August has a fair amount of news for Cozy Mystery fans…
First up, Allison Brook (aka Marilyn Levinson) will be releasing A Deadly Event. I’m not sure if this is going to be part of the Haunted Library Mystery Series, but it is going to be about a doctor dying in a chocolate fountain and the sleuth is going to be a librarian, so it certainly seems likely to be the 5th entry in the Haunted Library Mystery Series.
Next up, Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence) has confirmed that she will be adding a 13th book to the Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series, with an entry titled For Batter or Worse. Melanie Cooper and her fiance will need to solve a murder while preparing for their wedding.
Terrie Farley Moran will be taking over the “Murder, She Wrote” book series, starting with Murder: She Wrote: A Killing in a Koi Pond, in which an old college friend who Jessica is visiting becomes the primary witness in her husband’s murder.
Finally, Ashley Weaver will be starting a new series starting with A Peculiar Combination, in which a safecracker working with the British government during the WWII Blitz in London to help expose a German spy in exchange for her freedom.
Susy S says
I love the cupcake bakery series. I always imagine it being right across the street from my favorite books in Scottsdale.
Since she is a local, Jenn gets all the details right, which many who write about Scottsdale or Phoenix, don’t seem to do.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Susy, it’s definitely always nice when an author manages to get “the little things” right. Even as an outsider, it can really make a difference in how “real” a setting feels.
Teri W says
There seem to be 2 Haunted Library cozy series. One by Brook but another by Butler??
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Teri, it wouldn’t surprise me – occult Cozies are a fairly popular sub-genre.
Barbara Mesa says
The titles didn’t match the books displayed. Did I miss something?
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Barbara, these books have just been announced – so they don’t have covers yet, or even Amazon entries.
Terrie Farley Moran says
Thanks so much for this grand announcement of my becoming Jessica Fletcher’s co-author for the Murder She Wrote series. I am so excited! This is a cozy writer’s dream come true! I cannot wait for Koi Pond to be released next spring.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Terrie, you’re welcome! Thank you for continuing the tradition of this very long-running series – I’m sure they’ll do great!
Melissa says
Thanks for the updates!
The Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series is one of my favorites! I’m glad there will be another book in the series.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Melissa, you’re welcome! I’m always glad to be able to give good news.
Jo says
Does anyone know if there will be a final book in the Sue Grafton series?
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Jo, not that I have heard of.
Thea says
I just read an interview with several of Sue Grafton’s family and they said the alphabet ends at “Y” and there will not be a “Z” book by another author. They also said that no movies will ever be made of the alphabet books. Sue Grafton told her family that she would come back and haunt them if they ever sold the rights to her books to Hollywood !!
Susy S says
I think I read years ago that Grafton had been a script writer in Hollywood. She know well how that industry works and would NOT be happy with what they would do to Kinsey.
Lupe AA says
Thank you for the great suggestions. Also, can a book be both Fantasy & Cozy? Lupe
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Lupe, you’re welcome. I can’t recall any Cozies that are full fantasies, rather than just having fantastic elements like paranormal events, witches, etc. That said, it could be possible. Fantasy and mystery in general just aren’t genres that overlap often.
Diane P says
Can’t wait. Love the books.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Diane, I know – it’s going to be a long wait for some of these!