Awards & Editorial Reviews

2026 Eric Hoffer Book Awards
🏆 — Best Commercial Fiction
🏆 — First Horizon Award for Superior Debut Fiction
Grand Prize Shortlist

Editorial Reviews

Kirkus Reviews — Get It!

✨ A cozy mystery series kicks off with heaping helpings of small-town charm.”

✨ 15, 2026 issue of Kirkus Reviews.

✨ Come for the charming protagonist; stay for her equally endearing small town.”

BookLife Prize

✨ “McQ delivers a promising series opener anchored by a distinctive heroine and a richly realized setting.”

✨ “A spirited and touching second Sashé Boudreaux mystery” that “tethers small-town sleuthing to a sprawling Cold War conspiracy.”“Sashé’s dedication will entangle her in a deadly web of espionage and international intrigue.”

✨ “The vibrant, bustling, and affectionate life of Cypress Grove sets this story apart.”

✨ “Sashé remains a delightfully memorable lead—vain, generous, observant, stubborn, and funny in equal measure.”

✨ An unexpectedly touching tale about forgotten lives and buried histories willing themselves to remembrance and reunion.”

Reedsy Discovery — ★★★★ Loved It

✨ “Sashé Boudreaux is bold, witty, and someone you'd want to enjoy a sweet tea with.”

✨ “Sashé Boudreaux Mysteries is a prime example of beautiful prose.”