Mystery Books that Take Place in Wyoming…

Here are some Wyoming facts:

The capital and the largest city is Cheyenne.
State motto is “Equal Rights”.
State nickname is the Equality State.  
State flower is the Indian Paintbrush.
State bird is the Western Meadowlark.
Wyoming got its name from the Munsee word which means “at the big river flat”.

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

Sarah Andrews: Em Hansen Mystery Series – Em Hansen is a forensic geologist in Wyoming. (not Cozy)

Margaret Coel: Wind River Mystery Series –  Father John O’Malley is a Jesuit priest and Vicky Holden is an Arapaho lawyer on an Arapaho reservation in Wyoming. (not Cozy)

Marne Davis Kellogg: Lilly Bennett Mystery Series – Lilly is a private detective in Roundup, Wyoming.

Mystery Books that Take Place in West Virginia…

Here are some West Virginia facts:

The capital and the largest city is Charleston.
State motto is “Mountaineers Are Always Free”.
State nickname is the Mountain State.
State flower is the Rhododendron.
State bird is the Cardinal.
Virginia was named after Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen.

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

Christina Freeburn: Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery Series – Faith Hunter was an Army Judge Advocate General (lawyer) who now runs a scrapbooking store in West Virginia.

Julie Anne Lindsey (aka Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, & Bree Baker): Apple Cider Shop Mystery Series – Winnie Montgomery and her grandmother own an apple orchard in West Virginia.

Mystery Books that Take Place in Utah…

Here are some Utah facts:
The capital and the largest city is Salt Lake City.
State motto is “Industry”.
State nickname is the Beehive State.
State flower is the Sego Lily.
State bird is the Ring-Billed Gull.
Utah was named for the Utes, and means “people of the mountains”.

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

Natalie M. Roberts: Jenny T. Partridge Dance Mystery Series – Jenny T. Partridge, Dance Teacher, Utah

Paige Shelton: Dangerous Type Mystery Series – Clare Henry and her grandfather and Calico cat have a printing press and writing shop in Utah.

Mystery Books that Take Place in South Dakota…

Here are some South Dakota facts:

The capital is Pierre and the largest city is Sioux Falls.
State motto is “Under God, the People Rule”.
State nickname is the Mount Rushmore State.
State flower is the Pasque flower.
State bird is the Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasant.
South Dakota got its name from the Sioux word dakhota meaning “friend”..

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

Ann Charles: Deadwood Mystery Series – Violet Parker is a real estate agent in Deadwood, South Dakota, a former gold rush town.

Kathleen Taylor: Tory Bauer Mystery Series – Tory is an overweight widow  who is a waitress in a little town in South Dakota.