It’s been a while since I’ve had a good batch of questions… but longer-term readers will know that I do get a number of them, and many boil down to “I read this book a long time ago and can’t remember the author…” Some of these I can help, others are either something I haven’t read, or the clues aren’t ones that I recognize. So, now’s when I turn to you, the site readers! If you have a good idea of what may be an answer to one of the below

From Lee:

Looking for a crime novel where the female lead protagonist is an archeologist or paleontologist, not really sure. Old people are being killed in a family because of some manuscripts…

EDIT: Elle suggested this could be an entry in Elizabeth Peters‘s Amelia Peabody Mystery Series. Or MaryBeth suggested it might be the Ruth Galloway Series by Elly Griffiths. Kristi suggested it might be the Arcadia Jones Mystery Series by Joshua Elliot James. And LaVerne had two possible suggestions – the Temperance Brennan Series by Kathy Reich, or the Diane Chamberlain Mystery Series by Beverly Connor.

From Donna:

Hi, a couple years back I was perusing the Brewster Country Store and bought a 3 new paperback book mystery series by a female Cape Cod author. I think the premise might have been a murder…

EDIT: Nancy and JoAnn both suggested this could possibly Leslie Meier, who used to live on Cape Cod. Ginger suggested it could be Cynthia Riggs. Ginger also suggested it could be the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series by Vicki Delaney. Another suggesion, by Kath, was that it could be the Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery Series by Phoebe Atwood Taylor.

From Margi:

… I was hoping you could help me find an author. Her books include an older lady in in England(?). She has her dog who goes with her everywhere and an old car she has named (?). She shares her home with a photographer, and she helps in a thrift store…

EDIT: Many people have mentioned that this might be the Cornish Mystery Series by Carola Dunn. I don’t remember her naming her car, but it’s been a while since I’ve read any books in this particular series.

Alternately, Marie suggested this one could be the Ellie Quicke Mystery Series by Veronica Heley.

From Juke:

I’m looking for some books I really enjoyed (can’t remember titles or author!) that featured a female caterer who had a professional refrigerator/freezer in her home kitchen. Also, she was constantly pouring herself espressos from an espresso machine in her kitchen…

EDIT: Many readers have mentioned that this is likely Diane Mott Davidson‘s Goldy Schulz Mystery Series… I have read all the books in this really good series, but I confess to not remembering the espressos.

So, if you’ve got an answer to one of these questions, please be sure to bring it up in the comments! I’ll add suggestions as they come in, and hopefully we can help reunite these people with their former favorite Cozies.

*****Thank you to all of you who have posted comments answering Juke’s question about the professional refrigerator/freezer and the espressos-drinking sleuth. It turns out that Juke is looking for Diane Mott Davidson‘s Goldy Schulz Mystery Series.  I have read all the books in this really good series, but I confess to not remembering the espressos. Yikes!

Thanks, again.

I have accumulated a few more questions about the following mysterious authors/books/series. If you think you know who the Cozy Mystery reader is looking for, please post a comment below.

From Brandy L:

Do any of you know of a series about a serial killer at Holy Cross College?

EDIT: Sherrie suggested that this is likely Murder at Holy Cross, a true crime novel by Peter Davidson.

From Glen:

… does anyone remember a mystery set on the west coast, I think in Northern California about a woman who worked for the city telephone co? The California mystery was not a generally used term. At least not that I knew of…but they were very good, and would definitely fall into the cozy category.

This is one of the mysteries where I have a “maybe” answer already… it could be Number, Please, by Sheree Petree. But I’m just going by the description here, as I haven’t read it, so some confirmation by readers would be nice!

From J. Bouchard:

Do you know if there is a cozy mystery that the main sleuth is 80 years old and delivers meals on wheel? Thank you for your assistance.

The closest I can think of off-hand of is The Baby Blue Rip-Off by Max Allen Collins, which does feature a meals on wheels driver, but I don’t think the sleuth is 80 years old.

EDIT: Terry mentioned it could be Cynthia Riggs’s Martha’s Vineyard Series. This is a possibility, though I thought that it was that Victoria got into a fender bender with a meals on wheels driver, not that she was the driver herself.

Lynn also suggested it could be the Ivy Malone Mystery Series by Lorena McCourtney, which features another senior sleuth, but neither of us is sure if she ever delivered for meals on wheels.

Sue suggested it could be Virginia Rich’s Eugenia Potter series, which is set in Nantucket.

From Candi:

Looking for a series done perhaps 20 years ago or so about a young lady who lives in south Pennsylvania in the mountains between Gettysburg and Waynesboro. It is not historic. There were at least three I believe….could be more. She might have been in medical profession? I wish I could remember more! Any help is appreciated!

EDIT: Readingprincess suggested this could be the Tori Miracle series by Valerie S. Malmont.

So that’s it for the questions for this time. If you think you know who the Cozy Mystery reader is looking for, please post a comment below. Thank you!