This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

I really enjoyed this one. It was hard to put down. It kept me wanting more. The characters are amazing! And I love the title and the story line. Such an amazing book!

I really enjoy the look at a year in the life of Mira. Each month brings a different mystery for her to solve. It is an interesting way to develop a character.

I always enjoy stepping back into Battle Lake and hanging out with Mira and Mrs Berns, and co. and ‘January Thaw’ is no exception.
This time, Mira’s uncanny ability to stumble across a dead body, leads her to finding the frozen, drowned corpse of a newcomer / passer-through in the town, Maurice – a man who had, just the night before, saved Mira and Mrs Berns from a mugging.
Buoyed by a sense of loyalty to the man who had helped her, Mira is keen to solve the mystery of how Maurice ended up under the ice.
At the same time, she is hired to track down the descendant of a local family, a seemingly innocuous task which ends up tying into the main mystery.
The book is full of its usual humorous moments and Mira’s struggles with life are always interesting. In this instance, she is sleeping under her bed due to the trauma experienced in the previous book. She’s also fretting over her relationship with Johnny, and trying to juggle all of her jobs.
The mystery is a little bit weak in this one, I won’t lie. Much like one or two of the earlier instalments – the villains are pretty clearly spelled out from early on, and it didn’t take a huge leap to figure out where all of the stories interconnected.
But, for my mind, the mystery in these books is almost secondary – the enjoyable thing about these books is catching up with the madcap characters, immersing yourself in the world that Lourey has built, and wondering exactly how close to death a skolleboller might take you…

My thanks to Thomas and Mercer, via NetGalley, for an eARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Always a fun time with Mira and Mrs. Berns. Living in Minnesota, it’s great understanding midwestern nuisances and culture. Mira is still recovering from her last adventure when she falls and finds a dead body frozen in ice. Mira is curious and wants to solve who in her small town would do this.
Overall a fun quick easy read. You get to know more about her and the people in her town. Not necessary to read the others to understand what is happening.

Set in the frigid heart of a Minnesota winter, the story follows Mira James—librarian, part-time reporter, and PI-in-training—who stumbles upon a frozen corpse beneath the ice during a skating outing. The victim? A mysterious drifter who’d just saved Mira and her best friend from a mugging the night before. As Mira digs into the man’s past, she uncovers a trail of secrets tied to a haunted Civil War museum, a long-buried tragedy, and a killer who may not be finished yet

Thank you to NetGalley and Midnight Ink for an ARC!

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this one in exchange for an honest review!

This book is part of a mystery series that follows a woman in a small town training to be a PI. She finds herself in a lot of funny situations and solving interesting cases.

I really enjoy these books! Mira is a funny character and she makes me laugh a lot. I love all of the other quirky characters as well.

I think the mystery was interesting and engaging as well. These also read super quick.

I would recommend this one and the whole series!

While I haven't read all the books in this fun series, and certainly not in order, what I've read have been great, quick moving cozy mysteries in an engaging voice. I know I've still got more in my TBR list, and I look forward to them.

In this book, Mira and Mrs. Berns are back home in Battle Lake and are attacked in an alley after a strange noise lures Mira to check it out. They avoid harm when the attackers are re-directed by another newcomer to town who has been hanging out in the library sometimes while Mira is at work there. Suspension of disbelief will serve readers well, as this sounds like a crime unlikely to occur in their exceptionally small town, but I digress.

When Mira recognizes their would-be rescuer the next day, it's unfortunately by finding the man - dead - under the ice while skating. Of course she now feels compelled to solve this heinous crime!

In Mira's world, weird things happen in multiples, so she soon finds herself trying to solve the murder of the victim she saw in the lake and chasing down a returned local for a local private investigator. Could the two be related? To wrap them up in just a few hours of reading, undoubtedly.

This was an intriguing story that earned 4 out of 5 stars. It would be recommended to those who enjoy midwest U.S. contemporary stories and small-town quirky mysteries.

This is the 9th entry in the Murder by Month Mystery series. This one read like a telenovela and I was here for it. This was charming and I loved the found family energy of Mrs. Berns and Mira as they expanded their friend circle. An enjoyable time.

First Jess Lourey book I’ve read and it was just what I needed! What a fun find! Light, fun, funny, clever. Likeable, believable characters I’d like to see more of. Well-written: good setting, good pace, good plot. Recommend!

I love a good cozy crime book as a palette cleanser between more serious reads and Jess Lourey's Murder by Month series always delivers on that. "January Thaw" is a fun ride and a solid mystery with all of the winter vibes and the banter between the characters is as delightful as ever!

This was such an adorable cozy. I just couldn't put it down. The characters are funny and sweet. I think my favorite character is Mrs. Berns. She's lovely. If you are looking for a quick and addictive read then this is the series for you.

Another successful book in this series. Jess really did a great job with these. I loved this entire series....i hope she does something similar to this again

Loving this series. If only there were more months in the year so we could keep visiting these characters and the author's wonderful writing.

One of my favorite crime fighting duo’s are back. Mira and Mrs. Berns! Mira stumbles across a dead body of a new library regular. Dead body, the police chief gets shot and new crime in town gets Mira’s senses tingling. This was another fun installment with mystery, laughs, and a little bit of romance. Looking forward to more Mira and Mrs Berns adventures!

*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

Full review to come on Goodreads and Amazon. Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for a review copy.

This series gets better with each book! This month Mira finds a body in a frozen lake. She really cannot escape them! It leads her to a very old mystery, which I enjoyed very much. I never thought I’d like the chief, but he’s growing on me. Once again, Mrs. Berns was my favorite part of the book, but I love Johnny too!

Thank you #NetGalley and #Thomas&Mercer publishing for the revised edition of this book.

And a thank you to Thomas & Mercer for re-releasing the series. I am loving it! I have one caveat. Don't call it a rom com. I know it's the trend now. But there has to be better genre mash up than rom com. Comystrom? Mystcomrom? Or how about Sassy Murder Mystery? The romance takes 2nd chair in this story and although the series was written about a decade ago, it's a great read for current times.

Our sassy sleuths have a bit a funk on all of them. Messy histories. A little bit of impertinent behavior. But a whole lot of love for all of their faults.

Mira, our main character, is now established in what was suppose to be her temporary home. That can be taken two ways. Established as in laying down roots with friends and a job or established as the finder of dead bodies. Both are proper descriptions of her current life. Death and crime solving has taken a toll on poor Mira. But she soldiers on and is pursing her Private Eye license and still getting mixed up in messy murders. With the cheeky Mrs. Berns in accompaniment, Mira has a new murder solve that will right a wrongful death in the present time, and a wrongful death from the civil war.

I love all the characters. The crazy predicaments they land themselves in. And yes, even the romance that does show up the story. It all blends well for a fast paced who done it with a modern real feel. Who wouldn't sleep under the bed after finding yet another dead body.

Pick up a Murder of the Month book and help break up the trendy rom coms or the common cozy mysteries you've been reading. And just remember, it's okay to laugh at murder. When it's fictitious.

Cozy cute mystery! Loved this one! Mira is growing! Love the evolution! Her amateur sleuthing has paid off into a real PI job! So freaking fun. Love the historic aspects!

This was my first read from Jess Lourey and I thoroughly enjoyed it! January Thaw is a great mystery novel with hints of romance for the winter. The plot was intriguing beyond finding someone murdered beneath ice. It was a quick read which was apparently just what I needed.