Here is the holiday theme that I most look forward to. I know I have talked (many times!) about how I miss my seasons down here in San Antonio. I sometimes rely on a good Christmas Cozy Mystery to get me in the holiday mood. I especially like the ones that are set in cold, snowy areas.
New Christmas Mysteries:
Bernadette Pajer‘s 4th book in her Professor Bradshaw Mystery Series, entitled The Edison Effect, will soon be released. This Christmas theme mystery has Professor Benjamin Bradshaw, an early 1900s electrical engineer and inventor in Seattle, investigating the murder of an electrician at a men’s clothing store who is found with holiday lights in his hand. Professor Bradshaw, his friend, and a detective try to follow the clues in order to solve the case.
J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) is releasing Festive in Death, the 40th in her Eve Dallas in Death Mystery Series. Eve is a lieutenant in the New York police force in a futuristic 21st century (2050s – 2060s). As Nora Roberts she writes romantic suspense novels. While this is an extremely popular mystery series, it is not Cozy.
Lea Wait is also releasing a Christmas theme mystery. Wait’s 7th Shadows Antique Print Mystery Series entitled Shadows on a Maine Christmas will soon be available for reading. Maggie Summer is an antique print dealer. She and her antiques dealer beau (along with his great aunt) head to Maine to spend a wonderful Christmas holiday. Wait also writes the Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series, and historical novels for children.
If you would like to see more Cozy Mystery Christmas mystery books, click on this link to take you to the Christmas Theme Mystery page.
(If you are interested in all sorts of holiday mysteries, click on this link to take you to the Holiday Mystery Book page.)
Elaine says
I love reading Christmas mystery books, especially the ones that take place in cold, snowy areas! Thanks for sharing these titles!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Elaine, I’m with you about the snowy areas making my Christmas Cozy Mysteries even more enjoyable.
Bernadette says
Thanks for helping spread the word of Professor Bradshaw’s latest investigation. May all your holiday trauma be fictional!
Nicole says
J. D. Robb is so great. Its one of the two series i can read in german (other is Aunt Dimity from Nancy Atherton). But i think we are 10 books behind in translation in the Eve Dallas series and i considering to go on in english. Could someone who read the series tell me if there is a big development in the last ten books? More babys? New couple? Little teaser for me to going on in english 😉
Teressa says
I like Nora Roberts/JD Robb’s books. I would warn readers that they can be a pretty “racy”!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Teressa, I saw Nora Roberts on the CBS News Sunday Morning Show a while back when she talked about just that!
Susan Bernhardt says
“Murder Under the Tree,” the second Kay Driscoll cozy mystery and a Christmas mystery will be published later this autumn. It takes place in the snowy, northern Wisconsin.
The first Kay Driscoll mystery, “The Ginseng Conspiracy” a Halloween mystery listed under the cozy-mystery.com Halloween Mystery Book List is a great mystery to read anytime but especially now that autumn is almost here.
https://cozy-mystery.com/Holiday-Mystery-Books/Halloween-Mystery-Book-List.html
Susan Bernhardt
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Susan, please be sure to let me know when your Murder Under the Tree is ready to be published. I’d love to list it on the Christmas theme list.
Susan Bernhardt says
Thank you, Danna. That would be great. “Murder Under the Tree” is supposed to be out in November but I don’t have a definite date yet from my publisher.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Susan, I know I said this before, but here goes again” Be sure to tell us right before Murder Under the Tree is released!