Here are some fun South Carolina facts:
The capital & largest city is Columbia.
State motto is "While I breathe, I hope" ("Dum Spiro Spero")
State flower is the Yellow Jessamine.
State bird is the Carolina Wren.
Origin of the South Carolina's Name: In honor of England's Charles I.
State nickname is Palmetto State. (This is because the American fort on Sullivan Island's walls were made out of Palmetto logs, which helped to protect the fort when the British cannonballs ricocheted off of the spongy Palmetto logs.)
Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature south Carolina locations/settings in their books:
Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford): Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series…
Laura Childs: Theodosia Browning Tea Shop Mystery Series…
Caroline Cousins: Indigo Island Mystery Series…
Nora DeLoach: Mama Detective Mystery Series…
Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series AND Henrie O Mystery Series…
Sean Keefer: Stand Alone Mystery: The Trust
Joyce & Jim Lavene: Renaissance Faire Mystery Series…
Tamar Myers: Den of Antiquity Mystery Series…
Gail Oust: Bunco Babes Mystery Series…
Cathy Pickens: Southern Fried Mystery Series…
Fran Rizer: Callie Parrish Mystery Series…
Paige Shelton: Farmers' Market Mystery Series…
Kathryn R. Wall: Bay Tanner Mystery Series…
Please feel free to comment if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any corrections.
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Hey, I like the facts about South Carolina, and all the authors but you forgot Paige Shelton she has the farmers’ market mysteries, set in SC
Thank you for reminding me, Rebecca. Whenever I add a new author to the site, I TRY to make sure that I add him/her to the appropriate state and theme page. As you can see, sometimes I don’t remember to do just that. So, I ALWAYS appreciate hearing from site readers who “know” their Cozy Mystery authors.
Thanks, again…
I’m currently in Charleston on a vacation trip with my friends and had planned on re-reading the Theodosia Browning Tea Shop mysteries before this trip – but ran out of time. I still plan on re-reading them now that I am actually seeing some of the locations.
Judith, I always enjoy reading books that are set in places I know… But, I have to admit that I also enjoy reading books set in places I would love to know, and know I won’t be able to visit any time soon.
Hope you’re having a great time in Charleston!
Tamar Myers Den of Antiquity Series moves to Charlson in the book Splendor in the Glass and remains there
Thank you, Lena!
Missed this one too. Thanks again for including me. With book two it will no longer be a stand alone either.
The Bunco Babes Mystery series by Gail Oust, takes place in Serenity Cove Estates, South Carolina.
The Callie Parrish Mystery series by Fran Rizer takes place in South Carolina.
Thank you, Connie! I don’t know how I overlooked these South Carolina-theme authors.