It's official! The PICKING UP THE PIECES launch will be August 12th at @interabangbooks! Visit the Interabang website to preorder! #cozymysteries #cosymystery #cozymysteryauthor #JigsawPuzzles #PuzzleLovers #whidbeyisland #dallasliterary #interabangbooks

Reminder for reviewers, book buyers and librarians. PICKING UP THE PIECES, a Jigsaw Puzzle Mystery is available on NetGalley for review. #cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #jigsawpuzzles #booksky #puzzlemystery #cozy #bookreview

This is it! The last day to enter for the PICKING UP THE PIECES, A JIGSAW PUZZLE MYSTERY Goodreads Giveaway! Thank you to everyone who's entered. Best of luck! @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social #cozymystery #cozymysteries #PuzzleFanatic #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland #puzzlecommunity

3 more days!

I just finished the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) @briantracey.bsky.social's forthcoming Picking Up the Pieces (Crooked Lane 8/25/2025). It's a delightful cozy in the Pacific Northwest surrounding the world of puzzles.

Now through March 16th, Goodreads will be giving away 5 physical copies of PICKING UP THE PIECES, A JIGSAW PUZZLE MYSTERY. Open to any Goodreads member in the US. goodreads.com/giveaway/enter…#cozymysteryr#cozymysteriese#PuzzleFanatici#jigsawpuzzlese#whidbeyislandn#puzzlecommunityty

Grateful for the early Picking Up the Pieces reader reviews! Click link to find your favorite place to preorder! “A great choice for both cozy fans and readers of other mysteries, and of course puzzle lovers.” — First Clue Reviews #cozymystery #cozymysteries #jigsawpuzzles tinyurl.com/2274479v

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Picking Up the Pieces is available for preorder! Click link for purchase options. It's also available for review from NetGalley tiny.cc/4pe9001 #cozymystery #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland #mysteries #puzzles #cozymysteries

PRE-ORDER SALE! Today through Friday (2/5-2/7), Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members can Pre-Order, Picking Up the Pieces for 25% off! This applies to original hardcover, paperback publications, audiobooks and eBooks! Code is PREORDER25 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/64794ba5

So happy to share this cover with the world. PICKING UP THE PIECES is available for review from NetGalley. Thank you @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social for such a beautiful design! @jeffayersauthor.bsky.social #cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #jigsawpuzzles

This was very, very good. Both times.

A Texas-sized Christmas decoration throw down.

The Christmas trees are up! Full disclosure: one of them never came down. Happy Thanksgiving! #cozymystery #cozymysterywriter #jigsawpuzzle #thrillerwriter #holidayconfusion

Speaking of preorders, soon there will be a cozy mystery that takes place on Whidbey Island with puzzles and murder, water and trees. Maybe a little mist. And even some Pacific Northwest driftwood to calm the mayhem. (H/T @leslielutzwrites.bsky.social) #cozymystery #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland

Here's a heads up that COLD BURN, A National Parks Thriller by A.J. Landau (Jeff Ayers @jeffayersauthor.bsky.social and Jon Land) is available for Pre-Order. www.amazon.com/Cold-Burn-Na... #cozymysterywriter #cozymysteries #thrillerwriter #nationalparks

Love this book. Spooky and scary with great characters. Creepy hotel. Creepier safe. Definitely give it a read. #yahorror #yathriller

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First post! Why not start with the best news? PICKING UP THE PIECES, written by yours truly and Jeff Ayers as JB Abbott, will be published by @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social in the Fall of 2025. #cozymystery #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland