July 21, 2008
- August 2008 Mystery Book New Releases:
The following mystery books will be released in August 2008:
Jo Bannister: Closer Still (This will be the 8th in the Brodie Farrell Mystery Series…)
Linda Barnes: Lie Down with the Devil (This will be the 12th in the Carlotta Carlyle Mystery Series…)
Nancy Bell: Paint the Town Dead (This will be the 3rd in the Judge Jackson Crain Mystery Series…)
Cordelia Frances Biddle (aka 1/2 of Nero Blanc): Deception’s Daughter (This will be the 2nd in the Martha Beale Mystery Series…)
Simon Brett: Blood at the Bookies (This will be the 9th in the Fethering Mystery Series…)
Edna Buchanan: Legally Dead (This will be the 1st in the Michael Venturi Mystery Series…)
Barbara Cleverly: Folly du Jour (This will be the 7th in the Joe Sandilands Mystery Series…)
Kate Collins: Shoots to Kill (This will be the 7th in the Flower Shop Mystery Series…)
Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): One Bad Apple (This will be the 1st in the Orchard Mystery Series…)
Kaitlyn Dunnett (aka Kathy Lynn Emerson): Scone Cold Dead (This will be the 2nd in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series…)
Charles Finch: The September Society (This will be the 2nd in the Charles Lenox Mystery Series…)
Sally Goldenbaum: Death by Cashmere (This will be the 1st in the Seaside Knitters Mystery Series…)
Margaret Grace (aka Camille Minichino): Mayhem in Miniature (This will be the 2nd in the Miniature Mystery Series…)
Ann Granger: A Mortal Curiosity (This will be the 2nd in the Lizzie Martin Mystery Series…)
Faye Kellerman: The Mercedes Coffin (This will be the 17th in the Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Mystery Series…)
Margaret Maron: Death's Half Acre (This will be the 14th or 15th in the Deborah Knotts Mystery Series…)
Cricket McRae: Heaven Preserve Us (This will be the 2nd in the Home Crafting Mystery Series…)
Kaye Morgan: Sinister Sudoku (This will be the 3rd in the Sudoku Mystery Series…)
Elizabeth Peters: Laughter of Dead Kings (This will be the 6th in the Vicky Bliss Mystery Series…)
Kathy Reichs: Devil Bones (This will be the 11th in the Temperance Brennan Mystery Series…)
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July 16, 2008
- Ruth Rendell… Barbara Vine, Inspector Wexford, Stand-Alones…
The title of this blog should give you an idea of just how much Ruth Rendell has contributed to the world of fiction. (…)
July 10, 2008
- Four (or is that Five?) New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site…
Seems like it was just yesterday when I added the last four new authors to the site… Actually, I added them some time ago… up to a week or two ago, but I just "officially" added them by introducing them to all of you. (…)
July 8, 2008
- Four New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site…
I have added four new authors to the site who have been recommended by readers of the Cozy Mystery site. I want to "introduce" them to you, and I am guessing that some of you are already very familiar with some of them! (…)
July 6, 2008
- Tour Guide & Travel Mystery Books:
Tour Guide Cozy Mysteries… Mystery Books that Involve Travel:
What better time to travel than in the summer months? (…)
June 28, 2008
- Four New Mystery Authors You All Have Recommended for the Site:
It's that time again…. I have completed four new (to the site… but not actually "new") authors who I first heard about from you all. (…)
June 26, 2008
- Cozy Mystery Wedding Theme (& Wedding Planner):
Another theme that is very popular in the summer months is Weddings. (…)
June 20, 2008
- New Mystery Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site:
I have finally added three more new authors to the Cozy Mystery Site. All three of them were recommended by readers to the site…
Sally Gunning: Sally Gunning began her writing career with the Peter Bartholomew Mystery Series, which is set in a New England coastal area… very much like Cape Cod. (…)
June 18, 2008
- Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series, Hotel Mystery Series and Boarding House Mystery Series:
This Bed & Breakfast Cozy Mystery Theme also includes mystery series that take place in boarding houses and hotels:
Claudia Bishop: The Hemlock Falls Mystery Series features Sarah Quilliam, the owner of an inn and Meg Quilliam, the chef at the inn, and is set in New York…
