Kings River Life Magazine, a California online magazine created by local journalist and published mystery author Lorie Lewis Ham. Includes articles on entertainment, literature, food and pets that appeal to anyone no matter where they live. There is a very strong mystery section, Mysteryrat’s Maze and a growing fantasy/horror section as well that features not only reviews of all sorts and author interviews, but also short stories. 

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Here are links to reviews I’ve written for Mysteryrat’s Maze: 

Updated 3/28/2026

2026 Reviews:

3/28 A Honeymoon of Havoc: A Closed-Circle Travel Cozy Murder Mystery by Victoria Tait

3/21 Diversion By Cindy Goyette: 

3/21 Lucy Stone #31.6 – Easter Egg Murder Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis,Peggy Ehrhart

3/21 Deadly Ambitions: A Police Procedural Cozy Blend by Terry Odell

3/14 The Cat’s Eye Charm (Book 5) by Clea Simon

3/7 More Than You Know by Anne Canadeo

2/28 The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (Harriet Morrow Investigates, Book 2) by Rob Osler 

2/21 Teddy Bears and Ghostly Lairs by Heather Weidner 

2/14 Devil’s Gambit; A King’s Fool Mystery, Book 4 by Jeri Westerson

2/7 May Contain Murder by Orlando Murrin  (Kensington Title, Submit Review Online) 

1/31 Mayhem and Malice in Malta by Victoria Tait 

1/31 Gull and Bones by Sally Goldenbaum (Kensington Title, Submit Review Online) 

1/24  Poison and Prejudice by Daphne Silver

1/24 Favorite Books of 2025 for KRL Sarah Erwin

1/17 Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna (Kensington Title, Submit Review Online) 

1/10 The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by SJ Bennett 

1/3 The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum by Valerie Wilson Wesley  

2025 and Past Reviews:

1/17/25 Safe in Death: An Esther Hardy Victorian Mystery by S.K. Rizzolo

1/17/25 Tartan, Treasures and Trouble (Dotty Sayers, 12) by Victoria Tate

1/17/25 Favorite Books of 2024 

1/24/25 Happy Homicide by Jen Pitts 

1/24/25 Haunting and Homicide by Amber Camp

2/1/25 Chocolate Can Be Deadly by Kim Davis 

2/8/25 A Tisket a Tasket Not Another Casket (Mermaid Bay Book 3) by Heather Weidner

2/8/25 Loose Lips by Kemper Donovan 

2/15/25 Campus Sleuth Mysteries #1 Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert

2/15/25 Death By Trauma: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery by Abigail Keam

3/1/25 Inheritance and Intrigue in the Cotswolds by Victoria Tait (prequel to The Treasured Journey Mystery series)

3/8/25 Big Name Fan by Ruthie Knox & Annie Marie

3/8/25 A Side Dish of Death by T. C. LoTempio

3/22/25 No. 10 Doyers Street by Radha Vatsal 

3/29 Murder on the Steel Pier by Rosie Genova

3/39 Antiques and Adversity in the Azores (The Treasured Journey Mystery, book One) by Victoria Tait

4/5 Murder Strikes a Chord: A Pearly Girls Mystery by Heather Weidner

4/5 Cat Got Your Tongs by Victoria Hamilton

4/12 Written In Stone by Paige Shelton 

4/12 The Stuff of Mayhem by Kathleen Kalb 

4/19 Hound of the Bonnevilles: A Grace “the Hit Mom” Mystery by Nikki Knight 

4/19 The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli

5/3/25 Cheddar Luck Next Time by Beth Cato 

5/3/25 Alligators and Apparitions  (Witches of the French Quarter Series, Book 3) by Jen Pitts

5/10/25 #Throwback for Murder (Trending Topic Book 4) by Sarah Burr

5/10/25 A Fatal Waltz (Ella Shane Book 5) by Kathleen Kalb 

5/17/25 Hot Tango in Argentina by Nancy Nau Sullivan

5/17/25 The Silversmith’s Puzzle by Nev March  

5/24/25 An Auction of Secrets by Victoria Tait 

5/24/25 How to Have A Killer Time in DC by  Sam Lumley

5/31/25 “Put Another Crime in the Jukebox,” Sunny Side Up Mysteries book #2 by Misty Simon 

5/31/25 Grave Words (Deadly Deadlines Mystery #2) by Gerri Lewis 

6/7/25 Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman

6/7/25 Buried Seeds by Verónica Gutiérrez

6/14/25 Murder Under A Mystic Moon by Abigail Keam 

6/21/25 A Marvelous Murder by David S Pederson 

7/5/25  A Cyclist’s Guide to Villains & Vines by Ann Claire 

7/5/25 Death of the Hula Girl (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries book #25) by Catherine Bruns

7/5/25 The Ghost in the Closet by Nupur Tustin

7/12/25 Murder on the Books by T.C. LoTempio

7/12/25 The Misplaced Physician by Jeri Westerson

7/19/25 Into the Leopard’s Den A Bangalore Detectives Club Mystery by Harini Nagendra

7/19/25 A Wicket of Lies by Victoria Tait

7/26/25 Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes: A Mystery by Sandra Jackson-Opoku 

8/09/25 The Heir by Darcie Wilde

8/16/25 Just Another Dead Author by Katarina Bivald 

8/23/25 A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau

9/13/25 Mystique and Murder in Morocco (Treasured Journey Mystery Series, Book Two) by Victoria Tait

9/20/25 Death Whisk by Catherine Bruns 

9/20/25 Fatal Sign Off by Sarah Burr

9/27/25 Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen 

10/4 Essentials of Death by Kim Davis 

10/11 An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder

10/18 Death By Mistake: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery 22 by Abigail Keam 

