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Mystery Book Series – Anthropology or Artifacts ???

Danna - cozy mystery list — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:41:30 +0000

Here's another mystery book mystery! Sara asked us to help her find the author for this mystery book series:

"I'm trying to recall the author of this series, and would appreciate help from you and your readers. IF I remember it correctly, it's a series that came out at least since 1996 (or later) in which a female who works either in anthropology or with Native American artifacts in a western U.S. state. She found clues to a hidden mine (gold or silver maybe???) and one of the books had a really old map in it that she traced. I think there were at least three books or more in the series. Any clues? Thanks. SARA"

Same Rant and Rave as Yesterday… Still No Mystery…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:28:52 +0000

I feel like I have opened Pandora's Box! Getting back to yesterday's entry…

Same grocery store, about a month later… I usually put my groceries in the passenger's side of my car, that way I can put the garage door down and not worry about Sprite making a mad dash for it. [I guess I now put the garage door down out of habit, our (+/-) 16 year old puppy isn't dashing anywhere these days.]

Another Rant and Rave… No Mystery Here!

Danna - cozy mystery list — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:11:49 +0000

I'm going to start this out by saying that I am going to try not to heat-up over this while writing about it. I have already gotten heated, and no good came from it, so… here goes>>>

Detective Lewis : Counter Culture Blues – PBS NEW Masterpiece Mystery! (Season 3)

Danna - cozy mystery list — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:10:25 +0000

Masterpiece Mystery! will start airing Season 3 of Inspector Lewis – beginning this Sunday (tomorrow) night on your local PBS station. For those of you who aren't familiar with Inspector Lewis, he used to be Inspector Morse's side-kick. The Inspector Lewis 90-minute episodes are inspired by Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse mystery books. Counter Culture Blues is a 2008 ITV production. (This is its first airing in the USA.)

Some More of My Favorite Narrators of Books on Tape…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:15:59 +0000

Here is the last of the three entries I have written about my favorite narrators of Books on Tape.

Lisette Lecat
Lisette Lecat was born in South Africa. This accounts for the wonderful accent she lends the characters as she narrates Alexander McCall Smith's the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mystery series. Her voice has a melodious quality which brings a humanity to all of the novels' characters. It is truly a delightful experience to listen to Lecat's narrations.

Great Narrators of Mystery Books on Tape…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:04:17 +0000

In my previous entry I talked about Barbara Rosenblat and Derek Jacobi, two people who really know how to narrate a mystery book on tape! Today I want to add the following people to my list of (mystery) book narrators who help bring a book to life.

Listening to Mystery Books on Tape…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:27:09 +0000

I know I have touched on this subject before >>>I'm hoping it wasn't too recently! The previous entry has me thinking about how much enjoyment I have gotten from listening to books on tape.

Cozy Mystery (Audio) Books on Tape…

Danna - cozy mystery list — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:06:08 +0000

A site reader (Linda) wrote the other day with a question that I have actually gotten from other Cozy Mystery site readers. Since it involves audible.com and audio books, I decided to see what I could come up with for her, and thought that I would ask you all if you have any suggestions for Linda.

Four New Additions to the Cozy Mystery Site Authors: Sarah Addison Allen, Olive Etchells, Jim Lacey, and Donna Lynd

Danna - cozy mystery list — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:01:49 +0000

I get many recommendation each month to add authors who you all think belong on the site. I know that I don't get them posted as fast as the recommending people would like, but I do eventually get them posted! Here are the four latest additions to the Cozy Mystery site:

Definition of a Cozy Mystery Book… an Addendum to My Previous Definition

Danna - cozy mystery list — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:25:18 +0000

The other day I received a letter from a site reader who said she was quite happy about finding my site. She knew she had the right place when she read my description of what a Cozy Mystery is.