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Cozy Mystery News – September 2016

newspaper1111111111111111Well, I’m glad to tell you ALL about some Cozy Mystery behind-the-scenes news! Yes, it’s yet another time when I get my “I-want-to-gossip” thing going! All of it’s good, so I think it’s OK to tell.

There’s great news for those of us who want to know what’s happening at Mel(inda)’s Bow Wow Boutique. Sparkle Abbey has been given the go-ahead for books nine and ten in her Pampered Pets Mystery Series.

Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell & Tace Baker) has just been given the go-ahead for three more Country Store mysteries! Robbie will have even more trouble to look into while trying to keep her Pans ‘n Pancakes country store/diner running smoothly.

Vicki Delany‘s (aka Eva Gates) Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series, which is releasing its first Cozy in March, has been given the green light for at least two more books in this series. How neat is that?

Next, let me tell you about Kaitlyn Dunnett (aka Kathy Lynn Emerson). She has gotten the green light for her 11th Liss MacCrimmon mystery.  And, not only will she be writing that very popular mystery series, but she will also be writing a new Cozy series. Dunnett’s new series will feature an ex-English teacher who lives in the New York Catskill Mountains >>> who will start a new career as a book editor. (As Kathy Lynn Emerson she writes the Elizabethan Mystery Series, the Lady Susanna Appleton Mystery Series, and the Diana Spaulding Mystery Series.)

Most of you know that Dawn Eastman writes the popular Family Fortune Mystery Series. Here’s some great news! Dawn Eastman will also be writing a new Cozy Mystery series that features a doctor in a small town.

And news for those of us who read Sally Goldenbaum‘s Seaside Knitters Mystery Series,  she has gotten a contract for three more books! We’ll be seeing the first one (Murder Wears Mittens) of these three sometime in 2017 – making it the 12th book in this USA Today bestselling series.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been wondering how Jacobia (“Jake”) from Sarah Graves‘s Home Repair is Homicide series is doing, since we haven’t seen her since 2013. Well, we’ll soon be able to read all about Jake and the new Chocolate Moose chocolate shop that some friends opened in Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake. And the even better news is that this will be the first of at least three new books in this series!

And, Victoria Houston‘s Loon Fishing Mystery Series will welcome three more books to its queue: Dead Spider, Dead Firefly, and Dead Big Dawg. Looks like Lewellyn will be kept busy solving crimes!

It looks like Anna Lee Huber will be writing a new historical mystery series, along with her Lady Darby Mystery Series. This series will star a widow who teams up with a Secret Service agent to solve mysteries. The first book (An Endless Echo) will unite these two sleuths in order to solve some terrible accusations about her late husband being a WW I traitor. Yikes!

Now for some news for fans of Tonya Kappes‘s Kenni Lowry Mystery Series. As you know, Kappes has released only one book in this series so far, but there will be at least six more Kenni Lowry mysteries to look forward to!

I think I might have already told you about Kate Kingsbury (aka Rebecca Kent & Allison Kingsley) starting her Merry Ghost Inn Mystery Series this January. I think this news is so terrific that I want to be sure to let you know about it, in case I didn’t already tell you!

Have you been wondering when Jess Lourey was going to finally tell us what happens during March? Well, March Madness is the title of  the 11th in Jess Lourey’s Murder by Month Mystery Series. This time a life-sized doll may not be quite what it seems to be!

Nancy J. Parra (aka Nancy Coco) will be starting a new Cozy Mystery series which has a very unique sleuth. The sleuth will be a personal chef for Prince William and Duchess Kate. I’m not sure of the title of the series yet, but I do know that she will be writing the series as Nell Hampton, and the first book in the series is called (so far!) Kale to the Queen.

As they say: That’s a wrap!

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  2. Just curious (and speculating).……………Parra/Coco already writes THREE CURRENT series. I can’t imagine adding a fourth series to her repertoire!!! How in the world would one be able to do this?

    I’m wondering (???) if she plans to give up one of them. Perhaps the engagement series, which is the series with a J. Hyzy copyright. Since Hyzy dropped her White House series, maybe she’ll takeover this series.

