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Cozy Mystery Authors Whose Cozies You Absolutely Must Read Right Away?

December 11, 2015

Cozy Mystery AuthorI got this rather interesting note from Hilary in June of this year:

Have (you) talked and asked everyone about their favorite ‘must-read-right-away’ authors and books? You know, your absolute favorite series whose books you read as soon as they are newly released and you can get you hands on them?

I know I have a few like that, actually one of mine is coming up for a new book release soon. I love Paige Shelton’s Country Cooking School Mysteries and the next book is due out in August. As soon as it’s released I’ll be reading it right away. I’m that way with the Candy Holliday mysteries books as well. I just wish these authors released more than one book a year in these series.

I know that we have discussed a very similar question in the past but it was over a year ago and we might have some new Cozy Mystery readers >>> or established readers might have a new favorite author who they might really want to mention as a new “must read”.

To answer your question, Hilary, I do have several Cozy Mystery authors with whom I do this. Actually, I have mentioned one of them several times recently. Camille Minichino/Margaret Grace/Ada Madison/Jean Flowers is a Cozy Mystery author I have been following for several years. Each time she adds a new pseudonym to her list of personas, I find myself adding yet another must-read-right-away Cozy author. (Just what I need!)

Unfortunately, Margaret Grace‘s last Cozy (Manhattan in Miniature) was released in April, and since it is a Christmas themed Cozy, I made myself wait until this month. Yikes! It wasn’t an easy thing to do!

How about you? Who are your top two or three Cozy Mystery authors whose books you absolutely must-read-right-away >>> as soon as they are published? Please post a comment if there are! Thank you.

P.S. You all came up with so many great Cozy Mystery authors who you absolutely must-read-right-away, that I decided to make a list of them. (My love of lists is pretty apparent!) To keep this list manageable, I’ll be posting the first five Cozy Mystery authors who you tell us about.  Thanks!

Sue:
Livia J. Washburn
Susan Wittig Albert
Annelise Ryan
Camille Minichino
Ada Madison

Dragons3:
Leslie Meier
Rita Mae Brown
Lea Wait
Margaret Grace

Anne:
M.C. Beaton

Marie:
Donna Leon
Susan Wittig Albert
Louise Penny

Lauren:
C.S. Challinor

Katy:
Sue Grafton
Louise Penny
Jeanne M. Dams

Nancy:
M.C. Beaton

Janice:
Amanda Lee
Laurie Cass
Sofie Kelly

Rob:
Emily Brightwell
M.C. Beaton
Laura Childs
Laura Bradford
Anne Perry

Hanna:
Carolyn Hart
Victoria Thompson
Ellis Peters

Kimberley:
Laura DiSilverio
Amanda Flower
Ellery Adams
Barbara Ross
Eva Gates

Robin in OR:
Jane Haddam
B.B. Haywood
Bailey Cates
Melissa Bourbon
Juliet Blackwell

CJ:
Kerry Greenwood

Ellen:
Victoria Abbott
M.C. Beaton
Alexander McCall Smith
Tarquin Hall
E.J. Copperman

Nicole:
Rita Mae Brown
Ellery Adams
Jenn McKinlay

Sheila in CT:
Laura Bradford
Sally Goldenbaum
Victoria Thompson
Mary Higgins Clark

Lori:
Victoria Abbott
Sheila Connolly
Daryl Wood Gerber
Victoria Hamilton
Eva Gates

Lynn T:
Ellery Adams
Susan Wittig Albert
Molly MacRae
Lea Wait
Mary Ellen Hughes

Stellans:
Julie Hyzy
Susan Wittig Albert
Betty Hechtman
Donna Ball
Cathy Ace

Gina:
Joanne Fluke

Susan*:
Kerry Greenwood

Tibet:
Maria E. Schneider
Ellery Addams
Elly Griffiths
Lea Wait
Cynthia Riggs

MJ:
Jenn McKinlay
Cleo Coyle
Nancy Coco

Jill:
Paige Shelton
Josie Belle
Hannah Reed
Livia J. Washburn
Shelley Freydont

Marja:
Stephanie Barron
Cleo Coyle
Kerry Greenwood
Ann Perry
Donna Leon

Linda MH:
Heather Webber
Julie Moffett
Jenna Bennett
Jana DeLeon
Duffy Brown

Margaret M:
Krista Davis
Kylie Logan
Duffy Brown

Sheila:
Emily Brightwell
M.C. Beaton
Cleo Coyle
Monica Ferris
Nancy Atherton

Mary Joy:
Lorna Barrett
Katherine Hall Page
Leslie Meier
Connie Shelton
Simon Brett

