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July 2017 Mystery Book New Releases

June 1, 2017

The following Mystery Books will be released in June 2017:

July 2017

Allyson K. Abbott (aka Annelise Ryan & Beth Amos): A Toast to Murder (This will be the 5th in the Mack’s Bar Mystery Series. This is a New Year’s Eve mystery.)

Jeff Abbott: Blame (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Lorraine Bartlett (aka L.L. Bartlett and Lorna Barrett): A Basket Full of Bargains: A Companion Story of the Victoria Square Mysteries (This will be a spin-off non-mystery story for the Victoria Square Mystery Series.)

Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): 30 Second Death (This will be the 2nd in the Tobi Tobias Mystery Series.)

Lynn Cahoon: Killer Party (This will be the 9th in the Tourist Trap Mystery Series.)

Laurie Cass (aka Laura Alden): Wrong Side of the Paw (This will be the 6th in the Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series.)

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Sowed to Death (This will be the 2nd in the Farmer’s Daughter Mystery Series.)

Gary Corby: Death on Delos (This will be the 7th in the Ancient Greece Mystery Series.)

Kathi Daley: Camp Carter (This will be the 25th in the Zoe Donovan Mystery Series.)

Kathi Daley: Second Look (This will be the 2nd in the Writer’s Retreat Southern Mystery Series.)

Lindsey Davis: The Third Nero (This will be the 5th in the Flavia Albia Mystery Series.)

Linda Fairstein: Deadfall (This will be the 19th in the non-Cozy Alexandra Cooper Series.)

Mary Feliz: Dead Storage (This will be the 3rd in the Maggie McDonald Mystery Series.)

Jean Flowers (aka Camille Minichino, Margaret Grace, & Ada Madison): Addressed to Kill (This will be the 3rd in the Postmistress Mystery Series.) (This will be a Valentine’s Day mystery.)

Victoria Hamilton (aka Amanda Cooper & Donna Lea Simpson): Muffin to Fear (This will be the in the Merry Muffin Mystery Series.)

Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley) & Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels & Barbara Mertz) & : The Painted Queen (This will be the 20th in the Amelia Peabody Mystery Series.)

Victoria Laurie: A Panicked Premonition (This will be the 15th in the Psychic Eye Mystery Series.)

Mary Marks: Knot What You Think (This will be the 5th in the Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series.)

Alyssa Maxwell: Murder at Chateau sur Mer (This will be the 5th in the Gilded Newport Mystery Series.)

Sandra Orchard: Over Maya Dead Body (This will be the 3rd in the Serena Jones Mystery Series.)

Diana Orgain: I Wanda Put a Spell on You (This will be the 2nd in the iWitch Mystery Series.)

Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels & Barbara Mertz) & Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley): The Painted Queen (This will be the 20th in the Amelia Peabody Mystery Series.)

Kathy Reichs: Two Nights (This will be a Stand Alone thriller.)

David Rosenfelt: Collared (This will be the 16th in the Andy Carpenter Mystery Series.)

Denise Swanson: Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (This will be the in the Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series.)

Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned (This will be the 27th in the Mystery of Ancient Ireland Mystery Series.)

Elaine Viets: Fire and Ashes (This will be the 2nd in the non-Cozy Death Investigator Mystery Series.)

If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the June 2017 Mystery Book New Releases.

You can find these and many more Cozies scheduled for release soon on the Soon to be Released Mysteries page on my site.

(These are the mysteries by authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery site.)

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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – May 2017

May 29, 2017

First, I hope all of you have a good Memorial Day. For those of you who are not American, Memorial Day is a day we take the time to think of and honor the men and women who have served to defend our country. So whether you are American or not, please take the time to thank someone who has helped serve to keep your nation a safer!

We’re reaching the end of May, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we have read this month! If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! This month, I’ve read about two excellent Cozy Mystery Series: Rita Lakin‘s Gladdy Gold Mystery Series and Melissa Bourbon‘s Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series.

If you’re interested in reading why I’m recommending these series, you can go to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on each of these great Cozy series.

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in May? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)

As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during May 2017 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:

Kristi Abbott (aka Eileen Rendahl & Eileen Carr): Popcorn Shop Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Stephanie Blackmoore: Wedding Planner Mystery Series

Melissa Bourbon (aka Winnie Archer & Misa Ramirez): Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series

Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery Series

Duffy Brown: Consignment Shop Mystery Series

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Cackleberry Club Cafe Mystery Series and Tea Shop Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Susan Page Davis: Tearoom for Two

Laura DiSilverio (aka Ella Barrick & Lila Dare): Readaholics Book Club Mystery Series

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Magical Bookshop Mystery Series

Agatha Frost: Peridale Cafe Mystery Series (first book Pancakes and Corpses)

Nell Hampton (aka Nancy Coco and Nancy J. Parra): A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery Series

Susannah Hardy (aka Sadie Hartwell): Greek to Me Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series

Victoria Houston: Loon Lake Fishing Mystery Series

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent & Gayle Leeson): Embroidery Mystery Series

Karen MacInerney: Margie Peterson Mystery Series and Dewberry Farm Mystery Series

Lia Matera: Willa Jansson Mystery Series (first entry Where Lawyers Fear to Tread) and Laura Di Palma Mystery Series (first entry The Smart Money)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series

Julie Mulhern: The Country Club Murders Mystery Series (first book The Deep End)

Sara Rosett: Murder on Location Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Scumble River Mystery Series

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.

♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦

P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.

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New Releases – May 29 to June 4, 2017

May 28, 2017

Normally I post weekly releases on Mondays, but since I plan on asking for monthly recommendations this Monday, I’ve decided to post the upcoming weekly releases today (Sunday) instead this week.

So… here is the list of new release for May 29 to June 4!

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity and the Widow’s Curse (This will be the 22nd in the Aunt Dimity Mystery Series.)

Rita Mae Brown: A Hiss Before Dying (This will be the 26th in the Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series.)

Kate Collins: Yews with Caution (This will be the 19th in the Flower Shop Mystery Series.)

Vickie Fee: One Fete in the Grave (This will be the 3rd in the Liv and Di In Dixie Mystery Series.) (This is a Fourth of July mystery.)

Meg Macy: Bearly Departed (This will be the 1st in the NEW Teddy Bear Mystery Series.)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): About a Dog (This is not a mystery. It is a Contemporary Romance novel.)

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2016 Agatha Awards (Presented in 2017) & 2017 Edgar Awards

May 20, 2017

As always, I want to congratulate ALL of the nominees and winners of the Agatha Awards and Edgar Awards!

So, CONGRATULATIONS!

Late last month, both the Malice Domestic convention and the Edgars Symposium were held, the events where the Agatha Awards and the Edgars Awards are declared. The Edgars Awards are a general mystery fiction award, while the Agatha Awards are given to “traditional mystery” works in the vein of Agatha Christie >>> little to no graphic violence, sex, or profanity… in other words, the Agatha Awards are pretty much what I would define as “Cozies”. Of course, both awards are very prestigious!

THE AGATHA AWARDS

Best Contemporary Novel:
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (winner)
Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron
Quiet Neighbors by Catriona McPherson
Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross
Say No More by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Best Historical Novel:
The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson (winner)
Whispers Beyond the Veil
by Jessica Estevao
Get Me to the Grave on Time by D.E. Ireland
Delivering the Truth by Edith Maxwell
Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson

Best First Novel:
The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn (winner)
Terror in Taffeta
by Marla Cooper
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon
Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann
Design for Dying by Renee Patrick

Best Nonfiction:
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats by Jane K. Cleland (winner)
A Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden’s 25 Years in the Maine Woods by Roger Guay with Kate Clark Flora
Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Margaret Kinsman

Best Short Story:
“Parallel Play” by Art Taylor in Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning (winner)
“Double Jinx: A Bellissimo Casino Crime Caper Short Story” by Gretchen Archer
“The Best-Laid Plans” by Barb Goffman in Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional
“The Mayor and the Midwife” by Edith Maxwell in Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016
“The Last Blue Glass” by B.K. Stevens in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine

Best Children/Young Adult:
The Secret of the Puzzle Box: The Code Busters Club by Penny Warner (winner)
Trapped: A Mei-hua Adventure
by P.A. DeVoe
Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs
Tag, You’re Dead by J C Lane
The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****

THE EDGAR AWARDS

Since the Edgar Awards are a bit less Cozy related than the Agathas, I’m just going to list the winners of each category, with the exception of the Mary Higgins Clark category, which is basically for Cozies. If you’re interested in the full lineup for a category, it can be found in the page that I have linked for each category title.

Best Novel
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

Best First Novel
Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry

Best Paperback Original
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty

Best Fact Crime
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale

Best Critical/Biographical
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin

Best Short Story
“Autumn at the Automat” – In Sunlight or in Shadow by Lawrence Block

Best Juvenile
OCDaniel by Wesley King

Young Adult
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

TV Episode Teleplay
“A Blade of Grass” – Penny Dreadful, Teleplay by John Logan

Robert L. Fish Memorial
“The Truth of the Moment” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
by E. Gabriel Flores

Mary Higgins Clark

The Shattered Tree by Charles Todd (winner)
The Other Sister
by Dianne Dixon
Quiet Neighbors by Catriona McPherson
Say No More by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Blue Moon by Wendy Corsi Staub

Grand Master
Max Allan Collins
Ellen Hart

Raven Award
Dru Ann Love

Ellery Queen Award
Neil Nyren

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Again, Congratulations to all winners and nominees!

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