KARMA'S A KILLER by Tracy Weber_Tour

Review: KARMA' S A KILLER by Tracy Mitchell

I really enjoyed reading KARMA' S A KILLER. It's a little deeper than many cozies, relying as it does on a foundation of yoga and yogic principles and literature. This made it extra interesting for me, as did the protagonist, Kate, who has strongly-founded psychological issues (with good reason). Neither character or author is shy about revealing these issues, and I experienced more empathy with the protagonist because of it. I definitely plan to read the earlier books in the series too.

Then there's the other excellent theme, for me, and that's animals. Kate is owned by a rescue dog with health and emotional issues. She encounters a feisty elder who runs a wildlife rehabilitation. There are also a couple of dog rescue operations (and cats). Kate owns a yoga studio; her boyfriend owns a pet store. It all makes for an intriguing mixture of input, including several sub-themes which I don't wish to spoil for future readers. It's all good.

Karma’s A Killer
by Tracy Weber

An interesting combination of yoga, relationship issues and meshing lifestyles, animal rescue drama and conflicting values.
~Laura’s Interests

Karma’s a Killer
(A Downward Dog Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Midnight Ink (January 8, 2016)
Paperback: 288 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0738742106

Synopsis

When Seattle yoga teacher Kate Davidson agrees to teach doga (yoga for dogs) at a fundraiser for a local animal rescue, she believes the only damage will be to her reputation. But a few downward-facing dogs are the least of Kate’s problems when an animal rights protest at the event leads to a suspicious fire and a drowning.

The police arrest a woman claiming to be Kate’s estranged mother and charge her with murder. To prove her innocence, Kate, boyfriend Michael, and German shepherd sidekick Bella dive deeply into the worlds of animal activism, organizational politics, and the dangerous obsessions that drive them. All while discovering that when it comes to murder, there’s no place like hOMe.

About The Author

Tracy Weber is the author of the award-winning Downward Dog Mysteries series featuring yoga teacher Kate Davidson and her feisty German shepherd, Bella. Tracy loves sharing her passion for yoga and animals in any form possible. Her first book, Murder Strikes a Pose won the Maxwell Award for Fiction and is a 2015 Agatha award nominee for Best First Novel.

Tracy and her husband live in Seattle with their challenging yet amazing German shepherd Tasha. When she’s not writing, Tracy spends her time teaching yoga, walking Tasha, and sipping Blackthorn cider at her favorite ale house.

 Author Links

http://tracyweberauthor.com/

http://www.wholelifeyoga.com/blog/

https://www.facebook.com/tracywe

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7148442.Tracy_Weber

https://twitter.com/TracyWeberTypes

Purchase Links
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Tour Participants

January 8 – Musings and Ramblings – Guest Post

January 9 – Laura’s Interests – Review

January 10 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy,  &, Sissy, Too ! – Spotlight

January 11 – Mallory Heart Reviews – Review

January 12 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – Review

January 13 – A Blue Million Books – Interview

January 14 – fundinmental – Spotlight

January 15 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Review, Guest Post

January 16 – Back Porchervations – Review

January 17 – Shelley’s Book Case – Review

January 18 – Cassidy Salem Reads & Writes – Review

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MURDER MOST MALICIOUS by Alyssa Maxwell_Tour

                                                                 Murder Most Malicious

by Alyssa Maxwell

I love the world Alyssa Maxwell creates for us in Murder Most Malicious.
~Back Porchervations

This book has a bit of the Downton Abbey feel to it…
~A Chick Who Reads

The story itself is created with immense precision and flowed so perfectly.
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

Maxwell is able to combine historical fact with interesting characters to create a captivating mystery in Murder Most Malicious.
~Cozy Up With Kathy

Murder Most Malicious
(A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery Book 1)
New Series
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Kensington (December 29, 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-1617738302
E-Book ASIN: B00VQFKHPQ

Synopsis

In post–World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady’s maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk to apprehend a vicious killer…
 
December 1918: As a difficult year draws to a close, there is much to celebrate for nineteen-year-old Phoebe Renshaw and her three siblings at their beloved family estate of Foxwood Hall. The dreadful war is finally over; eldest daughter Julia’s engagement to their houseguest, the Marquis of Allerton, appears imminent; and all have gathered to enjoy peace on earth, good will toward men.

But the peace of Foxwood Hall is shattered on the morning of Boxing Day, when the Marquis goes missing. Not entirely missing, however, as macabre evidence of foul play turns up in gift boxes given to lady’s maid Eva Huntford and a handful of others. Having overheard her sister and the Marquis in a heated exchange the night before, Lady Phoebe takes a personal interest in solving the mystery.

As the local constable suspects a footman at Foxwood Hall, Phoebe and Eva follow the clues to a different conclusion. But both young women will need to think outside the box to wrap up this case—before a cornered killer lashes out with ill will toward them…

About The Author

 Alyssa Maxwell has worked in publishing as an assistant editor and a ghost writer, but knew from an early age that being a novelist was what she wanted most. Growing up in New England and traveling to Great Britain fueled a passion for history, while a love of puzzles of all kinds drew her to the mystery genre. She lives in South Florida in the current year, but confesses to spending most of her time in the Victorian, Edwardian, and post WWI eras. In addition to fantasizing about wearing Worth gowns while strolling manor house gardens, she loves to watch BBC and other period productions and sip tea in the afternoons.

Author Links

Webpage – www.alyssamaxwell.com

Twitter – @Alyssa__Maxwell

GoodReads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7163135.Alyssa_Maxwell

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AlyssaMaxwellauthor/

Purchase Links

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Malicious-Ladys-Mystery/dp/1617738301/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446575133&sr=8-1&keywords=Murder+Most+Malicious

Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25387762-murder-most-malicious

B&N – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-most-malicious-alyssa-maxwell/1121697428?ean=9781617738302

IndieBound – http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781617738302

 

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Review: MURDER MOST MALICIOUS by Alyssa Maxwell 

(A Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery Book 1)

MURDER MOST MALICIOUS is an enterprising historical cozy mystery, set in rural England in December 1918, the first peacetime Christmas for Western Europe since the First World War. Life at Foxwood has somewhat settled, until Christmas night, when nineteen-year-old Lady Phoebe overhears, then interrupts, a nasty and uncivil argument between her sister, Lady Julia, and the generally expected fiance to be, Lord Allerton.  Next morning, Boxing Day holiday,  he is nowhere to be found; until the family servants, and a few village shopkeepers, open their presents from the manor house, only to discover "gifts" they neither expected nor wished. A nefarious and clever killer is at large, and independent-thinking Lady Phoebe bends her keen intellect to discovery.