10/23 Whiskey Business by Adrian Andover 

11/01 Murder Two Doors Down by Chuck Storla 

11/08 The Secrets of the Old Post Cemetery By Patricia Crisafulli

11/15 A Pantomime of Peril by Victoria Tait 

11/22 Claws for Concern” By Lesley A. Diehl

11/22 Death Comes to Jane Austen Town by Rosemary Stevens 

 12/6 Catering to the Dead by Kim Davis

12/13 The Black Wolf by Louise Penny 

12/20  Murder in Fifth Position (Book 5) Lori Robbins

12/27 Murder for Shore: Saltwater Bay Secrets Mystery Novella #1Beth Prentice, Aubrey Jackson

1/3/25 When the Carnival Came by Kathleen Bailey

1/3/25 Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin 

1/10/25 The Case of the Beguiling Brooch by Terry Ambrose

1/10/25 The Case of the Missing Maid by Osler 

1/10/25 Dominos, Danzon, and Death by Raquel Reyes

The Jig is Up by Lisa Q Mathews 

Echoes of Memory by Sara Driscoll

Quilty as Charged by Maggie Bailey 

Halloween Parade Peril by Victoria Tait

All God’s Sparrows and Other Stories by Leslie Budewitz

Murder Under a Cold Moon by Abigail Keam 

A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman 

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies Sunny Side Up Mysteries book #1 by Misty Simon

Study Guide for Murder by Lori Robbins 

The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner

The Grey Wolf Three Pines series #19 by Louise Penny 

A Holiday for Homicide Devon Delaney

Death by Jelly Beans by Holly Schwartz/Susie Black

Live, Local, and Long Dead by Kathleen Marple Kalb (Vermont Radio Mystery, Book 2) 

11/22/24 Deadlines and Valentines by Heather Weidner

11/22//24 The Courtesan’s Pirate by Nina Wachsman

11/29/24 Yuletide Market Murder by Victoria Tait

11/29/24 Planes, Candy Canes, and Hearses by Catherine Bruns

12/06/24 Hot Chocolate and A Festive Fatality (Waterwheel Cafe #6) by Victoria Tait

12/13/24 Mystery in Marseille: A Bite-Sized Art Heist Mystery by Nupur Tustin

12/20/24 A New Lease on Death (Supernatural Mysteries #1) by Olivia Blacke12/20/24 A Basket Case by Lesley A. Diehl

The Blasphemers by Annamaria Alfieri 

A Murder for the Sages by Amy Lillard  

Mint Tea and a Midsummer Murder by Victoria Tait 

Flying Off the Candle by Sarah Burr 

Bodice of Evidence (Magical Dressmaking Mysteries #7) by Melissa Bourbon

The Mummy of Mayfair (An Irregular Detective mystery Book 2) by Jeri Westerson 

Death in a Ghostly Hue by Susan Van Kirk

Bearer of Secrets: A Celine Skye Psychic Mystery by Nupur Tustin

Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket by Laura Levine 

Resurrection of the Roses:  A Stained Glass Mystery by Michele Drier

A Pose Before Dying by Alex Erickson 

The Clock Struck Murder (Lost in Paris #2) by Betty Webb

A Fatal Reception by Kathleen Kalb

Death By Betrayal: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery by Abigail Keam

Kill or Bee Killed by Jennie Marts

Red Beans and Rituals by Jen Pitts 

Chamomile Tea and A Copycat Crime by Victoria Tait  

A Nest of Vipers by Harini Nagendra 

Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith  

Clean Kill by Anne Laughlin

Death at the Spring Fling by Rosalie Spielman

The Honeymoon Homicides by Jeannette de Beauvoir

Patchwork Quilt Murder by Leslie Meier 

The Orphan by Sylvia Warsh

Magic Box Murder by JC Kenney

Suicide in Suffolk by D. Ayre

Daffodils and Deadly Deeds by Victoria Tait 

Deadly Adversaries (Mapleton Mystery) by Terry Odell

Cats, Carats and Killers (Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries Book 4) by T. C. LoTempio

Spirit Woman Legends and Lies by Elaine Faber

RHYTHM AND CLUES by Olivia Blacke 

A Body at the Dance Hall by Marty Wingate 

DM ME for Murder by Sarah Burr

Murder Under A Honey Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Mystery by Abigail Keam

The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan

Twinkle Twinkle Au Revoir (Mermaid Bay Book 2) by Heather Jan-Weidner

A Body on the Doorstep Marty Wingate (book 1) and A Body at the Seance Marty Wingate (book 2)

Theft in Sleepy Hollow by Nupur Tustin

The Courtesan’s Secret By Nina Wachsman

Darjeeling and A Deadly Disappearance  by Victoria Tait

Bake, Batter & Roll Cookies & Chance Mysteries book #13 by Catherine Bruns

Murder in Fourth Position by Lori Robbins

Christmas Lights and Cat Fights Jules Keene Glamping Mystery #3 by Heather Weidner

Murder, Mayhem and 4 of a Kind by Duffy Brown

Brush Up Murder by Sybil Johnson

Murder on Mistletoe Lane A Stella & Lyndy Mystery #5 by Clara McKenna

Syrup to No Good by Catherine Bruns

The Red Hot Blues Chanteuse by Ana Brazil

Holly, Baubles and Murder” by Victoria Tait

Spiked Punch by Lesley A. Diehl 

The Stuff of Murder by Kathleen Marple Kalb 

Vanilla Chai and A Vanishing Victim by Victoria Tait