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New Releases – September 2 to September 8, 2019

September 3, 2019

Here is the list of new releases for September 2 to September 8!

Jeffrey Archer: Nothing Ventured (This will be the 1st in the NEW William Warwick non-Cozy series.)

Susan M. Boyer: Lowcountry Boomerang (This will be the 8th in the Liz Talbot Mystery Series.)

Ann Cleeves: The Long Call (This will be the 1st in the NEW Two Rivers Mystery Series.)

Mary Ellen Hughes: A Curio Killing (This will be the 3rd in the Keepsake Cove Mystery Series.)

Sofie Kelly: A Night’s Tail (This will be the 11th in the Magical Cats Mystery Series.)

William Kent Krueger: This Tender Land (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Word to the Wise (This will be the 10th in the Library Lover’s Mystery Series.)

J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts): Vendetta in Death (This will be the 50th in the In Death non-Cozy Mystery Series.)

Ashley Weaver: A Dangerous Engagement (This will be the 7th in the Amory Ames Mystery Series.)

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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Cozy Mystery Movies – September 2019

September 1, 2019

OK, I know it won’t be official until September 23, but a lot of us think of the Labor Day weekend as the kick-off to autumn. And autumn seems like a great time to sit back and relax while watching a favorite Cozy Mystery movie… So here goes:

It looks like the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel is continuing with their same daytime TV show roster which includes shows like Columbo, Diagnosis Murder, Hart to Hart, Matlock, Monk, Murder, She Wrote, Perry Mason, and Psych. So, there’s no change there. I have listed the Cozy Mystery mystery movies they will be playing this month. The good news is that there will be a new Darrow Mystery movie as well as two new Mystery 101 movies during September. (And, possibly another new movie, which they should be posting in several days.)

Sunday – September 1, 2019

Monk marathon – No Cozy Mystery movie premiere…

***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – September 2, 2019

4:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Real Murders
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to investigate.
(Based on Charlaine Harris’ Mystery Series.)

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. She investigates when the body of a local realtor is found strangled in a backyard.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Dead Over Heels
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns. She also never wanted to see him dead, but when he winds up murdered, she can’t help but get involved.

***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – September 3, 2019

4:00 PM
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Horning Cereal is dumping contaminated food on Third World countries. When former CSA agent, Jim Monroe, is found with the drowned body of CEO Melville Horning, he is immediately the prime suspect.

6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty
Hailey Dean’s best friend DA Investigator Fincher Garland asks for her help when his old Marine friend is found dead and the Military Police take over the investigation. Stars Kellie Martin and Viv Leacock.
(Based on Nancy Grace‘s Hailey Dean Mystery Series.)

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
Aurora and her new neighbor, a handsome professor named Nick, investigate when four students from a nearby college (including her cousin) go missing. Stars Candace Cameron Bure.

***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – September 4, 2019

4:00 PM
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Though CEO Everett Myers is accused of murdering his partner, CSA puzzle solver Cathy Davis is certain he’s innocent, despite witnesses, surveillance cameras, and a surefire motive.

6:00 PM
Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End
When a man’s body is discovered in a pond, his wife finds herself in a complex trial, which causes podcaster Alex and the Chronicle team to seek answers surrounding this unusual case. Starring Alison Sweeney & Benjamin Ayres.

8:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Dating is Murder
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Reuniting with her old team, Hailey discovers the potential…

***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – September 5, 2019

4:00 PM
Jane Doe: How To Fire Your Boss
When a fellow agent kills his mentor and can’t remember the crime, puzzle-solver Cathy Davis is enlisted to discover the motive. What she uncovers is a government experiment in mind-control developed to weed out terrorists.

6:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Photographer Allie Adams is shocked when the groom at a wedding she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.

8:00 PM
A Bramble House Christmas (This is a non mystery Christmas movie.)
Believing his late father was swindled by his nurse, Finn goes undercover to discover the truth. Finn learns that this single mother made a huge impression on his father’s life. Stars Autumn Reeser, David Haydn-Jones.

***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – September 6, 2019

4:00 PM
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Cathy and Frank partner with a beautiful insurance investigator to recover a stolen masterpiece. Frank is smitten with her, even though it becomes more apparent she may be the mastermind behind the theft. Stars Lea Thompson.

6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose. Stars Alison Sweeney.
(Based on Joanne Fluke‘s Hannah Swensen Mystery Series.)

