Comments on: A Blast from the Past: Four New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Book Site… Torrey Chanslor, Margaret Erskine, Phoebe Atwood Taylor, and Josephine Tey http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books and DVDs Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:27:24 -0600 hourly 1 By: Edie Dykeman http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-24026 Edie Dykeman Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-24026 Danna, I went back a ways in your blog to see if you had mentioned this author and her new series and didn't see her name, so I will leave it here. I just finished reading/reviewing Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain. She has subtitled it a Maternal Instincts Mystery - about a new mom who becomes a sleuth so that she doesn't have to go back to the corporate world and leave her new daughter at home. Pretty interesting debut novel. Danna,

I went back a ways in your blog to see if you had mentioned this author and her new series and didn't see her name, so I will leave it here.

I just finished reading/reviewing Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain. She has subtitled it a Maternal Instincts Mystery – about a new mom who becomes a sleuth so that she doesn't have to go back to the corporate world and leave her new daughter at home. Pretty interesting debut novel.

]]> By: Anne http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23992 Anne Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:53:01 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23992 You are in for a treat...the Beagle Sisters are grand fun and the Guernsey book is done in letters which makes it very personal. It took me two weeks to put the book on the "read" shelf after I read it. It needed to be savored a while longer. Thank you for the sympathy...I like more now but still do not like losing my husband... Now I have Netflix to provide me with Mapp and Lucia...looking forward to the next installment. You are in for a treat…the Beagle Sisters are grand fun and the Guernsey book is done in letters which makes it very personal. It took me two weeks to put the book on the "read" shelf after I read it. It needed to be savored a while longer.

Thank you for the sympathy…I like more now but still do not like losing my husband…

Now I have Netflix to provide me with Mapp and Lucia…looking forward to the next installment.

]]> By: Danna - cozy mystery list http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23990 Danna - cozy mystery list Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:45:52 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23990 Thank you, Anne, for telling us about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Definitely a book to check out... I'm sorry to hear about your husband. But I'm glad to hear that you are no longer feeling "I liked little..." >>> I can only imagine how difficult it is to lose a husband. Years ago, Masterpiece Theatre (before it became Masterpiece Mystery!, Masterpiece Classics, and Masterpiece Contemporary) showed the first series of E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia... which led me to track down the books. (That was before the internet made it so easy to find the books, so it took me a while!) But eventually I was able to acquire the books and read my way through what I consider my very favorite book series of all time. (They may not be mysteries, but they are so rich in three-dimensional characters and mini subplots!) I'm also glad you mentioned Torrey Chanslor's Beagle Sisters mystery books. They were recommended by a site reader, so I haven't read either of the books yet. I wish there were more than just the two! Thank you, Anne, for telling us about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Definitely a book to check out…

I'm sorry to hear about your husband. But I'm glad to hear that you are no longer feeling "I liked little…" >>> I can only imagine how difficult it is to lose a husband.

Years ago, Masterpiece Theatre (before it became Masterpiece Mystery!, Masterpiece Classics, and Masterpiece Contemporary) showed the first series of E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia… which led me to track down the books. (That was before the internet made it so easy to find the books, so it took me a while!) But eventually I was able to acquire the books and read my way through what I consider my very favorite book series of all time. (They may not be mysteries, but they are so rich in three-dimensional characters and mini subplots!)

I'm also glad you mentioned Torrey Chanslor's Beagle Sisters mystery books. They were recommended by a site reader, so I haven't read either of the books yet. I wish there were more than just the two!

]]> By: Anne http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23983 Anne Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:32:05 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23983 Based on your recommendation I gave Mapp and Lucia dvd another try. I had watched it the year after my husband passed away and didn't like it...it must have been my mood. I liked little that first year! But tonight I found the dvd delightful. I can't wait to finish all the dvds and begin the books. Also based on this blog I bought Torrey Chanselor's Our First Murder. It has started out wonderfully. So I thank you for both. To repay the kindness I will recommend a book to you and everyone who is interested. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I would say it has enough mystery and definitely cozy. It was charming. Hope you enjoy it. All the best. Based on your recommendation I gave Mapp and Lucia dvd another try. I had watched it the year after my husband passed away and didn't like it…it must have been my mood. I liked little that first year! But tonight I found the dvd delightful. I can't wait to finish all the dvds and begin the books. Also based on this blog I bought Torrey Chanselor's Our First Murder. It has started out wonderfully. So I thank you for both. To repay the kindness I will recommend a book to you and everyone who is interested. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I would say it has enough mystery and definitely cozy. It was charming. Hope you enjoy it.
All the best.

