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New Releases – June 12 to June 18, 2017

June 12, 2017

Here is the list of new release for June 12 to June 18!

Lorna Barrett (aka Lorraine Bartlett & L. L. Bartlett): A Just Clause (This will be the 11th in the Booktown Mystery Series.)

Maia Chance: Bad Housekeeping (This will be the 1st in the NEW Agnes and Effie Mystery Series.)

Tonya Kappes: Mocha and Murder (This will be the 2nd in the Killer Coffee Mystery Series.)

Diane Vallere: Cement Stilettos (This will be the 7th in the Samantha Kidd Mystery Series.)

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Murder, She Wrote TV Mystery Show

June 8, 2017

I have had several readers contact me over the past twelve years – asking why I don’t have a Murder, She Wrote entry on the Mystery TV and Movies Page. I just assumed everyone was already aware of this 1984-1996 TV mystery show – either from when it originally aired or now, in its umpteenth re-run life.

If you have read my description of what a Cozy Mystery is then you are aware of the trepidation I assume neighbors of Jessica Fletcher (the main sleuth) must feel whenever she is in town. Every week, Jessica (beautifully played by Angela Lansbury) is on the quest to find a murderer! In fact there were so many murder in her hometown (Cabot Cove, Maine) that she finally had to establish a living base in New York City, perhaps at the insistence of her Cabot Cove neighbors >>> those still alive that is! (Actually, she has a second home there so that she can be closer to her publisher, as well as teach criminology classes.)

Jessica is a retired high school English teacher who writes best selling mystery novels. Her novels are so popular in fact, that whenever she visits either New York City or an exotic locations (of which there are many, especially in later seasons) the police assigned to the case (which Jessica will invariably solve) welcome her to join them in solving the case, since they are big fans of her mystery novels.

At the beginning of the TV series, I believe most of the shows were based in Cabot Cove, a quaint fishing village where (just about) everyone is on a first-name basis. Jessica has a close circle of friends – which includes easily-agitated Dr. Seth Hazlitt (William Windom), Sheriff Amos Tupper (Tom Bosley), realtor Eve Simpson (Julie Adams), and Sheriff Mort Metzger (Ron Masak). Of course, Jessica knows everyone very well. Her knowledge can be attributed with either having had them in one of her English classes or them being parents of her students. Also, her good friends (Seth and Eve) love to share gossip!

I doubt there are any mystery shows that are more Cozy than Murder, She Wrote. Even though the shows are based on murder, they are never graphic, nor do the shows ever focus on the “let’s-gross-out-the-audience” realistic forensic scenes. (I believe they were considered “family fare” when they originally aired.)

Best selling Cozy Mystery author Donald Bain writes the Murder She Wrote book series which is based on this show. I picture Angela Lansbury every time I read one of Bain’s Cozies. I can’t imagine any other actress trying to take this role on. I strongly recommend you try watching Murder, She Wrote – if you’re one of the few people who hasn’t already enjoyed this TV series.

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New Releases – June 5 to June 11, 2017

June 5, 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.)

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Two New Cozy Holiday Releases Coming July 2017

June 3, 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

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