As the month of March comes to a close, it seems like a good time to find out which authors you all have been enjoying this month. Since this is going to be the Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations for this month, please only tell us about the mystery authors who you have read this month, who you have ENJOYED. (Please don’t tell us about the authors you think we should stay away from!)

I always appreciate hearing about authors you all are enjoying, and know that it makes me more interested in trying new-to-me authors. I hope that being able to “hear” about Cozy Mystery authors from other Cozy Mystery readers will help some of us discover new authors to try.

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

(I’m still taking Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations for March 2012, but thought I would start making up the list of authors who you all have read and enjoyed during the month. I’ll be sure to add any more authors who are recommended. Please don’t forget to read the comments, though!)

March 2012 Author and Series Recommendations:

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

Susan Wittig Albert: Darling Dahlias Mystery Series AND China Bayles (Herbal) Mystery Series

Conrad Allen (aka Edward Marston & Keith Miles): Porter Dillman Genevieve Masefield Mystery Series

Lucy Arlington (aka Jennifer Stanley & Sylvia May): A Novel Idea Mystery Series

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

M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series

Jessica Beck: Donut Shop Mystery Series

Sally Berneathy: Death by Chocolate

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

Rhys Bowen: Evan Evans Mystery Series AND Molly Murphy Mystery Series AND Royal Spyness Mystery Series

Simon Brett: Fethering Mystery Series

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series

Jan Burke: Irene Kelly Mystery Series

Anne Canadeo: Black Sheep Knitting Mystery Series

JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): Chocoholic Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series

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

C. S. Challinor: Rex Graves Mystery Series

Ann Charles: Deadwood Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Scrapbooking Mystery Series AND Tea Shop Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Susan Conant: Dog Lover’s Mystery Series

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

Alisa Craig (aka Charlotte MacLeod): Grub-and-Stakers Mystery Series AND Inspector Madoc Rhys Mystery Series

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

Jeanne M. Dams: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series

Shirley Damsgaard: Ophelia & Abby Mystery Series

Casey Daniels (aka Miranda Bliss & Kylie Logan): Pepper Martin Mystery Series

Lila Dare (aka Ella Barrick & Laura DiSilverio): Southern Beauty Shop Mystery series

Jo Dereske: Miss Zukas Mystery Series

Deborah Donnelly: Carnegie Kincaid (Wedding Planner) Mystery Series

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series

Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mystery Series

Christy Fifield (aka Chirsty Evans): Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery Series

Amanda Flower: India Hayes Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Cookie Jar Mystery Series

Leslie Ford: Grace Latham & Colonel Primrose Mystery Series

Elizabeth George: Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley Mystery Series

Sally Goldenbaum: Seaside Knitters Mystery Series

Margaret Grace (aka Camille Minichino & Ada Madison): Miniature Mystery Series

Sue Grafton: Kinsey Millhone Mystery Series

Kerry Greenwood: Corinna Chapman Mystery Series

Jane Haddam: Gregor Demarkian Mystery Series

Kathryn Miller Haines: Rosie Winter Mystery Series

Rebecca M. Hale: Cats and Curios Mystery Series

Lee Harris: Christine Bennett Mystery Series

Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley): Claire Malloy Mystery Series

Susan Hill: Simon Serrailler Mystery Series

Lee Hollis: Hayley Powell Food and Cocktail Mystery Series

Maddy Hunter: Passport to Peril Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series

Sue Ann Jaffarian: Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series

Sofie Kelly: Magical Cat Mystery Series

Laurie R. King: Mary Russell Mystery Series

Joyce and Jim Lavene: Missing Pieces Mystery Series

Lisa Lutz: Izzy Spellman Mystery Series

Lorena McCourtney: Ivy Malone Mystery Series

G. A. McKevett: Savannah Reid Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Lucy Lawrence & Josie Belle): Library Lovers Mystery Series

