The Mystery Blog
Five Cozy Baking Mysteries to Whet Your Appetite for the Cozy Baking Season
In the mood for a heart-warming cozy mystery to dig into alongside your freshly-baked, gooey batch of cinnamon rolls? Look no further than these five baking-themed reads to kickstart your heart and inspire your sweet tooth this fall season! Filled to the brim with...
Why I Write with Vickie Carroll
Like many authors, I am often asked why I “became” a writer. The short answeris that I was born that way. As far back as I can remember, I was able to look at asituation, remove myself, and think about the “story” that was unfolding before me, nomatter how mundane. I...
Crisp Air and Clues: Five Books You’ll Fall for this Autumn
The beginning of fall has officially arrived, and you know what that means—it’s time to brew your favorite warm beverage, curl up with your softest throw blanket, and finally crack open those cozy, autumnal reads you’ve had on your TBR since the beginning of summer....
Five Rapid Fire Questions with Tule Cozy Mystery Author J.C. Kenney
Hello and welcome! First and foremost, congratulations on the release of your Tule debut, Panic in the Panhandle! I know that I'm excited about your release day, so let's jump right in, shall we? 1. Tell us about a moment when you were scared while writing your...
Rural Riddles: Look What We Found in the Pumpkin Patch!
Fall and Halloween go hand in hand, but at Tule Mystery, we believe this duo works better as atrio. That’s why we add readers to the mix, too! So bring out your pumpkins, your colored leaves, your ghosts, your costumes, your hot ciderand s’mores to celebrate September...
What Situation Turns You Into the Biggest Scaredy-Cat?
We asked our cozy authors what made them tuck tail and run, and their answers might surprise you. From heights, to bugs, to footsteps in the dark, let's find out which author you just might share a fear with. Happy Summerween! Jody Holford “I don't like having people...
Who Is Your NCIS Bestie?
Even occasional television viewers have caught an episode or two of NCIS since it began airingin 2003. Yep, that’s 21 years of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service digging into criminalcases and bringing the bad guys to justice. So if you love these characters,...
What If… The Making of a Debut Wedding Bell Mysteries Character and the Inspiration For Gracewood Hall
As I was plotting MAID OF DISHONOR, Maddie Bell’s mother/Jenna Bell’s grandmother, Gloria “Gigi” Phillips burst onto the scene and jumped into the plot of MAID OF DISHONOR. During the first three books, Gigi lived in California and didn’t appear on the page, but after...
Four Mysteries to Stuff in Your Back-to-School Backpack
Tis the season for No. 2 pencils, notebooks, crayons, and glue sticks, hopefully all at great prices as you raid the big box stores for deals. But why do students get all the fun? Those of us who have long left school buses in our dust still deserve a...
Q&A with J.C Kenney!
You've created three successful mystery series: The Allie Cobb Mysteries, The Darcy Gaughan Mysteries, and The Elmo Simpson Mysteries. What inspired you to create these diverse characters and their unique worlds? Allie came about when my literary agent challenged me...