Mystery Books that Take Place in Iowa:

June 26, 2009

Here are some Fun Iowa Facts:

State capital is Des Moines.
State bird is the Eastern Goldfinch
State flower is the Wild Prairie Rose.
State motto is "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain."
Iowa gets its name from the French word that was used to describe the region's Bah-kho-je Indian tribe.

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Iowa locations in their books:

Barbara Allan (aka Barbara & Max Allan Collins): Trash 'n'Treasures Mystery Series…

Kathleen Bacus: Tressa Jayne Turner Mystery Series…

Shirley Damsgaard: Ophelia & Abby Mystery Series…

Maddy Hunter: Passport to Peril Mystery Series…

Please feel free to contact me if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any comments.

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Tori Lennox June 26, 2009 at

The Calamity Jayne series by Kathleen Bacus is mostly set in Iowa. Not sure if they exactly qualify as cozies, though.

Danna - cozy mystery list June 26, 2009 at

You are so right, Tori. I just added Bacus to the Iowa list. I don't know how I missed her series…

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