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Authors Similar to Carola Dunn

May 28, 2011

Diana sent me a letter asking for help finding authors similar to sleuth Daisy Dalrymple’s creator, Carola Dunn:

“I’m hoping you’ll be willing to give me a suggestion or two – I especially love …  Carola Dunn (Daisy Dalrymple).  … do you have any specific author suggestions?”

I am going to start the list off with Jacqueline Winspear (who Diana suggested in her letter) and some other authors who I think Diana might be able to substitute Carola Dunn with, now that she is all caught up with Dunn’s Daisy Dalrymple mysteries.

Authors Who Are Similar to Carola Dunn:

Susan Wittig Albert: Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Mystery Series

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series

M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Hamish Mcbeth Mystery Series

Rhys Bowen: Molly Murphy Mystery Series AND Lady Georgiana Mystery Series

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series

Marion Chesney (aka M. C. Beaton): Edwardian Murder Mystery Series

Jeanne M. Dams: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series

Dianne Day: Freemont Jones Mystery Series

Ann Granger: Markby & Mitchell Village Whodunit Mystery Series

Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series and Corinna Chapman Mystery Sereis

Kate Kingsbury (aka Rebecca Kent): Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series

Catriona McPherson: Dandy Gilver Mystery Series

Robin Paige (aka Susan Wittig Albert & Bill Albert): Kate Ardleigh Sheridan & Sir Charles Sheridan Victorian Mystery Series

Victoria Thompson: Gaslight Mystery Series

Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Carola Dunn, and I will add them to the list.

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  1. Kathryn says

    May 28, 2011 at 5:33 am

    I too have run out of Daiseys. I took this fine alternative from the alpha authors list –
    Marion Chesney aka M. C. Beaton
    EDWARDIAN MURDER MYSTERY Series:
    Main Characters: Capt. Harry Cathcart, Lady Rose Summer & her Companion Daisy
    Same theme of rich, titled young lady who gets a job.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      May 28, 2011 at 6:57 pm

      Thank you, Kathryn, I will go add Marion Chesney’s Edwardian Murder Mystery to the Authors Similar to Carola Dunn theme.

      Reply
  2. Judith says

    May 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    I would also include Rhys Bowen’s Lady Georgie series.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      June 1, 2011 at 11:29 am

      Thank you, Judith, I’ll go add Rhys Bowen’s Lady Georgiana series to the Authors Similar to Carola Dunn theme list right now…

      Reply
  3. Cristina (Rochester Reader) says

    May 29, 2011 at 7:30 am

    I haven’t read this yet but Rhys Bowen’s Royal Spyness series springs to mind as well as Catriona McPherson’s Dandy Gilver mysteries.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      June 1, 2011 at 11:43 am

      Thank you, Cristina, for telling us about Catriona McPherson.

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      • Marie says

        July 3, 2011 at 7:01 pm

        Well, I was just coming here to tell you about Catriona McPherson, but Cristina beat me to it. I recently discovered Ms. McPherson’s Dandy Gilver series which is very much like those listed above but based in Scotland. It’s a delightful series.

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        • Danna - cozy mystery list says

          July 5, 2011 at 1:24 pm

          I have added Catriona McPherson is on my list of authors to post on the site. Thank you!

          Reply
  4. Nicole says

    May 23, 2012 at 5:31 am

    Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher series are an Australian alternative and factually accurate.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      May 23, 2012 at 11:36 am

      Thanks, Nicole, I’ll add Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher Mystery Series to the Authors Similar to Carola Dunn theme list.

      Reply
  5. Deborah says

    February 12, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    Please add the DANDY GILVER series by Catriona McPherson. The first novel in the series is “After the Armistice Ball” –same time frame as DAISY but this series takes place in Scotland.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      February 12, 2013 at 6:05 pm

      Thanks, Deborah, I just added her to the authors similar to Carola Dunn list.

      Reply
  6. Moira says

    October 17, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    I highly recommend the Dorothy Martin mysteries by Jeanne M. Dams – they’re modern rather than period mysteries, but cozy and delightful!

    Reply
    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      October 20, 2015 at 6:28 pm

      Moira, thanks for the Jeanne M. Dams’ shout-out!

      Reply
  7. Janice says

    April 4, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    Jill Churchill, Grace and Favor series. Sadly, it appears to be on hiatus right now but there are 7 books published.

    Reply
    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      April 6, 2016 at 9:17 am

      Janice, I know, her Jane Jeffry series is one of my favorites, but they stopped being published almost ten years ago…

      Reply
  8. Ellie says

    April 10, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    Frances Brody’s books are wonderful cozies! I just can’t think of the heroine’s name! She solves mysteries, having tracked down ‘lost’ soldiers after WW1. She has several earlier books that aren’t part of the series. The ones I enjoy were written after 2010, for the most part. She’s bright. Enjoys photography. Her housekeeper can sew an outfit that’s inspired by a photograph! Her husband was reported as dead during the war.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      April 10, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      Ellie, thanks for telling us about Frances Brody and her Kate Shackleton Mystery Series.

      Reply
  9. Corinne says

    September 3, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    A wonderful series is Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman. The first book is “The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax”

    Reply
  10. Renate says

    May 28, 2018 at 11:13 pm

    Kerry Greenwood also writes the Corinna Chapman mystery series, set in Australia as well.

    Reply
  11. Denise V. says

    August 8, 2019 at 2:08 pm

    Although it has been 8 years since Diana initially asked for suggestions, as a fellow Daisy Dalrymple fan, here are some female protagonst cozies I enjoy:

    *Each are listed by protagonist name, author’s name and title of the first book in the series.*

    ~Ginger Gold mystery series by Lee Strauss “Murder on the SS Rosa”

    ~Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by TE Kinsey “A Quiet Life in the Country”

    ~ High Society Lade Detective Olive Belgrave series by Sara Rosett “Murder at Archly Manor”

    ~Lady Katherine Regency Mysteries by Leighann Dobbs & Harmony Williams “Invitation to Murder”

    ~Countess of Harleigh mystery series by Dianna Freeman “A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder”

    And finally, my absolute favorite:
    ~Melissa Craig Mysteries by Betty Rowlands “Murder at Hawthorn Cottage”

    Betty Rowlands also authors the Sukey Reynolds mystery series. “Death at Hazel House” (original title was “An Inconsiderate Death”)

    Happy reading!

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