So, are there any Cozy Mysteries that you’ve read during July that you think stand out as better than the rest of the Cozies you read this month? If so, would you please tell us about these really good Cozies and why you liked them so much? I think it’s fair to say that most of us are always on the look-out for new-to-us Cozy Mystery authors! We’d appreciate hearing about the Cozy Mysteries you especially liked, so that we can read them, too. (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are terrific, would you post the ones you think are even better than the others at the top of the list?)
As usual, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.
What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during July 2016 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:
Ellery Adams (aka Jennifer Stanley, J. B. Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Book Retreat Mystery Series
Isabella Alan (aka Amanda Flower): Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series
Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Bakeshop Mystery Series
Beverly Allen (aka Barbara Early): Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series
Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series
Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series
Mignon F. Ballard: Miss Dimple Mystery Series
Lorraine Bartlett (aka Lorna Barrett & L.L. Bartlett): Victoria Square Mystery Series
Clara Benson: Angela Marchmont Mystery Series (The Murder at Sissingham Hall is book #1)
Jennie Bentley (aka Jenna Bennett & Bente Gallagher): Do-It-Yourself Mystery Series
Janet Bolin: Threadville Mystery Series
Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Emergency Squad Dessert Mystery Series
Julia Buckley: Writer’s Apprentice Mystery Series
Julia Buckley: Undercover Dish Mystery Series
Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib): Key West Food Critic Mystery Series
Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli (aka Elizabeth Lee): Little Library Mystery Series
E.J. Copperman (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Mysterious Detective Mystery Series
Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly): Coffeehouse Mystery Series
Jeanne M. Dams: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series
Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series
Laura DiSilverio (aka Lila Dare & Ella Barrick): Mall Cop Mystery Series
Wendy Sand Eckel: Rosalie Hart Mystery Series (Murder at Barclay Meadow, book #1)
Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley): Maggody Mystery Series
Julianne Holmes: Clock Shop Mystery Series
Ellen Elizabeth Hunter: Magnolia Mystery Series
Julie Hyzy: Manor of Murder Mystery Series
J.A. Jance: Ali Reynolds Mystery Series
Rett MacPherson: Torie O’Shea Mystery Series
Connie di Marco (aka Connie Archer): Zodiac Mystery Series
Mary Marks: Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series
Lisa Q. Mathews: Ladies Smythe & Westin Mystery Series (Cardiac Arrest is book #1)
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Hat Shop Mystery Series
Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series
Leigh Perry (aka Toni L.P. Kelner): Family Skeleton Mystery Series
Hannah Reed (aka Deb Baker): Scottish Highlands Mystery Series
Delia Rosen: Deadly Deli Mystery Series
Sara Rosett: Ellie Avery Mystery Series
Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Mystery Series
Jane Thynne: Clara Vine Mystery Series (Black Roses is book #1)
Charles Todd: Ian Rutledge Mystery Series
Diane Vallere: Material Witness Mystery Series
Peggy Webb: Southern Cousins 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.
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P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.
It’s the end of the month, which means it’s the time I ask you about your favorite Cozy reads of the month. I know summer is a hectic time of year, but I’m guessing all of us make time to read our Cozy Mysteries. I wish I could say that I have been reading outside, while enjoying the summer breeze, but since the heat index has been over 100° several days down here in San Antonio, I’ve been reading inside with the air conditioner cranked up.
This month my recommendation is Kylie Logan‘s Mayhem at the Orient Express – the first book in her League of Literary Ladies Mystery Series. This is a fun page-turner. I really enjoy the relationships between the members of the “League” who solve the murder. I also like the small town setting >>> on a small island in Lake Erie. Added to the small-town ambiance is that this is a mystery that takes place in an isolated “nobody in/nobody out” setting. Kylie Logan writes well-differentiated, life-like characters. This Cozy harkens back to classic Agatha Christie’s mysteries with the isolated setting and the many characters with motives, means, and opportunities to commit the crime.