]]> By: Danna - cozy mystery list http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23962 Danna - cozy mystery list Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:36:42 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23962 Thanks, Barbara. It's always nice to hear about new Cozy mystery book authors who can be added to the site... And from what I have found, Michael Stanley is indeed authorS: Michael Sears & Stanley Trollip... Thanks, Barbara. It's always nice to hear about new Cozy mystery book authors who can be added to the site… And from what I have found, Michael Stanley is indeed authorS: Michael Sears & Stanley Trollip…

]]> By: Barbara http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23957 Barbara Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:42:50 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23957 Hi, Great site and list of authors! I'll definitely return... I did a quick search on your site and don't see a reference to the Detective Kubu books by Michael Stanley. (Hope I didn't miss it!) The first one, "A Carrion Death" came out last year and was named one of the 10 best crime novels of 2008 by the LA Times. I like the second book, "The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu" which came out in June. Detective Kubu is based in Botswana and the books give a nice insight into African culture, setting, and local issues from different perspectives. Detective Bengu, nicknamed Kubu, is a delightful character with a penchant for fine wine, food, and opera. Kubu is the Setswana word for hippopotamus. Oh....Did I say Kubu likes to eat! I think Michael Stanley would be a nice addition to your list of mystery writers! Hi,

Great site and list of authors! I'll definitely return…

I did a quick search on your site and don't see a reference to the Detective Kubu books by Michael Stanley. (Hope I didn't miss it!)

The first one, "A Carrion Death" came out last year and was named one of the 10 best crime novels of 2008 by the LA Times. I like the second book, "The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu" which came out in June.

Detective Kubu is based in Botswana and the books give a nice insight into African culture, setting, and local issues from different perspectives. Detective Bengu, nicknamed Kubu, is a delightful character with a penchant for fine wine, food, and opera. Kubu is the Setswana word for hippopotamus. Oh….Did I say Kubu likes to eat!

I think Michael Stanley would be a nice addition to your list of mystery writers!

]]> By: Danna - cozy mystery list http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23900 Danna - cozy mystery list Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:53:12 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23900 Regina, I will add Cape Cod to the above entry. It's always a nice thing to loan books out... but in a lot of the cases, the people borrowing them think of them as gifts >>> of the permanent nature, not temporary! Regina,

I will add Cape Cod to the above entry.

It's always a nice thing to loan books out… but in a lot of the cases, the people borrowing them think of them as gifts >>> of the permanent nature, not temporary!

]]> By: Regina http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23893 Regina Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:52:01 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23893 Asey Mayo of Taylor's books lives on Cape Cod, but sometimes does business in Boston. I owned all of her books but loaned them out . I now regret it!!!!! Asey Mayo of Taylor's books lives on Cape Cod, but sometimes does business in Boston. I owned all of her books but loaned them out . I now regret it!!!!!

]]> By: Danna - cozy mystery list http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23882 Danna - cozy mystery list Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:02:11 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23882 Hi Anne, I know exactly what you mean: I am constantly commenting to my dog AND I have found some new authors (from site readers' recommendations) who I have added to my list of authors to follow, and at the same time, I have found authors who haven't "made the cut." Thanks for writing... I always enjoy hearing positive feed-back! Hi Anne,
I know exactly what you mean: I am constantly commenting to my dog AND I have found some new authors (from site readers' recommendations) who I have added to my list of authors to follow, and at the same time, I have found authors who haven't "made the cut."

Thanks for writing… I always enjoy hearing positive feed-back!

]]> By: Anne http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/a-blast-from-the-past-four-new-authors-to-the-cozy-mystery-book-site-torrey-chanslor-margaret-erskine-phoebe-atwood-taylor-and-josephine-tey.html/comment-page-1#comment-23879 Anne Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:36:01 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/?p=2246#comment-23879 Whatever the reason you began this site I am totally and completely grateful that you did. I have, so far, been a lurker with no comment even though I have made a few to my cat while reading your blog. I have discovered quite a few new cozy writers on this site. Some I have enjoyed and added to my own list and some have not made the cut but all have been new and otherwise known. So thank you...job well done. Whatever the reason you began this site I am totally and completely grateful that you did. I have, so far, been a lurker with no comment even though I have made a few to my cat while reading your blog. I have discovered quite a few new cozy writers on this site. Some I have enjoyed and added to my own list and some have not made the cut but all have been new and otherwise known. So thank you…job well done.

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