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Mystery Books that Take Place in Alabama …

Here are some fun Alabama facts:
The capital is Montgomery.
The largest city is Birmingham.
State motto is “We Dare Defend OurRights” (“Audemus jura nostra defendere”)
State nicknames are Heart of Dixie, and also Yellowhammer State.
State flower is the Camellia.
State bird is the Yellowhammer.

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

Susan Wittig Albert: Darling Dahlias Mystery Series

Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber): Magic Potion Mysteries

Erika Chase: Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series

J.J. Cook (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): Biscuit Bowl Food Truck Mystery Series

Anne George: Southern Sisters Mystery Series

Carolyn Haines: Pluto’s Snitch Mystery Series

Kelly Lane: Olive Grove Mystery Series

Gilbert Morris: Jacques & Cleo, Cat Detectives Mystery Series

Mary Saums: Thistle & Twigg 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.

♦To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.♦

October 2010 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in October 2010:

Jeffrey Ashford (aka Roderic Jeffries & Peter Alding): Criminal Innocence (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: The Queen’s Jewels (This will be the 34th in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series…)

Sandra Balzo: A Cup of Jo (This will be the 6th in the Maggy Thorsen Mystery Series…)

M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Busy Body (This will be the 21st in the Agatha Raisin Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery…)

Stephen J. Cannell: The Prostitute’s Ball (This will be the 10th in the Shane Scully Mystery Series…)

JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): The Chocolate Pirate Plot (This will be the 10th in the Chocoholic Mystery Series…)

Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford): Pinned for Murder (This will be the 3rd in the Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series…)

Laura Childs: Fiber and Brimstone (This will be the 8th in the Scrapbooking Mystery Series…)

Kate Collins: Dirty Rotten Tendrils (This will be the 10th in the Flower Shop Mystery Series…)

Michael Connelly: The Reversal (This will be the 15th in the Harry Bosch Mystery Series…)

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Fundraising the Dead (This will be the 1st in the NEW Museum Mystery Series…)

Isis Crawford (aka Barbara Block ): A Catered Thanksgiving (This will be the 7th in the Mysteries with Recipes Mystery Series…) (This is a Thanksgiving theme mystery…)

Kaitlyn Dunnett (aka Kathy Lynn Emerson): The Corpse Wore Tartan (This will be the 4th in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series…)

“Jessica Fletcher” & Donald Bain: The Queen’s Jewels (This will be the 34th in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series…)

Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, & Leslie Meier: Gingerbread Cookie Murder (This will be the 2nd Christmas theme collaboration for these three Cozy Mystery authors…) (Actually, Sept. 28…)

J. G. Goodhind: Murder by Mudpack (This will be the 6th in the Honey Driver Mystery Series…)

Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Editors: By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year (Anthology…)

John Grisham: The Confession (This will be a Stand Alone…)

David Handler: The Shimmering Blond Sister (This will be the 7th in the Berger & Mitry Mystery Series…)

Carolyn Hart: Ghost in Trouble (This will be the 3rd in the Bailey Ruth Raeburn Mystery Series…)

Judith K. Ivie: Drowning in Christmas (This will be the 4th in the Kate Lawrence Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery…)

Iris Johansen: Chasing the Night (This will be the 10th in the Eve Duncan Mystery Series…)

Kate Kingsbury (aka Rebecca Kent): Mistletoe and Mayhem (This will be the 7th in the Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery…) (Actually, Nov. 2)

John le Carré: Our Kind of Traitor (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Debbie Macomber: Call Me Mrs. Miracle (This will be a Holiday Novel – not a mystery…)

Evan Marshall: City in Shadow (This will be the 4th in the Hidden Manhattan Mystery Series…) (Actually, Nov. 1)

Marcia Muller: Coming Back (This will be the 28th in the Sharon McCone Mystery Series…)

Shirley Rousseau Murphy: Cat Coming Home (This will be the 16th in the Joe Grey Cat Mysteries…) (This will be a Christmas theme mystery…)

