I am back from beautiful Yellowstone, just in time to ask you all if you have any really good Cozy Mystery recommendations this month. These authors should be authors who you read this month, and found them to be so good, that you just can’t keep them to yourself. They are authors who you would like the rest of us to find out about, authors who weave such wonderful Cozy Mystery books, that you simply have got to give them great, big shout outs. But, please don’t just list their names, let us know WHY you enjoyed these authors. Your reasons are what make these author recommendations so appealing to the rest of us.

I will add the recommended authors to this entry as they come in. (Please do not tell us about the authors you did not like.) As I have stated before, I have found several of the Cozy Mystery (and some not so Cozy) authors I now follow, from reading your comments.  Thank you!

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during September 2012, and why did you enjoy it (or him/her)?

Here are the current authors who some of you have read this past month, and wanted to tell the rest of us about:

Susan Wittig Albert: Darling Dahlias Mystery Series

Tasha Alexander: Lady Emily Mystery Series

Connie Archer: Soup Lover’s Mystery Series

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

M. C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mystery Series

Josie Belle (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence): Good Buy Girls Mystery Series

Kate Borden (aka Kate Grilley: Peggy Jean Turner Mystery Series

Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib): Key West Food Critic Mystery Series

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

C. S. Challinor: Rex Graves Mystery Series

Hampton Charles: Miss Emily Seeton Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Cackleberry Club Mystery Series & Tea Shop Mystery Series

Barbara Cleverly: Joe Sandilands Mystery Series

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

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series

Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mystery Series

Shelley Freydont: Celebration Bay Mystery Series

Anne George: Southern Sisters Mystery Series

Dashiell Hammett: Continental Op Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series

Michael Innes: Inspector Appleby Mystery Series

Melanie Jackson: Chloe Boston Mystery Series

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

J. A. Jance: Joanna Brady Mystery Series & J. P. Beaumont Mystery Series

Tracy Kiely: Elizabeth Parker Mystery Series

Josi S. Kilpack: Culinary Mystery Series

Allison Kingsley (aka Kate Kingsbury & Rebecca Kent): Raven’s Nest Bookstore Mystery Series

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series

Gladys Mitchell: Mrs. Bradley Mystery Series

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series

Deanna Raybourn: Lady Julia Grey Mystery Series

Hank Phillippi Ryan: Jane Ryland & Jake Brogan Mystery Series

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

Kari Lee Townsend: Fortune Teller Mystery Series

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It’s again time to post our favorite authors who we read this past month – August 2012. These are authors who we think other Cozy Mystery readers might want to try reading. As usual, I am asking you all to tell us about some of the authors you really enjoyed reading, and WHY you enjoyed these authors.

I’m going to do this a little differently this month, since I just added my author recommendation to the Cozy Mystery site. Rather than tell you why I am nominating Tarquin Hall in this entry, I will refer you to the Tarquin Hall: Vish Pury Mystery Series entry I just posted, telling you why I like Tarquin Hall so very much.

(I actually found out about Tarquin Hall because Sally recommended his books in last month’s recommendations. THANK YOU!!! I am so glad you made me aware of Tarquin Hall.)

Please do not just list a bunch of authors without telling us WHY you like each one. It’s your reasons that we would appreciate knowing, since you might enjoy the very same things we do. (And, I hate to keep adding this, please do not tell us about the authors you tried reading who you did not like.) I will add the recommended authors to this entry as they come in.

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during July 2012, and why did you enjoy it (or him/her)?

Here are the current authors who some of you have read this past month, and wanted to tell the rest of us about:

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

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Connie Archer: Soup Lover’s Mystery Series

Kathleen Bacus: Tressa Jayne Turner Mystery Series

Ella Barrick (aka Laura DiSilverio & Lila Dare): Ballroom Dance Mystery Series

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

Josie Belle (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence): Good Buy Girls Mystery Series

Dorothy Bodoin: Snowhedge, Secret of the Satyr, and The Cameo Clue

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

Rhys Bowen: Evan Evans Mystery Series

Mollie Cox Bryan: Scrapbook of Secrets

Meg Cabot: Heather Wells Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series

Heron Carvic: Miss Seeton Mystery Series

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

Joelle Charbonneau: Glee Club Mystery Series

Erika Chase: Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series

G. K. Chesteron: Father Brown Mystery Series

Margaret Chittenden: Charlie Plato Msytery Series

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Gourmet De-Lights Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Orchard Mystery Series

Lesley Cookman: Libby Sarjeant Mystery Series

Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly): Coffee House Mystery Series

