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I Just Found a Few More Christmas Mysteries

When I was looking at my (computer) desktop’s folders I discovered a list that I had apparently made a very short while ago, but that I had totally forgotten. I clicked on the folder (which was conveniently titled “Christmas”) only to see a list of additional titles I had saved in order to add them to the Christmas mysteries lists. When I clicked the folder open, it looked somewhat familiar; it had authors’ names on it and the titles of their Christmas mysteries, both in the book format as well as the story/novella length. I vaguely remember going through my individual Christmas mysteries lists and finding out that I didn’t already have these authors/titles listed.

Here is the list of Christmas mysteries authors and titles that I just added to the Cozy Mystery site’s lists:

Hannah Alexander & Jill Elizabeth Nelson: Season of Danger: Silent Night, Deadly Night\Mistletoe Mayhem 

Pat Amsden: A Christmas Wedding to Die For

Gale Borger: Totally Decked (Story)

Roxy Boroughs, Brenda M. Collins, & C.J. Carmichael: A Frost Family Christmas Anthology

C.J. Carmichael, Roxy Boroughs, & Brenda M. Collins: A Frost Family Christmas Anthology

Brenda M. Collins, Roxy Boroughs, C.J. Carmichael: A Frost Family Christmas Anthology

Bill Crider, Terence Faherty, Wendi Lee, & Aileen Schumacher: Murder, Mayhem, and Mistletoe

Caroline Dunford: The Mistletoe Mystery  (Story)

K.J. Emrick: The Ghost of Christmas (Novella)

Terence Faherty, Bill Crider, Wendi Lee, & Aileen Schumacher: Murder, Mayhem, and Mistletoe

Andrea Frazer: White Christmas with a Wobbly Knee

Andrea Frazer: Snowballs and Scotch Mist

Andrea Frazer: Christmas Mourning

Jim Green: Miss Tayke Investigates Murder Under the Mistletoe (Story)

Diane Kelly: Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem (Novella)

Carol Lee: A Catered Christmas Killer (Novella)

Wendi Lee, Terence Faherty, Bill Crider, & Aileen Schumacher: Murder, Mayhem, and Mistletoe

Jill Elizabeth Nelson & Hannah Alexander: Season of Danger: Silent Night, Deadly Night\Mistletoe Mayhem 

Jemima Norton: The Mistletoe Bride

Martha Ockley: The Advent of Murder

Ashantay Peters: Death Under the Mistletoe (Novella)

Sally Quilford ….. Mistletoe Mystery

Lawrence Rotch: Mistletoe and Murder

Aileen Schumacher, Bill Crider, Terence Faherty, & Wendi Lee: Murder, Mayhem, and Mistletoe

Laura Scott: Her Mistletoe Protector

N.E. Sully: A Mystery & Some Mistletoe (Novella)

Laina Turner: Mistletoe & Murder (Story)

It’s probably no surprise to all of you that I am asking you to take a look at the site’s lists to make sure I have all of the Christmas mysteries listed. (I usually try to do this before most holidays.) So >>> would you mind looking at the Christmas mysteries lists from the Cozy Mystery site and letting me know if you see any titles that are missing?

Christmas Mysteries –  Authors Beginning with A, B, & C

Christmas Mysteries –  Authors Beginning with D, E, & F

Christmas Mysteries –  Authors Beginning with G, H, I & J

Christmas Mysteries –  Authors Beginning with K, L, M, N & O

Christmas Mysteries –  Authors Beginning with P, Q, R, & S

Christmas Mysteries –  Authors Beginning with T, U, V, W, & Y

Thank you! I will add the titles – if there are any I’m missing.

January 2014 Mystery Book New Releases

The following Mystery Books (whose authors’ are found on the Cozy Mystery site) will be released in January 2014:

Ellery Adams (aka Jennifer Stanley, J. B. Stanley, and ½ of Lucy Arlington): Pecan Pies and Homicides (This will be the 3rd in the Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series.)

Simon Beaufort (writing duo Beau Riffenburgh & Susanna Gregory): The Murder House (This will be a Stand Alone.)

Alan Bradley: The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (This will be the 6th in the Flavia de Luce Mystery Series.)

Anne Canadeo: A Dark and Stormy Knit (This will be the 6th in the Black Sheep Knitting Mystery Series.)

Joelle Charbonneau: A Chorus Lineup (This will be the 3rd in the Glee Club Mystery Series.)

Joelle Charbonneau: Independent Study (This will be the 2nd in The Testing Thriller Series for Young Adults.)

Jennifer Chiaverini: Mrs. Lincoln’s Rival (This will be the 3rd in the Elizabeth Van Lew Civil War Series. This is not a mystery book.)

Laura Childs: Eggs in a Casket (This will be the in the 5th Cackleberry Club Mystery Series.)

Mary Jane Clark: That Old Black Magic (This will be the 4th in the Piper Donovan Mystery Series.)

Hy Conrad: Mr. Monk Gets on Board (This will be the 17th in the Mr. Monk Mystery Series.)

J. J. Cook (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): Playing with Fire (This will be the 2nd in the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery Series.)

