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Mystery Books that Take Place in Washington, DC

March 16, 2009

Here are some Fun Washington, DC Facts:

The District of Columbia (Washington, DC) got its name from both George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
Official Flower: American Beauty Rose
Official Bird: Wood Thrush
Official Tree: Scarlet Oak (not Cherry Blossom!)
Official Motto: Justice for All (Justia Omnibus)

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Washington, DC locations in their books:

Donna Andrews: Turing Hopper Mystery Series

David Baldacci: Maxwell & King Series AND Camel Club Series

Ellen Byerrum: Crime of Fashion Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Pen & Ink Mystery Series

Gale Deitch: Trudie Fine Mystery Series

R.B. Dominic (aka Emma Lathen): Ben Safford Mystery Series

Laura Durham: Annabelle Archer Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series

Julie Moffett: Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series

James Patterson: Alex Cross Mystery Series

Richard North Patterson: Christopher Paget Series AND Kerry Kilcannon Series

Phyllis Richman: Chas Wheatley Mystery Series

Elliott Roosevelt: Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery Series AND  Blackjack Endicott Series

Maggie Sefton: Molly Malone Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: the Widow and the Rogue Mystery Series

Dorothy St. James: White House Gardener Mystery Series

Margaret Truman: Smith & Reed Mystery Series AND Capital Crimes Mystery Series

Denise Tucker: Madame President Mystery Series

Please feel free to contact me if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any comments.

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  1. Maria BearMountainBooks says

    March 27, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    I really enjoyed Julie Hyzy’s book–I was glad to see it on this list!!!

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  2. Heather Horrocks says

    June 16, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    Hi. I love the website, which I was just introduced to, but I’m wondering why you don’t have some of my favorite authors/states … Alabama (Anne George: Southern Sisters mysteries), California (Laura Levine: Jaine Austen mysteries and Ayelet Waldman: Mommy Track mysteries), and Pennsylvania (Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters mysteries, not the Roxie mystery).

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  3. Danna - cozy mystery list says

    June 16, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Hi Heather,

    Welcome to the site! And, thank you for the kind words.

    As you have seen, I only have a few of the states done. I just haven’t gotten the other states finished. I’ll work on them soon, though. North Carolina, Arkansas, and Vermont are on my desktop… just waiting to be written up…

    I just added your California, Pennsylvania, and Alabama to my desktop.

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  4. kaye says

    August 22, 2010 at 7:38 am

    While you’re adding NC, I hope you include Ellery Adams’s new by the bay series starting with Killer Plot.
    Anyone know of any books set in DE?

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  5. Danna - cozy mystery list says

    August 22, 2010 at 2:18 pm

    Kaye,

    I’m way ahead of you! Ellery Adams is already on the Mystery Books that Take Place in North Carolina list.

    As for Delaware… Hopefully someone can come up with a few Delaware locations in mystery books….

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    • Linda Sutherland says

      July 8, 2017 at 8:21 am

      Laura Lippman, Life Sentences

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    • Kinnard Royale says

      January 20, 2021 at 9:30 am

      The Victoria Justice Series by Andrea Johnson is set in Delaware.

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      • Katy McCoy says

        July 9, 2021 at 6:50 pm

        Thank you – I was having a really hard time finding mysteries in Delaware that I haven’t already read!

        Reply

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