July is almost over, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we have read this month! If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! It’s definitely been a good month for me, as I’ve reread the first entries of both Elizabeth J. Duncan‘s Penny Brannigan Mystery Series and the Book Collector Mystery Series by Victoria Abbott!

If you’re interested in reading why I’m recommending these series, you can go to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on each of these great Cozy series.

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in July? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)

As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during July 2017 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:

Avery Aames (aka Daryl Wood Gerber): Cheese Shop Mystery Series

Allyson K. Abbott (aka Annelise Ryan & Beth Amos): Mack’s Bar Mystery Series

Victoria Abbott (writing duo Mary Jane Maffini & daughter Victoria Maffini): Book Collector Mystery Series

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series

Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Mystery Series

Annie’s Attic Mystery Series (various authors)

Lorna Barrett (aka L. L. Bartlett & Lorraine Bartlett): Booktown Mystery Series

M. C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mystery Series

Susan M. Boyer: Liz Talbot Mystery Series

Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Tobi Tobias Mystery Series

Kathleen Bridge: Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery Series

Leslie Budewitz: Food Lovers’ Village Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series

Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Tea Shop Mysteries AND Cackleberry Club Mystery Series

Jill Churchill: Jane Jeffry Mystery Series

Edie Claire: Leigh Koslow “Never” Mystery Series

Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly)): Coffeehouse Mystery Series

Mary Daheim: Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series AND Paws and Claws Mystery Series

Vicky Delany (aka Eva Gates): Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series

Elizabeth J. Duncan: Penny Brannigan Mystery Series

J. C. Eaton: Sophie Kimball Mystery Series (first book Booked 4 Murder)

Janet Finsilver: Kelly Jackson Mystery Series

Agatha Frost: Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Series (first book Pancakes and Corpses)

Dorothy Gilman: The Tightrope Walker Stand Alone

Nell Goddin: Molly Sutton Mystery Series (first book The Third Girl)

Ellie Griffith: Ruth Galloway Mystery Series (not Cozy) (first book The Crossing Places)

Carolyn Haines: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series

Lee Harris: Christine Bennett Mystery Series

B. B. Haywood: Candy Holliday Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: Manor of Murder Mystery Series AND White House Chef Mystery Series

Madison Johns: Lake Forest Witches Mystery Series

Dolores Johnson: Manda Dyer Mystery Series

Sofie Kelly (aka Sofie Ryan & Darlene Ryan for Young Adult): Magical Cats Mystery Series

Cynthia Kuhn: Lila Maclean Academic Mystery Series (first book The Semester of Our Discontent)

Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mystery Series

D. Lawdog: The Lawdog Files (true crime stories)

Laura Levine: Jaine Austen Mystery Series

Ruby Loren: Madigan Amos Zoo Mystery Series (first book Penguins and Mortal Peril)

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Ethnic Eats Mystery Series

Virginia Lowell: Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Series

Meg Macy: Teddy Bear Mystery Series

Mary Marks: Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series

Carrie Marsh: Morhollow Sweet Tooth Murder Mystery Series (first book The Deadly Jellybean Affair)

Francine Mathews (aka Stephanie Barron): Merry Folger Nantucket Mystery Series

Alyssa Maxwell: Gilded Newport Mystery Series

Alexander McCall Smith: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series

Emma Miller: Amish Mystery Series

Marcia Muller: Sharon McCone Mystery Series

Nadine Nettman: Sommelier Mystery Series (first book Decanting a  Murder)

Wendy Roberts: Bodies of Evidence Mystery Series

David Rosenfelt: Andy Carpenter Mystery Series

Sara Rosett: Ellie Avery Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series

Denise Grover Swank: Rose Gardner Investigations (first book Family Jewels)

Denise Swanson: Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series

Victoria Thompson: Gaslight Mystery Series

Linda Wiken (aka Erika Chase): Dinner Club Mystery Series

Diana Xarissa: Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy Series (first book Arrivals and Arrests)

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.

♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦

P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.

