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Mystery Books that Take Place in Kentucky …

Here are some fun Kentucky facts:
The capital is Frankfort.
The largest city Louisville.
State motto is “United we stand, divided we fall.”
State nickname is the Bluegrass State.
State flower is the Goldenrod.
State bird is the Cardinal.

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

Tonya Kappes: Divorced Diva Mystery Series

Tonya Kappes: Kenni Lowry Mystery Series

Abigail Keam: Josiah Reynolds, Beekeeper Mystery Series

Abigail Keam: 1930s Mona Moon Mystery Series – Mona receives a huge inheritance from her uncle during the Depression.

Taylor McCafferty (aka Barbara Taylor McCafferty): Haskell Blevins, P.I. Mystery Series

Barbara Taylor McCafferty & Beverly Taylor Herald: Tatum Twin Mystery Series

Tierney McClellan (aka Barbara Taylor McCafferty): Schuyler Ridgway Mystery Series

Rose Pressey: Trash to Treasure Crafting Mystery Series AND Haunted Tour Guide Mystery Series

Deborah Woodworth: Shaker 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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Pamela DuMond, Charles Finch, Cynthia Robinson, & Diane A. S. Stuckart: Four Additions to the Cozy Mystery Site…

I just added four authors to the Cozy Mystery site. I have not read any of the authors yet, but other Cozy Mystery site readers believe they belong on the site. Here are the four newest authors to the site:

Pamela DuMond writes the Annie Graceland Mystery Series. Annie is the owner of a very up-scale bakery who, when stressed, has psychic abilities…

Charles Finch writes the Charles Lenox Mystery Series. Finch was nominated for the 2007 Best First Novel Agatha Award, which is quite an accomplishment. His series is set in London during the 1860s…

Cynthia Robinson pens the Max Bravo Mystery Series. Max is an opera singer who is not as accomplished as he had hoped to be when he hit his 30s…

Diane A. S. Stuckart writes the Leonardo da Vinci Historical Mystery Series which, of course, is set in Italy during the late 1400s. Dino, the sleuth, is an apprentice of da Vinci’s…

February 2011 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in February 2011:

Barbara Allan: Antiques Knock-Off (This will be the 5th in the Trash ’n’ Treasures Mystery Series…)

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree (This will be the 16th in the Aunt Dimity Mystery Series…)

Lorraine Bartlett (aka Lorna Barrett & L. L. Bartlett): A Crafty Killing (This will be the 1st in the NEW Victoria Square Mystery Series…)

D. B. Barton: The Singing Sleuth Crosses the Pond (This will be the 4th in the Singing Sleuth Mystery Series…)

M. C. Beaton: Death of a Chimney Sweep (This will be the 27th in the Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series…)

Ellen Byerrum: Shot through Velvet (This will be the 7th in the Crime of Fashion Mystery Series…)

Jennifer Chiaverini: The Union Quilters (This will be the 17th in the Elm Creek Quilts Mystery Series…)

Ann Cleeves: Silent Voices (This will be the 4th in the Vera Stanhope Mystery Series…)

Lila Dare: Polished Off (This will be the 2nd in the Southern Beauty Shop Mystery Series…)

Christy Evans: Drip Dead (This will be the 3rd in the Georgiana Neverall Mystery Series…)

Joanne Fluke: Devil’s Food Cake Murder (This will be the 14th in the Cookie Jar Mystery Series…)

Martha Grimes: Fadeaway Girl (This will be the 4th in the Emma Graham Mystery Series…)

B. B. Haywood: Town in a Lobster Stew (This will be the 2nd in the Candy Holliday Mystery Series…)

Victoria Houston: Dead Deceiver (This will be the 11th in the Loon Lake Fishing Mystery Series…)

Sue Ann Jaffarian: Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini (This will be the 2nd in the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series…)

J. A. Jance: Fatal Error (This will be the 6th in the Alison Reynolds Mystery Series…)

Toni L. P. Kelner: Blast from the Past (This will be the 3rd in the Where Are They Now? Mystery Series…)

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent): Stitch Me Deadly (This will be the 2nd in the Embroidery Mystery Series…)

James Patterson: Angel (This will be the 7th in his Teen/Young Adult Maximum Ride Series…)

J. D. Robb: Treachery in Death (This will be the 33rd in the Eve Dallas Mystery Series…)

Dana Stabenow: Though Not Dead (This will be the 18th in the Kate Shugak Mystery Series…)

Mary Stanton (aka Claudia Bishop): Angel’s Verdict (This will be the 4th in the Beaufort & Company Mystery Series…)

Heather Webber: Absolutely, Positively (This will be the 3rd in the Lucy Valentine Mystery Series…)

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Cozy Mystery Books I've Been Reading: Ngaio Marsh, Ellis Peters, and Cyril Hare

I am taking all of our Christmas decorations down and getting them ready for storage, which means that I am once again, attached to my audible book. I know I have written about doing mindless chores in the house… and how I always listen to my audible books when those times arise.

I feel like I am starting the New Year off with a bang! I am re-visiting some of my very favorite authors… I just finished listening to my latest audio by Ngaio Marsh. I always enjoy seeing what Inspector Roderick Alleyn and Troy (not to mention his sergeant, Fox) are up to. It is always a treat.

Since I finished my Marsh audible mystery, I started a new mystery… which is by Ellis Peters. LOVE her! And, LOVE Brother Cadfael! I have to admit that sometimes it takes my brain a little while to adjust to the 12th century setting, but once I’m there, I’m really there!

As for my “hard copy mystery”… Having loved An English Murder so much, I am now starting on Cyril Hare‘s Inspector Mallet mystery series. It took me a while to gather up all of the books in the series, as they are no longer in print. But, now that I have all of them, I am ready to see if Hare’s mystery series is on par with his Christmas mystery. So far, very good!

Man! These three authors really bring to life that saying: “It doesn’t get any better than this!” for me. Authors like Marsh, Peters, and Hare make doing mindless chores a whole lot less tedious for me.

Now that I have told you all what I am reading, would any of you mind telling us what you are currently reading?

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