I thought it was about time that I add some new mystery authors to the Cozy Mystery site. These are authors who have been recommended by other Cozy Mystery readers as belonging on the Cozy Mystery site.
Beverly Allen (aka Barbara Early) writes the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series. This series takes place in Virginia and features one of the co-owners of the Rose in Bloom flower shop. Audrey Bloom sleuths while arranging beautiful wedding flower pieces of art. (You would think the author was a florist rather than the Electrical Engineer she was.) As Early she has written a Christmas novella.
Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton & Donna Lea Simpson): OK, OK, I know some of you are already followers of Victoria Hamilton, so you probably know she already has a page on the Cozy Mystery site. I just wanted to officially introduce you all to Amanda Cooper. As Cooper she writes the Teapot Collector Mystery Series. Sophie Taylor is an employee in her family’s Victorian Tearoom in New York. Hamilton’s fans know she writes the Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series as well as the Merry Muffin Mystery Series. (She also writes an historical/romance mystery series as Donna Lea Simpson called the Lady Anne Addison series..)
Lois Lavrisa writes the Chubby Chicks Club Mystery Series. This series features Cat and Annie Mae, two best friends who sleuth together in Savannah, Georgia. Lavrisa has a Young Adult spin-off called the Thomson Twins Mystery Series. She also writes the Liquid Lies thriller/suspence series for Young Adults.
Dixie Lyle Pens the Whiskey, Tango, and Foxtrot Mystery Series. This is a paranormal mystery series. Foxtrot (“short” for Deirdre) is the administrative assistant for a woman who is rich beyond being rich. As her assistant, Foxtrot cares for both the mansion and grounds. Foxtrot is aided by her childhood cat, Tango, who happens to be a telepathic cat. Also along for the sleuthing is Tiny, a shape-shifting ghost dog.
Laura Morrigan writes the Call of the Wilde Mystery Series. Grace Wilde has telepathic abilities with animals. This comes in handy if a crime is committed in the presence of a pet, or a wild animal. Grace is able to get clues that only a witnessing animal can give. The series is set in Florida.
Elaine says
I highly recommend Woof at the Door! Laura Morrigan writes a great story. I cannot wait for the next book in this series!
I have not read any of the others but will add them to my list. My list is long as I get so many good recommendations from this site.
Danna thank you so much!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Elaine, I haven’t read any of these authors yet. They have “come recommended” by other Cozy Mystery authors. (I’m glad I am thinking about this right now. I used to actually mention that I hadn’t read the authors in my entries. I am going to go add that right now. Better late…)
Danna - cozy mystery list says
(Elaine, I just changed the intro paragraph of the entry to say that.)
Mary says
I completely agree about Woof AT The Door. I thought it was a great book and can’t wait for the next one
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Mary & Elaine, thank you for the recommendations for Laura Morrigan’s Woof at the Door!
Tessa~ says
The last two sound yummmmmmmy!!!!!
Tessa~
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Tessa, when I read this comment, I had to double-check. I didn’t think the last two were culinary mysteries, then I got it.
Sheila says
Thanks for this blog reminder. I just bought Bloom for Doom and A Taste fur Murder on my Nook. Two more books to add to my reading list (which seems to be growing and growing and growing).
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Sheila, I know exactly what you are talking about when you say your list is growing and growing. Right now I am reading a new author, whom I will be adding to my list of favorite authors.
Jackie J. Griffey says
Laura: What an interesting idea, the communication with pets or other animals who may have witnessed a crime. The animals we love so dearly (inside and outside) go right along with the joy of bird watching at our house. A wild bunny we were already aware of in some border undergrowth (we have five acres) now has a tiny bunny babe she’s going to have to teach to stay in and hidden, or which humans she can trust. LOL. We are outside the city in the county and I hate to hear a gunshot right out. So many are learning to use guns these days. Deer sail over our back fence like Santa’s flying reindeer and leave tracks around a small pond. We have two cats and a Chihuahua who live inside and a feral cat who only puts up with human company and comes in when the weather gets cold enough to freeze his whiskers – we love em all. 😎
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Jackie, I sure hope that mother rabbit teaches her little one to not hop around. Your comment about people with guns reminded me of something I saw my mother’s neighbor doing: He has a bird feeder outside on his porch, and I saw him shoot a woodpecker with a BB gun. I was totally astounded, as well as grossed-out! (I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to do that…)