November 20, 2008
- Mystery Books that Take Place in Michigan:
Here are some Fun Michigan Facts:
Michigan gets its name from the Indian word "Michigana" (great lake). Lansing is the state capital. (…)
November 18, 2008
- December 2008 Mystery Book New Releases:
The following mystery books will be released in December 2008:
Miranda Bliss: Dying for Dinner (This will be the 4th in the Cooking Class Mystery Series…)
Jan Burke: The Messenger (This will be a Stand Alone…)
Laura Childs: Eggs in Purgatory (This will be the 1st in the NEW Cackleberry Club Mystery Series…)
Patricia Cornwell: Scarpetta (This will be the 16th in the Kay Scarpetta Mystery Series…)
Shirley Damsgaard: The Witch’s Grave (This will be the 6th in the Ophelia & Abby Mystery Series…)
Monica Ferris: Thai Die (This will be the 12th in Needlecraft Mystery Series…)
Lee Goldberg: Mr. (…)
November 14, 2008
- Florida Series (Possibly) Involving Realtors and Bar/Restaurant Close to Real Estate Office…
I just received this request from Sandra and thought that it would make a perfect blog. If any of you out there have any ideas, please send a comment. (…)
November 12, 2008
- Mystery Books that Take Place in Connecticut:
Here are some Fun Connecticut Facts:
Connecticut's State Motto: "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains." Connecticut's name comes from an Indian word ("Quinnehtukqut") which means “beside the long tidal river.” Connecticut State Flower is the Mountain Laurel Connecticut's Capital is Hartford. (…)
November 10, 2008
- Mystery Series Set in World of Collectible Rare Books…
I just recently received a letter from a site reader asking these questions:
(1.) What about murder by diary/journal? How many can we come up with where the dastardly deed is revealed during the course of a series of diary entries? The original great must be Les Liaisons Dangeureuses - though the deaths come at the end - but are there any contemporary ones? (…)
November 6, 2008
- Jackie Griffey, Margaret Miles, Cynthia Peale, Marcia Talley: Four New Authors on the Cozy Mystery Site…
Here are four new authors I have placed on the Cozy Mystery Site after getting recommendations from you all:
Jackie Griffey: Maryvale Mystery Series: This series features a sheriff in Tennessee…
Margaret Miles: Bracebridge Mystery Series: This series is set in a little village in Colonial Massachusetts…
Cynthia Peale: Beacon Hill Mystery Series: This series features a brother and sister in Victorian Boston…
Marcia Talley: Hannah Ives Mystery Series: This series features a cancer survivor in Annapolis…
November 3, 2008
- Mystery Books that Take Place in Colorado:
Here are some Fun Colorado Facts:
"The Centennial State" Denver is the capital and the largest city. (…)
October 30, 2008
- Mystery Books that Take Place in Florida:
Here are some Fun Florida Facts:
"The Sunshine State" Tallahassee is the capital, but Jacksonville is the largest city. (…)
October 20, 2008
- Even More Historical Themed Mystery Authors…
I seem to be on a roll! Here are four new (to the Cozy Mystery Site) authors who write mystery novels with a historical theme. (…)
October 16, 2008
- History Theme Mystery Novels…
I just added four more reader-recommended mystery authors to the Cozy Mystery Site. They all have a History Theme in common. (…)
October 14, 2008
- November 2008 Mystery Book New Releases:
The following mystery books will be released in November 2008:
Madelyn Alt: No Rest for the Wiccan (This will be the 4th in the Bewitching Mystery Series…)
Donna Andrews: Six Geese A-Slaying (This will be the 10th in the Meg Langslow Mystery Series… It is a Christmas mystery…) (Actually…Oct. (…)
October 12, 2008
- Susan Rogers Cooper… One of My Very Favorite Authors…
Good Grief!!! I don't know how I missed Susan Rogers Cooper's last E. J. Pugh mystery…. BUT I DID!!!! (…)
October 10, 2008
- 2008 Nero Awards, Derringer Awards, & Anthony Awards
Where has the time gone!? (…)
October 8, 2008
- Two Mystery Authors Who Feature Culinary Theme & Two Mystery Authors Who Feature Accounting Theme:
As the title of this entry indicates, two of the four latest entries to the Cozy Mystery Site are authors who feature a Culinary Theme, and the other two new authors feature an Accounting Theme:
In the Culinary Theme:
Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series… Sophie Winston is the domestic diva who solves more than cooking tips… (And, recipes are included!) (I have also added her first Domestic Diva Mystery to the Christmas page…)
Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series… Ollie Paras is more than "just" an assistant chef at the White House. (…)
October 6, 2008
- Cozy Mystery Site Crossword Puzzle Books…
I thought for sure that I had already written a Puzzle Theme for the Cozy Mystery Site… but I got a little confused with the Sudoku Theme (which includes both Shelley Freydont's and Kaye Morgan's Sudoku Mystery Series)…
Nero Blanc (Wife & Husband Writing Team: Cordelia Frances Biddle & Steve Zettler): This Crossword Mystery Series features the crossword editor of a newspaper (Annabella "Belle" Graham) and a private detective (ex-police officer Rosco Polycrates) in Massachusetts…
Parnell Hall (aka J. (…)
October 4, 2008
- Mystery Novels with a Religious Theme…
A few days ago, I received a request from a site reader for a new theme: Religious-Themed Mysteries. So with that in mind… here is a list of the Religious-Themed Mysteries that can be found on the Cozy Mystery Site:
Veronica Black: Sister Joan, Daughters of Compassion Mystery Series…
Kate Charles: Callie Anson Mystery Series… AND Book of Psalms Mystery Series…
Joan Coggins: Lady Lupin Mystery Series…
Margaret Frazer (aka Monica Ferris & Mary Monica Pulver): Written as Margaret Frazer (with Gail Frazer): (Only the first six Sister Frevisse novels were joint efforts, Gail Frazer continued the series alone, as Margaret Frazer): Sister Frevisse Medieval Mystery Series…
Lee Harris: Christine Bennett Holiday Mystery Series…
Sharon Kahn: Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife Mystery Series…
Jan Karon (Not Mysteries): Mitford Series… AND Father Tim's Series…
Harry Kemelman: Rabbi Small Mystery Series…
William X. (…)
October 2, 2008
- Cozy Mysteries with a Minister's Wife, a CPA, a Paralegal, and a Crochet Group…
Here are the next four authors who I have added to the Cozy Mystery Site. (…)
September 25, 2008
- Super Supernatural Mystery Novels on the Cozy Mystery Site: Vampire, Werewolf, & Witch…
On to the third and final part of the Super Supernatural Mystery Novels with the Vampire Theme, Werewolf Theme, and Witch Theme:
Vampire:
Charlaine Harris: Southern Vampire Mystery Series… Sookie Stackhouse isn't your run-of-the-mill cocktail waitress! (…)
September 23, 2008
- Super Supernatural Mystery Novels on the Cozy Mystery Site: Psychics / 6th Sense…
Here is the second part of the requested Supernatural Theme… This part involves Psychics… Characters with the 6th Sense:
L. L. (…)
September 21, 2008
- Super Supernatural Mystery Novels on the Cozy Mystery Site: Ghosts
About a week ago I received a note from a site reader who asked: "Could you make a list of paranomal cozies, cozies with witches, occult, vampires & such?"
I had already started a skeleton of a list which included some different supernatural themes, and thought: What better time to be making a theme with werewolves, vampires, "& such" than right before Halloween…. (…)