Book Store Owner Mysteries (& Some Publishing Mysteries, TOO!)

Where would we (the readers of Cozy Mysteries) by without books stores or book publishers? My last blog was about our friends, the librarians. Today, my Cozy Mystery by Theme topic covers the realm of books, but not libraries…

Lorna Barrett:  The Haven't Got a Clue Mystery Series takes place  place in a bookstore of that same name…

Lawrence Block:  The Bernie Rhodenbarr Series features a book seller… 

Mary Daheim:  The Emma Lord Mystery Series features the owner/publisher of the local newspaper…

John Dunning:  The Cliff Janeway Series features a rare book expert…

Carolyn G. Hart:  The Death on Demand Mystery Bookstore is the hub of this series… 

Joan Hess:  Her Claire Malloy Series features a bookstore owner…

Julie Kaewert: Kaewert's Booklover's Series falls into the book publisher category perfectly…

Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle):  The Haunted Bookshop Mystery Series… Need I say more?…

Katherine Lasky Knight: Her Calista Jacobs Mystery Series features a sleuth who is also a children's book illustrator…

Richard and Frances Lockridge:  Their Mr. & Mrs. North Mystery Series involves publishing books…

Christine Matthews (w/Robert J. Randisi):  Owning a book store is central in the Gil and Claire Hunt Series…

There are also some anthologies out there which have books or simply put, the world of books as a theme to their stories:

Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini are the editors of Chapter & Hearse: Suspense Stories About the World of Books…

Cynthia Manson is the editor of Murder by the Book…

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