Robin Paige (aka Susan Wittig Albert & Bill Albert): Kate Ardleigh Sheridan & Sir Charles Sheridan Victorian Mystery Series

Holly Patrone: Death is a Relative Thing

James Patterson & David Ellis: Guilty Wives

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Mystery Series

Annelise Ryan (aka Beth Amos): Mattie Winston Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: Knitting Mystery Series

Julia Spencer-Fleming: Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery Series

Rochelle Staab: Mind for Murder Mystery Series

Dana Stabenow: Kate Shugak Mystery Series

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

Fran Stewart: Biscuit McKee & Marmalade Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Devereaux’s Dime Store Msytery Series

Charles Todd: Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery Series

Maggie Toussaint: Death, Island Style

Kari Lee Townsend: Fortune Teller Mystery Series

Elaine Viets: Dead-End Mystery Series

Livia J. Washburn: Fresh Baked Mystery Series

Heather Webber (aka Heather Blake): Lucy Valentine Mystery Series

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This will be the second entry in the Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations theme. The authors who we will be recommending are Cozy Mystery authors who we have read this month (February 2012) who we think other Cozy Mystery readers should give a try.

Again, if you are currently reading a Cozy Mystery author, or can think of one (or two, or three!) who you read this month, who you think everyone else should try, please post a comment with his/her name and tell us why.

(Please only post about those Cozy Mystery authors and books you have positive things to say about, not who you think we should stay away from!)

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) are you reading (or have read during February 2012), and why are you enjoying it (or him/her)?

February 29, 2012:

Here are the recommendations you all sent in about the Cozy Mystery books you have read (and enjoyed!) during the month of February 2012:

Avery Aames: Cheese Shop Mystery Series

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

Lucy Arlington (Jennifer Stanley & Sylvia May): Novel Idea Mystery Series

Sarah Atwell (aka Sheila Connolly): Glassblowing Mystery Series

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

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

M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series

Carrie Bebris: Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery Series

Fiona Buckley: Ursula Blanchard Mystery Series

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

Caroline Cousins: Pinckney Plantation Mystery Series

Deborah Crombie: Kincaid & James Mystery Series

Casey Daniels (aka Miranda Bliss & Kylie Logan): Pepper Martin Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series

Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology – Ramona DeFelice Long (Editor), Chris Roerden (Introduction)

B. B. Haywood: Candy Holliday Mystery Series

Veronica Heley: Ellie Quicke Mystery Series & Abbot Agency Mystery Series

Joan Hess: Claire Malloy Mystery Series

Maddy Hunter: Passport to Peril Mystery Series

Faye Kellerman: Decker & Lazarus Mystery Series

Sofie Kelly: Magical Cat Mystery Series

Liz Lipperman: Clueless Cook Mystery Series

Judi McCoy: Dog Walker Mystery Series

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone (Holiday) Mystery Series

Ann Purser: Ivy Beasley Mystery Series

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

Sarah R. Shaber: Professor Simon Shaw Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Country Cooking School Mystery Series

Dana Stabenow: Kate Shugak Mystery Series

Rex Stout: Nero Wolfe Mystery Series

Victoria Thompson: Gaslight Mystery Series

Kathy Hogan Trocheck (aka Mary Kay Andrews): Julia Callahan Garrity Mystery Series

Livia J. Washburn: Fresh Baked Mystery Series

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With this being the first month of a new year, I thought it would be a perfect time to add a new page to the Cozy Mystery site. The new page will be called Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations. It is my intention to devote one entry a month to asking you all what Cozy Mystery book you are currently reading. I’ll be posting the month’s initial blog entry with your Cozy Mystery recommendations on this page.

I hope that since you are reading the Cozy Mystery book, that means you are enjoying it… so that you will have good things to say about the book and its author. This way, the rest of us can get a feeling as to whether we would like to try your current book’s author.  I don’t want this page to become a “gripe session” about authors we don’t like. (Believe me, I have quite a few authors who I don’t like!)

