of afternoon that fall does better than any other season. The light goes gold and slanted. The air smells like woodsmoke and wet leaves. You put the kettle on, pull a blanket over your knees, and settle in with a book where the biggest danger is a plot twist you didn’t
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It’s 1993. There are no cell phones. There’s no internet to Google a suspect. And there’s absolutely no good reason to trust the detective agency that just opened up in a small Wisconsin town where nothing is supposed to happen. And yet. The Redemption Detective Agency is a cozy mystery series set in Redemption, Wisconsin
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Chapter 1 I was staring at the half-complete job application when the phone rang. It had been a slow couple of days, but that didn’t excuse what I was doing. In my last position as COO of a multi-million-dollar company, if I had caught anyone filling out a job application during work hours, I would
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Giveaway Closed! Connie Eubanks and Renee are the winners. Please reach out if you didn’t receive my email. To celebrate release of The Mysterious Case of the Missing House, Book 4 in The Redemption Detective Agency, I’m giving away 2 signed paperbacks! (US only, sorry.) Ends July 20.
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Here’s a small observation. The next time you pick up a cozy mystery, count the scenes that involve a kettle. Or a teapot. Or someone offering someone else a cup of something hot. You’ll lose count before you finish the book. This is not an accident. Tea and cozy mysteries have been keeping company for
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Charlie Kingsley doesn’t usually ask a lot of questions when someone shows up at her kitchen table. She doesn’t have to. She’s been doing this long enough to read what someone needs from the way they sit down. If you walked into Charlie’s kitchen in Redemption, Wisconsin, with no idea what you needed, here’s what
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Loose leaf tea has a reputation problem. People imagine special pots, complicated equipment, ceremonies they don’t know the rules to, and prices that don’t make sense for a beverage. They take one look at a tin of loose leaf, decide it’s not for them, and reach for a teabag. This is a misunderstanding. Loose leaf
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