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.

 

Here are some of the upcoming Cozy Mystery covers that I’ve found recently!

	Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity and the King’s Ransom (This will be the 23rd in the Aunt Dimity Mystery Series.)
	Rita Mae Brown: Probable Claws (This will be the 27th in the Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series.)
	Kate Carlisle: Buried in Books (This will be the 13th in the Bibliophile Mystery Series.)
	Tessa Harris: The Angel Makers (This will be the 2nd in the Constance Piper Mystery Series.)
	Martha Grimes: The Knowledge (This will be the 24th in the Richard Jury Mystery Series.)
	Linda O. Johnston: Picks and Chews (This will be the 4th in the Barkery & Biscuits Mystery Series.)
	Laurie R. King : Island of the Mad (This will be the 15th in the Mary Russell Mystery Series.)
	Karen Rose Smith: Murder with Cinnamon Scones (This will be the 2nd in the Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series.)