Jill Churchill: The Grace & Favor Mystery Series is set in 1930s New York and features Robert and Lily Brewster, a brother and sister who live in the boarding mansion of that name…
Mary Daheim: The Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series features the owner of the Seattle B&B…
Jean Hager: The Iris House Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series is set in Missouri and features the owner of that B&B…
Kate Kingsbury: The Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series takes place in the very early 1900s, is set in England, and features the hotel owner…
Karen MacInerney: The Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series takes place in Maine and features the inn's owner, an ex-Texan…
Charlotte MacLeod: The Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn Mystery Series features Sarah, the owner of a boardinghouse in Boston…
Tamar Myers: The Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery Series features the owner of a Mennonite Inn…
Tim Myers: The Lighthouse Inn Series features the owner of the inn in North Carolina…
***To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.***
June 16, 2008
- July 2008 Mystery Book New Releases:
The following Mystery Books will be released in July 2008:
Jeff Abbott: Collision (This will be a Stand Alone…)
Donna Andrews: Cockatiels at Seven (This will be the 9th in the Meg Langslow Mystery Series…)
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June 12, 2008
- Lyn Hamilton: the Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mystery Series…
Lyn Hamilton writes the Archaeological Mystery Series which features Lara McClintoch, an antiques dealer. I guess I should restate that: Lyn Hamilton WROTE the series. (…)
June 6, 2008
- Golfing Cozy Mysteries… Summer Fun!
One of the site's readers asked about books that take place during the summer months… "Summer Fun Cozies." I suggested that she might find some on the Easter Theme page, as it has Fourth of July, Mother's Day, and Father's Day mystery books. (…)
June 4, 2008
- Gardening Cozy Mysteries…
This Cozy Mystery Gardening Theme includes gardeners, botanists, horticulturalists, florists, and even people who simply love gardens:
Susan Wittig Albert (aka "half of" Robin Paige) writes the China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series which features an ex-attorney who lives half-way between Austin and San Antonio, Texas…
Kate Collins writes the Flower Shop Mystery Series that is set in Indiana, with Abby Knight (the owner of Bloomer's Florists Shop) as the sleuth…
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June 2, 2008
- What Do Tim Myers, Elizabeth Bright, and Melissa Glazer Have in Common?
So, you may ask, just what DO they have in common?
Tim Myers is the author of three series: the Soapmaking Mystery Series, the Candlemaking Mystery Series, and the Lighthouse Inn Mystery Series. (…)
May 27, 2008
- Adaptations of Agatha Christie's Plays…
While I was on vacation last week, I got an interesting request from a site reader:
"I have a book entitled Black Coffee which is an adaptation of something by Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne. Do you know of any other authors who have adapted her work into books? I've found two more he did and ordered them, but would like to know if there are any more by other authors.
Thank you."
Black Coffee was a play written by Christie which was adapted into a novel by Charles Osborne. (…)
May 19, 2008
- The 2008 Edgar Awards:
I finally got the 2008 Edgar Awards listed. The winners were announced the first week of May. I am sorry that this has taken me so long to post… It feels like I just posted the Agatha Awards! (…)
May 17, 2008
- June 2008 Mystery Book New Releases:
The following Mystery Books will be released in June 2008:
Catherine Aird: Losing Ground (This will be the 22nd in the Inspector Sloan Mystery Series…)
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May 6, 2008
- E. V. Cunningham (aka Howard Fast)…
I started reading E. V. Cunningham's mystery novels several years ago. (…)
May 3, 2008
- Six New Authors to the Site:
I have been trying to update the graphics on each of the individual authors' pages… which continues to be a huge project for me. (…)
April 29, 2008
- Malice Domestic Awards 2008… or is it 2007?
I wonder how many cozy mystery readers would be able to answer the "How was your weekend?" question with "Fantastic!" "Fabulous!" "Wonderful!" "Exciting!" "Interesting!" "Phenomenal!" "Cozy!"??? (…)