Here’s the month’s Cozy Mystery news for November, 2018! There’s a fair amount of it this month, which is always good news itself!

First, Kathleen Bridge will be writing at least two more in her By the Sea Mystery Series, extending the series about Liz Holt, worker at a family owned inn on Melbourne Beach, Florida, to at least five entries. She also writes the Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery Series, starring a former home and garden writer in the Hamptons.

 

Next, Frances Brody has released some details on A Snapshot of Murder, slated to be the 10th in the Kate Shackleton Mystery Series, starring a WWI widow in a small village in England in the 1920s. In this entry, Kate will need to go to a recently opened museum to investigate the death of one of the seven photographers who was attending the opening.

 

Vickie Fee will be starting a new mystery series, the Movie Palace Mystery Series, which will likely have at least three entries. The first entry in the series will be named My Fair Latte, and the series will star the owner of an old movie theater. Fee is already the author of the Liv and Di in Dixie Mystery Series, starring party planner Liv McKay and her best friend Di Souther, set in Dixie, Tennessee.

Next up, Victoria Gilbert will be releasing at least two more books in her Blue Ridge Library Mystery Series, which stars Amy Webber, a former university librarian now managing a public library in a historic town in Virginia. This will bring the series to five books when they are released.

 

 

Finally, Tina Kashian will be releasing two more entries in her Kebab Kitchen Mystery Series, which stars Lucy Berberian, an ex-lawyer working at a family Mediterranean restaurant on the Jersey Shore. Though the names for the books haven’t been released yet, the first will be Easter-themed, the fifth Christmas-themed, and will hopefully be released in March 2020 and October 2020 respectively.

And that’s it for this month’s Cozy Mystery news!

Here’s the Cozy Mystery news for this month, October 2018! This is a shorter list than the last few months, but I’m still glad to be able to share it with you!

First, Allison Brook will be releasing a few more books – though the news I have is a bit vague on whether these will be continuations on her existing Haunted Library Mystery Series, starring the head of programs and events at a library in Connecticut, or a new series altogether. Allison Brook also writes as Marilyn Levinson, and has written several books in both the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club Mystery Series and the Twin Lakes Mystery Series under that name. (The reason I’m wondering if the next two books will belong to her Haunted Library Mystery Series is because “Referenced to Death” is mentioned >>> and that sure sounds like a library term to me…)

Next, Laura DiSilverio will be releasing A Melancholy of Tombstones which will have as its sleuth, a historian who learns that she is the daughter of cult leader Jim Jones. I’m not sure if this is the beginning of a new series or not – but here’s hoping it is! Laura DiSilverio already writes the Readaholics Book Club Mystery Series, starring an event planner and member of a book club, the Charlie Swift Mystery Series, starring a private investigator, and the Mall Cop Mystery Series, starring a security officer in Virginia. She also writes under the name Lila Dare, which she uses when writing the Southern Beauty Shop Mystery Series, and as Ella Barrick, when she writes the Ballroom Dance Mystery Series.

Finally, Kate Kingsbury will be writing more in her Pennyfoot Hotel Holiday Mystery Series, an extension of her Pennyfoot Hotel Series set in Edwardian England. This is huge news, since there hasn’t been a Holiday Pennyfoot novel in five years! Kate Kingsbury also writes the WWII Manor House Mystery Series, and (as Allison Kingsley) the Raven’s Nest Bookstore Mystery Series as well as the Bellehaven House Mystery Series – as Rebecca Kent. This is pretty terrific news for a lot of us who have followed this holiday Cozy Mystery series for years!

That does it for the October 2018 Cozy Mystery News. As I said, it’s a bit shorter than the last few months, but still good news! I’ll be back next month for November’s news!

Here’s the Cozy Mystery news for this month, September 2018! It’s a pretty good list this month, so let’s jump right into it! (And I’ll get back to upcoming holiday releases again soon, don’t worry! I just like to get these news posts out when they’re “fresh”.)

