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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – December 2017

December 29, 2017

Well, 2017 is finally drawing to a close, and that means it’s time for the last recommendations thread of the year!

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 December, I’ve read two Cozy series I feel strongly enough about to recommend: first, Ali Brandon‘s Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series, and second, Laura Bradford’s Emergency Dessert Squad 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 December? 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 December 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:

Adele Abbott: Witch P.I. Mystery Series (first entry Witch Is When It All Began)

Kristi Abbott: Popcorn Shop Mystery Series

Victoria Abbott (Writing duo Mary Jane Maffini & daughter Victoria Maffini): Book Collectors Mystery Series

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Books by the Bay Mystery Series AND Secret, Book & Scone Society Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Alice K. Boatwright: Ellie Kent Mystery Series

Laura Bradford: Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery Series

Ali Brandon: Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series

Allison Brook: Haunted Library Mystery Series (first entry Death Overdue)

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

Edie Claire: Leigh Koslow “Never” Mystery Series

Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly): Coffeehouse Mystery Series

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

Kaitlyn Dunnett (aka Kathy Lynn Emerson): Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series

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

Dawn Eastman: Family Fortune Mystery Series

Sarah Fox: Pancake House Mystery Series

Jacqueline Frost (aka Julie Chase and Julie Anne Lindsey): Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Series

Sally Goldenbaum: Seaside Knitters Mystery Series

Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series

Nancy Haddock: Silver Six Crafting Mystery Series

Leigh Hearon: Carson Stable Mystery Series (first entry Reining in Murder)

Cheryl Hollon: Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery Series

Sue Ann Jaffarian: Odelia Grey Mystery Series

Craig Johnson: Walt Longmire Mystery Series (first entry The Cold Dish)

Alexander McCall Smith: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series

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

Liz Mugavero (aka Cate Conte): Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series

Gail Oust: Spice Shop Mystery Series

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

Nancy J. Parra (aka Nancy Coco and Nell Hampton): Perfect Proposals Mystery Series

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series

Rose Pressey: Haunted Vintage Mystery Series

D. M. Quincy: Atlas Catesby Mystery Series (first entry Death in May)

Deanna Raybourn: Veronica Speedwell Mystery Series

Patricia Rockwell: Essie Cobb, Senior Sleuth Mystery Series (first entry)

Barbara Ross: Maine Clambake Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Dangerous Type Mystery Series

Fran Stewart: Scotshop Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Scumble River Mystery Series

Diane Vallere: Sylvia Stryker Mystery Series

Lea Wait: Mainely Needlepont Mystery Series

Cy Wyss: Eyeshine

Diana Xarissa: Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Series (first entry 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.

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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – November 2017

November 28, 2017

The last month of the year will be starting soon, so now’s the time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we read this month.

Unfortunately, between holidays and traveling (as well as writing for and maintaining the site in between), I haven’t had time for much reading!

Still, for many of my other favorite authors of months past, you can go to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on many great Cozy series.

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in November? 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 November 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:

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

Ellery Adams (aka Jennifer Stanley, J. B. Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Books by the Bay Mystery Series

Ellie Alexander  (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Sloan Krause Mystery Series AND Bakeshop Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Agatha Raisin Mystery Series

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series

Lynn Cahoon: Tourist Trap Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series AND Fixer-Upper Mystery Series

Bailey Cates (aka Bailey Cattrell & Cricket McRae): Magical Bakery Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Orchard Mystery Series

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

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

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

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Magical Bookshop Mystery Series AND Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series

Jacqueline Frost (aka Julie Chase and Julie Anne Lindsey): Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Series

Daryl Wood Gerber (aka Avery Aames): French Bistro Mystery Series

Mary Ellen Hughes: Keepsake Cove Mystery Series

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

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

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series

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

Carol J. Perry: Witch City Mystery Series

Deanna Raybourn: Veronica Speedwell Mystery Series

Karen Rose Smith: Caprice de Luca Mystery Series

Leann Sweeney: Cats In Trouble Mystery Series

Victoria Thompson: Counterfeit Lady Mystery Series

Lea Wait: Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series

Livia J. Washburn: Fresh-Baked Mystery Series

Diane Xarissa: Isle of Man Cozy 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.

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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – October 2017

October 29, 2017

November is almost upon us, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozies that we read in the month of October.

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 October, I can recommend the first entry of Ellen Byron’s Cajun Country 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 October? 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 October 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:

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

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

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

Juliet Blackwell (aka Hailey Lind): Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Series

Bethany Blake: Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery Series (first entry Death by Chocolate Lab)

Rhys Bowen: Evan Evans Mystery Series

Raymond Buckland: Bram Stoker Mystery Series (first entry Cursed in the Act)

Julia Buckley: Undercover Dish Mystery Series

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series

Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford): Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series

Ann Cleeves: Shetland Island Quartet

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): County Cork Mystery Series

Marla Cooper: Destination Wedding Mystery Series

Isis Crawford  (aka Barbara Block): Mystery with Recipes Series

Bill Crider: Dan Rhodes Mystery Series AND Sally Good Mystery Series AND Carl Burns Mystery Series

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

Barbara Early (aka Beverly Allen): Vintage Toyshop Mystery Series

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

Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series

Victoria Hamilton (aka Amanda Cooper): Merry Muffin Mystery Series

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

Carolyn Hart: Bailey Ruth Ghost Mystery Series

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

Julianne Holmes: Clock Shop Mystery Series

Anthony Horowitz: Magpie Murders (stand alone)

Julie Hyzy: Manor of Murder Mystery Series

Diane Kelly: Tara Holloway Mystery Series

Kate Kingsbury (aka Rebecca Kent & Allison Kingsley): Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series (Holiday themed)

Colette London: Chocolate Whisperer Mystery Series

Mary McHugh: Happy Hoofers Mystery Series

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series

Emma Miller: Amish Mystery Series

Liz Mugavero (aka Cate Conte): Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series

Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels & Barbara Mertz): Amelia Peabody Mystery Series

Cate Price: Deadly Notions Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: Knitting Mystery Series

Alexander McCall Smith: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency AND Isabel Dalhousie Series

Dorothy St. James: Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Deveraux’s Dime Store Mystery Series

Sherry Thomas: Lady Sherlock Mystery Series (first entry A Study In Scarlet Women)

Joyce Tremel: Brewing Trouble 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.

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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – September 2017

September 28, 2017

October is almost here, 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! September has been another good reading month for me, as I’ve reread the first entry of M.C. Beaton’s Hamish Macbeth 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 September? 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 September 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:

M. C. Beaton: Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series

Kathleen Bridge: Hampton Home and Garden Mystery Series

Nancy Coco (aka Nancy J. Parra and Nell Hampton): Candy-Coated Mystery Series

Barbara Colley: Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Bill Crider: Dan Rhodes Mystery Series AND Carl Burns Mystery Series AND Sally Good Mystery Series

Janet Finsilver: Kelly Jackson Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swensen Mystery Series

Jan Karon: The Mitford Series (not mysteries)

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

Sally Goldenbaum: Seaside Knitters Mystery Series

Victoria Hamilton (aka Amanda Cooper): Merry Muffin Mystery Series

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

Joan Hess: Maggody Mystery Series AND Claire Malloy Mystery Series

Victoria Holt

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

Claire McGowan: Paula Maguire Mystery Series (first entry The Lost)

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series

Ashley Weaver: Amery Ames Mystery Series (first entry Murder at the Brightwell)

Phyllis A. Whitney

[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.

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