8:00 PM
Mystery 101: Playing Dead
The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress’ life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – September 7, 2019

Monk marathon until:

8:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Photographer Allie Adams is shocked when the groom at a wedding she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – September 8, 2019

8:00 AM
Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
Billie Blessings investigates murder charges against friend and actress Katie Saunders, when a death is linked to her TV show based on a series of novels about a corrupt local lawyer. Stars Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox.
(Based on Al Roker‘s & Dick Lochte’s Billie Blessings Mystery Series.)

10:00 AM
Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder
When the owners of a popular grocery store chain are killed, Billie finds macabre clues linking the deaths to a children’s countdown song, Five Little Ducks. Stars Holly Robinson Peete and Rick Fox.

12:00 PM
Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
Chef Billie Blessings’ best friend Marian is hired to redecorate the TV studio. When Marian’s twin sister is murdered, Billie must investigate their close friends to find the killer. Stars Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox.

2:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

4:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention. While there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery
*****PREMIERE*****
Attorney Claire Darrow defends an old colleague of her mother’s for murder. Things get complex when Claire’s romantic interest, Miles, is named as prosecuting attorney on the case. Starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh.

***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – September 9, 2019

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Death al Dente
San Francisco homicide detective Maggie Price and former, world-class chef Henry Ross are on the case once again. The crime-solving odd couple investigates the murder of Henry’s friend.
(Based on Peter King‘s Gourmet Detective Mystery Series.)

8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah once again takes it upon herself to find herself to find the killer. Stars Alison…

***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – September 10, 2019

6:00 PM
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery
Attorney Claire Darrow defends an old colleague of her mother’s for murder. Things get complex when Claire’s romantic interest, Miles, is named as prosecuting attorney on the case. Starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner

***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – September 11, 2019

6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found dead, Hannah is determined to prove she isn’t guilty.

8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
After several of her puzzles are linked to the murder of an art gallery owner, a crossword puzzle editor teams up with a no nonsense detective to stop a killer in their midst. Stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – September 12, 2019

6:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter than Death
After a friend and head of the National Archaeological Society meets an untimely death, Emma and Agent Conner find themselves questioning her colleagues’ motives. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Tupper.
(Based on Dana Cameron‘s Emma Fielding Mystery Series.)

8:00 PM
Christmas Wonderland (This is a non mystery Christmas movie.)
When art curator Heidi returns home to babysit her niece and nephew, she must work with her high school sweetheart to plan the high school winter dance. She rediscovers her passion for painting. Stars Emily Osment, Ryan Rottman.

***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – September 13, 2019

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Last Scene Alive
A Hollywood film crew descends on the town to produce a film based on a book written by Aurora’s ex Robin Daniels. However, when the actress who is playing Aurora is killed, the real Aurora and the Murders Club must investigate.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reap What You Sew
Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrenceton to start her new embroidery business. But not everyone is happy with Poppy’s success when she turns up dead.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – September 14, 2019

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
Samantha and Philby are back on the call when an attempted murder takes place in the bookstore. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
(This is a link to an entry I wrote about the Mystery Woman television mystery movies series.)

10:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Snapshot
Samantha’s friend Barbara turns up murdered after accusing her family of rigging her brother’s will. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Sing Me A Murder
Samantha offers her quaint shop as the perfect venue for a once-famous folk/rock trio to benefit a charity drive. But when their manager gets killed, Samantha and Philby find themselves investigating the band.

2:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Invited to a health spa for the weekend, Samantha Kinsey becomes embroiled in murder when a fellow guest is found dead. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Game Time
Samantha is thrilled when she finally gets the reclusive mystery writer Donald Fiske to agree to a book signing in her store. But when Mr. Fiske is found dead, Samantha must solve his latest mystery, his own murder.

6:00 PM
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
When Samantha receives news of a hereditary health problem, she must go in search her birth mother to find answers. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

8:00 PM
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery
*****This movie premiered on Sunday 8.*****
Attorney Claire Darrow defends an old colleague of her mother’s for murder. Things get complex when Claire’s romantic interest, Miles, is named as prosecuting attorney on the case. Starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – September 15, 2019

8:00 AM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: 2+2=Murder
Hailey attends her niece’s school recital only to learn that the beloved music teacher has vanished. Hailey soon discovers several startling secrets amongst the staff. Stars Kellie Martin.

10:00 AM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill
Emotionally ready to confront her fiancé’s 15-year-old murder, Hailey finds herself caught up in the case of a missing college coed.

12:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty
Hailey Dean’s best friend DA Investigator Fincher Garland asks for her help when his old Marine friend is found dead and the Military Police take over the investigation. Stars Kellie Martin and Viv Leacock.

2:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder
Hailey Dean must prove a doctor’s innocence in a string of unexplainable deaths at Atlanta Memorial Hospital and stop the true killer before he can strike again. Stars Kellie Martin.

4:00 PM
Mystery 101
When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer. Stars Jill Wagner.

6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Playing Dead
The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress’ life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.

8:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
*****PREMIERE*****
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.

***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – September 16, 2019

6:00 PM
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
Podcaster Alex McPherson seeks the truth behind the tragic death of a young lawyer, while partner Drew finds himself diving into the shady mishaps of a shipping company. Starring Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres.

8:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
ding she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.

***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – September 17, 2019

6:00 PM
Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
Chef Billie Blessings’ best friend Marian is hired to redecorate the TV studio. When Marian’s twin sister is murdered, Billie must investigate their close friends to find the killer. Stars Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox.

8:00 PM
Fixer Upper Mysteries: Deadly Deed
Shannon Hughes has taken on a charity project renovating an old Victorian mansion. When a local banker is found murdered inside, Shannon must dust off the clues and cement the truth before her renovation becomes a demolition. 
(Based on Kate Carlisle‘s Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.)

***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – September 18, 2019

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
Henry and Maggie attend party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical dual. Someone, however, has loaded the pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. She investigates when the body of a local realtor is found strangled in a backyard.

***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – September 19, 2019

6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Dating is Murder
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Reuniting with her old team, Hailey discovers the potential…

8:00 PM
Christmas in Angel Falls (This is a non mystery Christmas movie.)
Guardian angel Gabby loves watching humans find true love. On assignment from the head angel, Gabby is sent to the town of Angel Falls in hopes of restoring it’s Christmas Spirit. Stars Rachel Boston, Paul Greene.

***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – September 20, 2019

6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Playing Dead
The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress’ life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.

8:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
*****This movie premiered on Sunday 15.*****
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – September 21, 2019

8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
After several of her puzzles are linked to the murder of an art gallery owner, a crossword puzzle editor teams up with a no nonsense detective to stop a killer in their midst. Stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – September 22, 2019

8:00 AM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney.

10:00 AM
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
When a murder takes place at the local Christmas tree carnival, it seems there are quite a few suspects. With the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah’s running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge.

12:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found dead, Hannah is determined to prove she isn’t guilty.

2:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose. Stars Alison Sweeney.

4:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah once again takes it upon herself to find herself to find the killer. Stars Alison…

6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.

8:00 PM
Mystery 101: Dead Talk
*****PREMIERE*****

Amy heads to Seattle to give a TEDTalk-style lecture. When a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play. When local cops shut her out, Travis joins forces with Amy to figure out whodunit. Stars Jill Wagner & Kristoffer Polaha

***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – September 23, 2019

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
When a traveling Wild West Show comes into town, Samantha gets involved in solving the murder of one of the cowboys. Stars Kellie Martin and Clarence Williams III.

6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Dead Talk
Amy heads to Seattle to give a TEDTalk-style lecture. When a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play. When local cops shut her out, Travis joins forces with Amy to figure out whodunit. Stars Jill Wagner & Kristoffer Polaha

8:00 PM
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery
Attorney Claire Darrow defends an old colleague of her mother’s for murder. Things get complex when Claire’s romantic interest, Miles, is named as prosecuting attorney on the case. Starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh.

***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – September 24, 2019

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murder tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Bone to Pick
A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery.

***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – September 25, 2019

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murder tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Bone to Pick
A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery.

***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – September 26, 2019

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
While searching for a KGB double agent who was about to be exposed by another Russian spy-turned-successful author, mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her secretive friend and store manager, Philby are thrust into the…

6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder
Hailey Dean must prove a doctor’s innocence in a string of unexplainable deaths at Atlanta Memorial Hospital and stop the true killer before he can strike again. Stars Kellie Martin.

8:00 PM
Christmas Bells are Ringing (This is a non mystery Christmas movie.)
Photographer Samantha returns to Cape Cod to celebrate Christmas and her father’s wedding. Anxious to revisit past memories, she finds new meaning in her photography, and falls in love. Stars Emilie Ullerup, Josh Kelly.

***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – September 27, 2019

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
Samantha and Philby are back on the call when an attempted murder takes place in the bookstore. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 PM
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness
When consumer reporter, Ruby Herring stumbles onto a murder, the spunky redhead discovers a knack for crime solving. With the help of a handsome detective, Ruby finds a new career covering crime. Stars Taylor Cole, Stephen Huszar.

