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Looking for Mystery Book Authors Who Write a la Anne George, Patricia Wentworth, or Very Funny…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:34:50 +0000

Here are a few request for help from Cozy Mystery site readers. If you have any ideas for them, please post a comment.

Kayanna writes (regarding the Texas list of authors):

"I love these books from Texas, and I notice that books from the South (which may not include all of Texas, I'm not entirely clear on the concept!) seem to have a similar flavor and pride of place.
Do you already have a Southern list? I know it's a state of mind! I'd love to find more books written from that perspective. They often write about small town values; respect, honoring parents, but they don't take themselves too seriously. I'm thinking of Anne George and Patricia Sprinkle's Southern series here, and some of the Texan authors exude that same charm. I'm rereading Anne George for the millionth time, but I'm looking for more like her!"

April 2010 Mystery Book New Releases

Danna - cozy mystery list — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:37:52 +0000

The following mystery books will be released in April 2010:

Susan Wittig Albert: Holly Blues (This will be the 18th in the China Bayles Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery…)

Mystery Book Series with a Home Repair Theme, Interior Design Theme, & Professional Organizer Theme…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:51:54 +0000

Laura asked me to do a Home Repair Theme. Since I don't know a lot of authors from the Cozy Mystery Site who feature this them, I decided to include a few other themes to this entry.

Mystery Books that Take Place in Illinois:

Danna - cozy mystery list — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:17 +0000

Here are some fun Illinois Facts:

The largest city is Chicago and the capital is Springfield.
State motto is "State Sovereignty, National Union State."
State bird is the Cardinal.
State flower is the Purple Violet Viola.
State nickname is "Prairie State."
State Animal is the white-tailed deer.
In 1885, the first skyscraper in the world was built in Chicago.

Mystery Book Series with Genealogy Theme…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:43:14 +0000

Amy asked me if I could include a Genealogy theme, as she has enjoyed Rett MacPherson, and is looking for some other mystery book authors who write Mysteries with a Genealogy Theme:

Spencer Quinn & Peter Abrahams, J. F. Englert, Rebecca M. Hale, & Beth Solheim… Mystery Authors Recently Added to Cozy Mystery Site

Danna - cozy mystery list — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:54:42 +0000

I just added four new authors to the Cozy Mystery Site. These authors have been recommended to me by site readers. They are new to me, but look very interesting…

J.F. Englert writes the Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery Series which features a Black Labrador Retriever and his often-confused owner… The Black Lab (Randolph) is the narrator of this mystery series…

Mystery Authors JoAnna Carl, Joanne Fluke, & Leslie Meier …

Danna - cozy mystery list — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:24:31 +0000

I just got a note from Jane asking for help identifying possible authors who she could try reading, based on the mystery authors who she lists as her favorites:

"… I really enjoy Hannah Swenson (Joanne Fluke), Lucy Stone (Leslie Meier) and Chocoholic mysteries (JoAnna Carl). Can you recommend a similar author as I have just about finished those series??"

Tales from Grace Chapel Inn List of Books…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:12:40 +0000

I have received requests for the Tales from Grace Chapel Inn Series list of books from quite a few people. These books are not mysteries, but (apparently) this Guideposts' Tales from Grace Chapel Inn Series is very akin to some of the mystery series which I have posted in previous entries:

Mystery Books with Anthropologists and Archaelogists as Their Sleuths…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:42:18 +0000

Angela just asked if I could add a new theme to the site which features "archaeology/anthropology based series">>> so here goes! (Remember that I am only including authors who are posted on the Cozy Mystery Site. I am sure that there are many other authors who write mysteries which feature anthropologists and archaeologists…)

2009 Agatha Awards Nominees…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:09:01 +0000

This will be quick. I just posted all of the 2009 Agatha Award Nominees. (I guess I won't be getting the early-bird worm!)

CONGRATULATIONS to ALL of the nominees!!!

I think that if you take a look at the lists, you will recognize quite a few of "our" authors, and look forward to reading the new ones. Remember that the Agatha Awards are probably the most "Cozy" of all of the mystery book awards… No gratuitious violence, no "gross-out" goriness, and no explicit "adult situations"… so to speak.