Lella York, the self-proclaimed queen of passive-aggressive behavior. [Lella’s perceptive view of herself]

I have lived one step away from losing my mind for years. I am quick and accurate in spotting unstable streaks in others.

If you’ve got a cozy mystery, and a dog is introduced, readers’ first question is, ‘Does the dog die?’ They never ask about a cat. They know that the first rule of cozies is: The...

It’s true that I’m not cozy. I’m more reserved.

The good characters in my book are loosely based on folks I know. All the bad stuff is made up.

I’m growing nosier by the second about the circumstances surrounding Anna’s murder,” she said.

She’d have to treat the interview more like risotto than instant rice, adding ingredients gradually while stirring gently.

Sheriff Fox was running his fingers through his thin hair. In a few short years, he’d look bald as a peeled apple. The Snoop sisters and their sidekick, the town’s bag lady no less, had...

Father and Ivy used to go off on their excursions, never knowing that I was relieved when they were gone. That I’d wear my nightgowns all day and read from dawn till dusk.

Petey Samson gave the ladies an over-the-shoulder glance. He realized no doggie treat was forthcoming, even from Isabel who was usually the soft mark to hit up. He scratched his front claws to re-attack the...

i want to stay curled and cosiedand chocolated….foreverin my mother’s arms.

Oh please tell me we’re not doing the Poirot thing again — the suspects in the library with the candlestick or whatever’.Max looked at him [DCI Cotton]. ‘Fruitcake in this case. And what would you...

You know, when the list of people who have a really good reason to want you dead covers more than two sheets of paper, you might want to start rethinking your life choices.

Just because the restaurant had Dynamite Shrimp on the menu, was that any reason for the place to blow up? (re April 15 release, Killer Kitchens

And you were always nothing but slime, Henry Wallace. Fancy trash

You are a force to be remembered, Dacie Mae.

There’s nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book.

Mom, you know what? I just realized you have a knack for making people disappear. [Lella’s son catches on!]

I spent most summers in Italy as a child either in Tuscany or at the Amalfi coast.