First, Tessa Arlen will be beginning a new historical mystery series set in a small English village during World War II. The first book will be titled Poppy Redfearn and the Midnight Murders. Tessa Arlen is already the author of one historical Cozy mystery series, the Lady Montfort Mystery Series, which stars a socialite in Edwardian England.

Krista Davis fans will be pleased to know that she will be writing two more books in her Pen & Ink Mystery Series. This series stars Florry Fox, a creator of adult coloring books and the manager of a bookstore in Georgetown, Washington, D. C. Krista Davis is also known for the Paws & Claws Mystery Series, starring Holly Miller, an employee of a family-owned inn for owners and pets as well as her very popular Domestic Diva Mystery Series which stars Sophie Winston, an advice columnist in Alexandria, Virginia.

Linda Reilly will be writing two more in her Cat Lady Cozy Mystery Series, which stars Lara Caphart, the owner of a cat shelter and her unusual cat (a blue-eyed Ragdoll) in New Hampshire. Linda Reilly is also the author of the Deep Fried Mystery Series, which stars Talia Marby, who works at a fish and chips place in the Berkshires in Massachusetts.

Susan Sleeman will be starting a new series, which will be about cyber criminals hacking into the Witness Protection database to sell personal details. Sleeman also writes the First Responders series, the Agents Under Fire Series, and the Justice Agency Series. (Susan’s books are often described on Amazon as either “Christian” or “Romance” suspense.)

Finally, Kirsten Weiss will be writing two new books in the Pie Town Mystery Series, bringing that series to a total of five books so far starring Valentine Harris, the owner of the pie shop Pie Town in San Nicholas, California. Kirsten Weiss is also the author of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Mystery Series, starring the manager of a paranormal museum, the Doyle Mystery Series, starring the owner of a UFO themed bed and breakfast, and the Witches of Doyle Mystery Series, starring a witch and poet in Doyle, California.

That does it for September’s Cozy Mystery News. I’ll be back next month with October’s!

Here’s the Cozy Mystery news for this month, August 2018! It’s a bit less NEWS than the last few months – but there’s still plenty to talk about!

First, Susanna Calkins will be writing a new series, the Speakeasy Murders Mystery Series, starting with Murder Knocks Twice. This will be a series set in 1920s Chicago. I wonder if  it will revolve around the prohibition theme! Susanna Calkins also writes the Lucy Campion Mystery Series (which I happen to enjoy a lot!) – another period piece set in 17th century London, starring a chambermaid.

Next, best-selling Amanda Flower will be beginning a spin-off of her Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series, with the series titled the Amish Matchmaker Mystery Series. It will star a senior sleuth who is an Amish widow who sets up Amish couples. Of course, she will also solve crimes. In addition to the already-mentioned Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series, Amanda Flower writes the Magic Garden Mystery Series, the Living History Museum Mystery Series, the Magical Bookshop Mystery Series, the Appleseed Creek Mystery Series, the India Hayes Mystery Series, and the Andi Boggs Mystery Series (for children). She writes the Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series under the name Isabella Alan.

Finally, New York Times best-selling author Lee Goldberg will be starting a new mystery series starring a young female homicide detective in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Lee Goldberg wrote the FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare Mystery Series (with Janet Evanovich), the Ian Ludlow Thrillers, the Diagnosis Murder Mystery Series, and of course the Mr. Monk Mystery Series (starring Adrian Monk, from the TV show Monk – which he also wrote and produced).

Well, it might not be as long a news list as usual, but if you want to find out more about what some of your favorite Cozy Mystery authors will be releasing in the near future, be sure to check out the Soon to be Released page on my Cozy Mystery site. I’m guessing you’ll find that several of your favorite Cozy Mystery authors are planning on releasing new Cozies in the near future! (And, it looks like October is going to be a great month for new holiday Cozies!)