We’re reaching the end of June, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we haveread this month! If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! While I haven’t had time to read any Cozies this month for the site, I do heartily recommend the not-quite-Cozy spy series, the Mrs. Pollifax Series, by Dorothy Gilman. In this one case, I decided to break my own rules a bit – I can recommend it so strongly, I decided to add it to this list.

If you’re interested in reading why I’m recommending these series, you can go to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on each of these great Cozy series.

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in June? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)

As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during June 2017 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:

Barbara Allan (aka Barbara & Max Allan Collins): Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery Series

Winnie Archer (aka Melissa Bourbon & Misa Ramirez): Bread Shop Mystery Series

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series

Clara Benson: Angela Marchmont Mystery Series (first entry the Murder at Sissingham Hall)

Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery Series

Ali Brandon (aka Diane A.S. Stuckart): Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series

Simon Brett: Mrs. Pargeter Mystery Series

Kathleen Bridge: Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery Series

Julia Buckley: Undercover Dish Mystery Series AND Writer’s Apprentice Mystery Series

Leslie Budewitz: Food Lovers’ Village Mystery Series

Lynn Cahoon: Tourist Trap Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series

Bailey Cattrell (aka Bailey Cates &  Cricket McRae): Enchanted Garden Mystery Series

Julia Chapman: Dales Detective Mystery Series (first entry Date with Death)

Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Tea Shop Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Marla Cooper: Destination Wedding Mystery Series

E. J. Copperman (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Mysterious Detective Mystery Series

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series

Hannah Dennison: Honeychurch Hall Mystery Series

Leighann Dobbs: Mooseamuck Island Cozy Mystery Series

Barbara Early (aka Beverly Allen): Vintage Toy Shop Mystery Series

Elizabeth Edmonson: A Very English Mystery Series (first entry A Man of Some Repute)

Alex Erickson: Bookstore Cafe Mystery Series (first entry Death by Coffee)

Vickie Fee: Liv and Di in Dixie Mystery Series

Dorothy Gilman: Mrs. Pollifax Series (not quite mysteries, but very Cozy in my mind)

Nathan Dylan Goodwin: Forensic Genealogist Mystery Series (first entry Hiding the Past)

Victoria Hamilton (aka Amanda Cooper & Donna Lea Simpson): Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series

Sadie Hartwell (aka Susannah Hardy): Tangled Web Mystery Series

Anne Hillerman: Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee Mystery Series

Lee Hollis: Hailey Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series

Delia James: Witch’s Cat Mystery Series

Miranda James (aka Honor Hartman, Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Dean James): Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series

Laura Levine: Jaine Austen Mystery Series

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Ethnic Eats Mystery Series

Meg Macy (aka 1/2 of D.E. Ireland): Teddy Bear Mystery Series

Edith Maxwell (aka Maddie Day & Tace Baker): Quaker Midwife Mystery Series

G. A. McKevett: Savannah Reed Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series

Robin Paige (aka Susan Wittig Albert and husband Bill Albert): Victorian Mystery Series

Peggy O’Neal Peden: Nashville Mystery Series (first entry Your Killin’ Heart)

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series

Anne Perry: Charlotte & Thomas Pitt Mystery Series

Ann Purser: Lois Meade Mystery Series

Spencer Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams): Chet and Bernie Mystery Series

Jordaina Sydney Robinson: Paranormal Ghost Cozy Mystery Series (first entry Beyond Dead)

Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: Knitting Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series

Gayle Trent (aka Amanda Lee & Gayle Leeson): Daphne Martin Cake Mystery Series

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.

♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦

P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.

First, I hope all of you have a good Memorial Day. For those of you who are not American, Memorial Day is a day we take the time to think of and honor the men and women who have served to defend our country. So whether you are American or not, please take the time to thank someone who has helped serve to keep your nation a safer!

We’re reaching the end of May, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we have read this month! If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! This month, I’ve read about two excellent Cozy Mystery Series: Rita Lakin‘s Gladdy Gold Mystery Series and Melissa Bourbon‘s Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series.

