Here are some Fun Michigan Facts:
Michigan gets its name from the Indian word "Michigana" (great lake).
Lansing is the state capital.
State Motto: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."
State Flower: Apple Blossom.
Michigan is sometimes referred to as the "Great Lakes State." (It was once called the Wolverine State, although there are no longer any wolverines in that state.)
If you love lighthouses, Michigan is the state for you! It has (+/-) 110 of them.
Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Michigan locations in their books:
Deb Baker: Yooper Mystery Series…
Lilian Jackson Braun: The Cat Who *** Mystery Series… (There is some speculation that Moose County actually is situated in Upper Michigan.)
JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): Chocoholic Mystery Series…
Jo Dereske: Ruby Crane Mystery Series…
Paula Gosling: Blackwater Bay Mystery Series AND Stryker & Trevorne Mystery Series…
Susan Holtzer: Anneke Haagen Mystery Series…
William X. Kienzle: Father Koesler Mystery Series…
Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mystery Series…
Nina Wright: Whiskey Mattimoe 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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I have 3 mystery novels, one set in Texas:
IN OVER YOUR HEAD
and one set in Virginia:
SHOT AT AND MISSED
and one set in Appalachia:
DEEP IN THE WOODS
Victoria Laurie's books also take place in Michigan.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Maria. I have just added her to the Michigan list of books.
I don't see any mysteries using coffeehouses as a setting. I know of one series: author Cleo Coyle. Are there any others?
Hi Eileen,
I just posted a cozy mystery theme that uses coffeehouses and tea shops as the settings. Thanks for the suggestion!