Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV
Here is the list of new releases for October 7 to October 13!
Jenna Bennett (aka Jennie Bentley & Bente Gallagher): Right of Redemption (This will be the 18th in the Savannah Martin Mystery Series.)
Deborah Crombie: A Bitter Feast (This will be the 18th in the Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mystery Series.)
Nicola Upson: Sorry for the Dead (This will be the 8th in the Josephine Tey Mystery Series.)
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Hallmark channels are starting their Christmas season in October this year. When I started getting this list together I thought I had made a mistake because the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel’s Christmas movies will be airing on Thursday and Friday nights, rather than the previous years when they aired on Saturday and Sunday nights. I am guessing that they have decided to alternate the nights (keeping the Hallmark Channel’s Christmas movies on Saturday and Sunday nights) so that those of us who enjoy watching the movies “live” can do so. I prefer watching them once I’ve DVR-ed them, so I can skip through the ads… (Also, I know these movies aren’t mystery movies, but I have many people who request that I post these yearly Christmas movies lists.)
Hallmark’s Countdown to ChristmasSaturday – October 26, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses
Stars: Jill Wagner, Matthew Davis, Donna Mills
Saturday – November 2, 2019 8:00 PM
Merry & Bright
Stars: Jodie Sweetin, Andrew Walker, Sharon Lawrence1
Sunday – November 3, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Stars: Kevin McGarry, Kim Shaw
Saturday – November 9, 20198:00 PM
Picture a Perfect Christmas
Stars: Merritt Patterson, Jon Cor
Sunday – November 10, 2019 8:00 PM
The Mistletoe Secret
Stars: Kellie Pickler, Tyler Hynes, Patrick Duffy
Saturday – November 16, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas Under the Stars
Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Autumn Reeser and Clarke Peters
Sunday – November 17, 2019 8:00 PM
Write Before Christmas
Stars: Torrey DeVitto, Chad Michael Murray, Grant Show, Lolita Davidovich, Drew Seeley
Saturday – November 23, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays
Stars: Adrian Grenier, Kaitlin Doubleday, Priscilla Presley, Chase Bryant
Sunday – November 24, 2019 8:00 PM
A Gift to Remember 2: Cherished Memories
Stars: Ali Liebert, Peter Porte, Tina Lifford
Monday – November 25, 2019 8:00 PM
A Christmas Duet
Stars: Chaley Rose, Rome Flynn, Teryl Rothery
Tuesday – November 26, 2019 8:00 PM
The Christmas Club
Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Cameron Mathison
Wednesday – November 27, 2019 8:00 PM
Double Holiday Sense, Sensibility, & Snowmen
Stars: Kristoffer Polaha, Carly Pope Stars: Erin Krakow, Luke Macfarlane, Kimberley Sustad
Thursday – November 28, 2019 8:00 PM
Check Inn to Christmas
Stars: Rachel Boston, Wes Brown
Friday – November 29, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas at the Plaza
Stars: Ryan Paevey, Elizabeth Henstridge
Saturday – November 30, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas in Rome
Stars: Lacey Chabert, Sam Page
Sunday – December 1, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas Town
Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Tim Rozon, Beth Broderick
Saturday – December 7, 2019 8:00 PM
Hallmark Hall of Fame: A Christmas Love Story
Stars: Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Keith Robinson, Kevin Quinn
Sunday – December 8, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas at Dollywood
Stars: Danica McKellar, Niall Matter, Dolly Parton
Saturday – December 14, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
Stars: Paul Greene, Maggie Lawson, Barbara Niven, Holly Robinson Peete, Rukiya Bernard, Colin Lawrence, Ashley Williams, Jill Wagner
Sunday – December 15, 2019 8:00 PM
Holiday Date
Stars: Brittany Bristow, Matt Cohen
Saturday – December 21, 2019 8:00 PM
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Stars: Eric Mabius
Sunday – December 22, 2019 8:00 PM
Alice in Christmasland
Wednesday – December 25, 2019 8:00 PM
When Calls the Heart Christmas
Stars: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Kevin McGarry, Paul Greene, Chris McNally, Martin Cummins, Andrea Brooks
Saturday – December 28, 2019 8:00 PM
New Year, New Me
Stars: Aimee Teegarden
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Hallmark Movies & MysteriesFriday – October 25, 2019 8:00 PM
A Merry Christmas Match
Stars: Ashley Newbrough, Kyle Dean Massey
