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.
Here is a list of the mystery authors from the Cozy Mystery Site who write Mysteries with a Home Repair Theme, an Interior Design Theme, and a Professional Organizer Theme:
Jennie Bentley: Do It Yourself Mystery Series… Avery Baker used to be a textile designer, but now is a home renovator/sleuth….
Juliet Blackwell: Sophie Tanner Historic Home Renovation Mystery Series… Sophie, after not becoming successful in her chosen career (anthropology), returns home to take over management of her dad's construction company…
Dorothy Cannell: Ellie Haskell Mystery Series…Ellie is an interior decorator who sleuths with the help of a few others (Ben, Primrose, and Hyacinth)…
Paula Carter (aka Paula Paul): Murder by Design Mystery Series… Hillary and Jane do a lot of interior decorating, while solving mysteries…
Christy Evans: Georgiana Neverall Mystery Series… Georgiana is an executive who moves back home and becomes an apprentice plumber…
Sarah Graves: Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery Series… Jacobia Triptree is a financial advisor who starts the new career of sleuthing, along with home repairs…
Sally Gunning: Peter Bartholomew Mystery Series… Pete and Connie Bartholomew own a business that specializes in odd jobs…
Ellen Elizabeth Hunter: Magnolia Mystery Series… Ashley Wilkes is a preserver of historic houses…
Elise Hyatt: Daring Finds Mystery Series… Dicey Dare is the owner of a furniture refinishing business…
Mary Jane Maffini: Charlotte Adams Mystery Series… Charlotte is a professional organizer of other people's messes, and solver of mysteries…
Peg Marberg: Interior Design Mystery Series… Jean Hastings and her daughter (Jean Jr.) own a company that specializes in interior design…
Valerie Wolzien: Josie Pigeon Mystery Series… Josie is the owner of a construction company…
Also, here is a Cozy Mystery book that feature home repair in it:
Remodeled to Death by Valerie Wolzien
Please remember that I have only included the authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery Site. Feel free to post a comment if you know of any other mystery authors from the site who write home repair themed mystery books, interior decorator themed mystery books, and/or professional organizer themed mystery books. Thanks!
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Leslie Caine’s Domestic Bliss series is about an interior designer. Also, while Remodeled to Death is one of Valerie Wolzien’s Susan Henshaw books, it also introduced Josie Pigeon, who has a construction company in her own series.
Thank you, Judith… I have added her to the list.
Juliet Blackwell has a new series, the Sophie Tanner Historic Home Renovation Mysteries. The first book is “If These Walls Could Talk” and comes out in 2010.
I have been trying to get more information about Juliet Blackwell’s If these Walls Could Talk but have been unable to find out which month it will be released.
Also, her Arsenic and Old Paint (written as Hailey Lind… with her sister) is set to publish this year, but I can’t find out when…
Does anyone know about either of these book’s publication dates?
Sorry, Danna, I had the title wrong. No wonder you couldn’t find the publishing date! The correct title is If Walls Could Talk and the publishing date is December 7th, 2010.
Thanks for the information, Connie. I have corrected the title, and annotated the date of release on my monthly release sheet.
I’m looking for cozy mysteries with a classical music connection. Please advise if you know of such. Thanks.