Mary Joy wrote me a while back with this comment:

I am the follower mourning the loss of my original favorites like … Valerie Wolzien, … and others. I don’t understand why they weren’t picked up while some of my other favorites such … continue to be published.

Mary Joy would like a list of:

Authors Who Are Similar to Valerie Wolzien:

Donald Bain (aka Jessica Fletcher): Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series…

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

Jill Churchill: Jane Jeffry Mystery Series…

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Orchard Mystery Series…

Sarah Graves: Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series…

Joan Hess: Claioe Malloy Mystery Series…

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series…

Donna Huston Murray: Ginger Barnes Main Line Mystery Series…

Leslie O’Kane (aka Leslie Caine): Allie Babcock Mystery Series AND  Molly Masters Mystery Series…

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series…

Cindy Sample: Laurel McKay Mystery Series…

Susan Santangelo: Baby Boomer Mystery Series…

Please post your recommendations of mystery authors who are similar to Valerie Wolzien, and I will add them to the list.

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Mary Joy has asked me to come up with a list of authors who are similar to Lee Harris. I will begin with a few who I think qualify to be included in this theme:

Authors Who Are Similar to Lee Harris:

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series…

Sister Carol Anne O’Marie: Sister Mary Helen Mystery Series…

Monica Quill: Sister Mary Teresa Mystery Series…

Livia J. Washburn: Fresh Baked Mystery Series…

Valerie Wolzien: Susan Henshaw Mystery Series…

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Lee Harris, and I will add them to the list.

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Here is the second author who Diana would like to find authors who are similar:

I’m hoping you’ll be willing to give me a suggestion or two – I especially love Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs) and Carola Dunn (Daisy Dalrymple).  Based on loving those, do you have any specific author suggestions?

Authors Who Are Similar to Jacqueline Winspear:

Rhys Bowen: Molly Murphy Mystery Series

Alan Bradley: Flavia de Luce Mystery Series

Frances Brody: Kate Shakleton Mystery Series

Dianne Day: Fremont Jones Mystery Series

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series

Dorothy Gilman: Mrs. Pollifax Mystery Series

Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series

Laurie R. King: Mary Russell Mystery Series

Susan Elia MacNeal: Maggy Hope Mystery Series

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Mystery Series

Anne Perry: Thomas & Charlotte Pitt Mystery Series AND William Monk Mystery Sereis

Elizabeth Peters: Amelia Peabody Mystery Series

Deanna Raybourn: Lady Julia Grey Mystery Series

Victoria Thompson: Gaslight Mystery Series

Charles Todd: Ian Rudlege Mystery Series

Charles Todd: Bess Crawford Mystery Series

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Jacqueline Winspear, and I will add them to the list.

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I received a request for a list of authors who write Cozy Mysteries that are similar to those written by Leslie Meier. So, here goes!

Authors Who Are Similar to Leslie Meier:

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

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

Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mystery Series

Jill Churchill: Jane Jeffry Mystery Series

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

Mary Daheim: Emma Lord Mystery Series AND Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series

Diane Mott Davidson: Goldy Bear Catering Mystery Series

Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Cookie Jar Mystery Series

Earlene Fowler: Benni Harper Mystery Series

Carolyn Haines: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series

Caroline Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series

Betty Hechtman: Crochet Mystery Series

Joan Hess: Claire Malloy Mystery Series

Tamar Myers: Pennsylvania Dutch Inn Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: Knitting Mystery Series

Elaine Viets: Dead End Job Mystery Series AND Mystery Shopper Mystery Series

Valerie Wolzien: Susan Henshaw Mystery Series

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Leslie Meier, and I will add them to the list.

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