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Baseball Theme Mystery Books

baseballA Cozy Mystery site reader asked for me to get a Baseball Theme Mystery Books list together. Unfortunately, I don’t know how Cozy these mysteries are, since I haven’t read any of them. However, they are all set in the world of Baseball.

Baseball Theme Mystery Books:

Garrison Allen: Baseball Cat

Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: Three Strikes and You’re Dead

Tori Carrington: Foul Play

Harlan Coben: The Final Detail (A Myron Bolitar Mystery)

Jen Estes: Cat McDaniel Mystery Series

  1. Big Leagues    ’11
  2. Curveball    ’12
  3. Double Play    ’13

Crabbe Evers: Duffy House Mystery Series

  1. Murderer’s Row    ’91
  2. Bleeding Dodger Blue    ’91
  3. Murder in Wrigley Field    ’91
  4. Fear in Fenway    ’93
  5. Tigers Burning    ’94

“Jessica Fletcher” & Donald Bain: Three Strikes and You’re Dead

Robert Goldsborough: Murder in the Ball Park (A Nero Wolfe Mystery)

Gemma Halliday: Homicide in High Heels (High Heels Mystery Series)

Robert B. Parker: Mortal Stakes (a Spenser mystery)

Robert B. Parker: Double Play 

Troy Soos: Mickey Rawlings Mystery Series

  1. Murder at Fenway Park    ’94
  2. Murder at Ebbets Field    ’95
  3. Murder at Wrigley Field    ’96
  4. Hunting a Detroit Tiger    ’97
  5. The Cincinnati Red Stalkings    ’98
  6. Hanging Curve    ’99
  7. The Tomb that Ruth Built   ’14

Rex Stout: This Won’t Kill You (Novella in Three Men Out)

Baseball Theme Mysteries for Children:

David A. Kelly: Ballpark Mystery Series (Age 6-9, Grade 1-4)

John Feinstein: Change Up: Mystery at the World Series (Age 10+, Grade 5+)

If any of you know of some Cozy Mysteries that are set in the Baseball world, please post a comment. Thank you!

♦To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.♦

Boston to New Orleans, Inherited House, Best Friend Mystery

LouisianaHere is a comment Jan posted trying to locate an author/book.

Jan writes:

I recently read a mystery that took place in New Orleans about a young woman from, I think, Boston,who inherited a house on the coast of Louisiana from her best friend who died of cancer. She was also made guardian of her friend’s daughter. I can’t remember the name of the author. Does anyone know?

Jan actually posted this on an entry’s comment area, but at the time, none of us could help her, so I am guessing it might be a little difficult to come up with an answer. I am hoping that someone out there today may know who this author/book could possibly be.

If you think you know, please post a comment. Thank you!

Happy Father’s Day!

father'sdayHappy Father’s Day to those of you who are dads, or are dad figures.

I just looked up Father’s Day and was (sort of) surprised to see that it was “invented” after Mother’s Day, so that fathers could get the recognition they so rightly deserve. Mother’s Day was made official in 1914, however it took many years to finally get Father’s Day signed in as a law  – 1972.

Fathers everywhere should enjoy the third Sunday of every June, (along with the other 364 days of the year!)

Happy Father’s Day!

(Oh, and seeing that this is the Cozy Mystery site, in case you are interested in reading a Father’s Day mystery, here is the link to the Father’s Day theme mystery list.

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries … Series 3?!!

Back in July of 2013, I wrote a TV and Movies post about the Australian Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries television series. (Yes, they are based on Kerry Greenwood‘s very popular Phryne Fisher Mystery Series!) I went ahead and added the link to my original entry – in case you haven’t read it and would enjoy seeing what the mystery shows are about.) Suffice it to say that I really enjoy this series!

I believe some of us speculated about the show continuing. Of course, none of us knew if it would, but there’s always hope!

Well, today, there is more than hope! Today I got an email (Thank you so much, Fran!) giving us the wonderful news: The production company is going to be making a third season of this terrific mystery show! Yippee!

And there is even more news, we have our very own favorite Cozy Mystery authors (amongst others) to thank for this third season. Yes, the Sisters in Crime apparently lobbied for Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries to continue (for at least another season.) That’s quite a feat when you consider that the leading role is a woman! I mean how many shows are there who dare to have a female lead?

So, the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) will start production of this terrific Australian period-piece mystery show in October.

Pretty terrific news, isn’t it?

If you would like to see the original article which was sent to me, click on this Sisters in Crime, Australia link.

For more Cozy viewing ideas, click on my Cozy Mystery TV & Movies page.

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