Praise for Barbara Ross and the Maine Clambake Mystery Series
 
“Along the rocky coastline and pine forests of Maine’s landscape, a particular literary species thrives — the cozy mystery…Examples include (but aren’t limited to!) Lea Wait’s Mainely Needlepoint series and Barbara Ross’s Maine Clambake mysteries.” —The New York Times
 
“Small town Maine makes the perfect setting for cozy murder mysteries.” —The Portland Press Herald

“Proof that even the underemployed can get the cozy sleuth itch.” —Kirkus Reviews on Muddled Through

“I honestly don’t know how Barbara Ross does it, writing such a terrific cozy culinary mystery series filled with consistently intriguing puzzles and fresh social dynamics for our heroine, Julia Snowden, to navigate as she solves crimes while trying to run her businesses.” —Criminal Element on Shucked Apart

"Shucked Apart is an intelligent, well-plotted page-turner with likable characters and a doozy of an ending. As an added bonus, it’s also a lesson in oyster farming . . . Highly recommended." —Suspense Magazine on Shucked Apart

“Sure to appeal to readers who treasure the Maine coast, Ross’s latest continues the lives and minor dramas of her fictionalized version of Boothbay Harbor with amiable characters.” —Kirkus Reviews on Steamed Open
 
“The beautiful landscape of coastal Maine adds local color to two intriguing mysteries.” —Kirkus Reviews on Sealed Off
 
“A seamless blend of secrets into a page-turner any mystery fan will love.” —Suspense Magazine on Sealed Off
 
“Barbara Ross is my favorite culinary cozy author and for good reason; her plots are engrossing and topical, her characters have both smarts and heart, and her books are always a terrific read.” —Criminal Element on Sealed Off
 
“Each one is even better than the previous.” —Suspense Magazine on Steamed Open