If you’re interested in reading why I’m recommending these series, you can go to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on each of these great Cozy series.

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in May? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)

As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during May 2017 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:

Kristi Abbott (aka Eileen Rendahl & Eileen Carr): Popcorn Shop Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Stephanie Blackmoore: Wedding Planner Mystery Series

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

Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery Series

Duffy Brown: Consignment Shop Mystery Series

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Cackleberry Club Cafe Mystery Series and Tea Shop Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Susan Page Davis: Tearoom for Two

Laura DiSilverio (aka Ella Barrick & Lila Dare): Readaholics Book Club Mystery Series

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Magical Bookshop Mystery Series

Agatha Frost: Peridale Cafe Mystery Series (first book Pancakes and Corpses)

Nell Hampton (aka Nancy Coco and Nancy J. Parra): A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery Series

Susannah Hardy (aka Sadie Hartwell): Greek to Me Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series

Victoria Houston: Loon Lake Fishing Mystery Series

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent & Gayle Leeson): Embroidery Mystery Series

Karen MacInerney: Margie Peterson Mystery Series and Dewberry Farm Mystery Series

Lia Matera: Willa Jansson Mystery Series (first entry Where Lawyers Fear to Tread) and Laura Di Palma Mystery Series (first entry The Smart Money)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series

Julie Mulhern: The Country Club Murders Mystery Series (first book The Deep End)

Sara Rosett: Murder on Location Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Scumble River Mystery Series

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.

♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦

P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.

April is ending, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we have read this month! If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! This month, I’ve unfortunately had less reading time than I would have liked, so all I’ve read is Ann Rule‘s A Rose for Her Grave… which unfortunately isn’t a Cozy mystery, but I still recommend it! (It doesn’t go on this month’s list, though…) If you want to know why I recommend it, be sure to check the post I wrote about it.

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in April? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)

As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during April 2017 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:

Cathy Ace: WISE Inquiries Agency Mystery Series

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Supper Club Mystery Series

Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series

Lorraine Bartlett (aka L. L. Bartlett & Lorna Barrett): Victoria Square Mystery Series

Rhys Bowen: In Farleigh Field (stand alone non-Cozy by a normally Cozy author)

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series

Blaize Clement: Dixie Hemmingway Mystery Series

E.J. Copperman (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series

Andrea Frazer: Falconer Files Mystery Series (first book Death of an Old Git)

Kitty French: Chapelwick Mystery Series (first book The Skeletons of Scarborough House – Note: contains profanity and “adult” themes)

Agatha Frost: Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Series (first book Pancakes and Corpses)

Anne George: Southern Sisters Mystery Series

H. Y. Hanna: Oxford Tearoom Mystery Series (first book A Scone To Die For)

Susannah Hardy (aka Sadie Hartwell): Greek to Me Mystery Series

Sherry Harris: Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Series

Chautona Havig: Hartfield Mystery Series (first book Manuscript for Murder)

Heather Horrocks: Who-Dun-Him Inn Mystery Series

Sue Ann Jaffarian: Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series

P. D. James: The Mistletoe Murder (short story collection)

T E Kinsey: Lady Hardcastle Mystery Series (first book A Quiet Life in the Country)

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent & Gayle Leeson): Embroidery Mystery Series

Gayle Leeson (aka Gayle Trent & Amanda Lee): Down South Cafe Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Cupcake Baker Mystery Series

Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini: Carpenter & Quincannon, Professional Detective Services Mystery Series

Linda Reilly: Deep Fried Mystery Series (first book Fillet of Murder)

David Rosenfelt: Andy Carpenter Mystery Series

Kate Saunders: Laetitia Rodd Mystery Series (first book The Secrets of Wishtide)

Paige Shelton: Dangerous Type Mystery Series

Fran Stewart: Scotshop Mystery Series

Diane Vallere: Material Witness Mystery Series

Lea Wait: Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series

Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series

Diane Xarissa: Isle of Man Mystery Series (first book Aunt Bessie Assumes)

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.

♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦

P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.