Thursday – October 31, 2019 8:00 PM
Nostalgic Christmas
Stars: Brooke D’Orsay, Trevor Donovan
Friday – November 1, 2019 8:00 PM
Two Turtle Doves
Stars: Nikki DeLoach, Michael Rady
Thursday – November 7, 2019 8:00 PM
A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas
Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Benjamin Ayres
Friday – November 8, 2019 8:00 PM
Holiday for Heroes
Stars: Marc Blucas, Melissa Claire Egan, Patti Murin
Thursday – November 14, 2019 8:00 PM
A Christmas Miracle
Stars: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Brooks Darnell, Barry Bostwick
Friday – November 15, 2019 8:00 PM
A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
Stars: Kathie Lee Gifford, Cindy Busby, Ben Hollingsworth
Thursday – November 21, 2019 8:00 PM
The Christmas Wish
Stars: Ashley Williams and Paul Campbell
Friday – November 22, 2019 8:00 PM
Our Christmas Love Song
Stars: Alicia Witt
Friday – November 29, 2019 8:00 PM
A Homecoming for the Holidays
Stars: Laura Osnes and Stephen Huszar
Thursday – December 5, 2019 8:00 PM
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen
Stars: Erin Krakow
Friday – December 6, 2019 8:00 PM
Time for You to Come Home for Christmas
Stars: Alison Sweeney & Lucas Bryant
Thursday – December 12, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas in Montana
Stars: Kellie Martin and Colin Ferguson
Friday – December 13, 2019 8:00 PM
Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday
Stars: Jen Lilley and Carlo Marks
Thursday – December 19, 2019 8:00 PM
Christmas on My Mind
Stars: Ashley Greene and Andrew Walker
Friday – December 20, 2019 8:00 PM
A Family Christmas Gift
Stars: Holly Robinson Peete and Dion Johnstone
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.
That’s right? Nancy Drew will be sleuthing up a storm on the CW network starting this month. It should be premiering Wednesday, October 9 (2019). The show will feature Nancy Drew – a fictional character created by author “Carolyn Keene” (aka Mildred Wirt Benson). A lot of us can remember reading Nancy Drew when we were a bit younger.
Nancy will be played by Kennedy McMann and Scott Wolf will be playing Nancy’s father. From what I read in the promotional information, Pamela Sue Martin will be guest starring in the pilot this coming Wednesday night. (Pamela Sue played the intrepid sleuth back in the 1970s TV series.)
There should be plenty of suspects, witnesses, culprits, and mysteries coming our way very soon! However, according to Stephanie Savage, the show’s executive producer, this will not be a show aimed at young girls and boys. Nancy will not be the 1930s Nancy that “Carolyn Keene” wrote about. This will be a more “adult version” of the Nancy Drew character.
I wasn’t sure if I had the CW network, but found out that I do. It’s a very simple process to find out if you do too: Go to cwtv .com and once on their main page, there is a “Find Your Channel” box in the upper right corner. Click on that box and then enter your zip code – and your local affiliate should pop up.
P.S. My husband and I haven’t gone to a movie theater in years. We prefer watching movies at home, so I’m usually very late finding out what movies are out at theaters. When I told my husband about this new Nancy Drew TV show he told me about the Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase movie which came out in March of this year. So, of course, I’m adding this to my movies-to-watch list!
Here is the list of new releases for September 30 to October 6!
Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Beyond a Reasonable Stout (This will be the 3rd in the Sloan Krause Mystery Series.)
Laura Childs & Terrie Farley Moran: Mumbo Gumbo Murder (This will be the 16th in the Scrapbooking Mystery Series.)
Alys Clare: City of Pearl (This will be the 9th in the Aelf Fen Mystery Series.)
Gemma Halliday: Suspect in High Heels (This will be the 10th in the High Heels Mystery Series.)
Veronica Heley: Murder for Good (This will be the 20th in the Ellie Quicke Mystery Series.)
Susan Isaacs: Takes One to Know One (This will be a stand-alone non-Cozy thriller.)
Josi S. Kilpack: The Candy Cane Caper (This will be the 13th in the Culinary Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)
Karen MacInerney: Wicked Harvest (This will be the 6th in the Dewberry Farm Mystery Series.)
David Rosenfelt: Dachshund Through the Snow (This will be the 20th in the Andy Carpenter Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)
Lois Winston: Handmade Ho-Ho Homicide (This will be the 8th in the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)