Robert B. Parker: Painted Ladies (This will be the 38th in the Spenser -for Hire- Mystery Series…)

Anne Perry: A Christmas Odyssey (This will be one of Anne Perry’s Christmas theme novels…)

Deanna Raybourn: Dark Road to Darjeeling (This will be the 4th in the Lady Julia Grey Mystery Series…)

Emilie Richards: A Truth for a Truth (This will be the 5th in the Ministry is Murder Mystery Series…)

Maggie Sefton: Double Knit Murders (This will include the first two Knitting Mystery Series books: Knit One, Kill Two and Needled to Death…) (Actually, Nov. 2)

Alexander McCall Smith: The Charming Quirks of Others (This will be the 7th in the Isabel Dalhousie Series…)

Marcia Talley: All Things Undying (This will be the 9th in the Hannah Ives Mystery Series…)

Peter Tremayne: The Dove of Death (This will be the 29th in the Sister Fidelma Mystery Series…)

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Mystery Books that Take Place in Pennsylvania …

Here are some fun Pennsylvania facts:
The capital is Harrisburg.
The largest city is Philadelphia, which was once the capital of the USA.
State motto is “Virtue, Liberty, and Independence”
State nickname is Keystone State.
State flower is the Mountain Laurel.
State bird is the Ruffed Grouse.
State animal is the White-tailed Deer.
Pennsylvania has the USA CHOCOLATE capital: Hershey.

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

Cordelia Frances Biddle (aka 1/2 of Nero Blanc): Martha Beale Mystery Series

Stephanie Blackmoore: Wedding Planner Mystery Series

Bethany Blake: Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery Series

Janet Bolin: Threadville Mystery Series

Jennifer Chiaverini: The Elm Creek Quilts Series (not mysteries)

Edie Claire: Leigh Koslow Mystery Series

Judy Clemens: Stella Crown Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Museum Mystery Series

Shelley Costa: Miracolo Mystery Series

Shelly Fredman: Brandy Alexander Mystery Series

Jane Haddam: Gregor Demarkian Mystery Series

Robin Hathaway: Dr. Andrew Fenimore Mystery Series

Valerie S. Malmont: Tori Miracle Mystery Series

Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series AND Roxy Abruzzo Mystery Series

Emma Miller: Amish Mystery Series

Donna Huston Murray: Ginger Barnes Main Line Mystery Series

Tamar Myers: Pennsylvania Dutch Inn Mystery Series

Marta Perry: Multiple Mystery Series set in Pennsylvania

Cate Price: Deadly Notions Mystery Series

Gillian Roberts: Amanda Pepper Mystery Series

Lisa Scottoline: Rosato & Associates Mystery Series

Karen Rose Smith: Caprice De Luca Mystery Series

Karen Rose Smith: Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series

Sarah Strohmeyer: Hairdresser (Bubbles) Mystery Series

Joyce Tremel: Brewing Trouble Mystery Series

Diane Vallere: Style & Error 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.

♦To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.♦

Halloween Theme Mystery Books… Do I Have Them All?

OK, OK, I know it’s not officially autumn yet, but I think that someone somehow got the seasons all wrong. I know that fall doesn’t begin until September 22 this year, but as far as I am concerned, autumn should begin at the very beginning of September and continue until the very beginning of December. But, that’s just my opinion!

I have been trying to update the Holiday Mystery Book section of the Cozy Mystery site, and I think I’m pretty much done with Halloween’s list. I would, however, not be upset if some of you know of some Halloween mysteries that I have missed.

For those of you who have been with the site for a while, you probably already know that I don’t only include Cozy Mystery Halloween books on this particular list. I would greatly appreciate it if, when you have the time, you would take a look at the Halloween Theme Mystery Books list and let me know of any exclusions on my part.

I try to update all of the seasonal mystery book lists each year as the different holidays approach, but some years I do the updating in a more timely fashion than other years. This year I met my goal!

Anyway… if you see any Halloween Theme Mystery Books that I am missing, please post a comment and I will try to add the book as soon as possible. Thanks!

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