Since Fourth of July is coming up so soon, I thought now would be a good time to post the Fourth of July Mystery Book List that I have compiled. If you know of any other mysteries that take place during this holiday, would you please let us know. Thank you!
Fourth of July Mystery Book List
Harold Adams….. The Fourth of July Wake
Donald Bain…. Murder on Parade
Laurien Berenson….. Hair of the Dog
Lilian Jackson Braun…..The Cat Who Went Underground
JoAnna Carl….. The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up
Meg Chittenden….. Dead on the 4th of July
Jill Churchill….. Someone to Watch Over Me
Anne-Marie Clark….. Independence Day
Carol Higgins Clark…..Twanged
Cleo Coyle….. Murder Most Frothy
Isis Crawford….. A Catered Fourth of July
Bill Crider….. Red, White, and Blue Murder
Jeffery Deaver (editor of anthology)….. A Century of Great Suspense Stories (includes Fourth of July Picnic by Rex Stout)
R. E. Derouin….. Dead on the Fourth of July
“Jessica Fletcher”….. Murder on Parade
Joanne Fluke….. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
Shelley Freydont ….. Independence Slay
Sarah Graves….. Knockdown
Jane Haddam….. Act of Darkness
Victoria Hamilton….. Bowled Over
Carolyn G. Hart….. Yankee Doodle Dead
Carolyn Hart….. Dead, White, and Blue
Sue Ann Jaffarian ….. Rockets’ Red Glare (Short Story)
Carolyn Keene….. Murder on the Fourth of July
Jess Lourey….. Knee High by the Fourth of July
Donna McLean….. A Sparrow Falls Fourth of July (story)
Donna McLean….. A Sparrow Falls Holiday (Includes 4 stories: Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, & the above Fourth of July)
Leslie Meier….. Star Spangled Murder
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro….. 4th of July
George P. Pelecanos….. King Suckerman
Cathy Pickens….. Can’t Never Tell
Sharon Short….. Death by Deep Dish Pie
Earl H. Smith….. The Dam Committee
Julia Spencer-Fleming….. A Fountain Filled with Blood
Rex Stout….. Fourth of July Picnic (found in And Four to Go)
Carla Lee Suson….. Independence Day Plague
Valerie Wolzien….. A Star-Spangled Murder
Sue Owens Wright….. Embarking on Murder
If you know of any other Fourth of July mysteries, please post a comment. Thanks!
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K says
A fountain filled with blood / Julia Spencer-Fleming
Danna - cozy mystery list says
K, thank you so much for telling us about Julia Spencer-Flemings A Fountain Filled with Blood. I added it to the 4th of July mysteries theme.
Cathy M says
Hard to believe Lee Harris didn’t write one. Miss new books by her and Valerie Wolzien.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Cathy M, I know. I specifically went to her page, because I was pretty certain she had. No cigar…
Stash Empress says
Ooooh I wonder if I still have my copy of “Twanged”— have to reread it again! Love Carol Higgins Clark, wish she had more books out. Love the zaniness & how all the various strands of plot come together at the ends of her books in one spectacular brouhaha.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Stash Empress, if you get a chance, try to watch the Mary & Carol Higgins Clark movie “Decked the Halls” with Kathy Najimy. If you like Carol Higgins Clark for the “zaniness”>>> this is the ticket!
Stash Empress says
Well it doesn’t seem to exist on Netflix, nor on Kthy Najimy’s Wikepedia page — and the closest I could find on Amazon was this: http://www.amazon.com/Halls-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2-Import/dp/B00I1K70EA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403642858&sr=8-1&keywords=Deck+the+Halls+Kathy+Najimy
If not for that I’d have said it never existed at all LOL! As it is — I guess it doesn’t exist in the USA LOL!!
Stash Empress says
PS — I did read the book though — loads of fun! I think it was probably the first thing I read from her & then I went back & got all the rest.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Stash Empress, I take it you don’t “Sprechen Sie Deutsch”. (Aren’t these translations on the internet terrific?)
Donna Mc says
Danna, the covers you posted are so pretty! I love the bright colors. Haven’t read anything by those authors yet but I will be sure to check them out.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Donna Mc, aren’t these two covers terrific? Really show the Fourth of July theme!
Drinda says
I am reading 2 series which I am enjoying, Molly MacRae , A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery, . Love yarn shops and Judy McCoy, A Dog Walker Mystery. These 2 are hard to put down, so if I get something done around the house , I reward myself. with reading or knitting, or one of many craft projects l enjoy doing.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Drinda, I have added both Molly MacRae and Judi McCoy to the June 2014 Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations list. Thank you!
Drinda says
Love this blog, am getting july book