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Alan Gordon, Diane Morlan, Phil Rickman, & Gayle Wigglesworth… Four New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site…

I have just added four new authors to the Cozy Mystery site. I haven’t read them yet, but other Cozy Mystery site readers think that they belong on the site:

Alan Gordon (a New York lawyer) writes an historical mystery series that takes place in the 13th century. Gordon’s Fools’ Guild Mystery Series features medieval court jesters who are also secret agents.

Diane Morlan is the author of the Jennifer Penny Mystery Series which takes place in Minnesota. Jennifer roasts and brews coffee, as well as sleuths.

Phil Rickman pens the Merrily Watkins Mystery Series which takes place in Great Britain. Merrily is a single mother and a Church of England parish priest. She is a type of exorcist for the Church.  Not Cozy.

Gayle Wigglesworth writes the Claire Gulliver Mystery Series. The sleuth is an ex-librarian who inherits a traveling bookshop. Each of the mystery books in this series take place in a different location.

Backpacking, Camping, Mountain Climbing, White Water Rafting Mystery Series…

backpackingThe other day, Monica asked this question:

Do you know of any cozy mysteries that have their heroines camping or backpacking?

Nevada Barr: Anna Pigeon Mystery Series (Anna is a park service ranger.)

Jill Churchill: Fear of Frying (from her Jane Jeffry Mystery Series)

Kate Dyer-Seeley (aka Ellie Alexander): Pacific Northwest Mystery Series

Jeanne Glidewell: Cozy Camping (from her Lexie Starr Mystery Series)

Beth Groundwater: Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures Mystery Series (not strictly camping/backpacking mysteries, lots of outdoor adventures – hiking, white-water rafting, climbing, etc.). Readers that enjoy an outdoorsy theme

Sue Henry: Murder on the Iditarod Trail (from her Alaska Mystery Series)

Sue Henry: Maxie and Stretch Mystery Series (Maxie is a widow who travels around in her RV with her Mini Dachshund, Stretch.)

So, if you do, would you please post a comment?

Here are some more authors with Camping Mystery Series:

L. D. Knorr: RV Mystery Series

E. D. MacDavey: RV Travel Mystery Series

Karen Musser Nortman: Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mystery Series

Karen Musser Nortman
Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mystery Series:

1. Bats and Bones
2. The Blue Coyote
3. The Lady of the Lake

M.L. Rowland
Search and Rescue Mystery Series:

  1. Zero-Degree Murder
  2. Murder off the Beaten Path
  3. Murder on the Horizon

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December 2010 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in December 2010:

Juliet Blackwell (aka ½ of Sister Duo Hailey Lind): If Walls Could Talk (This will be the 1st in the NEW Sophie Tanner Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Series…)

Simon Brett: The Shooting in the Shop (This will be the 10th in the Fethering Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery.)

Anne Canadeo: A Stitch Before Dying (This will be the 3rd in the Black Sheep Knitting Mystery Series…)

Laura Childs: Bedeviled Eggs (This will be the 3rd in the Cackleberry Club Mystery Series…)

Alys Clare: Music of the Distant Stars (This will be the 3rd in the Aelf Fen Mystery Series…)

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): A Killer Crop (This will be the 4th in the Orchard Mystery Series…) (This is a Fall Harvest theme mystery.)

Krista Davis: The Diva Cooks a Goose (This will be the 4th in the Domestic Diva Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery…)

Monica Ferris: Buttons and Bones (This will be the 14th in the Crewel World Needlework Mystery Series…)

Margaret Frazer: A Play of Piety (This will be the 6th in the Joliffe Mystery Series…)

Elizabeth Goddard: The Camera Never Lies (This is a Hometown Mystery Book…)

Ellen Hart: The Cruel Ever After (This will be the 18th in the Jane Lawless Mystery Series…)

Tami Hoag: Secrets to the Grave (This will be the 2nd in the Deeper than the Dead Mystery Series…)

Victoria Laurie: Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls (This will be the 5th in the Ghost Hunter Mystery Series…)

Kaye Morgan: Celebrity Sudoku (This will be the 6th in the Sudoku Mystery Series…)

Ann Purser: Threats at Three (This will be the 10th in the Lois Meade Mystery Series…)

Arlene Sachitano: Quilt by Association (This will be the 4th in the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery Series…)

Wendy Corsi Staub: Scared to Death (This will be a Stand Alone…)

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Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris

I received a request from a Cozy Mystery site reader to find authors who are similar to Charlaine Harris. I have read all of the Lily Bard Mystery Series, as well as the Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series by Charlaine Harris. Harris also writes the Harper Connelly Mystery Series and the Sookie Stackhouse, Southern Vampire Series.

Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris (Non-Paranormal):

Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Mystery Series…

Nevada Barr: Anna Pigeon Mystery Series…

Diane Mott Davidson: Goldy Bear Mystery Series…

Carol Nelson Douglas: Delilah Street Mystery Series…

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series…

Yasmine Galenorn (aka India Ink): Chintz ‘n China Mystery Series…

Sue Grafton: Kinsey Milhone Mystery Series…

Sue Henry: Jesse Arnold, Alaska Mystery Series…

J. A. Jance: Joanna Brady Mystery Series…

Maria E. Schneider: Sedona O’Hala Mystery Series AND Haven Mystery Series…

Kathy Hogan Trochek (aka Mary Kay Andrews): Julia Callahan Mystery Series…

Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris (Paranormal):

Kelley Armstrong…

Rachel Caine…

Casey Daniels: Pepper Martin Mystery Series…

MaryJanice Davidson…

Laurel K. Hamilton…

Kim Harrison…

Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mystery Series AND Ghost Hunter Mystery Series…

Richelle Mead…

Stephenie Meyer…

Kat Richardson…

Maria E. Schneider: Stand Alone (Under Witch Moon)

Jeanne C. Stein…

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

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