8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
After several of her puzzles are linked to the murder of an art gallery owner, a crossword puzzle editor teams up with a no nonsense detective to stop a killer in their midst. Stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – September 28, 2019

8:00 AM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be…

10:00 AM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Death al Dente
San Francisco homicide detective Maggie Price and former, world-class chef Henry Ross are on the case once again. The crime-solving odd couple investigates the murder of Henry’s friend.

12:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
Henry and Maggie attend party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical dual. Someone, however, has loaded the pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother.

2:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner

4:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention. While there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner

8:00 PM
Mystery 101: Dead Talk
Amy heads to Seattle to give a TEDTalk-style lecture. When a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play. When local cops shut her out, Travis joins forces with Amy to figure out whodunit. Stars Jill Wagner & Kristoffer Polaha

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – September 29, 2019

8:00 AM
Mystery 101: Dead Talk
Amy heads to Seattle to give a TEDTalk-style lecture. When a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play. When local cops shut her out, Travis joins forces with Amy to figure out whodunit. Stars Jill Wagner & Kristoffer Polaha

10:00 AM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Photographer Allie Adams is shocked when the groom at a wedding she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.

12:00 PM
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness
When consumer reporter, Ruby Herring stumbles onto a murder, the spunky redhead discovers a knack for crime solving. With the help of a handsome detective, Ruby finds a new career covering crime. Stars Taylor Cole, Stephen Huszar.

2:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Last Scene Alive
A Hollywood film crew descends on the town to produce a film based on a book written by Aurora’s ex Robin Daniels. However, when the actress who is playing Aurora is killed, the real Aurora and the Murders Club must investigate.

4:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reap What You Sew
Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrenceton to start her new embroidery business. But not everyone is happy with Poppy’s success when she turns up dead.

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
Aurora and her new neighbor, a handsome professor named Nick, investigate when four students from a nearby college (including her cousin) go missing. Stars Candace Cameron Bure.

8:00 PM
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath
*****PREMIERE*****

Ruby and Detective Killian investigate a suspicious fatal car accident. With their yin and yang relationship, they solve the case, until Ruby finds new evidence that they may have it all wrong. Stars Taylor Cole and Stephen Huszar

***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – September 30, 2019

4:00 PM
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
By all appearances, suburban housewife Cathy Davis is your typical mother of two. But when a top secret government security agency calls on their top-agent-turned-mom back to duty, can Cathy manage to get dinner on the table…

6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty
Hailey Dean’s best friend DA Investigator Fincher Garland asks for her help when his old Marine friend is found dead and the Military Police take over the investigation. Stars Kellie Martin and Viv Leacock.

8:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence
Hailey Dean knows District Attorney Paulina D’Orazio is innocent of the murder of a man she once put behind bars and must do all she can to prove it in the face of mounting evidence. Stars Kellie Martin.

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
As usual, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel doesn’t have the schedule posted for the entire month so I will continue to check their website and post the remainder of the month once they put it up.

Also, if you’re looking for a television series to start following, take a look at the TV and Movies page on my Cozy Mystery site and click on a link (or more!) which will take you to my write-up of the shows. 

P.S. The descriptions of the movies were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries website.

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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – August 2019

August 30, 2019

We’re just about at the end of August, 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 Joan Hess’s Claire Malloy 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 August? 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 August 2019 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Mildred Abbott: Cozy Corgi Mystery Series (first entry Cruel Candy)

Bree Baker (aka Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, & Julie Anne Lindsey): Seaside Cafe Mystery Series

Judith A. Barrett: Donut Lady Mystery Series (first entry Sweet Deal Sealed)

Rita Mae Brown: Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series

Kelsey Browning and Nancy Naigle: The G Team Mystery Series (first entry In for a Penny)

Catherine Bruns: Italian Chef Mystery Series

Julia Buckley: Hungarian Tea House Mystery Series

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series

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

Laurie Cass (aka Laura Alden): Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series

Vivien Chien: Noodle Shop Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): County Cork Mystery Series

Rich Curtin: Manny Rivera Mystery Series (first entry Artifacts of Death)

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series

Elizabeth J. Duncan: Penny Brannigan Mystery Series

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series

P N Elrod: The Vampire Files (first entry Bloodlist)

Frances Evesham: Eveham on Sea Mystery Series (first entry Murder at the Lighthouse)

Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series

Carolyn Haines: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series

Betty Hechtman: Yarn Retreat Mystery Series

Joan Hess: Claire Malloy Mystery Series

Julianne Holmes: Clock Shop Mystery Series

Miranda James (aka Dean James,  Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Honor Hartman): Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series

Gayle Leeson (aka Gayle Trent & Amanda Lee): Down South Cafe Mystery Series

Donna Leon: Guido Brunetti Mystery Series

Charlotte MacLeod (aka Alisa Craig): Peter Shandy Mystery Series

Mary Jane Maffini (aka Victoria Abbott – writing duo Mary Jane Maffini & daughter Victoria Maffini): Charlotte Adams Mystery Series

Mary Marks: Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series

Faith Martin (aka Joyce Cato): Jenny Starling Mystery Series (first entry The Birthday Mystery)

Karen Menuhin: Country House Murder Mystery Series (first entry Murder at Melrose Court)

Patricia Moyes: Henry Tibbett Mystery Series

Delia Owens: Where the Crawdads Sing

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

David Rosenfelt: Andy Carpenter Mystery Series

Alexander McCall Smith: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

Ruth Ware: The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Nancy Warren: The Vampire Knitting Club Mystery Series (first entry The Vampire Knitting Club)

Jane Willan: Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery Series (first entry The Shadow of Death)

Ovidia Yu: Singaporean Mystery Series (first entry Auntie Lee’s Delights)

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]

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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Joan Hess: Claire Malloy Mystery Series

August 29, 2019

Strangled Prose: A Claire Malloy Mystery (Claire Malloy Mysteries Book 1) This month I’m writing about another book that I really have wanted to re-read for a long time now – Joan Hess‘s Strangled Prose, the first in her Claire Malloy Mystery Series.

Claire Malloy is a busy woman – she’s a widow, a mother, and a business owner, running a semi-successful bookstore in Farberville, Arkansas, a small college town where life seems to largely revolve around the liberal arts college Claire’s husband was a professor at before his untimely demise. Claire doesn’t live the romanticized small-town life often shown in many modern Cozies – though she has a relatively wide social circle, her natural cynicism (verging on pessimism) often leads her to see the negative in those around her, including but not limited to her daughter, her bookstore, and her friends.

One of these friends, Mildred Twiller, aka renowned romance author Azalea Twilight, convinces Claire to hold a signing and reception for her most recent release, Professor of Passion. The signing is most definitely not a success – one of Claire’s other friends, a professor at the local college, arrives to read a few choice excerpts from the book, all of which make very clear parallels between the characters of the novel and questionable acts by the local academics. Suffice to say, it isn’t long before Mildred Twiller/Azalea Twilight is found dead, strangled to death at her house.

Before I go any further in discussing this series, I’ll have to mention that it’s a bit older than many of the Cozies I’ve covered, and as a result doesn’t fit many of the modern conceptions of a Cozy. Most notably, the novel deals a lot more with sex than many other Cozies nowadays – not on-screen, but more as an element of character backstories and as a topic for discussion, especially considering that the deceased for this novel is a renowned romance author. I personally did not find any of this any more objectionable than I did when I first read this novel thirty years ago – but some readers might.

As I said, I still enjoy this novel as much as I did decades ago. One of the most interesting parallels I noted as I re-read it was how many elements from this, a novel first released in the mid-eighties, have now become staples of the Cozy genre in general. As with most modern Cozies, Claire is an independent woman in one of a handful of specific occupations – in her case, owner of a book store. Also as within most modern Cozies, she was once either married or in a serious committed relationship that has relatively recently ended, not due to her own choice – in this case, the death of her husband. And also in this case, there’s the introduction of a detective Claire seems to feel some attraction toward, though in this case the attraction is substantially less evident and acted upon than in many modern Cozies due to Claire’s own somewhat prickly nature.

There are noteworthy differences, however. The most obvious have already been mentioned – namely, the somewhat candid attitude toward sex compared to modern Cozies and Claire’s more acerbic personality. The second in particular is something I appreciate as a nice change from the more positive, “can-do” style modern Cozy sleuths – I suppose it’s nice to see someone who doesn’t always seem to see only the best in people right away!

Overall, I’m not sure I can recommend Strangled Prose to everyone, but it’s certainly right up my own alley. It’s certainly an interesting study in Cozy-ish novels from the 1980’s.

If you’re interested in other Joan Hess series, she’s also the author of the also quite-excellent Maggody Mystery Series. I wrote about the Claire Mallory series because I slightly prefer it, but I know many people prefer the Maggody series, which I also like a lot – just not quite as much as this one.

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