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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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Mystery Books with Sleuths in Their 20s…

Cozy Mystery reader (Rabia) just asked this question:

“I was wondering if there are any cozy mysteries with a protagonist that is in their twenties? Maybe rich and in their 20s?”

I think that Daisy Dalrymple (Carola Dunn) is in her 20s when the series begins, as well as Aurora Teagarden (Charlaine Harris) and Faith Fairchild (Katherine Hall Page) >>> and possibly the Blackbird Sisters (Nancy Martin). Does anyone else know (for sure) if any of the sleuths are in their 20s?

Here is the link for the entry: “Rich Sleuths Theme Mysteries”

Also, in case I misunderstood the comment… Does anyone have suggestions for Cozy Mystery series with protagonists (rich or not rich) who are in their 20s?

Sleuths in Their 20s:

Victoria Abbott  (aka Mary Jane Maffini & Victoria Maffini): Book Collectors Mystery Series

Barbara Allan: Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery Series

Madelyn Alt: Bewitching Mystery Series

Sheryl J. Anderson: Molly Forrester Mystery Series

Rhys Bowen: Royal Spyness Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series

Agatha Christie: Tommy and Tuppence Mystery Series

Max Allan Collins (aka 1/2 of Barbara Allan): Mallory Series

Susan Conant & Jessica Conant-Park: Gourmet Girl Series

Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton): Teapot Collector Mystery Series

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series

Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series

Charlaine Harris: Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series

Dorothy Howell: Haley Randolph Mystery Series

Anna Loan-Wilsey: Hattie Davish Mystery Series

Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series

Alyssa Maxwell: Gilded Newport Mystery Series

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series 

Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels): Vicky Bliss Mystery Series

Rhonda Pollero: F. A. T. Mystery Series…

Maria E. Schneider: Sedona O’Hala Mystery Series & stand alone: Catch an Honest Thief

Dornford Yates: Richard Chandos Series

If you know of any, please post a comment.

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Mystery Books that Take Place in Maine…

Here are some fun Maine facts:
The capital is Augusta.
The largest city is Portland.
State motto is “Dirigo” (“I direct”)
State nickname is “Pine Tree State”
State flower is the White Pine Cone and Tassel
State bird is the Black-capped Chickadee
Maine shares its borders with only one state, and has the USA’s most eastern city – Eastport.
Maine supplies almost all of USA’s blueberries (99%).

Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature Maine locations/settings in their books:

Annie’s Antique Shop Mystery Series

Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series

Jennie Bentley: Do It Yourself Mystery Series

J. S. Borthwick: Deane & McKenzie Mystery Series

Kerry J. Charles: Dulcie Chambers Mystery Series

Vivian Conroy: Country Gift Shop Mystery Series

Leighann Dobbs: Blackmoore Sisters Romantic Cozy Mystery Series AND Mooseamuck Island Cozy Mystery Series

Claire Donally: Sunny & Shadow Mystery Series

Kaitlyn Dunnet (Kathy Lynn Emerson): Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series

Jessica Estevao (aka Jessie Crockett): Change of Fortune Mystery Series

“Jessica Fletcher” & Donald Bain: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series

Cynthia Gallant-Simpson: Coastal Maine Mystery Series 

Sarah Graves: Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series

Sarah Graves: Death by Chocolate Mystery Series

Linda Hall: Whisper Lake Mystery Series AND Fog Point Mystery Series AND Teri Blake-Addison Mystery Series AND Coast of Maine Mystery Series

B. B. Haywood: Candy Holliday Mystery Series

Lee Hollis: Hayley Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series

Margaret Lawrence: Hannah Trevor Mystery Series

Karen MacInerney: Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone (Holiday) Mystery Series

Meira Penterman: a Stand Alone

Virginia Rich: Eugenia Potter Mystery Series

Barbara Ross: Maine Clambake Mystery Series

Sofie Ryan (aka Sofie Kelly): Second Chance Cat Mystery Series

Lea Wait: Shadows Antique Print Mystery Series AND Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series

Please feel free to comment if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any corrections.

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Bouchercon Awards: 2010 Anthony Awards Lists… Nominees & Winners

The Bouchercon Convention was held in San Francisco from the 14th to the 17th of October  – 2010. What a great honor to receive a nomination for Bouchercon’s Anthony Awards. Here are both the nominees and winners for bouchercon’s 2010 Anthony Awards:

Best Novel: The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (Winner)
The Last Child by John Hart
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (translated by Reg Keeland)
The Shanghai Moon by S.J. Rozan

Best First Novel: A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield (Winner)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
The Twelve/The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville
In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff

Best Paperback Original: Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (Winner)
Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott
Tower by Ken Bruen & Reed Farrel Coleman
Quarry in the Middle by Max Allan Collins
Death and the Lit Chick by G.M. Malliet
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Best Short Story: On the House by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers) (Winner)
Last Fair Deal Gone Down by Ace Atkins (Crossroad Blues)
Femme Sole by Dana Cameron (Boston Noir)
Animal Rescue by Dennis Lehane (Boston Noir)
Amapola by Luis Alberto Urrea (Phoenix Noir)

Best Critical Non-Fiction Work: Talking about Detective Fiction by P.D. James (Winner)
The Line Up: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives by Otto Penzler, ed.
Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King by Lisa Rogak
Dame Agatha’s Shorts: An Agatha Christie Short Story Companion by Elena Santangelo
The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith by Joan Schenkar

And, here are some of the Guests of Honor who attended Bouchercon 2010 with Eddie Muller as the Toastmaster:

Distinguished Contribution to the Genre: Lee Child
International Guest of Honor: Denise Mina
American Guest of Honor: Laurie R. King

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