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New Releases – June 5 to June 11, 2017

Here is the list of new release for June 5 to June 11!

Leslie Budewitz: Treble at the Jam Fest (This will be the 4th in the Food Lovers’ Village Mystery Series.)

Kate Carlisle: Once Upon a Spine (This will be the 12th in the Bibliophile Mystery Series.)

Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford): Patterned After Death (This will be the 12th in the Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series.)

Kay Finch: The Black Cat Sees His Shadow (This will be the 3rd in the Bad Luck Cat Mystery Series. This will be a “Pumpkin Days Festival” mystery.)

Kylie Logan (aka Casey Daniels & Miranda Bliss): French Fried (This will be the 2nd in the Ethnic Eats Mystery Series.)

Maggie Sefton: Only Skein Deep (This will be the 15th in the Knitting Mystery Series.)

Two New Cozy Holiday Releases Coming July 2017

There will be two holiday-themed Cozy Mystery releases in July, one New Year’s Eve, the other Valentine’s Day.

First, Allyson K. Abbott will be releasing a New Year’s Eve mystery, A Toast to Murder, the 5th in the Mack’s Bar Mystery Series. This novel will continue the ongoing investigation into the nefarious mastermind who has not only taunted bar owner Mackenzie “Mack” Dalton, but also killed at least one of her employees and friends. As Mack prepares to finally confront the most likely suspect, they are struck from the list when they turn up dead on New Year’s Eve. Now Mack will need to go back to the drawing board to determine who really is behind the string of murderous crimes in Milwaukee. Abbott also writes under the pen name Annelise Ryan, under which she writes the Mattie Winston Mystery Series, starring an ex-nurse coroner, and as Beth Amos, under which she has written a number of stand-alone novels.

Jean Flowers will be putting out a Valentine’s Day Cozy, Addressed to Kill, the 3rd in her Postmistress Mystery Series. Postmaster Cassie Miller is preparing for Valentine’s Day by volunteering to help prepare a special dinner dance at the local seniors center. When one of the musicians slated for the event turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, Cassie will need to investigate the event to ensure that love and peace are on the minds of the citizens of North Ashcot, Massachusetts, on the most romantic of holidays. Flowers also writes as Margaret Grace, the name she has used when writing the Miniature Mystery Series, the name Camille Minichino, the name she used when writing the Periodic Table Mystery Series, and the name Ada Madison, which she used when writing the Sophie Knowles Mystery Series.

If you want to see more New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s Day themed Cozies, be sure to check out their theme pages:

New Year’s Eve Holiday Theme

Valentine’s Day Holiday Theme

July 2017 Mystery Book New Releases

The following Mystery Books will be released in June 2017:

July 2017

Allyson K. Abbott (aka Annelise Ryan & Beth Amos): A Toast to Murder (This will be the 5th in the Mack’s Bar Mystery Series. This is a New Year’s Eve mystery.)

Jeff Abbott: Blame (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Lorraine Bartlett (aka L.L. Bartlett and Lorna Barrett): A Basket Full of Bargains: A Companion Story of the Victoria Square Mysteries (This will be a spin-off non-mystery story for the Victoria Square Mystery Series.)

Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): 30 Second Death (This will be the 2nd in the Tobi Tobias Mystery Series.)

Lynn Cahoon: Killer Party (This will be the 9th in the Tourist Trap Mystery Series.)

Laurie Cass (aka Laura Alden): Wrong Side of the Paw (This will be the 6th in the Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series.)

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Sowed to Death (This will be the 2nd in the Farmer’s Daughter Mystery Series.)

Gary Corby: Death on Delos (This will be the 7th in the Ancient Greece Mystery Series.)

Kathi Daley: Camp Carter (This will be the 25th in the Zoe Donovan Mystery Series.)

Kathi Daley: Second Look (This will be the 2nd in the Writer’s Retreat Southern Mystery Series.)

