Here is a theme for all of you Cozy Mystery readers who like coffeehouse and tea house settings. I have only included authors who are found on this site. If you know of any other Cozy Mystery authors who use these settings, please post a comment.

Sandra Balzo: Maggy Thorsen Mystery Series… Maggy, and ex-PR executive, owns and runs the Uncommon Grounds coffeehouse in Wisconsin.

Lynn Cahoon: Tourist Trap Mystery Series… Jill Gardner owns the Coffee, Books, and More store in the California.

Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mystery Series… Theodosia Browning owns a Tea Room in Charleston.

Laura Childs: Cackleberry Club Mystery Series… The café is owned by single women (good friends) who not only sleuth, but also provide a nice little book corner and a knitting shop for their patrons.

Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton & Donna Lea Simpson): Teapot Collector Mystery Series… Sophie Taylor works at her family-owned Victorian Tearoom in New York.

Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberley): Coffeehouse Mystery Series… Clare Cosi manages the Village Blend Coffeehouse in Greenwich Village.

Yasemin Galehorn (aka India Ink): Chintz ‘n China Mystery Series… Emerald O’ Brien owns the Chintz ‘n China Tea Shop and she happens to be a psychic.

Terrie Farley Moran: Read ‘Em and Eat Mystery Series… Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield own this combination bookstore/café.

Wendy Lyn Watson writes the Mystery à la Mode Mystery Series which has an icecream parlor owner who is also a sleuth.

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Here are some Fun Texas Facts:

Texas is known as the “Lone Star State.”
Texas means friend in Hasinai.
Austin is the capital, but Houston is the largest city
State Motto: friendship.
State Flower: Bluebonnet.
State Animal: Armadillo

Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Texas locations in their books:

Jeff Abbott: Jordan Poteet Mystery Series AND Whit Mosley Mystery Series

Rebecca Adler: Taste of Texas Mystery Series

Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series

Susan Wittig Albert: Crystal Cave Mystery Series

Jeffrey Allen: Stay at Home Dad Mystery Series

Robin Allen: Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop Mystery Series

Carolyn Banks: She Rides, He Doesn’t Mystery Series

Nancy Bell: Biggie Weatherford Mystery Series AND Judge Jackson Crain Mystery Series

Melissa Bourbon (aka Misa Ramirez): Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series

Laura Bradley:  Hair-Raising Mystery Series

James Lee Burke: Billy Bob Holland Mystery Series

Susan Rogers Cooper: E. J. Pugh Mystery Series AND Kimmey Kruse Mystery Series

Bill Crider: Dan Rhodes Mystery Series, Sally Good Mystery Series, Carl Burns Mystery Series, AND Truman Smith Mystery Series

Nancy Fairbanks (aka Nancy Herndon): Culinary Food Writer Mystery Series AND Elena Jarvis Mystery Series

Kay Finch: Bad Luck Cat Mystery Series AND Corie McKenna Mystery Series

Louise Gaylord: Allie Armington Mystery Series

Kaye George (aka Janet Cantrell): Imogene Duckworthy Mystery Series

Chloe Green: Dallas O’Connor Mystery Series

Janice Hamrick: Jocelyn Shore Mystery Series

Charlaine Harris: Midnight, Texas Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on the River Walk (book 5 in the Henrie O Mystery Series)

Honor Hartman (aka Dean James & Jimmie Ruth Evans): Bridge Club Mystery Series

L.C. Hayden: Harry Bronson Mystery Series

Nancy Herndon (aka Nancy Fairbanks):  Elena Jarvis Mystery Series AND Culinary Food Writer Mystery Series

James Hime: Jeremiah Spur Mystery Series

Sharon Kahn: Ruby, the Rabbi’s Wife Mystery Series

Diane Kelly: Tara Holloway Death and Taxes Mystery Series

Diane Kelly: Megan Luz Mystery Series

Mitzi Kelly: Silver Sleuths Mystery Series

Elizabeth Lee (aka Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli): Nut House Mystery Series

Liz Lipperman (aka Lizbeth Lipperman & Liz Roth): Clueless Cook Mystery Series

Lizbeth Lipperman (aka Liz Lipperman & Liz Roth): Dead Sister Talking Mystery Series

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Chili Cook-Off Mysteries

Lee Martin (aka Anne Wingate & Martha G. Webb): Deb Ralston Mystery Series AND Mark Shigata Mystery Series AND Smoky O’Donnell Mystery Series

