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Florist, Flower Shop, and Flower Farm Cozy Mystery Series

Since I just added a new “crop” of authors, one of whom has a sleuth who is a florist, I decided there wouldn’t be a better time to add this new theme to the Cozy Mystery site. Here are the authors who are already posted on the Cozy Mystery site who write series which have either a flower farm worker, a florist, or a flower shop owner as their sleuths.

Beverly Allen (aka Barbara Early) writes the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series. This series takes place in Virginia and features Audrey Bloom as our sleuth. Audrey co-owns the Rose in Bloom flower shop.

Kate Collins pens the Flower Shop Mystery Series. So, law school wasn’t for our sleuth, Abby Knight. Good thing Abby has decided to open Bloomers, a flower shop in Indiana. Abby is able to arrange the clues as well as she arranges her flowers.

Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Magic Garden Mystery Series – Fiona is a florist who is from the USA.

Joan Hadley (aka Joan Hess) writes the Theo Bloomer Mystery Series, which features a florist. Theo’s previous life included a stint as a CIA spy.

Janis Harrison brings us her Bretta Solomon Gardening Mystery Series. Bretta is a widow who has a flower business in Missouri. As a new widow, she has taken up sleuthing.

Vicki Lane pens the Elizabeth Goodweather Mystery Series. Elizabeth (a widow) own a farm in North Carolina’s Appalachians. The farm grows both flowers and herbs. 

Rebecca Tope writes the Lake District Mystery Series. This series takes place in the lake district region of England. Persimmon “Simmy” Brown owns a flower shop and sleuths between arranging her flowers into beautiful arrangements.

In the same vein, here is my Gardening Cozy Mysteries entry.

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

Beverly Allen (aka Barbara Early), Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton), Lois Lavrisa, Dixie Lyle, & Laura Morrigan : Five New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site

I thought it was about time that I add some new mystery authors to the Cozy Mystery site. These are authors who have been recommended by other Cozy Mystery readers as belonging on the Cozy Mystery site.

 Beverly Allen (aka Barbara Early) writes the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series. This series takes place in Virginia and features one of the co-owners of the Rose in Bloom flower shop. Audrey Bloom sleuths while arranging beautiful wedding flower pieces of art. (You would think the author was a florist rather than the Electrical Engineer she was.) As Early she has written a Christmas novella.

 Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton & Donna Lea Simpson): OK, OK, I know some of you are already followers of Victoria Hamilton, so you probably know she already has a page on the Cozy Mystery site. I just wanted to officially introduce you all to Amanda Cooper. As Cooper she writes the Teapot Collector Mystery Series. Sophie Taylor is an employee in her family’s Victorian Tearoom in New York. Hamilton’s fans know she writes the Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series as well as the Merry Muffin Mystery Series. (She also writes an historical/romance mystery series as Donna Lea Simpson called the Lady Anne Addison series..)

 Lois Lavrisa writes the Chubby Chicks Club Mystery Series. This series features Cat and Annie Mae, two best friends who sleuth together in Savannah, Georgia. Lavrisa has a Young Adult spin-off called the Thomson Twins Mystery Series. She also writes the Liquid Lies thriller/suspence series for Young Adults.

 Dixie Lyle Pens the Whiskey, Tango, and Foxtrot Mystery Series. This is a paranormal mystery series. Foxtrot (“short” for Deirdre) is the administrative assistant for a woman who is rich beyond being rich. As her assistant, Foxtrot cares for both the mansion and grounds. Foxtrot is aided by her childhood cat, Tango, who happens to be a telepathic cat. Also along for the sleuthing is Tiny, a shape-shifting ghost dog.

 Laura Morrigan writes the Call of the Wilde Mystery Series.  Grace Wilde has telepathic abilities with animals. This comes in handy if a crime is committed in the presence of a pet, or a wild animal. Grace is able to get clues that only a witnessing animal can give. The series is set in Florida.

Cozy-Mystery.com on Facebook and Pinterest

You know, I cannot believe how the world of Cozy Mystery books has changed. When I started the Cozy Mystery site way back in 2006, I had to look high and low to find places devoted solely to the Cozy subgenre. I was often discouraged. It was like I was trying to track down the elusive rainbow’s end. I was able to find lots of Mystery information, but then I had to sift through a whole lot of general mystery information to find what I wanted, which was just the Cozy subgenre. I’m sure a lot of you can relate to this. I know I’m not alone!

It’s just so nice to see that the Cozy part of the Mystery world has taken its rightful place. It seems to be an ever-expanding world. It appears to be almost everywhere.

In 2006 I never would have imagined that I would find myself learning about places like Pinterest and Facebook. Just the other day I went over my 400th “Like” on Facebook and found myself getting quite excited. Wow! It’s an honor to think that I got over 400 “Likes”!

So, thank you to ALL of you who have voted a “Like” for one of my entries on my Facebook page. (I am hoping to double the 400 “Likes”!) Also, thank you to those of you who follow my boards on my Pinterest  page. I truly appreciate it, and feel quite honored! Thank you!

Easter Mystery Book List

I have been trying to find some more Easter Mystery Books so I could add them to my Easter Mystery Book List page. I think I have exhausted the possibilities, and would greatly appreciate it if you would take a look at the Easter list and see if I am missing a book that you know is an Easter themed mystery.

I was looking through the Easter mysteries and there were a few that stood out as books I wish I hadn’t already read. You know what I mean? Sometimes I wish I was just discovering an author so that I could enjoy reading all of her/his books all over again.

Our daughter called and said she is coming home for Easter, so we are all looking forward to that. I wish my mother wasn’t doing so poorly. She and my father used to drive down to San Antonio every year for two weeks during our Bluebonnet season. Sometimes that included Easter, as it would have done this year. (Oh well, what do they say about wishes? I guess I’d have a stable of horses in my back yard!) My sister is flying out to see my mother and our younger brother, so that will be nice for my mom. (We are going up in May.)

Anyway, if you happen to notice any Easter themed mystery books that I don’t have on the list, would you please post a comment? Thank you!

If you are looking for Passover theme mystery books, click on this link.

(This link will take you to the page on my Cozy Mystery site with many more Holiday Theme lists.)

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