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Four Mystery Book Authors Added to the Cozy Mystery Site: John L. Betcher, Lucille Kallen, M. Louisa Locke, & Meira Pentermann

August 2, 2010

Yes, I am finally getting some authors posted on the Cozy Mystery site! And yes, they are authors who site readers have told me about, and who the site readers think go along with the theme of the Cozy Mystery site:

John L. Betcher is a lawyer and a youth volleyball coach who writes the James Becker Mystery Series. James and his wife Elizabeth have retired to Minnesota from their high-stress jobs as a military intelligence operative (him) and a CIA code-cracker (her)…

Lucille Kallen writes the C. B. Greenfield Mystery Series which has, as its sleuths, a newspaper owner/editor who plays the cello and one of his reporters who plays the piano.

M. Louisa Locke is an ex-history professor who writes the Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series. Not only does the sleuth own a boardinghouse during this time, but, unbeknownst to others, she is a clairvoyant.

Meira Pentermann is a new author who has written a paranormal cozy mystery which takes place in Maine. The sleuth follows a silent ball of light which leads her to the diary of a girl who has been missing for over thirty years.

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Simon Brett – Melita Pargeter Mystery Series

July 31, 2010

I am reading a Melita Pargeter Mystery, by Simon Brett. As I make my way through this first mystery in Brett’s six-book series, I find myself wondering: Why did it take me so long to finally read this book?!?

My bookshelf is absolutely crammed with series by authors who I really enjoy reading (Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, Ellis Peters, R. D. Wingfield, Carvic/Charles/Crane, Patricia Moyes, Colin Dexter… just to mention a very few!!!) and also by authors who I REALLY want to try. As you can see, they aren’t all Cozy!

When I pick my next book to read, it is sometimes difficult to leave my favorite authors on the shelves so that I can try a new author. I’m sort of a “tried and true” type of person… no leaving the main path in lieu of a new (and possibly very exciting) road. But, every once in a while, I simply force myself to leave my safety zone and try a new author. (“Force” is probably way too strong a word!)

I have to admit that I have tried a lot of new authors who I do not like… authors who just haven’t had me wanting to continue reading after page 50. (I know I have talked about my “page 50 rule” before… If the author doesn’t hook me by then, I am simply not willing to “stay” with him/her>>> No page 51 for me!)

But, I have also tried many new (to me) authors with whom I instantly feel a connection. These are the authors who I then add to my personal “favorite authors” list.

Let if suffice in saying: Simon Brett is now on my favorite authors list! I am truly enjoying this mystery (A Nice Class of Corpse) … and cannot imagine why it has taken me so long to finally get it off of my bookshelf… Sometimes this old dog is reminded that if she tries something new… she just might join Mikey – and like it!

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Authors Similar to Carolyn Hart

July 27, 2010

So, you made your way through Carolyn (G.) Hart’s Death on Demand Mystery Series, then the Henrie O Mystery Series. And you were particularly happy to see that Carolyn Hart started the new Bailey Ruth Mystery Series, but you have caught up with that series also. Here is a list of authors who you might enjoy reading now that you have made your way through all of Carolyn Hart’s mysteries.

Authors similar to Carolyn Hart:

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series

Mignon Ballard: Augusta Goodnight Mystery Series

M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series

Lilian Jackson Braun: The Cat Who ***** Mystery Series

Simon Brett: Melita Pargeter Mystery Series AND Fethering Mystery Series

Jan Burke: Irene Kelly Mystery Series

John Dickson Carr: Henri Bencolin Mystery Series AND Gideon Fell Mystery Series

Jill Churchill: Jane Jeffry Mystery Series AND Grace and Favor Mystery Series

Deborah Crombie: Kincaid & James Mystery Series

Amanda Cross: Kate Fansler Mystery Series

Mary Daheim: Emma Lord/Alpine Mystery Series AND Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series

Jeanne M. Dams: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series

Sharon Fiffer: Jane Wheel Mystery Series

Earlene Fowler: Benni Harper Mystery Series

Dorothy Gilman: Mrs. Pollifax Mystery Series

Ann Granger: Markby & Mitchell Village Whodunit Mystery Series AND Fran Varaday Mystery Series

Carolyn Haines: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series

Lee Harris: Christine Bennett (Holiday) Mystery Series

Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley): Claire Malloy Mystery Series

Jane Langton: Homer Kelly Mystery Series

G. A. McKevett: Savannah Reid Mystery Series

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

Lora Roberts: Liz Sullivan Mystery Series AND Bridget Montrose Mystery Series

Sarah R. Shaber: Professor Simon Shaw Mystery Series

Josephine Tey: Alan Grant Mystery Series  

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Carolyn (G.) Hart, and I will add them to the list.

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Need Help Identifying Mystery Book Series with Pix & Smoky Mountains…

July 24, 2010

OK, Cozy Mystery site readers >>> I am (again!!!) asking for your help. I have received two requests for help in identifying two mystery series. (As you all know… since I have repeatedly written about it… When I started the site I ONLY had pages for authors I was familiar with… authors who I read and enjoyed. Now, however, with all of the recommendations from site readers about authors who they think belong on the site, I am no longer familiar with all of them. And, let’s be honest… I would have to be a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Course to have read all of the authors on the site!)

Getting back to my requests…

Gayle writes: “… They are set up around the Smoky Mts. This man is rich, has a huge mansion, attends parties in Knoxville, and has these people that work for him to solve mysteries. During one of the mysteries he meets a woman, falls in love with her and brings her there to mansion.”

Here is Susan’s request: “…The mystery solver was a housewife, I think.  One of her neighbors was a large and growing Catholic family who named their children after saints.  One of the sons, named Pix after Pius X, helped her out in her mystery solving.  Do you know what this series is?”

Please post a comment if you have any helpful suggestions for Gayle or Susan.

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