Here are some Fun Ohio Facts:
Ohio got its name from the Iroquoian word which means “great river.”
The capital is Columbus.
The state flower is the Scarlet Carnation.
The state bird is the Cardinal.
The state motto is “With God, all things are possible.”

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Ohio locations in their books:

Avery Aames: Cheese Shop Mystery Series…

Kristi Abbott: Gourmet Popcorn Shop Mystery Series…

Isabella Alan (aka Amanda Flower): Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series

D.B. Barton (aka Della Barton): Cat Caliban Mystery Series AND Movie Lovers’ Mystery Series…

Vivien Chien: Noodle Shop Mystery Series

Melissa Cleary: Dog Lover’s Mystery Series…

Casey Daniels: Pepper Martin Mystery Series…

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): India Hayes Mystery Series…

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Amish Matchmaker Mystery Series

P. L. Gaus: Ohio Amish Mystery Series…

Cathie John: Journals of Kate Cavanaugh Culinary Mystery Series…

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Ethnic Eats Mystery Series…

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): League of Literary Ladies Mystery Series

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Jazz Ramsey Mystery Series

Ralph McInerny (aka Monica Quill): Egidio Manfredi Mystery Series…

Emilie Richards: Ministry is Murder Mystery Series…

Sharon Short: Stain-Busting Mystery Series AND Patricia Delaney Mystery Series…

Sugar Creek Amish Mysteries

Heather Webber: Nina Quinn Mystery Series…

Please feel free to contact me if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any comments.

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Here are some Fun Virginia Facts:
The largest city is Virginia Beach, and the capital is Richmond.
State motto is “Thus always to tyrants.”
State bird is the Cardinal.
State flower is the American Dogwood.
Virginia got its name in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Virginia locations in their books:

Beverly Allen (aka Barbara Early): Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

David Baldacci: Maxwell & King Mystery Series

Josie Belle (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence): Good Buy Girls Mystery Series

Miranda Bliss: Cooking Class Mystery Series

Rita Mae Brown: Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series AND Foxhunting Mystery Series

Mollie Cox Bryan: Cumberland Creek Mystery Series

Taffy Cannon (aka Emily Toll): Roxanne Prescott Mystery Series

Alyse Carlson: Garden Society Mystery Series

Patricia Cornwell: Kay Scarpetta Mystery Series AND  Judy Hammer Mystery Series

Ellen Crosby: Wine Country Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Paws and Claws Mystery Series

Laura DiSilverio (aka Ella Barrick & Lila Dare): Mall Cop Mystery Series

Honora Finkelstein & Susan Smily: Ariel Quigley Mystery Series

Victoria Gilbert: Blue Ridge Library Mystery Series – Amy Webber is a former university librarian who now manages a public library in Virginia.

John J. Lamb: Bear Collector’s Mystery Series

Graham Landrum: Club Mystery Series

Joyce and Jim Lavene (aka J.J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Pumpkin Patch Mystery Series

Joyce and Jim Lavene (aka J.J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Purple Door Detective Agency Mystery Series

Gayle Leeson (aka Amanda Lee & Gayle Trent): Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Series – features the owner of a design shop and the ghost who has lived in the shop since the 1930s.

Ann McMillan: Civil War Mystery Series

Ann Ripley: Gardening Mystery Series

Susan Smily & Honora Finkelstein: Ariel Quigley Mystery Series

J.B. Stanley (aka Jennifer Stanley & Ellery Adams): Supper Club Mystery Series

Jennifer Stanley (aka J. B. Stanley & Ellery Adams): Hope Street Church Mystery Series

Gayle Trent (aka Amanda Lee): Daphne Martin (Cake Decorating) Mystery Series

LynDee Walker: Headlines in Heels Mystery Series

Please feel free to contact me if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any comments.

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This is the last of the three-part theme list which includes journalist/reporter sleuths in mysteries written by authors whose last names begin with N – Z. These are only the authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery Site…

Carlene O’Neil: Cypress Cove Mystery Series features former photojournalist, Penny Lively.

Karen E. Olson: Annie Seymour Mystery Series is set in Connecticut

James Patterson (w/Andrew Gross &/or Maxine Paetro): Women’s Murder Club Mystery Series takes place in San Francisco

Joanne Pence: Angie Amalfi Mystery Series features a food critic

Carol J. Perry: Witch City Mystery Series features Lee Barrett, a reporter in Salem, Massachusetts.

Rose Pressey: Chase Charley Mystery Series features Chase Charley, a New Orleans TV reporter

Phyllis Richman: Chas Wheatley Mystery Series features a restaurant critic

Ann Ripley: Gardening Mystery Series features a TV hostess for a gardening show

David Roberts: Lord Edward Corinth Mystery Series is set in Britain during the 1930s

Jennifer Rowe: Verity Birdwood Mystery Series is set in Australia

Jane Rubino: Cat Austen Mystery Series features a New Jersey reporter

Hank Phillippi Ryan: Jane Ryland & Jake Brogan Mystery Series

Eve K. Sandstrom (aka JoAnna Carl): Matthews/Sevenson Mystery Series is set in Oklahoma

Sarah Shankman: Samantha Adams Mystery Series features a crime reporter

Celestine Sibley: Kincaid Mulcay Mystery Series is set in Georgia

Alexander McCall Smith: Isabel Dalhousie Series is about the editor of a very small ethics paper (very light on the mystery)

Barbara Burnett Smith: Purple Sage Mystery Series features a radio reporter

Julie Smith: Paul MacDonald Mystery Series is set in California

Sarah Strohmeyer: Hairdresser Mystery Series features a journalist who is also a  beautician

Nancy Jill Thames: Jillian Bradley Mystery Series features a gardening  columnist and her Yorkie

Aimée and David Thurlo: Sister Agatha Mystery Series has a nun who used to be a reporter

Teresa Trent: Pecan Bayou Mystery Series – Betsy Livingston works for the Pecan Bayou Gazette as the “Helpful Hinter”.

Kathy Hogan Trochek (aka Mary Kay Andrews): Truman Kicklighter Mystery Series features an ex-reporter

Radha Vatsal: Kitty Weeks Mystery Series – Kitty is a journalist in New York during the 1910s.

Elaine Viets: Francesca Vierling Mystery Series has a columnist/sleuth

Ann Waldron: Princeton Murders Mystery Series is set in Princeton

LynDee Walker: Headlines in Heels Mystery Series is set in Virginia

Mary Willis Walker: Mollie Cates Mystery Series features a reporter and author

Penny Warner: Connor Westphal Mystery Series features a California newspaper publisher

Lois Winston: Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series has a craft magazine editor as its sleuth

Sue Owens Wright: Beanie & Cruiser Mystery Series features a freelance reporter in Lake Tahoe

If I have missed any other Cozy Mystery Site Authors whose last names begin with N – Z, and who have reporter/journalist sleuths, please post a comment so that I can add the omission…

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