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Mystery Books that Take Place in South Carolina …

March 28, 2011

Here are some fun South Carolina facts:
The capital & largest city is Columbia.
State motto is “While I breathe, I hope” (“Dum Spiro Spero”)
State flower is the Yellow Jessamine.
State bird is the Carolina Wren.
Origin of the South Carolina’s Name: In honor of England’s Charles I.
State nickname is Palmetto State. (This is because the American fort on Sullivan Island’s walls were made out of Palmetto logs, which helped to protect the fort when the British cannonballs ricocheted off of the spongy Palmetto logs.)

Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature south Carolina locations/settings in their books:

Susan M. Boyer: Liz Talbot Mystery Series

Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford): Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Theodosia Browning Tea Shop Mystery Series

Caroline Cousins: Indigo Island Mystery Series

Nora DeLoach: Mama Detective Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series AND Henrie O Mystery Series

Sean Keefer: Stand Alone Mystery: The Trust

Joyce & Jim Lavene: Renaissance Faire Mystery Series

Kendel Lynn: Elliott Lisbon Mystery Series

Tyora Moody: Eugeena Patterson Mystery Series

Tamar Myers: Den of Antiquity Mystery Series

Gail Oust: Bunco Babes Mystery Series

Cathy Pickens: Southern Fried Mystery Series

Fran Rizer: Callie Parrish Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Farmers’ Market Mystery Series

Kathryn R. Wall: Bay Tanner Mystery 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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  1. Rebecca says

    March 29, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    Hey, I like the facts about South Carolina, and all the authors but you forgot Paige Shelton she has the farmers’ market mysteries, set in SC

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      March 29, 2011 at 2:59 pm

      Thank you for reminding me, Rebecca. Whenever I add a new author to the site, I TRY to make sure that I add him/her to the appropriate state and theme page. As you can see, sometimes I don’t remember to do just that. So, I ALWAYS appreciate hearing from site readers who “know” their Cozy Mystery authors.

      Thanks, again…

      Reply
  2. Judith says

    March 31, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    I’m currently in Charleston on a vacation trip with my friends and had planned on re-reading the Theodosia Browning Tea Shop mysteries before this trip – but ran out of time. I still plan on re-reading them now that I am actually seeing some of the locations.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      April 1, 2011 at 12:04 pm

      Judith, I always enjoy reading books that are set in places I know… But, I have to admit that I also enjoy reading books set in places I would love to know, and know I won’t be able to visit any time soon.

      Hope you’re having a great time in Charleston!

      Reply
  3. Lena says

    April 3, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Tamar Myers Den of Antiquity Series moves to Charlson in the book Splendor in the Glass and remains there

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      April 3, 2011 at 4:55 pm

      Thank you, Lena!

      Reply
  4. Sean says

    August 7, 2011 at 6:50 am

    Missed this one too. Thanks again for including me. With book two it will no longer be a stand alone either.

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  5. Connie says

    December 12, 2011 at 12:55 am

    The Bunco Babes Mystery series by Gail Oust, takes place in Serenity Cove Estates, South Carolina.

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  6. Connie says

    December 12, 2011 at 1:00 am

    The Callie Parrish Mystery series by Fran Rizer takes place in South Carolina.

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  7. Danna - cozy mystery list says

    December 12, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    Thank you, Connie! I don’t know how I overlooked these South Carolina-theme authors.

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  8. mike says

    June 9, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    What about Susan M. Boyer and LowCountry Boil??

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      June 9, 2015 at 7:36 pm

      Mike, thank you!

      Reply
  9. Marie says

    June 10, 2015 at 7:22 am

    Bill Noel – great series

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      June 11, 2015 at 10:34 am

      Marie, thank you for telling us about Bill Noel‘s Folly Beach mysteries set in South Carolina.

      Reply
  10. Michele says

    July 13, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    Help! I’m trying to remember a book which I believe took place in the low country in which the main character is still friend with her ex husband, who happens to be gay. I believe she works in a frame shop or is an interior designer. At one point she restores an old motel on one of the islands.

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    • Brenda says

      December 28, 2019 at 11:22 am

      Sounds like a Dorthea Benton Frank book.

      Reply
  11. Timothy J Holland says

    January 29, 2023 at 9:14 am

    You’re missing one of the really good ones: The Sidney Lake Lowcountry mystery series. The Rising Tide, The Murder of Amos Dunn, Deception,

    Reply
  12. Tina says

    June 17, 2023 at 5:49 pm

    I am looking for a book that is about a man who passes away and comes back as a ghost and haunts his wife. All I can remember about it is that the man is an architect and their house is built around trees. The family names the trees names like Longfellow and their Gardner, I think, puts little balls of herbs maybe around the house to keep the ghost out. Any help in finding this book would be appreciated. I’ve been trying to find it for years and can’t.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      February 14, 2024 at 7:46 pm

      Tina, I have put this up as part of a questions post on the main page… someone suggested it could be The Overstory by Richard Powers, but I’m not familiar enough with that to say if it’s right or not.

      Reply

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