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ID Channel’s Nightmare Next Door with Diane Vallere

tv1111111111sphjsjhI think I may have mentioned (once or twice…) that I like true crime shows. (I don’t watch all of them – that would be a 24/7 hobby!) As I watch the shows I find myself in a state of disbelief that these are true crimes – not fiction TV. I can’t help but imagine how these awful, cruel things can be carried out by people. The results are so profound and permanent for the victims, and their family and friends >>> whose lives will never be the same. I often find myself wondering how stupid and self-aggrandizing these terrible animals are. When I hear a person say these killers are “sick” I usually find myself actually talking back to the TV. Sick is NO excuse for their actions! (OK, now I’ll get off my soapbox and get to why I am telling you about a show I just watched…) The particular show I’m telling you about is very sad and totally senseless. (Let’s face it, all of the cases they highlight are senseless!)

One of the shows I watch on the ID (Investigation Discovery) channel is Nightmare Next Door. Well, while I was watching last night’s episode (“A Strange Trust” – season 6, episode 10), I couldn’t believe it when one of my favorite authors appeared as one of the commentators of the crime. That’s right! One of our Cozy Mystery authors was on the show giving background information!

So, for those of you who have access to the ID channel, be sure to set your DVRs up in order to see none other than Diane Vallere, author of the Style & Error, Material Witness, Costume Shop, & Mad for Mod (one of my very favorite) mystery series. The next showing of this particular show is Sunday, November 13 at 1 PM (central).

Two New Cozy Mystery Holiday Books Coming December 2016

We can look forward to a festive December this year, with three new Cozy Mysteries releasing with different holiday themes – both focused on Christmas, naturally!

The first release will be Susan Sleeman‘s Christmas Conspiracy, the 6th in the First Responders Mystery Series. When a kidnapping attempt of a child at Rachel Long’s day care center is foiled by first responder Jake Marsh, Rachel accidentally discovers the identity of the would-be-kidnapper. Now she needs Jake’s protection through the holiday season, as the attacker turns his attention to her! As this is part of the “Love Inspired Suspense”, readers can rest assured that it will be a romantic mystery that is clean enough for everyone to enjoy! Susan Sleeman also writes the Agents Under Fire Mystery Series and the Justice Agency Mystery Series.

The other December Christmas Cozy will be Amanda Lee‘s Better Off Thread, which will be the the 10th in the Embroidery Mystery Series. Embroidery shop owner Marcy Singer is enjoying her holiday season by volunteering as an elf at the local hospital when tragedy strikes and the hospital director is discovered murdered. Marcy will need to act fast to protect her friend, Captain Moe, who is accused of the crime. Amanda Lee also writes the Daphne Martin Cake Mystery Series and the Myrtle Crumb Mystery Series as Gayle Trent and the Down South Cafe Mystery Series as Gayle Leeson.

Of course, if you want to see more Christmas themed Cozies, be sure to check out the pages devoted to them on my site:

Christmas Cozies

New Releases – October 31 to November 6, 2016

Boy, is my face red – this post should have gone up on Monday, but due to a scheduling mistake it didn’t! So happy (belated) Halloween!

Here is the list of new release for October 31 to November 6!

Cathy Ace: The Corpse with the Ruby Lips (This will be the 8th in the Cait Morgan Mystery Series.)

Rebecca Adler: The Good, the Bad and the Guacamole (This will be the 2nd in the Taste of Texas Mystery Series.)

Sandra Balzo: To the Last Drop (This will be the 9th in the Maggy Thorsen Mystery Series.)

Simon Beaufort: The Killing Ship (This will be a thriller.)

Ali Brandon: Twice Told Tail (This will be the 6th in the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series.)

JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha (This will be the 16th in the Chocoholic Mystery Series.) (This is an Easter themed mystery.)

Kate Carlisle: Deck the Hallways (This will be the 4th in the Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)

Michael Connelly: The Wrong Side of Goodbye (This will be the 21st in the Harry Bosch Mystery Series.)

Ellen Crosby: The Champagne Conspiracy (This will be the 7th in the Wine Country Mystery Series.)

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): We Wish You a Murderous Christmas (This will be the 2nd in the Year Round Christmas Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)

Kate Ellis: A High Mortality of Doves (Stand Alone or New Series)

Charles Finch: The Inheritance (This will be the 10th in the Charles Lenox Mystery Series.)

Susannah Hardy (aka Sadie Hartwell): A Killer Kebab (This will be the 3rd in the Greek to Me Mystery Series.)

Betty Hechtman: Hooking for Trouble (This will be the 11th in the Crochet Mystery Series.)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Better Late Than Never (This will be the 7h in the Library Lover’s Mystery Series.)

