Here are some Fun Virginia Facts:
The largest city is Virginia Beach, and the capital is Richmond.
State motto is "Thus always to tyrants."
State bird is the Cardinal.
State flower is the American Dogwood.
Virginia got its name in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.
Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Virginia locations in their books:
Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series…
David Baldacci: Maxwell & King Mystery Series…
Miranda Bliss: Cooking Class Mystery Series…
Rita Mae Brown: Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series AND Foxhunting Mystery Series…
Taffy Cannon (aka Emily Toll): Roxanne Prescott Mystery Series…
Patricia Cornwell: Kay Scarpetta Mystery Series AND Judy Hammer Mystery Series…
Ellen Crosby: Wine Country Mystery Series…
Honora Finkelstein & Susan Smily: Ariel Quigley Mystery Series…
John J. Lamb: Bear Collector's Mystery Series…
Graham Landrum: Club Mystery Series…
Ann McMillan: Civil War Mystery Series…
Ann Ripley: Gardening Mystery Series…
Susan Smily & Honora Finkelstein: Ariel Quigley Mystery Series…
J.B. Stanley: Collectibles Mystery Series AND Supper Club 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 feel rather honor bound to investigate these! I am married to a genu-wine Virginia hillbilly from Big Stone Gap area.
I've read the first Miranda Bliss and I used to read Patricia Cornwell before she got full of herself. The rest are haven't been tried by me…yet…
Ellen Crosby's mystery series takes place in Virginia wine country!
Vickie, I wonder which of us left Patricia Cornwell first! I loved her first few Kay Scarpetta mysteries, but then just got too over-loaded with the gruesome details she always included.
Thanks, Marie, for reminding me. I just added Crosby to the list.
No problem Danna! I live in Virginia and love finding local series. You may also want to add Donna Andrews' Meg Langslow series to your list – it takes place in the Williamsburg area.
Good Grief! Two for two!
Thanks again, Marie…
Danna: grin
You might want to add John Lamb and his teddy bear series which takes place in the Shenandoah Valley. And I couldn't agree more with Patricia Cornwell – just too much blood and gore. Not my idea of cozy.
Thanks, Margaret, for the John Lamb addition!
I never thought Cornwell was cozy, but as she put out more and more books, she really seemed to want to prove that she wasn't!