I get several letters a month asking for me to recommend Cozy Mystery authors to readers of the site. I received a letter this month asking if I would add other Cozy Mystery readers’ recommendations. It is high time that you all have the opportunity to recommend some of your favorite authors!

So >>> What Cozy Mystery book are you reading, and why are you enjoying it?

I have decided to go ahead and try to list all of the authors some of you are reading this month –  who you think would be good new-to-me authors for other Cozy Mystery readers. However, I would encourage you to read the comments below to find out why we are reading these authors!

January 2012:

Donna Andrews: Meg Lanslow “Bird” Mystery Series

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series

Lorna Barrett: Booktown Mystery Series

Ella Barrick: Ballroom Dance Mystery Series

Stephanie Barron: Jane Austen Mystery Series

M. C. Beaton: Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series

Simon Brett: Fethering Mystery Series AND Mrs. Pargeter Mystery Series

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series

Anne Canadeo: Black Sheep Knitting Mystery Series

JoAnna Carl: Chocoholic Mystery Series

Elizabeth Lynn Casey: Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mystery Series AND Cackelberry Club Mystery Series AND Scrapbooking Mystery Series

Joanne Clarey: Hummingbird Falls Mystery Series

Carol Higgins Clark: Regan Reilley Mystery Series

Blaize Clement: Dixie Hemingway “Pet Sitter” Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Cleo Coyle: Coffee House Mystery Series

Edmund Crispin: Gervase Fenn Mystery Series

Amanda Cross: Kate Fansler Mystery Series

Mary Daheim: Emma Lord “Alpine” Mystery Series

Jeanne M. Dams: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series AND Hilda Johansson Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series

Jo Dereske: Miss Zukas Mystery Series

Elizabeth J. Duncan: Penny Brannigan Mystery Series

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series

Kaitlyn Dunnett: Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series

Charles Finch: Charles Lennox Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swensen “Cookie Jar” Mystery Series

Anne George: Southern Sisters Mystery Series

Dorothy Gillman: Mrs. Pollifax Mystery Series

Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series AND Corinna Chapman Mystery Series

Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime National Organization: Fish Tales:  The Guppy Anthology (Ramona DeFelice Long, editor)

Parnell Hall: Puzzle Lady Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Henrie O Mystery Series AND Death on Demand Mystery Series

Veronica Heley: Ellie Quicke Mystery Series AND Abbott Agency Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series AND Manor of Murder Mystery Series

Miranda James: Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series

Tracy Kiely: Elizabeth Parker Mystery Series

Diana Killian: Mantra for Murder Mystery Series

Emma Lathen: Wall Street Mystery Series

Amanda Lee: Embroidery Mystery Series

Donna Leon: Guido Brunetti Mystery Series

Rett MacPherson: Torie O’Shea Mystery Series

Margaret Maron: Deborah Knott Mystery Series

Allana Martin: Texana Jones Death of a *** Mystery Series

Francine Mathews: Nantucket Mystery Series

Lorena McCourtney: Ivy Malone Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay: Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series

Amy Patricia Meade: Pret’ Near Perfect Mystery Series

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series

Shirley Rousseau Murphy: Joe Grey Cat Mystery Series

Tim Myers: Soapmaking Mystery Series

Leslie O’Kane: Allie Babcock Mystery Serie

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series

Elizabeth Peters: Amelia Peabody Mystery Series AND Vicky Bliss Mystery Series

Hannah Reed: Beekeeping Mystery Series

Elliott Roosevelt: Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery Series

Mark Schweizer: Liturgical Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: Knitting Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Farmers’ Market Mystery Series

Joanna Campbell Slan: Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery Series

Patricia Sprinkle: Family Tree Mystery Series

Dana Stabenow: Kate Shugak Mystery Series

Elaine Viets: Dead-End Job Mystery Series

Jill Paton Walsh: Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane Mystery Series

Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series

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