As most of you know, I receive letters/notes from Cozy Mystery readers who tell me about mystery authors who they think definitely belong on the Cozy Mystery site. Well, I have finally posted four of your recommended authors from my rather long list. I think all of they’re books look like they’re going to be fun Cozy Mystery reads!
Tessa Arlen The daughter of a British diplomat, Tessa Arlen spent part of her childhood in exotic locations such as Singapore, Beijing, and Cairo, before being sent back to a boarding school in England. She now lives in Washington state. Her novels are still firmly set in England, however, with her first mystery series, the Lady Montfort Mystery Series, being set in Edwardian England.
Kathleen Bridge Kathleen Bridge writes the Hampton Home & Gardens Mystery Series, which features a former Home & Gardens writer solving crime in the Hamptons region of New York. Meg Barrett owns the Cottages by the Shore which is an interior design business.
Nancy Haddock Nancy Haddock has lived in Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida, and is the author of the Silver Six Mystery Series starring a set of six retired housemates in fictional Lilyvale, Arkansas. She also writes paranormal vampire romances. Haddock is an ex-speech pathologist and high school teacher.
Julie Moffett Julie Moffett has spent significant time overseas, including attending a Japanese high school (due to her father being in the military), a backpacking trip through Europe, and a college graduate study in Warsaw, Poland. She’s also had an interesting career since finishing her studies, spending time as a research adviser for a defense contractor and as a journalist, making good use of her education in topics like Political Science, International Affairs, and Russian Language. Her main mystery series is the Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series. Lexi is a technician at the NSA. Also, Moffett has written numerous romance novels, most set in Scotland.
If you would like to browse through lot and lots of Cozy Mystery authors, be sure to visit to my Cozy Mystery site!
Rob says
Danna: Please add Laura Bradford and her Amish county mysteries to your list of cozy authors. The author Harlan Coben wrote a nice review for her cozy series sent in Pennsylvania Dutch country and it is a winning series. Starts with “Hearse and Buggy” but very addicting in a good way. I recommend it.
Rob J
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Rob, I already have a page for Laura Bradford. I also have a page up on the Cozy Mystery site for here “aka” Elizabeth Lynn Casey.
LindaMH says
The books by Nancy Haddock and Kathleen Bridge are in my TBR pile. I’m looking forward to trying them. As for Julie Moffett, I absolutely love her books! She writes one of my favorite series. Her next release is in December. I can’t wait!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
LindaMH, thanks you so much for letting us know how good an author Julie Moffett is!
Margaret M. says
Love BETTER HOMES AND CORPSES and it does promise to be a great series. And it does take place in both the Hamptons but the much nicer (in my opinion) Montauk. Of course there are two different Hamptons, the nice Hamptons and the celebrity Hamptons. And the author really does a nice job using the geography in the book.
What I liked, is there was a lot of that traditional “dark and stormy night….” kind of feel to the story. Very fun.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Margaret M, thanks for the Kathleen Bridge shout-out! You make this Cozy sound like lots of fun…
Andi says
Just finished the Basket Case book and it was one of the more delightful ones I’ve read this year! I loved the Silver Six. On my TBR stack (or one of them) is the Hamptons/Montauk cozy, I’ve heard good things about it from several places. The others you listed here look interesting.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Andi, it looks like you are one step in front of the rest of us. Thanks for letting us know how much you enjoyed Nancy Haddock’s Silver Six Crafty Mystery Series.
Sherry says
This Julie Moffett series is great. I have read the first two books and plan to read more
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Sherry, thanks for telling us how much you’re enjoying Julie Moffett’s mysteries!
Rita says
Just finished Basket Case. I absolutely loved it. The setting, the people wonderful.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Rita, thank you for letting us know how much you enjoyed Nancy Haddock’s Basket Case!