On to the third and final part of the Super Supernatural Mystery Novels with the Vampire Theme, Werewolf Theme, and Witch Theme:
Vampire:
Charlaine Harris: Southern Vampire Mystery Series… Sookie Stackhouse isn't your run-of-the-mill cocktail waitress! Sookie happens to have a vampire boyfriend AND she's telepathic!
Dean James (aka Honor Hartman & Jimmie Ruth Evans)… Simon Kirby-Jones is an American author living in Snupperton Mumsley, England who just happens to be a vampire!
Aimée & David Thurlo: Lee Nez Mystery Series… Lee (aka Leo) happens to be a Navajo policeman with a twist… he's half vampire…
A site reader just asked that I include Mary Janice Davidson to the list of Cozy Mystery authors who write mysteries with a Vampire theme… Undead and Unwed is the first in the series…
Werewolf:
Karen MacInerney: Tales of an Urban Werewolf Mystery Series… Sophie Garou isn't content with just braying at the moon…
Witch:
Madelyn Alt: Bewitching Mystery Series… Maggie O'Neill happens to be much more than an antique store clerk in Stony Mill, Indiana…
Juliet Blackwell (aka Hailey Lind): Witchcraft Mystery Series… Lily Ivory owns a vintage clothing shop where she "witches" she had lots of customers…
Barbara Bretton: Chloe Hobbs' Paranormal Mystery Series… Chloe is one half sorceress and owns the Sticks & Strings Knitting Shop…
Shirley Damsgaard: Ophelia & Abby Mystery Series… A librarian and her grandmother are charming sleuths…
Please feel free to either send a comment or a letter to the site if you know of any other mystery authors who would fit into this Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch Theme. Thanks!
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This site is wonderful! It is so hard to keep up with my favorite authors and see who has something new, thank you for doing such a thorough job. Please add Mary Janice Davidson to your list of vampire cozies and the books about Monk and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files to the TV file. Keep up the good work!
Sincerely, Terri
Hi Theresa,
I'm glad that the site is helping you track down the new books that your favorite authors publish…
Also, I added Mary Janice Davidson to the vampire list.
I do happen to have Monk on my list of TV & Movies that I want to eventually write about, but since I don't watch the Dresden Files, I don't feel qualified to write about that particular show.
Thanks for writing and telling us about Mary Janice Davidson (and for reminding me about Monk!)
I am looking for the author of a series about a vampire who is an American but living in an English country village. He is, I believe an academic, who can take a pill of some sort to control his vampire tendencies. It is an amusing combination of a English cozy mystery and a vampire novel. Any suggestions?
Yes, Regina, and I forgot to list him in the above list!
Dean James (aka Honor Hartman and Jimmie Ruth Evans) writes the Simon Kirby-Jones Mystery Series which features Kirby-Jones as an American vampire/writer who lives in Snupperton Mumsley, England.
Thanks for reminding me… I am going (right now) to amend the above list!
Thank you for recognizing the Simon Kirby-Jones series! I've read all of them I've come across (3 or 4 titles, I've lost track) and have enjoyed them all thoroughly.
You know it's a true hallmark of a cozy mystery that it's set in a town with a name of "Snupperton Mumsley". How quaintly British!
I know, Jeff. That Snupperton Mumsley was a stroke of genius!
Thank you for your prompt answer. I can follow up and see what new books have been written.
Hopefully you will have at least one book to look forward to reading, Regina, unless you have read all four of them…
Jim Butcher's Dresden Files is also a series of books. Dresden is a wizard who helps people find things & helps the police solve unworldly crimes. This series is dark, I wouldn't call it a cozy.
Thanks for putting together all this information. I love your website (which a member of our mystery book club shared with us recently). I have a couple of names that you might consider adding to this genre:
Tanya Huff, a Canadian writer with a couple of the oldest supernatural mystery series: the Keeper series (witches) and the Blood series (vampires)
Patricia Briggs Mercedes Thomson series (werewolves, witches, the works). They're a little more gritty than the average cozy, but no rougher than Charlaine Harris.
Welcome to the site, Sharmila. Thanks for the kind words.
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Thanks for the authors. I know that the paranormal theme is really growing in the mystery genre. A lot of already-established authors are starting new paranormal series… which is great for paranormal buffs! (I have added the two authors you recommended to my list of authors to post.)
Thanks, again.
Oooh, you should add John Levitt (definitely paranormal mysteries with an adorable dog) and Ilona Andrews. Excellent stuff. Two of my favorite authors. I've also read the Patricia Brigss series. Very good.
Thanks for the suggestions!
I'm still unable to wipe the smile off my face! What a terrific site, thanks for making my cozy seeking easy peasy!
Maria, I am so happy you're enjoying the site!
Hi! Thanks for these lists.
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I have an author who you could add to the vampire list: Tanya Huff and her Victoria Nelson series. There are no more new titles in the series, but I think they would feel right at home…
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Thanks for letting us know about Tanya Huff…
For all the witch readers out there, may I suggest Kim Harrison's – The Hollows Series. A fantasic read! A great mix of all things supernatural!