Here are some Fun Washington Facts:
Washington is the only state that was named for a US president, and its flag is the only one to have the picture of a president. State Capital: Olympia. State Flower: Coast (Pink) Rhododendron. State Motto: Al-Ki (translated means “by and by”)
Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Washington (state) locations in their books:
K.K. Beck: Jane Da Silva Mystery Series…
Mary Daheim: Emma Lord Mystery Series AND Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series…
Jo Dereske: Miss Zukas Mystery Series…
Deborah Donnelly: Carnegie Kincaid Mystery Series…
Aaron Elkins: Gideon Oliver Mystery Series AND Chris Norgren Mystery Series…
G.M. Ford: Leo Waterman Mystery Series AND Frank Corso Series…
India Ink (aka Yasmine Galenorn): Bath and Body Mystery Series…
J.A. Jance: J.P. Beaumont Mystery Series…
Cricket McRae: Home Crafting Mystery Series…
Deborah Morgan: Antique Lovers' Mystery Series…
Lynne Murray: Josephine Fuller Mystery Series…
T. Dawn Richard: May List 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 am in Heaven!!! I just discovered your site yesterday and I love it!!!! I have been hooked on cozies for years; and now I can find all my favorite authors and books at one site!!!
Keep up the good work!!!
Hi, NovaJean, welcome to the site! I'm glad that you found it, and also that you are enjoying it.
Danna,
What a great idea to have a list of cozies based in a certain state or area of the country. I also saw the list for Washington, DC. It's truly amazing how many cozy mystery authors and characters there are now days. What a fantastic choice we readers have in venue and theme.
Thanks for putting this together for your readers. As always, I love visiting your site.
Thanks, Edie… I am way behind on getting any more state themes out… Must get to work on those soon!
Hi,
Someone else to add to your list is Cricket McRae. She has a Bath and Body series that is set in fictional Cadyville, Washington, that is actually taken from Snohomish WA, my hometown.
Cindy
Thank you Cindy, for the Cricket McRae update. I always appreciate hearing about additions from readers of the site.
Hey Danna,
I love your site! Today I searched for author Ellen Harris. You had her listed and had written (I don't know when) :
"I will try to find other books that she has written in the near future…….."
She is Brenda Witchger (aka Brynn Bonner) and has written for the Guidepost Mysteries of Sparrow Island Series (fictional San Juan island in Washington). Her first is the second in the series, Flight of the Raven. (The first in the series is Whispers Through the Trees by Susan Plunkett and Krysteen Seelen). Others by Ellen Harris are: Nature's Bounty, Angels Among Us, Echoes from the Past, The Call of the Loon, and A Beautiful Sound.
Hope this helps. I know it must be a lot of work to keep your site up to date, but it is obviously enjoyed by many like me who share your love of cozies. Thank you very much!
Hi Deb,
Thanks so much for writing and telling us about Ellen Harris AND also, for writing about your enjoyment of the site.
I looked up Ellen Harris, and you're right, she has written all of the books you listed. (I am guessing that the Ellen Harris who writes the true crime novels is a different person.)
Thanks, again!
Hey Danna,
I believe your Ellen Harris and mine are the same. Check out her website at BrendaWitchger.com. The true crime books are not listed, but they were mentioned in the flap of one of the other books she has written. She also wrote a short story for Tar Heel dead : tales of mystery and mayhem from North Carolina / edited by Sarah R. Shaber ; foreword by Margaret Maron.
Your site is one of my very favorites. It is the first place I look to find updates for my current reading list and suggestions for a new series to start. One of the many reasons I love your site is that it has interesting information about the authors, some of whom have quite a few alias.
Thank you for all your efforts in keeping up your lists.
Deb
Hi Deb,
Thanks, again, for the kind words about the site.
I went on the Brenda Witcher website a two days ago… but since I couldn't find any information about her two true crime books, I thought for sure she was a different author. I noticed that at one point, while looking at different sources, she was even listed as Ellen F. Harris. Thank you for letting us know about the book flap… a great source for information.
I know that I have mentioned this before, but I simply do not understand why authors have so many aliases or different websites which don't include all of the information a reader might want to know – before making a decision to read them or not.
Thanks, again………