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Mystery Authors Akin to Elizabeth Peters…

May 9, 2013

This comment is from Amy. She is looking for suggestions of authors she might enjoy reading next, based on her previous mystery book encounters. Amy asks:

“I am looking for new authors to read. I really enjoyed Elizabeth Peters’ stand alone books and the Vicki Bliss series but I have finished them. I also really enjoyed some of Mary Stewart’s books. The settings are so well described that they make me want to travel. I am tired of spending money on what seems like a good mystery but it ends up being a smutty romance or has really horrible crime details. I like a romance as part of a mystery but I want mostly mystery and I don’t want explicit sex, gory murders, graphic violence or lots of bad language. (I can take a bit of sex and a bit of bad language, it just needs to be sparse.) I’m not into multiple partners. That’s not romantic. Any advice from others readers?”

Do any of you have any ideas as to whom Amy might enjoy reading next?

(By the way, Elizabeth Peters list is on my site here.)

Thank you for your help!

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June 2013 Mystery Book New Releases

May 5, 2013

The following Mystery Books will be released in June 2013:

Jeffrey Allen: Father Knows Death (This will be the 3rd in the Stay at Home Dad Mystery Series.)

Mary Kay Andrews (aka Kathy Hogan Trochek): Ladies’ Night (This will be a Stand Alone.)

Janet Bolin: Thread and Buried (This will be the 3rd in the Threadville Mystery Series.)

Stephen Booth: Already Dead (This will be the 14th in the Cooper & Fry Mystery Series.)

Kate Carlisle: A Cookbook Conspiracy (This will be the 8th in the Bibliophile Mystery Series.)

Grace Carroll (aka Carol Culver): Murder After a Fashion (This will be the 3rd in the Accessories Mystery Series.)

Jane K. Cleland: Lethal Treasure (This will be the 8th in the Josie Prescott Mystery Series.)

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Steamed to Death (This will be the 2nd in the Gourmet De-Lite Mystery Series.)

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Monument to the Dead (This will be the 4th in the Museum Mystery Series.)

Susan Rogers Cooper: Dark Waters (This will be the 12th in the Milt Kovak Mystery Series.)

Jeanne M. Dams: Murder at the Castle (This will be the 13th in the Dorothy Martin Mystery Series.)

Krista Davis: The Diva Frosts a Cupcake (This will be the 7th in the Domestic Diva Mystery Series.)

Lindsey Davis: The Ides of April (This will be the 1st in the NEW Flavia Albia Mystery Series.)

Jeffery Deaver: The Kill Room (This will be the 19th in the Lincoln Rhyme Mystery Series.)

Kerry Greenwood: Medea (This is a reprint of the 3rd in Greenwoods Delphic Women Trilogy.)

Beth Groundwater: Fatal Descent (This will be the 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures Mystery Series.)

Janice Hamrick: Death Rides Again (This will be the 3rd in the Jocelyn Shore Mystery Series.) (This is a Thanksgiving theme mystery book.)

Carl Hiaasen: Bad Monkey (This will be a Stand Alone.)

Tami Hoag: The 9th Girl (This will be the 4th in the Sam Kovac Mystery Series.)

Dorothy Howell: Evening Bags and Executions (This is the 7th in the Haley Randolph Mystery Series.)

Allison Kingsley (aka Kate Kingsbury & Rebecca Kent): Trouble Vision (This will be the 3rd in the Raven’s Nest Bookstore Mystery Series.)

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Mayhem at the Orient Express (This will be the 1st in the NEW League of Literary Ladies Mystery Series.)

Catriona McPherson: As She Left It (This will be a Stand Alone.)

Joyce Carol Oates: Bellefleur (This will be a Stand Alone.)

James Patterson & Howard Roughan: Second Honeymoon (This will be the 2nd in the Honeymoon Mystery Series.)

Kate Sedley: The Christmas Wassail (This will be the 22nd in the Roger the Chapman Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas theme mystery book.) (Actually, July 1)

Maggie Sefton: Close Knit Killer (This will be the 11th in the Knitting Mystery Series.)

Clea Simon: Grey Dawn (This will be the 6th in the Dulcie Schwartz Mystery Series.)

Robert K. Tanenbaum: Tragic (This will be the 25th in the Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi Mystery Series.)

Sue Owens Wright: Braced for Murder (This will be the 4th in the Beanie & Cruiser Mystery Series.)

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Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations – April 2013

April 28, 2013

I’m home from our California trip just in time to ask you all about your favorite Cozy Mystery reads of April 2013. I hate to keep repeating myself, because I know those of you who follow this particular entry know the drill, but for those of you who are new to this very helpful entry: these should be authors (books) about whom (which) you really want other Cozy Mystery readers to know. They should be the authors (books) you enjoyed so much during April that you want to let the rest of us know about them. Please include WHY you enjoyed these authors.

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during April 2013, and why did you enjoy it (or him/her)?