    When Laura Childs added more books (with three ongoing series), she turned over the writing (or, co-authorship) scrapbook series to Terrie Farley Moran.

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  3. I love mysteries and psychological thrillers but I hate profanity. Soooo I am so pleased that I found this Cozy Mystery site 🙂
    I do have a concern about how few ‘cozies’ are available at the public library. There seem to be a lot of foul language best sellers 🙁
    Any suggestions on getting more in the Library?

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    • Barbara,

      I would say that 95% of the ‘cozies’ I read don’t have any profanity. I just looked at Danna’s list and I know there are many, many more series that could be added to it. They may not be ‘faith based’, but definitely are cozies without profanity.

      HOWEVER, you said you liked psychological thrillers and I wouldn’t put them in the same category as a ‘cozy’. I’m not a ‘thriller’ fan (too scary for me), but might assume they would be far more edgy, thus the ‘supposed’ (??) need for profanity.

      There are several ‘cozies’ that are edgier (again, without profanity) than others (like the ones with humor writtten into the dialogue or situations). Actually, I like both…….depending on my mood.

      My suggestion would be to look at the various recommendation lists (June, July, August, etc) on this site. Almost all the recommended cozies don’t have profanity and you can read why the reader liked a particular book and see if your interests matches it. I know I mention it in my recommendations if there is any profanity to forewarn a reader.

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      • Hi MJ, I use Goodreads and I always post if the novel I read has too much profanity. You are correct the psychological thrillers can be edgy.

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        • I just had a thought, Barbara, after re-reading your comment. Have you tried ILL (Inter Library Loan) at your library?

          At my library you can easily do it online. But perhaps for the first time you may want to talk with someone at your library. A book takes about a week to come in. The library has very strict rules as to how long you can keep it, usually about 3 weeks with no renewal.

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          • I agree with you about the inter-library loan system. Right now, I have books from 5 different libraries and a DVD from another. I have been able to find most of the books that I want to read that way – I especially like to try the first book in a new series from the library before spending the money to buy. My library system also has a place on-line where you can suggest a book for them to buy and I have had some success with getting books this way too.

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            • Off topic, but a nice helpful thread………..

              Janice,

              Wow! You and I are in sync! I, too, usually get the first book from the library to assess if I’ll like the series before I purchase a book.

              Our library system also has a way to request a purchase online (it’s an option when you sign onto your account). I’ve done this a couple of times a year, and so far, they’ve always filled my request.

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    • There are a few cozy mysteries in our public library. By Christina York (aka. Christy Fifield). She has the Haunted Souvenir Shop Mysteries. A very good series, in which Glory Martine has a small tourist shop in Keyhole Bay, Florida. Her Uncle Louis’s ghost comes to her aid in the parrot, Bluebeard, of which Louis left for Glory, along with the family shop. Together they solve murder mysteries.

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  5. I’ve never been to Wisconsin, I don’t fish, but Victoria Houston’s books are a super favorite of mine. I buy each one. Then comes Sally Goldenbaum and the Sarah Graves. Thanks for the info!

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  6. Hi Danna,

    Nancy J. Parra’s new series (writing as Nell Hampton) is already up for pre-order at Amazon. The title for the series is ‘A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery,’ pub date of April 11, 2017.

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  7. Some of my favorite authors are on the list to be able to write several more books: Sally Goldenbaum, Kaitlyn Dunnett, and Victoria Houston. I love the romance between Doc and Lewellyn in her books. I also like the Kaityln Dunnett– Lis MacCrimmon series — with the Scottish references makes her books more unique.

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  9. I’m one happy cozy reader with new list of books. I’ve missed the Home Repair Homicides by Sarah Graves. I’m almost sure her books were my first cozy reads and I never thought there would be more . Good news also about Sally Goldenbaum. Now for more Mary Daheim.. You were my first cozy blog , Danna and you have added so much information, only problem my TBR pile is huge.

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  10. You do such an awesome job of keeping us informed on our favorite genre. Thank you! Now to carve out even more reading time.

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  11. So happy to hear the Jess Lourey news, as that’s one of my favorites! Now if only Camille Minichino would let us know what Gloria is up to, my life would be complete. Ha! 🙂

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