Here are some fun facts about Minnesota:
Minnesota is an Indian word that means "sky-tinted water." St. Paul is the capital, Minneapolis is the largest city. State Motto: The Star of the North. State Flower: Minnesota Pink and White Lady's-Slipper. Minnesota was named for the sky blue waters.
Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Minnesota locations in their books:
Carole Nelson Douglas: Kevin Blake Mystery Series…
Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mystery Series…
Joanne Fluke: Cookie Jar Mystery Series…
Ellen Hart: Sophie Greenway Mystery Series AND Jane Lawless Mystery Series…
Tami Hoag: Sam Kovac Mystery Series…
William Kent Krueger: Cork O’Connor Mystery Series…
M.D. Lake: Peggy O’Neill Mystery Series…
Jess Lourey: Murder by the Month 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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Also David Housewright, even though you may not consider him a "cozy", he does have a series set in Minnesota.
Thanks, Marla, for telling us about David Housewright!
Even though these mysteries aren't real cozy, they are so well-written and being a Minnesota native I find the history fascinating, I just had to suggest these. Believe it or not, this author has brought the famous Sherlock Holmes to Minnesota and IT WORKS! Author is Larry Millett – titles are:
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance
The Disapperance of Sherlock Holmes
Thanks, Shelley, for telling us about Larry Millett…
I picked up Larry Millett's first works of Sherlock Holmes
and I couldn't believe that I was reading another's version of
Sherlock Holmes,but I couldn't wait till the other novels came
out. Larry really had Doyle's writing style down pact.
I read all five of Larry's Sherlock Holmes novels and I wish
he would write other Holmes novels.
Larry kept Holmes' character as close to the Doyle character as
anyone I read so far has.
Laura King did a good job,but she had Holmes getting married
to a much younger woman and also, she did invent the female
version of Sherlock Holmes which was really great.
Larry has the BEST version of Sherlock Holmes of all the writers I have read, with the exception of Doyle, and the stories flow along smoothly.
Thanks, Barry, for recommending Millett!