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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – September 2016

September 28, 2016

It’s almost October, so that means it’s time to discuss what we’ve been reading during September >>> and can recommend! This month I highlighted Miranda James’s Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series and Erika Chase’s Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series, so I’ll start the list off with those. 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 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:

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

Lucy Arlington (co-written by Jennifer Stanley & Sylvia May): A Novel Idea Mystery Series

Christy Barritt: Squeaky Clean Mystery Series

Claudia Bishop (aka Mary Stanton): Hemlock Falls Mystery Series

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

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

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series

Lynn Cahoon: Cat Latimer Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series

Erika Chase (aka Linda Wiken): Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series

Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly  (aka Sarah Atwell): Museum Mystery Series

Guy Cullingford (aka Constance Lindsay Taylor): Conjuror’s Coffin

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series

Wendy Sand Eckel: Murder at Barclay Meadow AND Death at the Day Lily Cafe

Warren Esby: Adam Nil Mystery Series (first book Resurrection)

Vickie Fee: Live and Di in Dixie Mystery Series

Monica Ferris (aka Mary Monica Pulver & half of the duo who wrote as Margaret Frazer for the first of the Sister Frevisse novels): Needlecraft Mystery Series

Chrystle Fielder: Natural Remedies Mystery Series

Jean Flowers (aka Camille Minichino, Margaret Grace, & Ada Madison): Postmistress Mystery Series

Mollie Hunt: Crazy Cat Lady Mystery Series (first book Cats’ Eyes)

Katherine Bolger Hyde: Arsenic With Austen

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

J. A. Jance: Ali Reynolds Mystery Series

Peter King: Gourmet Detective Mystery Series

Ashley Lynch-Harris: The Hotel Westend

Ngaio Marsh: Roderick Alleyn Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Hat Shop Mystery Series

Gerry Schmitt (aka Laura Childs): Afton Tangler Thriller Series

Denise Swanson: Scumble River 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.

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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – August 2016

August 29, 2016

September will be coming up soon, so I think it’s time for me to ask all of you about the best Cozies you’ve been reading in August. As some of you know, I highlighted two Cozy Mystery series (Katherine Hall Page’s Faith Fairchild Mystery Series and E.J. Copperman’s Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series), both of which are great examples of popular and entertaining Cozies. Instead of repeating myself here, 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 Cozy Mysteries that you’ve read during August do you think stand out from the rest? 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 August 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:

Victoria Abbott: Book Collectors Mystery Series

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

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Sandra Balzo: Maggy Thorsen Mystery Series

John Berendt: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Claire Booth: Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery Series (The Branson Beauty, book #1)

Rhys Bowen: Royal Spyness Mystery Series

Simon Brett: Mrs. Pargeter Mystery Series

Issy Brooke: Small Town Murder Bureau Mystery Series (The Case of the Lincoln Imp, book #1)

Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli (aka Elizabeth Lee): Little Library Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

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

Bill Crider: Dan Rhodes Mystery Series

Waverly Curtis: Barking Detective Mystery Series

Jeanne M. Dams: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series

Leighann Dobbs: Blackmoore Sisters Mystery Series, Mystic Notch Mystery Series, Mooseamuck Island Mystery Series

Wendy Sand Eckel: Rosalie Hart Mystery Series (Murder at Barclay Meadow, book #1)

Monica Ferris (aka Mary Monica Pulver & 1/2 of Margaret Frazer): Needlecraft Mystery Series

Rosie Genova: Italian Kitchen Mystery Series

Chloe Kendrick: Food Truck Mystery Series (Murder To Go, book #1)

Catherine Lloyd: Kurland St. Mary Mystery Series

Charlotte Macleod: Grab Bag (short story collection)

Alyssa Maxwell: Gilded Newport Mystery Series

Edith Maxwell (aka Maddie Day & Tace Baker): Local Foods Mystery Series

Julie Moffett: Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series

Terrie Farley Moran: Read ‘Em and Eat Mystery Series

Carlene O’Conner: Irish Village Mystery Series

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

Michael Robertson: Baker Street Letters Series (The Baker Street Letters, book #1)

Sara Rosett: Ellie Avery Mystery Series

Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Mystery Series

Linda Wiken (aka Erika Chase): Dinner Club 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 – July 2016

July 29, 2016

As it will soon my August, it’s time for me to ask you ALL about the Cozies you’ve been reading this month. As some of you know, I highlighted two Cozy Mystery series (Cleo Coyle’s Coffeehouse Mystery Series and Leslie Meier’s Lucy Stone Mystery Series) that are popular for a reason: they’re both great examples of what we look for in our Cozies! So rather than repeat everything I previously said about my two picks for this month’s recommendations, I’ll refer you to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site.

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.

♦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 – June 2016

June 28, 2016

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.

I just started reading a new-to-me author who self-publishes her Cozies, and I’m enjoying her a lot. I am hoping that I will be able to recommend her next month, but I don’t want to recommend her now since I don’t know if I’m going to continue enjoying her as much as I’m currently enjoying her.

As those of you who follow this site know, earlier this month I posted entries about Lorna Barrett’s Booktown Mystery Series and Lea Wait’s Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series. If you’re interested in seeing those posts, you can find links to them on the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page of the site.

How about you? Are there any Cozy Mysteries that you’ve read this month the you thought were way better than the rest of this month’s Cozies? If so, would you please tell us about these really good Cozies and why you liked them so much? Most of us are always looking for new-to-us Cozy Mystery authors to add to our favorite authors list! We’d love to hear about the Cozy Mysteries you especially liked, so that we (too) can read them. (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 book did you read during June 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:

Kristi Abbott: Popcorn Shop Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series

Donald Bain: Capital Crimes Mystery Series

Mignon F. Ballard: Miss Dimple Mystery Series

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

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

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

Sandra Bretting: Missy DuBois Mystery Series (book #1 is Murder at Morningside)

Kathleen Bridge: Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery Series

Cindy Brown: Macdeath

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Fixer-Upper Mystery Series

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

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Museum Mystery Series

Marla Cooper: Terror in Taffeta

Waverly Curtis: Barking Detective Mystery Series

Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell & Tace Baker): Country Store Mystery Series

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

Elizabeth J. Duncan: Penny Brannigan Mystery Series

Dawn Eastman: Family Fortune Mystery Series

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

Shelley Freydont: Celebration Bay Mystery Series

Susan Furlong (aka Lucy Arlington): Georgia Peach Mystery series

Diane Kelly: Paw Enforcement Mystery Series

Josi S. Kilpack: Culinary Mystery Series

Cynthia Kuhn: Semester of Our Discontent

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

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

Maggie McConnon: Belfast McGrath Mystery Series (book #1 is Wedding Bel Blues)

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

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

Diane Vallere: Costume Shop Mystery Series

Elaine Viets: Dead-End Job Mystery Series

Lea Wait: Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series

Patricia Wentworth: Miss Silver 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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