Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV
Here is the list of new releases for September 4 to September 17!
Lynn Cahoon: Death in the Romance Aisle (3rd in the Survivors’ Book Club Mysteries)
William Kent Krueger: The River We Remember (Non-Cozy Stand-Alone Novel)
J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts): Payback in Death (Non-Cozy, 57th in the Eve Dallas in Death Mystery Series)
This show not only features a very Cozy mood, but it also could be used as an Australian travel guide. It seems like the producers were very intent on showing the viewers stunningly gorgeous scenery.
The show features Joan (Greta Scacchi), a British nurse, who goes to Australia to find out how/why her husband died. Her plan is to follow his moves in her RV, and try to figure out the where, when, why, and what he was experiencing before his untimely death. That is the arc of the first season.
Along her journey she collides with Darby and his sweet dog, Diesel. They end up teaming together to solve a weekly mystery. This platonic, retiree couple travel from one campground to another – each week getting closer to solving the season’s arc, while solving “smaller” mysteries along the way. When the first season ends they let us know what next season’s arc will be…
Don’t be put off by the main characters being retirees. They are not old fuddy duddies! Also, don’t be put off by them being platonic… what’s wrong with becoming good friends? Who knows where their relationship will take them? What’s the rush?! Both Joan and Darby have a zest for life and are ready to enjoy all sorts of new experiences.
My husband and I both enjoyed the first season of Darby and Joan and are looking forward to the second season. Thank goodness Acorn TV had the good sense to back this show!
No behind-closed-doors scenes, no foul language, no gore, no smart-alecky children, no car chases, no shoot-them-ups… just a lot of really good acting, great chemistry between the two leads, beautiful scenery, & Cozy Mysteries.
Darby and Joan is available through Acorn on Amazon Prime Video.
Also, if you’re interested in taking a look at some other good mystery shows, make sure to go to my Cozy Mystery TV and Movies page.
The following Mystery Books will be released in October 2023:
Tasha Alexander: A Cold Highland Wind (17th in the Lady Emily Mysteries)
Donna Andrews: Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! (34th in the Meg Langslow Mysteries)
Connie Berry: Mistletoe and Murder (5th in the Kate Hamilton Mysteries)
Rita Mae Brown: Lost & Hound (15th in the Sister Jane Foxhunting Mysteries)
Kate Carlisle: The Twelve Books of Christmas (17th in the Bibliophile Mysteries)
Reagan Davis: Disturbing the Fleece (13th in the Knitorious Murder Mysteries)
Janet Evanovich: Dirty Thirty (30th in the Stephanie Plum Mysteries)
Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Dating Can Be Deadly (5th in the Amish Matchmaker Mysteries)
Sarah Fox: Baking Spirits Bright (2nd in the True Confections Mysteries)
Agatha Frost: Pumpkins and Peril (29th in the Peridale Cafe Cozy Mysteries)
Jacqueline Frost (aka Julie Chase, Julie Anne Lindsey, & Bree Baker): Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (4th in the Christmas Tree Farm Mysteries)
Richard Houston: A Taste to Die For (9th in the Books to Die For Mysteries)
Sofie Kelly (aka Sofie Ryan & Darlene Ryan for Young Adult): Paws to Remember (15th in the Magical Cats Mysteries)
Leslie Langtry: Monster Mash Murder (28th in the Merry Wrath Mysteries)
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Sugar Plum Poisoned (15th in the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries)
Carlene O’Connor: Some of Us Are Looking (2nd in the County Kerry Mysteries)
Spencer Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams): Up on the Woof Top (14th in the Chet & Bernie Mysteries)
Larissa Reinhart: 20 Carats (novella in the Mazie Albright Star Detective Mystery Series)
David Rosenfelt: ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas (28th in the Andy Carpenter Mysteries)
Connie Shelton: Haunted Sweets (17th in the Samantha Sweet Magical Cozy Mysteries)
August is almost over, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozies that we read this month!
If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! For this month, I read the first entry of Elizabeth Logan’s Alaskan Diner Mystery Series. For the reasons I want to recommend it, be sure to check out the blog entry!
So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in August? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)
As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.
What really good Cozy Mystery did you read August 2023 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?
Leslie Budewitz: Spice Shop Mystery Series
Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib): Key West Food Critic Mystery Series
V.M. Burns: Baker Street Mystery Series
Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Tea Shop Mystery Series
Peg Cochran (aka Meg London and Margaret Loudon): Cranberry Cove Mystery Series
Vivian Conroy: Miss Ashford Investigates Mystery Series
Jana DeLeon: Miss Fortune Mystery Series
Elizabeth Logan (aka Camille Minichino, Ada Madison, Margaret Grace, & Jean Flowers): Alaskan Diner Mystery Series
Alyssa Maxwell: Gilded Newport Mystery Series
Rachel McLean: Dorset Crime Mystery Series (first entry The Corfe Castle Murders) AND Detective Zoe Finch Mystery Series (first entry Deadly Wishes)
Korina Moss: Cheese Shop Mystery Series (first entry Cheddar Off Dead)
Anne Perry: Christmas Mystery Series
Camilla Trinchieri: Tuscan Mystery Series (first entry Murder in Chianti)
Diana Xarissa: Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Series (first entry Aunt Bessie Assumes)
I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.
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P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.