Nancy Martin: Miss Ruffles Mystery Series

Susan McBride: Debutante Dropout Mystery Series AND Maggie Ryan Mystery Series

Susan McBride: River Road Mystery Series

D.R. Meredith: Murder by the Yard Mystery Series AND  Sheriff Charles Matthews Mystery Series AND John Lloyd Branson Mystery Series

Rick Riordan: Tres Navarre Mystery Series

Aileen Schumacher: Tory Travers Mystery Series

Barbara Burnett Smith: Purple Sage Mystery Series AND Kitzi Camden Beading Mystery Series

Ann Summerville: Stand Alone Storms & Secrets

Leann Sweeney: Yellow Rose Mystery Series

Teresa Trent: Pecan Bayou Mystery Series

Diane Vallere: Mad for Mod Mystery Series

Mary Willis Walker: Mollie Cates Mystery Series

Wendy Lyn Watson: Mystery à la Mode Mystery Series

Livia J. Washburn: Fresh Baked Mystery Series

Martha G. Webb (aka Anne Wingate & Lee Martin):  Smoky O’Donnell Mystery Series AND Mark Shigata Mystery Series AND Deb Ralston Mystery Series

Anne Wingate (aka Lee Martin & Martha G. Webb): Mark Shigata Mystery Series AND Deb Ralston Mystery Series AND Smoky O’Donnell 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 Washington Facts:
Washington is the only state that was named for a US president, and its flag is the only one to have the picture of a president. State Capital: Olympia. State Flower: Coast (Pink) Rhododendron.  State Motto: Al-Ki (translated means “by and by”)

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Washington (state) locations in their books:

Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Sloan Krause Mystery Series

K.K. Beck: Jane Da Silva Mystery Series

Leslie Budewitz: Seattle Spice Shop Mystery Series

Waverly Curtis: Barking Detective Mystery Series

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

Jo Dereske: Miss Zukas Mystery Series

Kathie Deviny: Grace Church Mystery Series

Deborah Donnelly:  Carnegie Kincaid Mystery Series

Sharon Duncan: Scotia MacKinnon Mystery Series

Aaron Elkins: Gideon Oliver Mystery Series AND  Chris Norgren Mystery Series

G.M. Ford: Leo Waterman Mystery Series AND Frank Corso Series

Sarah Fox: Pancake House Mystery Series

Linda French: Professor Teodora Morelli Mystery Series

Yasmine Galeron (aka India Ink): Whisper Hollow Mystery Series

Leigh Hearon: Carson Stables Mystery Series

India Ink (aka Yasmine Galenorn): Bath and Body Mystery Series

J.A. Jance: J.P. Beaumont Mystery Series

E. L. Larkin: Demary Jones Mystery Series

Cricket McRae: Home Crafting Mystery Series

Deborah Morgan: Antique Lovers’ Mystery Series

Lynne Murray: Josephine Fuller Mystery Series

Liz Osborne: Robyn Kelly Mystery Series

Bernadette Pajer: Professor Bradshaw Mystery Series

Janice Peacock: Glass Bead Mystery Series

T. Dawn Richard: May List Mystery Series

Arlene Sachitano: Harriet Truman Loose Threads Mystery Series

Tracy Weber: Downward Dog 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 Washington, DC Facts:

The District of Columbia (Washington, DC) got its name from both George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
Official Flower: American Beauty Rose
Official Bird: Wood Thrush
Official Tree: Scarlet Oak (not Cherry Blossom!)
Official Motto: Justice for All (Justia Omnibus)

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

Donna Andrews: Turing Hopper Mystery Series

David Baldacci: Maxwell & King Series AND Camel Club Series

Ellen Byerrum: Crime of Fashion Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Pen & Ink Mystery Series

Gale Deitch: Trudie Fine Mystery Series

R.B. Dominic (aka Emma Lathen): Ben Safford Mystery Series

Laura Durham: Annabelle Archer Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series

Julie Moffett: Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series

James Patterson: Alex Cross Mystery Series

Richard North Patterson: Christopher Paget Series AND Kerry Kilcannon Series

Phyllis Richman: Chas Wheatley Mystery Series

Elliott Roosevelt: Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery Series AND  Blackjack Endicott Series

Maggie Sefton: Molly Malone Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: the Widow and the Rogue Mystery Series

Dorothy St. James: White House Gardener Mystery Series

Margaret Truman: Smith & Reed Mystery Series AND Capital Crimes Mystery Series

Denise Tucker: Madame President 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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