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New Releases – November 30 to December 6, 2020

Here is the list of new releases for November 30 to December 6!

Tessa Arlen: Poppy Redfern and the Fatal Flyers (This will be the 2nd in the Woman of WWII Mystery Series.)

Kate Carlisle: Premeditated Mortar (This will be the 8th in the Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.)

Cate Conte (aka Liz Mugavero): A Whisker of a Doubt (This will be the 4th in the Cat Cafe Mystery Series.)

Elizabeth Spann Craig (aka Riley Adams & Elizabeth Craig): Hush-Hush (This will be the 4th in the Village Library Mystery Series.)

Elizabeth Spann Craig (aka Riley Adams & Elizabeth Craig): Murder on the Ballot (This will be the 17th in the Myrtle Clover Cozy Mystery Series.)

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Courting Can Be Killer (This will be the 2nd in the Amish Matchmaker Mystery Series.)

S. J. Rozan: The Art of Violence (This will be the 13th in the Bill Smith & Lydia Chin Mystery Series.)

Marty Wingate: Murder Is a Must (This will be the 2nd in the First Edition Library Mystery Series.)

January 2021 Mystery Book New Releases

The following Mystery Books will be released in January 2021:

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Ink and Shadows (This will be the 4th in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society Mystery Series.)

Rita Mae Brown: Out of Hounds (This will be the 13th in the Sister Jane Foxhunting Mystery Series.)

V.M. Burns: A Tourist’s Guide to Murder (This will be the 6th in the Mystery Bookshop Mystery Series.)

Lynn Cahoon: One Poison Pie (This will be the 1st in the NEW Kitchen Witch Mystery Series.)

Lynn Cahoon: Killer Comfort Food (This will be the 6th in the Farm-to-Fork Mystery Series.)

Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Egg Shooters (This will be the 9th in the Cackleberry Club Mystery Series.)

Nancy Coco (aka Nancy J. Parra and Nell Hampton): Death Bee Comes Her (This will be the 1st in the NEW Oregon Honeycomb Mystery Series.)

Kate Collins: A Big Fat Greek Murder (This will be the 2nd in the Goddess of Greene St. Mystery Series.)

Alice Duncan: Angels Adrift (This will be the 6th in the Mercy Alcutt Mystery Series.)

Alice Duncan: Exercised Spirits (This will be the 16th in the Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery Series.)

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): A Curious Incident (This will be the 6th in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series.)

Christopher Fowler: Oranges and Lemons (This will be the 20th in the Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Series.)

Catherine Lloyd: Death Comes to the Rectory (This will be the 8th in the Kurland St. Mary Mystery Series.)

Jess Lourey: Bloodline (This will be a stand-alone novel inspired by real events.)

Karen MacInerney: Inked Out (This will be the 2nd in the Snug Harbor Mystery Series.)

Alyssa Maxwell: A Sinister Service (This will be the 6th in the Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery Series.)

Leslie Meier: Irish Parade Murder (This will be the 28th in the Lucy Stone Mystery Series.)

Diana Orgain: Rockabye Murder (This will be the 8th in the Maternal Instincts Mystery Series.)

Sofie Ryan (aka Sofie Kelly & Darlene Ryan for Young Adult): Undercover Kitty (This will be the 8th in the Second Chance Cat Mystery Series.)

Dorothy St. James: The Broken Spine (This will be the 1st in the Beloved Bookroom Mystery Series.)

Victoria Thompson: City of Schemes (This will be the 4th in the Counterfeit Lady Mystery Series.)

If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the December 2020 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.)

Hallmark AND Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Cozy Christmas Movies –December 2020

Welcome, December! It looks like the Hallmark channels are going to be ushering us out of 2020 with a whole lot of NEW “feel good” Christmas Cozy movies… and let’s face it, we can all do with a little “feel good” time!

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Cozy (Mystery) Christmas Movies – December 2020:

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Saturday – December 5, 2020
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries:
9:00 PM
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas
Five guests are mysteriously invited to an inn to celebrate Christmas. With the help of the owner Ben, Sarah discovers that an event from the past may connect them and change their lives forever. Lacey Chabert, Stephen Huszar.

Hallmark:
7:00 PM
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
As Michelle’s wedding approaches, Hannah steps up to help finish the launch of the new Evergreen museum while questioning her relationship and future with Elliot. Starring Rukiya Bernard and Holly Robinson Peete.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – December 6, 2020
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries:
9:00 PM
A Little Christmas Charm
When Holly finds a lost charm bracelet, she teams up with an investigative reporter to return it to the rightful owner by Christmas Eve. Stars Ashley Greene and Brendan Penny.

