Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV
Here is the list of new releases for December 11 to December 17!
Agatha Frost: Mince Pies and Madness (30th in the Peridale Cafe Cozy Mysteries)
Leslie Langtry: Match Box Murder (a story in the Merry Wrath Mysteries)
Joanna Campbell Slan: Paint Can Kill (9th in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mysteries)
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)
Here is the list of new releases for December 4 to December 10!
Jenna Bennett (aka Jennie Bentley & Bente Gallagher): Death at the Dower House (2nd in the Pippa Darling Mysteries)
Paige Shelton: Lost Hours (5th in the Alaska Wild Mystery Series)
Victoria Thompson: City of Betrayal (7th in the Counterfeit Lady Mysteries)
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…
