Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV
Here is the list of new releases for November 8 to November 14!
Allison Brook (aka Marilyn Levinson): Death on the Shelf (This will be the 5th in the Haunted Library Mystery Series.)
Michael Connelly: The Dark Hours (This will be the 4th in the Renee Ballard Mystery Series.)
The following Mystery Books will be released in December 2021:
Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Bake, Borrow, and Steal (This will be the 14th in the Bakeshop Mystery Series.)
Christy Barritt: Crime Strikes a Chord (This will be the 2nd in the School of Hard Rocks Mystery Series.)
Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey) A Plus One for Murder (This will be the 1st in the NEW Friend for Hire Mystery Series.)
Kate Carlisle: Absence of Mallets (This will be the 9th in the Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.)
Jane K. Cleland: Jane Austen’s Last Letters (This will be the 14th in the Josie Prescott Mystery Series.)
Cate Conte (aka Liz Mugavero): Witch Trial (This will be the 2nd in the Full Moon Mystery Series.)
Christopher Fowler: London Bridge is Falling Down (This will be the 18th in the Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Series.)
Victoria Gilbert: Renewed for Murder (This will be the 6th in the Blue Ridge Library Mystery Series.)
Abigail Keam: Murder Under a New Moon (This will be the 8th in the 1930s Mona Moon Mystery Series.)
Alyssa Maxwell: A Deadly Endowment (This will be the 7th in the Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery Series.)
Alexis Morgan: Death by the Finish Line (This will be the 5th in the Abby McCree Mystery Series.)
Diana Orgain: Cereal Killer (This will be the 11th in the Maternal Instincts Mystery Series.)
Barbara Ross: Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door (This will be the 2nd in the Professional Busybody Mystery Series.)
S. J. Rozan: Family Business (This will be the 14th in the Bill Smith & Lydia Chin Mystery Series.)
Paige Shelton: Dark Night (This will be the 3rd in the Alaska Wild Mystery Series.)
Victoria Thompson: City of Shadow (This will be the 5th in the Counterfeit Lady Mystery Series.)
If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the November 2021 Mystery Book New Releases.
You can find these and many more Cozies scheduled for release soon on the Soon to be Released Mysteries page on my site.
(These are the mysteries by authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery site.)
Here is the list of new releases for November 1 to November 7!
Hannah Dennison: Murder in Miniature at Honeychurch Hall (This will be the 8th in the Honeychurch Hall Mystery Series.)
Janet Evanovich: Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight (This will be the 28th in the Stephanie Plum Mystery Series.)
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Killer Research (This will be the 12th in the Library Lover’s Mystery Series.)
This month, I wasn’t quite sure how to do my monthly entry about the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel’s Cozy Mystery movies – since the channel is only showing Christmas movies during the month. So, I decided to go ahead and post the Christmas movies they will be airing during November 2021. I know this is the Cozy Mystery site, however, I also know there are a lot of us who look forward to these movies every year!
The Hallmark channel has a few special surprises for those of us who enjoy their Christmas movies… They will be airing a Christmas movie on Thursday, Nov. 25 AND they will feature two movies on both Sat. Nov. 27 and Sunday, Nov. 28. So get your favorite mode of taping ready! (Unless you watch the movies while they’re on live TV…)
Friday – November 5, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
Gingerbread Miracle
Maya and Alex, old friends from high school, work together over Christmas to sell his uncle’s Mexican bakery famous for its gingerbread cookies that the patrons believe grants wishes. Stars Merritt Patterson, Jon Ecker.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – November 6, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
Next Stop, Christmas
Angie is determined to spend Christmas alone but her usual commuter ride turns into a Christmas train that drops her off in her home town in 2011. Stars Lyndsy Fonseca, Chandler Massey, Lea Thompson, and Christopher Lloyd.
9:00 PM -HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES Channel
Debbie Macomber’s A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
When a family faces loneliness and loss of faith, Mrs. Miracle swoops in to renew their Christmas Spirit and experience a holiday of heavenly proportions. Stars Caroline Rhea, Kaitlin Doubleday, & Steve Lund.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – November 7, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
A Christmas Treasure
After opening a 100-year-old time capsule and meeting a charming chef, Lou questions whether or not she should move to New York after Christmas and further her writing career. Stars Jordin Sparks, Michael Xavier.