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

Bill Crider: Dan Rhodes Mystery Series

Mary Daheim: Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery Series

Maryjanice Davidson: Undead and Unreturnable

Claire Donally: The Big Kitty

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

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series

Amanda Flower: Appleseed Creek Msytery Series

Anne George: Southern Sisters Mystery Series

Rebecca M. Hale: Cats and Curios Mystery Series

Tarquin Hall: Vish Puri Mystery Series

Victoria Hamilton: Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series

Lynette Hall Hampton: Jilted by Death

Janice Hamrick: Jocelyn Shore Mystery Series

Veronica Heley: Ellie Quicke Mystery Series

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

P. D. James: Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series

J. A. Jance: Joanna Brady Mystery Series

Dardyna Jones: Second Grave on the Right

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mystery Series

Victoria Laurie: Ghost Hunter Msytery Series

Joyce and Jim Lavene: Sheriff Sharyn Howard Mystery Series

Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters Msytery Series

Francine Mathews (aka Stephanie Barron): Jack 1939 (This is a Stand Alone)

Members of the Detection Club: The Floating Admiral

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels): Jacqueline Kirby Mystery Series

Cynthia Riggs: Martha’s Vineyard Mystery Series

Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Mystery Series

Mary Saums: Thistle and Twigg Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: Molly Mallone Mystery Series (not Cozy)

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

Leann Sweeney: Cats in Trouble Mystery Series

Marcia Talley: Hannah Ives Mystery Series

Charles Todd: Ian Rutledge Mystery Series

Kari Lee Townsend: Fortune Teller Mystery Series

Peter Tremayne: Mystery of Ancient Ireland

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It’s really difficult for me to grasp the fact that it is already the end of July. But, it is!

I have tried several new authors because of your monthly recommendations. I have enjoyed most of them, and as I have told you before, added some of them to my “favorite authors” list.

Please tell us about a few of the authors you read this past month (July 2012), only those authors who you really, really enjoyed. And, as usual, please tell us WHY you enjoyed the author(s). (Please, do not tell us about the authors you tried reading who you did not like.) I will add the recommended authors to this entry as they come in.

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during July 2012, and why did you enjoy it (or him/her)?

Here are the current authors who some of you have read this past month, and wanted to tell the rest of us about:

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

Kate Atkinson: Started Early, Took My Dog

Elizabeth Bailey: Lady Fan Mystery Series

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

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

Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber): Witchcraft Mystery Series

Robin Blake: A Dark Anatomy

Janet Bolin: Threadville Mystery Series

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

Rhys Bowen: Lady Georgiana Mystery Series

Emily Brightwell: Mrs Jeffries Mystery Series

Frances Brody: Kate Shackleton Mystery Series

Dorothy Cannell: Ellie Haskel Mystery Series

Grace Carroll (aka Carol Culver): Accessories Mystery Series

Heron Carvic: Miss Seeton Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mystery Series AND Cackleberry Club Mystery Series

Alisa Craig (aka Charlotte MacLeod): Grub-and Stakers Mystery Series

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

Anna Dean: Miss Dido Kent Mystery Series

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series

Sharon Fiffer: Jane Wheel Mystery Series

Amanda Flower: Appleseed Creek Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swensen Mystery Series

Anne George: Southern Sisters Mystery Series

Katherine Miller Haines: Rosie Winter Mystery Series

Rebecca M. Hale: Cats and Curios Mystery Series

Tarquin Hall: Vish Puri Mystery Series

Victoria Hamilton: Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series

Tessa Harris: The Anatomist’s Apprentice

B. B. Haywood: Candy Holliday Mystery Series

Maddy Hunter: Passport to Peril Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: Manor of Murder Mystery Series

Dorte Jakobsen: The Cozy Knave

P.D. James: Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series

Craig Johnson: Walt Longmire Mystery Series

Garrison Keillor: Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny

Mitzi Kelly: Silver Sleuths Mystery Series

Sofie Kelly: Magical Cats Mystery Series

Allison Kingsley (aka Kate Kingsbury & Rebecca Kent): Raven’s Nest Bookstore Mystery Series

Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mystery Series

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent): Embroidery Mystery Series

Liz Lipperman: Clueless Cook Mystery Series

M. Louisa Locke: Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series AND The Misses Moffet Mend A Marriage: A Victorian San Francisco Story

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Button Box Mystery Series

Amanda Matetsky: Paige Turner Mystery Series

Lorena McCourtney: Cate Kinkaid Files Mystery Series.

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

Amy Patricia Meade: Rosie the Riveter Mystery Series

Miss Read: Fairacre Series

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

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

Clayton Rawson: The Great Merlini Mystery Series

Dorothy St. James: White House Gardener Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Scumble River Mystery Series

Victoria Thompson: Gaslight Mystery Series

Kari Lee Townsend: Fortune Teller Mystery Series

Peter Turnbull: Hennessey & Yellich Mystery Series

Elaine Viets: Dead-End Mystery Series

P. G. Wodehouse: The Adventures of Sally

Dornford Yates: Chandos Series

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