Lindsey Davis: The Third Nero (This will be the 5th in the Flavia Albia Mystery Series.)

Linda Fairstein: Deadfall (This will be the 19th in the non-Cozy Alexandra Cooper Series.)

Mary Feliz: Dead Storage (This will be the 3rd in the Maggie McDonald Mystery Series.)

Jean Flowers (aka Camille Minichino, Margaret Grace, & Ada Madison): Addressed to Kill (This will be the 3rd in the Postmistress Mystery Series.) (This will be a Valentine’s Day mystery.)

Victoria Hamilton (aka Amanda Cooper & Donna Lea Simpson): Muffin to Fear (This will be the in the Merry Muffin Mystery Series.)

Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley) & Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels & Barbara Mertz) & : The Painted Queen (This will be the 20th in the Amelia Peabody Mystery Series.)

Victoria Laurie: A Panicked Premonition (This will be the 15th in the Psychic Eye Mystery Series.)

Mary Marks: Knot What You Think (This will be the 5th in the Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series.)

Alyssa Maxwell: Murder at Chateau sur Mer (This will be the 5th in the Gilded Newport Mystery Series.)

Sandra Orchard: Over Maya Dead Body (This will be the 3rd in the Serena Jones Mystery Series.)

Diana Orgain: I Wanda Put a Spell on You (This will be the 2nd in the iWitch Mystery Series.)

Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels & Barbara Mertz) & Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley): The Painted Queen (This will be the 20th in the Amelia Peabody Mystery Series.)

Kathy Reichs: Two Nights (This will be a Stand Alone thriller.)

David Rosenfelt: Collared (This will be the 16th in the Andy Carpenter Mystery Series.)

Denise Swanson: Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (This will be the in the Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series.)

Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned (This will be the 27th in the Mystery of Ancient Ireland Mystery Series.)

Elaine Viets: Fire and Ashes (This will be the 2nd in the non-Cozy Death Investigator Mystery Series.)

If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the June 2017 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.)

Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – May 2017

First, I hope all of you have a good Memorial Day. For those of you who are not American, Memorial Day is a day we take the time to think of and honor the men and women who have served to defend our country. So whether you are American or not, please take the time to thank someone who has helped serve to keep your nation a safer!

We’re reaching the end of May, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we have 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! This month, I’ve read about two excellent Cozy Mystery Series: Rita Lakin‘s Gladdy Gold Mystery Series and Melissa Bourbon‘s Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series.

If you’re interested in reading why I’m recommending these series, you can go to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on each of these great Cozy series.

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in May? 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 May 2017 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:

Kristi Abbott (aka Eileen Rendahl & Eileen Carr): Popcorn Shop Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Stephanie Blackmoore: Wedding Planner Mystery Series

Melissa Bourbon (aka Winnie Archer & Misa Ramirez): Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series

Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery Series

Duffy Brown: Consignment Shop Mystery Series

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series

Laura Childs: Cackleberry Club Cafe Mystery Series and Tea Shop Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Susan Page Davis: Tearoom for Two

Laura DiSilverio (aka Ella Barrick & Lila Dare): Readaholics Book Club Mystery Series

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

Agatha Frost: Peridale Cafe Mystery Series (first book Pancakes and Corpses)

Nell Hampton (aka Nancy Coco and Nancy J. Parra): A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery Series

Susannah Hardy (aka Sadie Hartwell): Greek to Me Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series

Victoria Houston: Loon Lake Fishing Mystery Series

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent & Gayle Leeson): Embroidery Mystery Series

Karen MacInerney: Margie Peterson Mystery Series and Dewberry Farm Mystery Series

Lia Matera: Willa Jansson Mystery Series (first entry Where Lawyers Fear to Tread) and Laura Di Palma Mystery Series (first entry The Smart Money)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series

Julie Mulhern: The Country Club Murders Mystery Series (first book The Deep End)

Sara Rosett: Murder on Location Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Scumble River Mystery Series

[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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