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Cabins and/or Cottages in the Canadian North, Arlington Street and Katherine Gibbs School in Boston Garden Area, Roxy and Our Lady…

Here are three questions posed by Cozy Mystery readers. You all have been so helpful (many times!) in the past, so here goes:

Sherri asks:

I’m wondering if anyone knows of any cozy mysteries with a cabin/cottage theme; particularly about the Canadian North.

 Ceci’s question is:

A few months ago I saw a mystery book at my local Costco ….. I went back and cannot find it there. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the author nor the title. I do remember there a map of Boston on the inside cover. It showed the Boston Garden area. The main character lived on Arlington Street near Katherine Gibbs School. I would love to read this book. Is this enough information to give me the title/author?

 And, this is more of a “group” question:

Why did they change the name of Nancy Martin’s Our Lady of Immaculate Deception to Foxy Roxy >>> with only a year between publications?

If you know the answers to any of the three questions, please post a comment.

Bed & Breakfast Owner Who Sleuths with a Tenant…

Leslie asks:

Hi. I know this is a long shot, but I’m trying to find a series of mysteries that I read a few years back. I remember that the lead character ran her own bread and breakfast. There was also a guy that lived on her property who helped her solve her cases.

I really feel like I should know this bed and breakfast series, but I can’t quite grasp it… All I can think of is Charlotte MacLeod‘s Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mystery Series…

Do any of you have any thoughts about this?

Backpacking, Camping, Mountain Climbing, White Water Rafting Mystery Series…

backpackingThe other day, Monica asked this question:

Do you know of any cozy mysteries that have their heroines camping or backpacking?

Nevada Barr: Anna Pigeon Mystery Series (Anna is a park service ranger.)

Jill Churchill: Fear of Frying (from her Jane Jeffry Mystery Series)

Kate Dyer-Seeley (aka Ellie Alexander): Pacific Northwest Mystery Series

Jeanne Glidewell: Cozy Camping (from her Lexie Starr Mystery Series)

Beth Groundwater: Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures Mystery Series (not strictly camping/backpacking mysteries, lots of outdoor adventures – hiking, white-water rafting, climbing, etc.). Readers that enjoy an outdoorsy theme

Sue Henry: Murder on the Iditarod Trail (from her Alaska Mystery Series)

Sue Henry: Maxie and Stretch Mystery Series (Maxie is a widow who travels around in her RV with her Mini Dachshund, Stretch.)

So, if you do, would you please post a comment?

Here are some more authors with Camping Mystery Series:

L. D. Knorr: RV Mystery Series

E. D. MacDavey: RV Travel Mystery Series

Karen Musser Nortman: Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mystery Series

Karen Musser Nortman
Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mystery Series:

1. Bats and Bones
2. The Blue Coyote
3. The Lady of the Lake

M.L. Rowland
Search and Rescue Mystery Series:

  1. Zero-Degree Murder
  2. Murder off the Beaten Path
  3. Murder on the Horizon

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I'd Like to See More ****** in My Cozy Mysteries…

Here is the second part of Jack’s question/topic:

“…There is a question (parts A and B) I would like to hear responses from you and your readers about though…  Is there anything they’d like to see more of in cozies?  (A sleuth of a certain age, gender or career instead of the usuals, etc.?)

The reason I ask is because I’ve read so many Cozies and, while I still enjoy them tremendously, sometimes I’d like things to be shaken up a bit and not so routine.  I’m wondering if any of your readers feel the same way.  What would they like to see less of, and more of, in their cozies?  For myself, I’d like to read about a husband and wife pair of sleuths.  Throw in a teenage child to both bumble things up and help out other times!…”

Hmmm… Now this is an interesting question. I’m going to have to think about this a little longer…

If any of you have something you would like to see more of in Cozy Mysteries, please post a comment.
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