Margaret StashEmpress:
JoAnna Carl
Rhys Bowen
Donna Andrews
Nancy Atherton
Carolyn Hart

Jude:
Ellery Adams
M.C. Beaton
Laura Childs
Sheila Connolly
Jenn McKinlay

Mary G’s Wish List:
Valerie Wolzien
Agatha Christie

Glenda W:
Rita Mae Brown
Julie Hyzy
Joanne Fluke
Jenn McKinlay

Angela:
Janet Evanovich
Jenn McKinlay/Josie Belle/Lucy Lawrence
Heather Blake/Heather Webber
Juliet Blackwell
Kate Carlisle

Jonathan:
Cleo Coyle
Julie Hyzy
Rhys Bowen
Krista Davis
Annelise Ryan

Sarah:
Anne Cleeland
Loretta Ross
Sofie Kelly
Rita Mae Brown
Agatha Christie

Tessa:
Sofie Kelly/Sofie Ryan
Bailey Cates
Krista Davis
Sheila Connolly
Alice Duncan

Marilyn:
Maddy Hunter

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Cozy Mystery with Longarm Quilting, Hidden Rooms, and Possibly the Midwest…

November 6, 2015

QuiltingI just went through my “BLOG Entries” list, which is comprised of Cozy Mystery readers’ questions and/or comments. I usually remember to delete the questions after I ask you all about them, but apparently, I don’t always remember to do that!

Getting back to the purpose of my entry…

Sher submitted a comment about a month ago asking us if we could come up with a book’s title. I wasn’t familiar with it, nor was anyone else who read her comment. Hopefully one of you will know the book she’s looking for!

I read a cozy about a lady who was involved in longarm quilting, murder mystery and the home she bought had hidden rooms. This was in 2013 that I read the book. Can anyone tell me who the writer might be and the book title. Sorry I can’t recall the lady’s name or where she was. I think it might have been mid west.

I’m sorry, Sher, but I don’t even know what “longarm quilting” is! Hopefully, another Cozy Mystery reader will know the author or the book’s title.

If you think you know the title of the book or its title, please post a comment. Thanks!

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Cozy Mystery Series – Paranormal, Possibly Culinary, Not Georgia!

November 6, 2015

broomstickUpdate: Please see my “P.S.” at the bottom of this post.

I received an email from Adele quite a while back that asked for help in identifying a Cozy Mystery Series.

Adele:

… trying to find a book that I read a few years back… The book is now long gone, but I would like to read more of this author. And silly me, of course I forgot to write down the author’s name.

I think it was a cooking cozy mystery. I’m pretty sure it took place somewhere in Boston – New England in general, definitely not Georgia. There is magic involved as one of the characters kept trying to make the shop broomstick fly and eventually did and it chased the culprit down the street. The broomstick always comes back to the owner. The owner of the shop is the protagonist. I don’t remember if it was a pie shop, muffin shop or bakery shop.

Thanks for any clue or hint you can give me.

I wonder if any of you know who Adele might be thinking of. Her description sounds vaguely familiar to me, but the Cozy Mystery series that keeps coming to my mind is Bailey Cates’ Magical Bakery Mystery Series, and since it takes place in Georgia, it’s definitely not the one Adele is looking for.

If you think you may know who Adele is looking for, please post a comment. Thanks!

P.S. I can’t believe this! Ceelee Sunshine just pointed out that I actually did a question entry about this very same topic quite a while back! It turns out that the series is the Lizzy & Diesel Mystery Series by Janet Evanovich. (When I said “quite a while back” >>> I guess I really meant it! The earlier post is from 2013!)

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Cozy Mystery Book Recipe Finds…

October 19, 2015

RecipesThe other day we all talked about our Favorite Cozy Mystery Themes, which got me thinking of a comment that MJ posted quite a while back.

MJ:

… a possible future idea for a post on this blog: What is your favorite recipe you’ve made from a cozy mystery?

With so many of us liking the culinary/cooking/recipes Cozies, do any of us try the recipes the authors include in their books? I know I don’t >>> but that’s because I don’t like to cook/bake. Even though I have never tried one of the recipes, I read through them all. That’s right! I read through the recipes, perhaps thinking I will one day cook/bake them.

All of this got me wondering: Have you ever tried a recipes from a Cozy Mystery? Do you try out the Cozy Mystery recipes on a regular basis? Have you tried a recipe that turned out to be fabulous? If so, would you mind telling the rest of us about it, and please be sure to include the author’s name and the book it came from.

P.S. Thanks, MJ, for a great entry idea! I hope to see lots of favorite Cozy Mystery book recipes >>> and perhaps I’ll finally try one!

Also, here’s the Mysteries with Recipes AND Recipe Books by Mystery Authors theme if you want to take a look at it.

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