Here are the current authors who some of you have read this past month, and wanted to tell the rest of us about:

Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Mystery Series

Esri Albritten: The Portrait of Doreene Gray

Connie Archer: Soup Lover’s Mystery Series

Lucy Arlington (aka Jennifer Stanley & Sylvia May): Novel Idea Mystery Series 

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series

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

Jessica Beck: Donut Shop Mystery Series

Jessica Beck: Ghost Cat Cozy Mystery Series

C. L. Beville: Bubba and the Dead Woman

Annette Blair: Vintage Magic Mystery Series

Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber): Witchcraft Mystery Series

Simon Brett: Mrs. Pargeter Mystery Series

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series

Duffy Brown: Consignment Shop Mystery Series

Bailey Cates (aka Cricket McRae): Magical Bakery Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Cackleberry Club Mystery Series

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Gourmet De-Lite Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): County Cork Mystery Series

J. J. Cook (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene): Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery Series

Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly): Coffee House Mystery Series

Philip R. Craig: Martha’s Vineyard Mystery Series

Jeanne M. Dams: Hilda Johansson Mystery Series

Lila Dare (aka Joanna Campbell Slan): Southern Beauty Shop Mystery Series (book #4)

Anna Dean: A Woman of Consequence

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

Amanda Flower: Applecreek Creek Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Hanna Swensen Cookie Jar Mystery Series

Erle Stanley Gardner: Perry Mason Mystery Series

Robert Goldsborough: Archie Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries

Sue Grafton: Kinsey and Me

C. S. Harris: What Darkness Brings

Maddy Hunter: Passport to Peril Mystery Series

Dolores Johnson: Mandy Dyer Mystery Series

Sofie Kelly: Magical Cat Mystery Series

Victoria Laurie: Ghost Hunter Mystery Series

Mary Lou Kirwin: Librarian Mystery Series

Liz Lipperman: Clueless Cook Mystery Series

Charlotte MacLeod (aka Alisa Craig): Professor Peter Shandy Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Lucy Lawrence & Josie Belle): Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series

Marcia Muller: Carpenter & Quincannon, Professional Detective Services Mystery Series 

Deborah Sharp: Mace Bauer Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series

Victoria Thompson: Gaslight Mystery Series

Kari Lee Townsend: Fortune Teller Mystery Series

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Where to Start with Culinary Cozy Mystery Series…

April 22, 2013

On April 19, Lindsay P posted this comment:

“Hello Danna!! I stumbled upon your side from a google search I did on similar culinary mystery series to the Goldy Bear series by Diane Mott Davidson. I am quite the picky reader, and the books I read really need to keep me reeling for more. I read this series in three months, which is quite a feat for me! Now I need some help from you…..there seem to be many culinary theme mystery series and I do not know where to start. The librarian at my local library gave me two books; needless to say I have renewed both books twice. I just cannot seem to quite get into them like I did with Davidson’s series. So, here is the big question…..what culinary mystery series should I start with next?

I think I need to quickly clarify my form of “picky” when it comes to reading. My mind tends to wander if I do not have a book that keeps me wanting more. That is what Davidson’s Goldy Series did for me. I loved that her books were real and I could completely paint a picture of the story line in my head. Goldy’s life was real and not far fetched. Her stories are not dark or scary…..I am not one that likes gore. I hope that explains how I am “picky” when it comes to my reads.”

Between all of us here, we should be able to come up with some really good Cozy Mystery authors who write culinary themed mystery books. Here are some that MJ and I have come up with so far:

Ellery Adams (aka Jennifer Stanley, J. B. Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series

Riley Adams (aka Elizabeth Craig & Elizabeth Spann Craig): Memphis Barbeque Mystery Series

Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib): Key West Food Critic Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mystery Series AND Cackleberry Mystery Series

Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly): Coffee House Mystery Series

Diane Mott Davidson: Goldy Bear Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swensen Mystery Series

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

J. B. Stanley: Supper Club Mystery Series

Livia J. Washburn: Fresh-Baked Mystery Series

Yesterday MJ submitted this really good comment, which is well-worth checking out.

Here are some more recommendations for people who are starting to read Culinary Cozy Mystery Series:

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 Lucy Arlington): Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series

Jessica Beck: Donut Shop Mystery Series

Miranda Bliss (aka Kylie Logan & Casey Daniels): Cooking Class Mystery Series

Jacklyn Brady (aka Sherry Lewis): Piece of Cake Mystery Series

JoAnna Carl (Eve K. Sandstrom): Chocoholic Mystery Series

Bailey Cates (aka Cricket McRae): Magical Bakery Mystery Series (paranormal)

Isis Crawford (aka Barbara Block): Mystery with Recipes Mystery Series

Ellen Crosby: Wine Country Mystery Series

Kerry Greenwood: Corinna Chapman Mystery Series

B. B. Haywood: Candy Holliday Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series

Karen MacInerney: Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Country Cooking School Mystery Series

Melinda Wells (aka Linda Palmer): Della Cooks Mystery Series

Here are some more of my CULINARY – COOKING THEMES:

Mysteries with Recipes AND Recipe Books by Mystery Authors

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: A – D

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: F – K

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: L – R

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: S – W Plus Some!

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: Even More!

If you have a Cozy Mystery author who writes a culinary theme mystery series who you think would be a great author for a novice Cozy Mystery Culinary theme lover, please post a comment. Thank you!

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