James Patterson: Killer Chef (This will be a Stand Alone “BookShot” – Amazon describes these as “Novels you can devour in a few hours”)

Anne Perry: A Christmas Message (This will be the 14th in the Chistmas Mystery Series.)

Hank Phillippi Ryan: Say No More (This will be the 5th in the Jane Ryland Mystery Series.)

December 2016 Mystery Book New Releases

The following Mystery Books will be released in December 2016:

December 2016

Lorraine Bartlett (aka Lorna Barrett & L.L. Bartlett) & Laurie Cass(aka Laura Alden): Dead, Bath, and Beyond (This will be the 4th in the Victoria Square Mystery Series.)

Sandra Bretting: Something Foul at Sweetwater (This will be the 2nd in the Missy DuBois Mystery Series.)

Laura Childs: Egg Drop Dead (This will be the 7th in the Cackleberry Club Mystery Series.)

Blaize Clement & John Clement: The Cat Sitter and the Canary (This will be the 11th in the Dixie Hemingway Mystery Series.)

Hy Conrad: Death on the Patagonian Express (This will be the 3rd in the Amy’s Travel Mystery Series.)

E.J. Copperman (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Spouse on Haunted Hill (This will be the 8th in the Haunted Guest House Mystery Series.)

Jeffery Deaver: The Sequel (This will be a Stand Alone mystery story.)

Elizabeth J. Duncan: Ill Met by Murder (This will be the 2nd in the Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery Series.)

Carola Dunn: Buried in the Country (This will be the 4th in the Cornish Mystery Series.)

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Prose and Cons (This will be the 2nd in the Magical Bookshop Mystery Series.)

Christopher Fowler: Strange Tide (This will be the 13th in the Bryant and May Mystery Series.)

Karen Harper: Chasing Shadows (This will be the 1st in the NEW South Shores Mystery Series.)

Christine Husom: Frosty the Dead Man (This will be the 3rd in the Snow Globe Shop Mystery Series.)

Sue Ann Jaffarian: The Ghosts of Misty Hollow (This will be the 6th in the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series.)

Tonya Kappes: A Ghostly Reunion (This will be the 5th in the Ghostly Southern Mystery Series.)

Diane Kelly: Above the Paw (This will be the 6th in the Paw Enforcement Mystery Series.)

Kelly Lane: Cold Pressed Murder (This will be the 2nd in the Olive Grove Mystery Series.)

Victoria Laurie: Forever, Again (This may be a Stand Alone or a Maddie Flynn mystery for young adults.)

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent & Gayle Leeson): Better Off Thread(This will be the 10th in the Embroidery Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)

T.C. LoTempio: Crime and Catnip (This will be the 3rd in the Nick and Nora Mystery Series.)

Kendel Lynn: Pot Luck (This will be the 4th in the Elliot Lisbon Mystery Series.)

Molly MacRae: Plaid and Plagiarism (This will be the 1st in the NEW Highland Bookshop Mystery Mystery Series.)

Alyssa Maxwell: A Pinch of Poison (This will be the 2nd in the Lady and Lady’s Maid Series.)

Susan McBride: Walk Into Silence (This will be 3rd in the Maggie Ryan Mystery Series.)

Liz Mugavero (aka Cate Conte): Custom Baked Murder (This will be the 5th in the Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series.)

Diana Orgain: Trigger Yappy (This will be the 2nd in the Roundup Crew Mystery Series.)

Gail Oust: Curried Away (This will be the 4th in the Piper Prescott Mystery Series.) (This is an Oktoberfest themed mystery.)

James Patterson & Richard DiLallo: The Christmas Mystery (This will be a Detective Luc Moncrief “BookShot” – Amazon describes these as “Novels you can devour in a few hours”) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)

James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein: Word of Mouse (This will be a Middle Grade book.)

James Patterson: Black & Blue (This will be a “BookShot” – Amazon describes these as “Novels you can devour in a few hours”)

James Patterson & Shan Serafin: Come and Get Us (This will be a Bookshot mystery.)

Eileen Rendahl (aka Kristi Abbott & Eileen Carr): Cover Me in Darkness (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Barbara Ross: Iced Under (This will be the 5th in the Maine Clambake Mystery Series.)

Sarah R. Shaber: Louise’s Lies (This will be the 6th in the Louise Pearlie Mystery Series.)

Susan Sleeman: Christmas Conspiracy (This will be the 6th in the First Responders Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)

Marcia Talley: Footprints to Murder (This will be the 15th in the Hannah Ives Mystery Series.)

Diane Vallere: Pearls Gone Wild (This will be the 6th in the Style & Error Mystery Series.)

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If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the November 2016 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.)

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