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Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV

January 2024 Mystery Book New Releases

The Dog Across the Lake (A Paws & Claws Mystery Book 9) The following Mystery Books will be released in January 2024:

Krista Davis: The Dog Across the Lake (9th in the Paws & Claws Mysteries)

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): The Sign of Four Spirits (9th in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries)

Lee Goldberg: Dream Town (Non-Cozy, 5th in the Eve Ronin Mysteries)

Darci Hannah : Murder at the Blarney Bash (5th in the Beacon Bakeshop Mysteries)

Abigail Keam: Death by Theft (19th in the Josiah Reynolds Mysteries)

Edward Marston (aka Keith Miles and Conrad Allen): Murder in Transit (24th in the Railway Detective Mysteries)

Larissa Reinhart: 19 Criminals (19th in the Maizie Albright Star Detective Mysteries)

J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts): Random In Death (Non-Cozy, 58th of the Eve Dallas In Death Mysteries)

Joyce Tremel (aka Joyce St. Anthony): Deadly to the Core (1st in the NEW Cider House Mystery Series)

One Special Night – A Non-mystery Christmas Movie

Ok, ok, I know that I should only “talk” about mystery books and mystery movies, however, this 1999 movie is one I remember seeing years ago. (I’m not sure if it was the year it was released or not…) Unfortunately, it is only available to Prime members. For those of you who aren’t Prime members, I’m sorry…

In 1999 James Garner and Julie Andrews got together for the third time. The Turner Classic Movies channel has shown their 1964 movie The Americanization of Emily several times recently – which I DVR-ed, watched, and enjoyed (again!). The Turner Classic Movies channel has also shown their second endeavor together – the 1982 movie Victor/Victoria – which is another really good movie. The third time they worked together is in this very touching Thanksgiving/Christmas movie, One Special Night. (The action starts at Thanksgiving and goes on to Christmas.) One Special Night was a movie from a time when television channels were making movies that could be seen by everyone – quite unlike all of the movies that the different streaming channels are making now – for just their streaming customers.

One Special Night is based on Jan Hartman’s play A Winter Visitor. Obviously, it is not based on a romance between two 20 or 30 year old characters. 

If you’ve seen it already, let us know what you think of One Special Night, and if you haven’t seen it, try to watch it. I love this movie, and will probably watch it again – and possibly again…

P.S. I’m not “talking” about the plot since I don’t want to give anything away…

November 27 to December 3

Fowl Play Here is the list of new releases for November 27 to December 3!

Donna Ball: Flash of Fire (6th in the Dogleg Island Mysteries)

V.M. Burns: Murder on Tour (9th in the Mystery Bookshop Mysteries)

Elizabeth Spann Craig (aka Riley Adams & Elizabeth Craig): Doom and Bloom (23rd in the Myrtle Clover Cozy Mysterie)

Jeffery Deaver: The Watchmaker’s Hand (Non-Cozy, 18th in the Lincoln Rhyme Mysteries)

Peggy Ehrhart: Knitmare on Beech Street (10th in the Knit & Nibble Mysteries)

K.J. Emrick: The Kringle Jingle Murders (36th in the Darcy Sweet Cozy Mysteries)

Sally Goldenbaum: A Twisted Skein (6th in the Seaside Knitters Society Mysteries)

Victoria Laurie: Coaching Fire (5th in the Cat & Gilley Life Coach Mysteries)

Karen MacInerney: Fowl Play (10th in the Dewberry Farm Mysteries)

Karen Rose Smith: Murder with Chocolate Tea (10th in the Daisy’s Tea Garden Mysteries)

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