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Extra, Extra: Cozy Mystery News! (Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lizbeth Lipperman, Miranda James, Clea Simon, & Amanda Flower) Pt. 1

I am VERY FORTUNATE to receive updates from Sisters in Crime! The updates that I get are extremely informative, and I absolutely love getting them. (Thank you!)

I have so much Cozy Mystery news to tell you about that I am cutting it in half. But first, I want to remind you that in the Cozy Mystery reading world, we can’t always be sure that our favorite authors are “allowed” to release another Cozy Mystery book in a series.

For those of you who are Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett fans, this news is really good! Kathy Lynn Emerson has a new mystery series coming out in the (possibly very near) future. I’m not sure when, but she just got the go-ahead for an historical mystery series, which, like her historical Lady Susanna Appleton Mystery Series, is set during Queen Elizabeth’s reign. Murder in the Queen’s Wardrobe is the name of the first of these Elizabethan mysteries. This time, a young woman becomes a spy for Queen Elizabeth. Didn’t I tell you this would be good news?

Now for the Lizbeth Lipperman (aka Liz Lipperman) fans, the green light for her 3rd Dead Sister Talking Mystery Series book is shining brightly! We’ll be seeing more of Lainey and Tessa Garcia!

As if there was any question about this next tidbit of information! New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series, Miranda James (aka Dean James), has a three book deal. This way we’ll be able to keep up with Charlie and Diesel for quite a while, and hopefully, after the next three mysteries, there will be lots more!

Here’s some great news for Clea Simon‘s Dulcie Schwartz Mystery Series fans! You can relax now… books #9 and #10 have been green-lighted! Mr. Grey must be happy about this!

Oh Boy! In case no one knows this, Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan) will be starting her new Living History Museum Mystery Series some time soon. The first mystery in the series will be Brick and Bugles, and this time, her main sleuth solves a crime during the Civil War? Well not really during the Civil War, I should have typed during a Civil War reenactment.

Stay tuned! I’ll be bringing you more Cozy Mystery News!

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.

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