Here are the four newest Cozy Mystery authors who I have added to the Cozy Mystery site:
Celina Grace Grace writes the Asharton Manor Mystery Series. This series is being released as novella-length mysteries. All of the mysteries take place in this English estate during different times in history. Death at the Manor is the first mystery at Asharton Manor and it takes place in 1929. The second mystery (A Prescription for Death) takes place after WWII, when Asharton Manor is no longer a beautiful residential estate, but a convalescent home for soldiers. Grace also writes the Kate Redman Mystery Series, which features Detective Sergeant Kate Redman in the south west part of England.
Jennifer McAndrews McAndrews writes the Stained-Glass Mystery Series which takes place in a small town in New York. Georgia Kelly comes back home to live with her grandfather and to start a new life, leaving her accounting skills behind and pursuing her love for stained-glass artistry. Ill-Gotten Panes is the first in this new Cozy Mystery series. Georgia has to make sure her grandfather doesn’t suffer because a murdered man is her grandpa’s nemesis. McAndrews also writes mysteries for Young Adults.
Terrie Farley Moran Moran pens the Read ‘Em and Eat Mystery Series. This series features the owners (Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield)of the Read ‘Em and Eat bookstore café. The first mystery in this series is Well Read, Then Dead. One of the members of the café’s book club is found murdered, and this doesn’t sit well with Sassy or Bridgy. They are determined to find the murderer! Moran also has contributed to several (as well as edited one) New York Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime mystery anthologies.
Diane Vallere Vallere spent twenty years in the fashion industry, so it’s easy to see why her series are set in that arena. Her Material Witness Mystery Series features a sleuth named Poly Monroe (short for Polyester) who owns a clothing store in California. Poly also is a dress designer. Suede to Rest is the first in this series. Vellere’s Mad for Mod Mystery Series features a sleuth who is an interior decorator. Madison Night is also a fan of Doris Day. In Vallere’s Style & Error Mystery Series, Samantha Kidd is an ex-fashion buyer in Pennsylvania. Oh, and Vallere will also be writing the Costume Shop Mystery Series in 2015.
Stash Empress says
Golly Danna, how did you know I was running out of books to read???
(NOT!) 😉
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Stash Empress, I know, right?
Marie says
Cool! I just read that novella by Celina Grace and enjoyed it very much. I’ll be checking out her other writing.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Marie, Joshua recommended this series in June, and it looked very interesting to me, too.
Cherlyn says
I’ve already read Well Read Then Dead and loved it.
Ill-Gotten Panes is next in line to read. Just haven’t got to it,yet
Suede To Rest was already in my wish list.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Cherlyn, it looks like you’re a few steps in front of me!
Tessa~ says
Ohhhh, thank you!!!!!
Tessa~
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Tessa, I hope you enjoy at least one of these authors!
Annette says
Just to let everyone know death at the manor is free right now. Great way to try a new author I did!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Annette, thank you for telling us about Celina Grace’s Death at the Manor being free right now. (You really can’t beat that!)
Judith says
The first book in Celina Grace’s Kate Redman series (Hushabye) was also free on Nook.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Judith, thanks for letting us know about Celina Grace’s first Kate Redman mystery being free! (Hushabye)
Sheila says
I’ve read two out of the four books listed above: Well Read Then Dead and Ill-Gotten Panes. Excellent reads. I am looking forward to reading Suede to Rest. My sister-in-law just passed her old Kindle to me. Now I can comparison shop between B&N (Nook) and Amazon (Kindle). I have a strong suspicion that Amazon price is going to win out over B&N – I’ve done some checking already.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Sheila, thank you for letting us know about both of these good Cozy Mysteries. (How nice that your sister-in-law just gave you her Kindle!)
reginav says
Danna I am sorry to interrupt this discussion, but I have a question to ask you about Hazel Holt’s newest book. I have been devoted to that whole series since its beginning, and now I cannot fired the newest one anywhere. Am I jumping the gun and it has not been published yet? About the difference in price between Kindle and Nook books, I too am finding some Nook books more expensive than Kindle.If it continues, I may buy a Kindle in addition to my Nook.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Regina, I can’t find it now, either! It was there when I posted it, and now it seems to be gone. I don’t know whether they are pushing the publication date out or if it’s being published at all. Thank you for telling me this, I’ll go look around and then take it off if I can’t find it anywhere.
(P.S. That’s a drag about the Nook books being more expensive. I know Amazon is really trying to get publishers to lower their Kindle prices.)
Patti S. says
Thanks, Danna for posting these new authors. Thanks to Annette, I got the free kindle of Death at the Manor. Can’t wait to read it. Thanks for all you do, Danna, it is so much appreciated!
Annette says
You are very welcome!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Patti S, I’m glad Annette got the word out about Death at the Manor being FREE!
Linda C says
Danna, Are any of the main characters or main sleuths among these new authors in the ” senior citizen” category??
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Linda C, I have only read Celina Grace’s first two novella-length mysteries, and her’s is not a senior sleuth.
Margaret Anne says
Thank you (as always) for these wonderful recommendations! I found Well Read, Then Dead at a used bookstore this past weekend, and I look forward to reading it.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Margaret Anne, now that’s serendipitous! I hope it’s a good Cozy Mystery!