Hallmark:
7:00 PM
Christmas She Wrote
When writer Kayleigh has her column cancelled before Christmas, she heads home to reconnect with family. Sparks fly when she gets an unexpected visit from the man who cancelled her column. Stars Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – December 12, 2020
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries:
9:00 PM
A Glenbrooke Christmas
Longing to be accepted for herself and not just her wealth, an heiress heads to the small town of Glenbrooke, where she discovers the joys of a simple Christmas, community, and maybe even love. Stars Autumn Reeser, Antonio Cupo.

Hallmark:
7:00 PM
Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
As Christina prepares her restaurant for Christmas, a DNA test reveals that she’s Jewish! The discovery leads her to a new family and a new, unlikely romance over eight crazy nights. Stars Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage, Marilu Henner.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – December 13, 2020
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries:
9:00 PM
Unlocking Christmas
When a mysterious key and holiday riddle land on their doorsteps, Kate and Kevin embark on a Christmas adventure they’ll never forget. Based on the book by NY Times bestselling author, Fern Michaels. Stars Taylor Cole, Steve Lund.

Hallmark:
7:00 PM
Christmas Comes Twice
When Cheryl visits the Christmas carnival in her hometown, she gets a second chance in life when she is transported to Christmas five years in the past. Stars Tamera Mowry-Housley and Michael Xavier.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – December 19, 2020
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries:
9:00 PM
Swept Up by Christmas
An antique dealer and a cleaner clash when downsizing a magnificent estate before Christmas. As they uncover the home’s treasures, they help reconnect the reclusive owner with his Christmas past. Lindy Booth, Justin Bruening.

Hallmark:
7:00 PM
A Christmas Carousel
When Lila is hired by the Royal Family of Ancadia to repair a carousel, she must work with the Prince to complete it by Christmas. Stars Rachel Boston and Neal Bledsoe.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – December 20, 2020
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries:
9:00 PM
Project Christmas Wish
For years Lucy has played Santa to her small town’s community. As she grants a little girl’s wish for a “Christmas like it used to be,” she unexpectedly finds her own wishes coming true. Stars Amanda Schull and Travis Van Winkle.

Hallmark:
7:00 PM
Cross Country Christmas
Former classmates Lina and Max are traveling home for the holidays, until a storm hits and they have to work together to make it home in time, no matter the mode of transportation. Stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Greyston Holt.

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(I copied all of the synopses from the Hallmark sites.)

I hope this list helps those of you who enjoy watching the Hallmark Christmas movies! Also, don’t forget to take a look at the various Christmas mystery books I have listed on my Cozy Mystery site.

Here are some blog entries you might be interested in – if you’re looking for some other Christmas movies. You can probably find a lot of them playing on TV as we approach the holiday season. The entries are from my Cozy Mystery site.

Christmas : Favorite Classic Holiday Movies: Old, Black & White… and a Few In Color (not mysteries)

Christmas : Favorite Holiday Movies – More Recent, In Color (not mysteries)

And, here are some old entries that are about some of the really good Christmas themed Cozy Mystery books:

Holiday Mysteries: Some New (Sept. ’07) Christmas and a Halloween

Favorite Christmas Cozy Mystery Book – 2012

Christmas Mystery Book List Recommendations – 2013

Christmas Cozy Mystery Recommendations – 2015

Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – November 2020

We’re just about at the end of November, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozies that we’ve read this month!

If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! For this month, I read the first entry of Karen Rose Smith’s Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series. For the reasons I want to recommend it, be sure to check out the blog entry!

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in November? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)

As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during November 2020 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Leslie Budewitz: Spice Shop Mystery Series

Lynn Cahoon: Tourist Trap Mystery Series

Eve Calder: Cookie House Mystery Series (first entry And Then There Were Crumbs)

Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke: Under Suspicion Mystery Series

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Cranberry Cove Mystery Series

Nancy Coco (aka Nancy J. Parra and Nell Hampton): Candy-Coated Mystery Series

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series

Maria DiRico (aka Ellen Byron): Catering Hall Mystery Series

Janet Finsilver: Kelly Jackson Mystery Series

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Magical Garden Mystery Series

Danielle Garrett: Beechwood Harbor Magic Mystery Series (first entry Murder’s a Witch)

J M Griffin: Jules & Bun Mystery Series (first entry Left Fur Dead)

Carolyn Haines: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series

Erin Huss: Cambria Clyne Mystery Series (first entry French Vanilla & Felonies)

Carlene O’Connor: Irish Village Mystery Series

Diana Orgain: Roundup Crew Mystery Series

Anne Perry: Christmas Mystery Series

Leigh Perry (aka Toni L.P. Kelner): Family Skeleton Mystery Series

Sara Sheridan: Mirabelle Bevan Mystery Series (first entry Brighton Belle)

Misty Simon: Tallie Graver Mystery Series (first entry Cremains of the Day)

Karen Rose Smith: Diasy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series

Lynne Truss: Constable Twitten Mystery Series (first entry A Shot in the Dark)

Eileen Watkins: Cat Groomer Mystery Series (first entry The Persian Always Meows Twice)

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.

♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦

P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.

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