SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY: Secrets Never Lie by Susan Boles

 

About Secrets Never Lie

 

Secrets Never Lie: Pickwick Bend Murder Club 

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Series: Pickwick Bend Murder Club #1

 Publisher‏: ‎Argent Ocean Publishing

Publication date: ‎August 25, 2026 

Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages Paperback ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0999386891 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0999386897 Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0999386880 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GSBRZR61 

In the quiet lakeside town of Pickwick Bend, Tennessee, a Memphis weekender is found dead inside her gated Magnolia Shores vacation home. At first, it looks like a tragedy best left to the authorities.

But what begins as curiosity for the local crime-loving book club turns dangerous when they discover what the victim was really doing in Pickwick Bend - digging into old deeds, buried bloodlines, and a secret that could cost a powerful family everything.

As gossip spreads and documents vanish, Shelby Rae, Trixie, Janelle and Curtis face escalating danger. A suspicious fire. Missing records. And a chilling attempt to silence one of them inside the one place she should be safe.

Now the Pickwick Bend Murder Club is racing to uncover the truth before someone closes ranks for good.

Because in a sleepy small town, secrets never lie.

About Susan Boles

USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Susan Boles writes novels that make each character vivid, while highlighting small-town southern communities where life may be slow but never boring. Whether the novel is a cozy mystery, romance, or romantic suspense, she brings real life to characters and towns alike.

Susan has received multiple awards for her Lily Gayle Lambert cozy mystery series, along with accolades for her romance and romantic suspense novels. When she isn't writing, Susan enjoys genealogy, reading, gardening, knitting, and crocheting (all the granny hobbies), which she squeezes in whenever possible. Susan, her husband, and their dog, Krissy, live in West Tennessee near the area where Susan's family settled in the early 1800s.

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Website: https://susanbolesbooks.com/ 

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS 

October 8 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW 

October 8 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 

October 9 – Jody's Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT October 9 – Christa Reads and Writes – REVIEW 

October 10 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 

October 11 – Baroness Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 

October 11 – Bea's Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT October 11 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read- SPOTLIGHT 

October 12 – deal sharing aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 

October 13 – Christy's Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST 

 October 13 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 

October 14 – Sarcastically Yours, Jen – SPOTLIGHT October 14 – @bibliophile_foodie - REVIEW 

October 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 

October 16 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT October 17 – Sarandipity's – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 

October 17 – Book HookUp – REVIEW 

October 18 – Romance Novel Giveaways – AUTHOR GUEST POST 

October 19 – Boys' Mom Reads! – REVIEW October 19 – Sarah Can't Stop Reading Books – REVIEW October 20 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST 

October 21 - Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

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Review & Giveaway: Fire at the Track by M.J. Evans

Series: A Harness Racing Mystery #1
Publisher: Dancing Horse Press
Source: Great Escapes Book Tours in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: April 21st, 2026
Buying Links: Amazon | 

Blurb from goodreads:

Twenty-eight horses. One deadly fire. A racetrack hiding secrets.

When a late night blaze destroys Barn 7 at Liberty Racetrack, killing twenty eight prized Standardbred horses, authorities rule it arson. Insurance investigator Callie Oaks knows the fire wasn’t random. Raised in the harness racing world, Callie goes undercover at the track, posing as an exercise driver to investigate suspicious insurance claims. As she digs into the tight knit backstretch community, she uncovers secrets worth killing for. From the author of “Silver Charm,” “The Sand Pounder,” “Pinto,” and “The Stallion and His Peculiar Boy.”

Someone set the fire. Someone profited. And when Callie gets too close to the truth, she becomes the next target.

Perfect for readers who love:

Horse racing mysteries

Arson investigations

Small-town crime fiction

Female amateur sleuth / insurance investigator thrillers

Suspense with authentic equestrian detail

Fire at the Track is a fast-paced mystery thriller packed with insider racing drama, financial deception, and high-stakes suspense.

At Liberty Racetrack, everyone has a secret. And one of them is a killer.

SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY: DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS by Nancy J. Cohen

                                                                                  

Welcome! Check out this newly released cozy mystery and enter to win a previous book in the series! I hope the weather is good where you. It's summer where I am and neither my allergies nor my asthma are happy about it. Get comfy, and enjoy!

RELEASE BLITZ: COLD HEAT by TONI ANDERSON

Blog Tour Review & A Giveaway: Holidays and Homicides - A Short Story Collection by Rosalie Spielman, Catherine Bruns, Gin Jones, Annie McEwen, Lena Gregory, Jennifer Fischetto, Anne Marie Stoddard, Kelly Rey, Misty Simon, Christine Knapp, Jamie L. Adams, Erica Wynters

Helo, and welcome! Pull up a drink and a seat and join me for a new cozy mystery Christmas anthology. I will be reviewing 3 stories but the book has 12 short stories for you to choose from. Being short stories, you can jump around and read whenever you have time and pick one that appeals to you. I'm reviewing Gossip, Guilt & Gingerbread: A Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries Short Story by Lena Gregory, whom I've read and reviewed before; It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Mischief: A Northwoods Mysteries prequel short story by Annie McEwen; and Nothing But Truffle: A Cookies & Chance Mysteries Short Story by Catherine Bruns.

EXCERPT with a Giveaway: Death by Mistake by Abigail Keam

Welcome to my stop on the tour for Death By Mistake: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery by Abigail Keams.  There's an excerpt for your reading pleasure, and a giveaway at the end. Let me know what you think of the excerpt, and thanks for visiting!

Funnily enough, as I was writing up this post I discovered I own the first book, but haven't read it yet, and have book four on my Goodreads wish list. 😁 

EXCERPT: The Perfect Housemate by Lorna Dounaeva

Review: The Sunshine Club by Dee MacDonald

Publisher: Bookouture
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: September 25th, 2023
Buying Links: Amazon USA* 
* affiliate link; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through this link.

Blurb from goodreads:

You’re never too old for an adventure…

Eve , Nessa and Molly are all in their seventies. Over the years, they’ve laughed and cried and they’ve been by each others’ sides as colleagues, flatmates and mothers. And they’ve grown old disgracefully together in their golden years…

But all good things must come to an end. As one of their trio takes her final journey, a very large glass is raised to fun, frolics and – most importantly – friendships.

Throwing their walking sticks into the wind, the glamorous grannies take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about the highlights of their shared decades – their lovely old London flat, that fateful trip to Italy and the many holidays they had together, brimming with sun, sand and sangria!

And as an old secret unravels, they learn that love, forgiveness and second chances are possible whatever age you are. And that laughter really is the best medicine…

A laugh-out-loud, inspiring and joyously uplifting novel about love, friendship and making the most of second chances! The perfect feel-good novel for fans of Cathy Hopkins, Dawn French and Judy Leigh.