Here are some Idaho facts:
The capital and the largest city is Boise.
State motto is “Esto perpetua” (It is forever).
State nickname is the Gem State.
State flower is the Mock Orange.
State bird is the Mountain Bluebird.
You can look at four different state from one of Idaho’s highest mountain ranges called Seven Devil’s Peaks. The particular area is called the Heaven’s Gate Lookout.
Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature Idaho locations/settings in their books:
Lynn Cahoon: Farm-to-Fork Mystery Series – Angie Turneris the owner of a farm-to-table restaurant in Idaho.
Carol says
I’ve got to read this series. I’m next door to Idaho in Montana.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Carol, I hope you enjoy it!
HelgaT says
I just noticed you don’t have Ritter Ames, author of A BODIES OF ART MYSTERY series listed! If anyone loves art and see the world mysteries, you’ll love this series!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Helga, I’ll have to check that one out some time!
Suzanne M Gindlesperger says
Dana, I appreciate receiving this blog. Thank you!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Suzanne, you’re welcome!
HelgaT says
I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!
thetarotman says
Danna, it has been a while since i have commented, but when I saw this post, I needed to make the time, no matter how Abundantly Full my schedule.
For the record, the closest I have come to Idaho are its potatoes. Although it is possible I had a pen-pal from Idaho when I was younger, but do not recall if that is the case.
I cannot help but wonder if this shall be an ongoing series of posts on your blog. As I began writing my comment, I began to mentally review all the Cozy Mysteries I read, as well as all the ones I have been reading recently; offhand, I recall the following:
Enchanted Village, Salem, Massachusetts (the recently concluded “Wishcraft Mystery Series,” by Heather Blake, also known as Heather Webber); Bay Island, Long Island, New York (the “Bay Island Psychic Mysteries,” by Lena Gregory, who also writes the “All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mysteries”); and lastly, San Francisco, California, which is the setting for both the “Witchcraft Mystery Series” and the “Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Series,” both by THE Juliet Blackwell. Ms. Blackwell’s other Cozy Mystery Series, “Art Lover’s Mysteries,” are also set in San Francisco. Given how much I have become a fan of her books, I know I shall read that series, as well, and also intrigued by her mainstream fiction series, “which begins with “The Paris Key,” and I look forward to reading that series, as well.
Clearly, I AM very excited about the possibility of this type of post on your blog becoming a regular guest star (smile).
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Tarot, actually, this sort of post is more of a “return to form” for me… I’ve released many “State” themed lists before, but hadn’t gotten around to some (like Idaho) because there aren’t that many series set in some states. You can find the other state lists I’ve done here, on the themes page, along with many other themes!
Rosalie Spielman says
There is now a series set in Northern Idaho, the Hometown Mystery series. The first title is Welcome Home to Murder. Tessa Treslow has retired as an Army officer and returns to her tiny hometown of New Oslo, Idaho.
Rosalie Spielman