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – November 12, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
Open by Christmas
When Nicky finds an unopened Christmas card from a high school secret admirer, she and her best friend Simone search to find and thank the anonymous author. Stars Alison Sweeney, Erica Durance, & Brennan Elliot.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – November 13, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
My Christmas Family Tree
When Vanessa receives the results from her Family Tree DNA test, she discovers a family she didn’t know existed and travels to their home for Christmas. Starring Aimee Teegarden, Andrew Walker, and James Tupper.
9:00 PM – HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES Channel
One December Night
Two music managers must put their history aside to oversee the televised reunion performance of their rock star fathers with a fractured past. Stars Eloise Mumford, Brett Dalton with Bruce Campbell and Peter Gallagher.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – November 14, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
A Holiday in Harlem
Business executive Jazmin Carter is known for two things: turning fledgling businesses into profit producers and avoiding Christmas in Harlem, the neighborhood where she grew up. Stars Olivia Washington, Will Adams, Tina Lifford.
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – November 19, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
Nantucket Noel
During the Seaside Noel celebrations Christina learns of a developer who is planning to tear down the wharf that is home to her toy store. Tensions rise as she falls for the developer’s son, Andy. Sarah Power and Trevor Donovan.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – November 20, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
A Christmas Together With You
Planning on spending the holidays alone, Megan and father figure Frank go on a holiday road trip to find his first true love, and Megan finds something of her own too. Stars Laura Vandervoort, Niall Matter, and Harry Lennix.
9:00 PM – HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES Channel
Five More Minutes
Inspired by Scotty McCreery’s song, “Five More Minutes”, a woman’s Christmas wish is answered in unexpected ways when her late grandfather’s journal turns up and reveals an untold romance. Stars Nikki DeLoach, David Haydn-Jones.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – November 21, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
A Kiss before Christmas
Ethan, always the nice guy, wakes up in a new reality at Christmas. Initially, he is enthralled with his new life but soon realizes that it’s not what he thought it would be. Stars Jamie Denton, Teri Hatcher, Marilu Henner.
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – November 25, 2021
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
Cat lovers Zachary and Marilee are thrown back together at Christmas when they’re tasked with finding homes for a litter of adorable kittens. Stars Brandon Routh, Kimberley Sustad, Gregory Harrison.
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – November 26 , 2021
5:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
Christmas CEO
A small toy company CEO gets a once in a lifetime offer to merge with a mega toy company but will need her estranged ex-business partner’s signature to seal the deal. What he helps her rediscover will change both of their lives.
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
An Unexpected Christmas
A speech writer makes a deal with his ex-girlfriend to pretend they’re a couple to save his family’s Christmas. It’s not long before both the ruse and their feelings catch up with them. Stars Bethany Joy Lenz, Tyler Hynes.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – November 27, 2021
5:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
Making Spirits Bright
The son & daughter of rival holiday decorating families help mend their fathers’ decades-old feud, finding romance along the way as they compete in the town’s holiday decorating contest. Starring Taylor Cole and Carlo Marks.
7:00 PM – HALLMARK Channel
Christmas at Castle Hart
Brooke Bennett goes to Ireland for Christmas to search for her Irish roots. While there, she meets charming Aiden Hart, Earl of Glaslough. Mistaken for an elite event planner, she’s hired to host his castle’s epic Christmas party.
9:00 PM -HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES Channel
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
During the holidays, a woman with amnesia catches a ride with her handsome nurse to investigate the only clue to her identity: a newspaper clipping for a Christmas Festival with a cryptic invitation. Jessy Schram, Brendan Penny.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – November 28, 2021
5:00 PM
Christmas in Tahoe – HALLMARK Channel
To save her family hotel’s Christmas show, talent booker Claire must ask for help from her ex-boyfriend Ryan, the lead guitarist of a now-famous band that fired her as their manager years ago. Laura Osnes, Kyle Selig, Pat Monahan.
7:00 PM
The Christmas Contest – HALLMARK Channel
Exes Lara and Ben compete in a Christmas contest to win money for the charity of their choosing. The city watches them battle and choose what is more important, victory or love. Stars Candace Cameron Bure and John Brotherton.
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
If you’re looking for Christmas movies that won’t be found on either of the Hallmark channels, here are some ideas:
Christmas: Favorite Classic Holiday Movies : Old, Black & White
