{"quotes":[{"text":"The busy snoops like us can leave no stone unturned,' Alma said.","author":"Ed Lynskey","tags":["cozies","cozy","cozy-mysteries","cozy-mystery","humor","mysteries-cozy","romance","whodunit","women-sleuths"],"id":9997,"author_id":"Ed+Lynskey"},{"text":"Dean was about to dismiss me with a quick nod, but my name caught his attention. “Hey, you’re that Death Diva girl, right?”“’Fraid so.”“Huh.” He studied me a moment as he extracted a lighter and pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket. I studied him back. Dean’s head bore the aftermath of what had to be the world’s worst hair transplant. Reddish brown crop rows marched back from a severe, slightly lopsided hairline. The whole mess had been meticulously blow-dried and sprayed in a swept-back style more appropriate to the 1980s.He tapped out a cigarette. “You make money doing that?”“Why, yes I do,” I said. “That’s kind of the point of it.” That’s the number-one question I get asked.“What’s the weirdest thing you’ve done, eh?” The number-two question, right on schedule.","author":"Pamela Burford","tags":["bad-hair","cozy-mystery","death-diva","mystery"],"id":16479,"author_id":"Pamela+Burford"},{"text":"Mr Benz, the parapet of an Italian bridge doesn’t look like the proper place for you,” said Chase.","author":"Stefania Mattana","tags":["british-detectives","cozy-mystery","crime","italy","mystery","short-stories"],"id":16925,"author_id":"Stefania+Mattana"},{"text":"She was halfway through the revolving door when the thought hit her; she was the one who had seen Junior and Luther fighting before the banquet. She was the one had told Detective Sullivan. Overcome with guilt, she grabbed Ted’s arm and faced him.\t“It’s because of me,” she said. “Junior was arrested because of me!","author":"Leslie Meier","tags":["boston-newspaper-conference","cozy-mystery","murder","newspaper-reporter","small-town"],"id":26977,"author_id":"Leslie+Meier"},{"text":"She would've made an excellent pirate.","author":"Erica Ridley","tags":["cozy-mystery","ghosts","gothic-romance"],"id":47343,"author_id":"Erica+Ridley"},{"text":"Paoletta turned to him with a dark face.“You’d better watch out, Chase. He’s passed over to the evil side.","author":"Stefania Mattana","tags":["british-detectives","cozy-mystery","crime","italy","mystery","short-stories"],"id":57858,"author_id":"Stefania+Mattana"},{"text":"When men were ready to marry, look out. Their evolution busted out all over. They nabbed the closest female hanging out near their caves, anyone who looked like she would clean his wooly mammoth tunics down by the creek, keep his fires burning, bear his children, and tote his brood around on a fur-clad hip.--Ellie Overton.","author":"Gale Martin","tags":["comedy","cozy-mystery","mystery","romance"],"id":65710,"author_id":"Gale+Martin"},{"text":"A rush of cold air blew against his face as he left her bakery. While he walked, Kaden tried to convince himself the date wasn't a big deal, but it was. The nervous energy swirling in his stomach gave him away. He'd never been on a date. Ever. He had met his wife the day they were bonded. He wasn't even sure of the proper protocol for a human date. His brothers had one-night stands, not dates. There was no way he could ask them. They'd never let him live it down. Perhaps he could find the answer on Google?\tWith all he had learned since his arrival, he was confident he could figure this out. Besides, this was a date with Annabelle - the one human he had made a connection with. After everything they had been through, taking her out on a date should be easy. \tWhat could possibly go wrong?","author":"Stacey O'Neale","tags":["alien-romance","bakery-romance","cozy-mystery","paranormal-romance"],"id":67284,"author_id":"Stacey+O%27Neale"},{"text":"If I was going to spend the next day in jail for obstruction of justice, I'd better get a good nights sleep.","author":"Kathi Daley","tags":["animals","cozy-mystery","dogs","halloween","holidays","small-town"],"id":72916,"author_id":"Kathi+Daley"},{"text":"Quote is taken from Chapter 1:A decade ago when Isabel’s husband Max had died, they’d moved in together and merged their possessions. Neither sister brought any fussy teapots, canaries, sachets, or doilies, but lots of other stuff had to either stay or go. Looking at the lime green gave Alma the willies. Her suggestion to slipcover it in a more subdued color had garnered Isabel’s frosty stare, and Alma had dropped the matter.","author":"Ed Lynskey","tags":["cats","cozies","cozy","cozy-mysteries","cozy-mystery","humor","mysteries-cozy","romance","whodunit","women-sleuths"],"id":73746,"author_id":"Ed+Lynskey"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":60,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}