I decided to try something different for the book I am reading for next month’s Most Popular and Recommended Cozy Mystery Series post. This time around I thought I would tell you well in advance the book that I will write about next month (probably late in May). This way, if you all want to read the book too, you can if you want. Then, those of us who have read the book can talk about it in the comments after the post.

Anyway, I have read enough of this first book in Paige Shelton’s Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series, The Cracked Spine, to know for sure that it will be worth writing about — and discussing!

So, if you get a chance to pick up this book and read it before I post my thoughts on it (sometime near the end of May), we maybe could have a fun discussion!

It’s time once again add authors to the site! As always, these were mostly recommended to me by site users.

Vivian Conroy is the author of the Country Gift Shop Mystery Series in Maine, the Merula and Raven Mystery Series starring a zoologist in Victorian London, the Lady Alkmene Callender Mystery Series starring a British aristocrat and reporter in the 1920s, the Cornish Castle Mystery Series starring a worker at a castle in Cornwall, and the upcoming Stationary Shop Mystery Series starring a stationary shop owner in Montana.

Alexia Gordon is a medical doctor who was raised in the American east, and has lived in various areas of the United States from the southeast to the southwest to the northeast, to three years in Alaska. She is the author of the Gethsemane Brown Mystery Series, starring an African American classical musician in Ireland.

 

Cynthia Kuhn is a teacher of literature, writing, and film at Metropolitan State University of Denver and the president of the Colorado branch of Sisters in Crime. Originally from New York, she now lives in Denver. She is the author of the Lila Maclean Academic Mystery Series, starring an English professor in Colorado.

 

Lisa Q. Mathews has had a wide and varied set of careers, having been an editor, a lifeguard, and a figure skating professional. She is a native New Englander, and has lived in many locations across the United States but now lives in New Hampshire. She is the author of the Ladies Smythe & Westin Mystery Series, starring a retirement community resident and one of the employees of the community.

I’m adding four more new authors to the site. As usual, these are authors I’ve heard of from visitors to the site, either through comments or by email.

 V. M. Burns Valerie is from South Bend, Indiana, and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Urban Studies from Northwestern University in Evanston, as well as a Master of Science in Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill university. She now lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is the author of the Samantha Washington Bookshop Mystery Series, the Lilly Echosby Mystery Series, and the RJ Franklin Mystery Series.

 J.C. Eaton is the penname for Ann I. Goldfarb and James E. Clapp. Ann is the author of a number of young adult mysteries, while James is a former winery tasting room manager. They live in Arizona. They are the authors of the Sophie Kimball Mystery Series, and the Wine Trail Mystery Series.

 

 Victoria Gilbert grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and holds a Bachelors in theatre, a Master’s degree in library science, and a second Master’s in liberal studies. She’s worked in libraries in many roles, including as a reference librarian, research librarian, and library director. She now lives in North Carolina. She’s the author of the Blue Ridge Mystery Series.

Leigh Hearon is a former journalist who opened a private investigator agency in 1992.  She has a master’s degree from The American University in Washington, D. C., and a bachelor’s in communications from Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon. She has worked for the American News Service, and owns a 55-acre farm. She’s the author of the Carson Stables Mystery Series.