Here are some fun Missouri facts:
The capital is Jefferson City.
The largest city is Kansas City.
State motto is “The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”
State nickname is the Show Me State .
State flower is the White Hawthorn.
State bird is the Bluebird.
State animal is the Missori Mule.
Missouri (as well as Tennessee) is bordered by eight states.
Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature Missouri locations in their books:
Hannah Alexander: Hideaway Mystery Series
Jean Hager: Iris House Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series
Janis Harrison: Bretta Solomon Gardening Mystery Series
Shirley Kennett: P J Gray Mystery Series
Suzann Ledbetter: Hannah Garvey Mystery Series
Rett MacPherson: Torie O’Shea Mystery Series
Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi: Gil & Claire Hunt Mystery Series
Linda Rodriguez: Skeet Bannion Mystery Series
Paige Shelton: Country Cooking School Mystery Series
Joanna Campbell Slan: Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery Series
Lou Jane Temple: Heaven Lee Mystery Series
Elaine Viets: Mystery Shopper Mystery Series, Death Investigator Mystery Series, AND Francesca Vierling Mystery Series
Vineyard Quilt Mystery Series: Several authors write this series.
Please feel free to comment if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any corrections.
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Sheila says
Danna.
Thanks for this list. Noticed you forgot someone. Sofie Kelly’s Magical Cats Series. I wouldn’t have noticed if I wasn’t reading her latest in the series.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Sheila, I thought Sofie Kelly’s Magical Cats Mystery Series takes place in Minnesota. I’ll go check…
Sheila says
Danna. You’re right. I got my Miss and Minn’s mixed up. Sorry about that.
Julia says
I miss the Jean Hager and Rett MacPherson novels – I really enjoyed both those series. I forgot they were set in Missouri, although I remember Torie O’Shea worked at the historical foundation in her town so I’m sure there must have been historical references from time to time I’ve just forgotten.
Brenda says
So happy to see more books taking place in Missouri, I live in Cape Girardeau, and love reading stories taken from the Ozarks area. I have loved all the books from the Cozy Mysteries series and I am always looking up publishing companies for their books lists to find more new authors. I love love love to read and I thank the authors for making these books available to me. Also many thanks to the publishers who get their books out to us, the fans.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Welcome to the site, Brenda!
Vivian M says
Thanks so much for this list. From Missouri and will enjoy books from my home state.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Vivian, you’re welcome!
Richard H says
Danna, My novel is a cozy mystery (on Amazon’s top 20 list) set in the Missouri Ozarks and features an amateur sleuth and his Golden Retriever. You can preview it at A View to Die For.
ELIZABETH says
DANNA, ARE YOU GOING TO DO ONE OF THESE STATE LISTS FOR TENNESSEE? THANKS.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Elizabeth, I have plans to try to get all of the states listed. I’m glad you asked this question… It will motivate me to get more states’ pages put up.
Jan says
At a recent class reunion, some classmate told me about a female Missouri author’s detective series featuring an overweight librarian. Does anyone know this author’s name? She lives in Missouri.
Thanks, Jan
Geri says
Correction! The Madison Johns Agnes Barton series takes place in Tawas, Michigan not Missouri. I’ve read several of the books and live within a couple of hours of Tawas. The Lake Huron side of Michigan.
Love the series since it’s not only “local” it has senior citizens as the main characters.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Geri, thank you for the information about Madison Johns’ Agnes Barton Mystery Series. (I have corrected it.)
Alex says
Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series by Dennise Swanson, set in Shadow Bend, Missouri, is missing from the list.
Cathy says
There’s also Julie Mulhern’s Country Club Murder Mysteries