Which Cozy Mystery books did you read this past month that you think the rest of us really should know about? They don’t have to be Christmas mysteries, although I know some of you were limiting your reading to those in particular. (Maybe I think that because I limited myself to Christmas Cozy Mysteries…)
[As usual, I ask that you don’t tell us about the mystery books you read that you didn’t like.]
[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to their page on the Cozy Mystery site. Their page has all of the author’s books listed chronologically.]
What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during December 2013, and why did you enjoy it (or him/her)?
Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read this past month:
Allyson K. Abbott (aka Annelise Roth & Beth Amos): Mack’s Bar Mystery Series
Victoria Abbott (Mary Jane Maffini & Victoria Maffini): Book Collector’s Mystery Series
Susan Wittig Albert: Darling Dahlias Mystery Series
Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series
Charlotte Armstrong: Chocolate Cobweb
Josie Belle (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence): Good Buy Girls Mystery Series
C.C. Benison: Father Christmas Mystery Series
Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber): Magic Potion Mystery Series
Rhys Bowen: Molly Murphy Mystery Series
Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib): Key West Food Critic Mystery Series
Jill Churchill: Grace and Favor Mystery Series
Nancy Coco (aka Nancy J. Parra): Candy-Coated Mystery Series
J.J. Cook (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery Series
Lesley Cookman: Libby Sarjeant Mystery Series
Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly): Coffee House Mystery Series
Mary Daheim: Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series
Krista Davis: Paws and Claws Mystery Series
Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series
Jimmie Ruth Evans (aka Miranda James, Honor Hartman, & Dean James): Trailer Park Mystery Series
Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swensen Cookie Jar Mystery Series
Dorothy Gilman: Mrs. Pollifax Mystery Series
Sue Grafton: Kinsey Millhone Mystery Series
Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series
Philip Gulley: Home to Harmony (cozy, but not a mystery)
Victoria Hamilton: Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series
Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series
Libby Fischer Hellman: An Eye for Murder
Georgette Heyer: Superintendent Hannasyde Mystery Series
Diane Kelly: Tara Holloway Death and Taxes Mystery Series
Laura Levine: Jaine Austen Mystery Series
Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Button Box Mystery Series
Sheila Lowe: Forensic Handwriting Mystery Series
Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series
Leslie Meier: Leslie Stone Mystery Series
Carol Miller: Murder and Moonshine
Meg Muldoon: Murder in Christmas River, Mayhem in Christmas River, & Madness in Christmas River
Gail Oust: Piper Prescott Mystery Series
Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series
Sara Rosett: Ellie Avery Msytery Series
Mark Schweizer: Liturgical Mystery Series
Paige Shelton: Farmers’ Market Mystery Series
Elaine Viets: Dead-End Job Mystery Series
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I have been keeping myself pretty busy lately, which is why I forgot to post this Cozy Mysteries Recommendations for November 2013 entry earlier. I have been working on going through our garage in the hopes of clearing up some space. It has just gotten too crowded out there. I have also been getting our Thanksgiving organized, and am trying to get our Christmas decorations up. (Yes, I know it’s odd to be working on Christmas before Thanksgiving, but our daughter comes home for such a short time that I like to have the house holiday-ed up for her.)
Oh, I love this time of year. It is almost the end of October, and I have actually worn my light-weight jacket (once)! I have the best “autumn scents” going on my coffee warmer (Better Homes and Gardens Mulberry Plum Spice and Cranberry Mandarin Splash). I also have loaded up on my seasonal teas (caffeine-free Celestial Cranberry Apple and Cinnamon Apple Spice, as well as Bigelow’s caffeine-free Cranberry Apple). (I found my scents at Walmart, but had to order the teas.)
Happy Fall! I hope you are all enjoying the beauty of autumn, or at least some cooler weather. It is the time when some of us have to start playing tricks to “get us in the autumnal” mood. One of my tricks is to immerse myself in mysteries that take place in either cold locations or during the holiday seasons. With Halloween right around the corner, it’s easy enough to find some cold weather books to set the mood. Another one of my tricks is to start using scented wax that “smells like fall.” Even though I don’t bake, that doesn’t mean I can’t fill the house with the aroma of cinnamon apples.