The "L" list of mystery authors, with their books in chronological order, offers a wide array of titles. Janet Laurence's series features a caterer and some rather interesting book titles... "Death at the Table," "Diet for Death," and "A Tasty Way to Die" are three examples of book titles that use the character's profession in a playful manner.

And, who could resist author Cecille Lamalle's  French restaurant owned by Charly Poisson? Charly's last name (minus an "s)) doesn't say much for the food... unless of course, the restaurant serves French fish!

M. D. Lake   Series featuring a campus policewoman in Minnesota... Lake (a pseudonym) is a professor of literature at (where else!) the University of Minnesota and used to be a columnist for the Minnesota Daily.

Rita Lakin    You may not know it, but you have probably seen a whole lot of Rita Lakin's work. She has worked in Los Angeles as writer, producer, and editor for shows like Peyton Place, Dynasty, Mod Squad, and even Dr. Kildare. She has also created her own shows (Flamingo Road and The Rookies, to name two), as well as written movies of the week and miniseries. I could go on and on about Lakin, but why don't you just take a look at her mysteries!

Cecille Lamalle   Culinary Mystery series...

John J. Lamb   As an ex-California policeman, Lamb draws on his life's experiences to write this cozy mystery series. Lamb and his wife (a retired crime analyst/fingerprint expert) collect teddy bears (+/- 600!)... he also uses his post-policeman interests to write the Bear Collector Mystery Series.

Graham Landrum   Landrum's cozy mystery series revolves around Harriet Bushrow, a "mature" sleuth who solves mysteries with the help of her DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) cohorts.

Vicki Lane   Lane is an ex-teacher who writes a mystery series that features a sleuth who owns a flower/herb farm in North Carolina. She has also co-authored a few books on quilting!

Jane Langton   Langton writes the Homer Kelly Mystery Series which is about an 1800s Harvard professor sleuth...

Virginia Lanier   Lanier's husband dared her to write a book, and thus began her series about a Bloodhound trainer/tracker sleuth...

Vincent Lardo  He continued the Archy McNally novels after the death of the  creator, Lawrence Sanders.  There are seven previous McNally books.

Emma Lathen    aka R. B. Dominic…… I have not read any of Emma Lathen’s books, but a Cozy Mystery website viewer suggested that her novels would make fine additions to this site.

Janet Laurence   You can choose from her series... a caterer or a 1700s Italian painter, both set in England...

Victoria Laurie   Laurie is a professional psychic who writes a series about a professional psychic.

Joyce & Jim Lavene   The Lavenes have three cozy mystery series: the Sheriff Sharyn Howard series, a garden mystery series, and a new series involving stock car racing.

Hilda Lawrence    I have not read any of Lawrence’s novels, but a very avid reader of Cozy Mysteries suggested that I try them. Lawrence was described to me as an author of mysteries that would be categorized as “classics.”

Margaret Lawrence   Lawrence's series featuring Hannah Trevor is the only midwife-based series I know of... yet! Set in post Revolutionary War times...

Martha C. Lawrence    Lawrence's first novel (featuring her psychic private investigator) was nominated for three of the top mystery awards... the Agatha, the Anthony, and the Edgar.

John le Carré   Not Cozy... Does the name "George Smiley" sound familiar? He "came in from the cold," but only if he was a

spy!

Suzann Ledbetter    Ledbetter's cozy series features a manager of a posh retirement community. Ledbetter also has written some interesting non-fiction books, stand-alone mysteries, humorous books, and several books that take place during the 1880s gold rush.

Henry Cecil Leon     aka Henry Cecil... I have not read any of Leon’s novels, but they were recommended to me by a Cozy Mystery reader, who assured me that they are well-worth reading. After hearing how much she liked his mysteries, and after researching him for this site, I have decided that I will be reading his books very soon. He was a British judge who honed his story telling skills while in the military.

Laura Levine   Levine writes the Jaine Austen Mystery Series. She is also a sitcom writer with such credits as The Bob Newhart Show, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Jeffersons, and Laverne and Shirley.

Sherry Lewis   Lewis writes the Senior Sleuth Fred Vickery Mystery Series which features a retiree who enjoys sleuthing...

Kathryn Lilley   Lilley has just started her Fat City Mystery Series. Her main character seems to have the same battles going on (with the bulge) that a lot of the rest of us do. Of course, as a TV journalist, her main character's livelihood depends on looking fit for the camera... which sometimes necessitates a whole lot of diet and exercise help!

Hailey Lind   Lind, an artist, enjoys aging her paintings. It was this that started her thinking about writing a series about an artist who started out as an art forger, and then became an art expert/amateur sleuth.

N. J. Lindquist    Lindquist is an ex-teacher who writes a series set in Toronto. As an avid baseball fan, her second novel of the series (Glitter of Diamonds) is set in the world of baseball...

Elizabeth Linington  aka Leslie Egan, Dell Shannon, & Anne Blaisdell...  A lot of series for a lot of pseudonyms!

Gillian Linscott    Suffragette mystery series and a series about a trainer.... both set in Great Britain...

Laura Lippman   Ex-journalist Lippman writes the Tess Monaghan series...

Georgette Livingston   Livingston’s series is set in Nebraska, and the main character is Jennifer Gray, a veterinarian.

Richard & Frances Lockridge     A very successful husband and wife writing team...

Anne Logan   aka Barbara Colley... Colley pens a series about a maid in New Orleans. She also has written several romance novels.

Jess Lourey    When not writing her Murder by Month Mystery series, Lourey spends her time teaching Sociology and Creative Writing at the college level.

Sheila Lowe   Lowe just debuted the Forensic Handwriting Mystery Series in 2007. Lowe has a Bachelor's in Psychology which she followed up with her certification in Handwriting Analyses. She is a qualified handwriting expert for the California Court system, and uses her expertise in her mystery series.

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