Jeanne M. Dams: Shadows of Death (This will be the 14th in the Dorothy Martin Mystery Series.)

Tim Dorsey: Tiger Shrimp Tango (This will be the 17th in the Serge Storms Mystery Series.)

Christy Fifield (aka Christy Evans): Murder Sends a Postcard (This will be the 3rd in the Haunted Souvenir Mystery Series.)

Martha Grimes: The Way of All Fish (This will be the 2nd in the Paul Giverney Mystery Series.)

Parnell Hall: NYPD Puzzle (This will be the 15th in the Puzzle Lady Mystery Series.)

Lee Hollis: Death of a Chocoholic (This will be the 4th in the Hayley Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series.) (This is a Valentine theme mystery.)

Julie Hyzy: Home of the Braised (This will be the 7th in the White House Chef Mystery Series.)

Miranda James (aka Dean James,  Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Honor Hartman): The Silence of the Library (This will be the 5th in the Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series.)

Linda O. Johnston: Teacup Turbulence (This will be the 5th in the Pet Rescue Mystery Series.)

Jonathan Kellerman, Ande Parks, & Michael Gaydos: The Web (This will be a graphic novel of the 10th in the Alex Delaware Mystery Series.)

Annie Knox (aka Wendy Lyn Watson): Paws for Murder (This will be the 1st in the NEW Pet Boutique Mystery Series.)

Victoria Laurie: The Ghoul Next Door (This will be the 8th in the Ghost Hunter Mystery Series.)

Jess Lourey: January Thaw (This will be the 9th in the Murder-By-Month Mystery Series.)

Carol Ann Martin: Tapestry of Lies (This will be the 2nd in the Weaving Mystery Series.)

Beverle Graves Myers: Whispers of Vivaldi (This will be the 6th in the Tito Amato Baroque Mystery Series.)

Joyce Carol Oates: Carthage (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Phil Rickman: The Magus of Hay (This will be the 12th in the Merrily Watkins Mystery Series.)

Aimée & David Thurlo: The Pawnbroker (This will a Stand Alone or the 1st in the NEW Charlie Henry Mystery Series.)

Charles Todd: Hunting Shadows (This will be the 16th in the Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery Series.)

Peggy Webb: Elvis and the Bridegroom Stiffs (This will be the 6th in the Southern Cousins Mystery
Series.)

Lis Wiehl: Snapshot (This will be a Stand Alone.)

To go back to the Cozy Mystery New Book Release page, click here.

Easy-Peasy Shopping: Cyber Monday

I just started DVR-ing a national news show since I felt like I was falling a little behind on world news recently. I have to say, the news shows have changed a lot since I last watched them. I tried one of the major network’s news shows and was amazed at all of the fluff they had during the half hour. I am currently trying another news show on one of the cable channels, in hope that it will not have the “cute kitten” stories that used to be relegated to the weather person’s time slot.

Anyway, the point I was going to make is that I absolutely could not believe what was going on at the stores during this, our supposedly most joyous and love-thy-neighbor, time of year. I could not believe the brawls over merchandise!

I haven’t gone Christmas shopping the traditional way in years. Yes, I’m afraid I’m one of those armchair shoppers… I have my family set up their wish lists, and I click, click, click at my computer. I buy everything online. I either have it sent directly to people on my Christmas/birthday lists, or I have it sent to me and then I wrap it up and put it under the tree.

This brings me to the sales online. I wanted to pass this one on. Amazon is having a Cyber Monday Kindle Book Sale. It’s on all sorts of different genres, not just mysteries. I skimmed through the Kindle mysteries and found some authors of interest:

Charlotte MacLeod
Ellery Queen
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Dorothy L. Sayers
Stuart Palmer
Ruth Rendell
Patricia Wentworth
Barbara Vine
Anne Perry
Jane Haddam
Heather Graham
Jane Langton
Susan Dunlap
Joseph Wambaugh
Jeffery Deaver
Carl Hiaasen

Yikes!! Too many books to choose from!

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for December 2013

I have found these mystery movies from TCM’s Now Playing for December 2013. (TCM stands for the Turner Classic Movie channel.) There are less mystery movies being shown this month because of TCM’s great holiday line-up of movies.

I’m listing the movies in Central time zone. If you know of any other mystery movies that are going to be aired on television during December 2013, please post a comment.

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – December 2, 2013

7:30 AM
THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE (1938)
A doctor plots crimes so he can study criminal psychology.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart.
BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC

9:00 AM
TORCHY RUNS FOR MAYOR (1939)
After digging up the dirt on local politicians, a newswoman decides to run for office.
Dir: Ray McCarey Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy.
BW-60 mins, TV-G, CC

10:15 AM
HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME (1945)
Three amateur detectives try to find a missing magician.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast: Pat O’Brien, George Murphy, Carole Landis.
BW-70 mins, TV-PG

11:30 AM
THE BIG STEAL (1949)
Seduction and murder follow the theft of an Army payroll.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix.
BW-71 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:15 PM
STOP, YOU’RE KILLING ME (1952)
The surprise appearance of four corpses interferes with a beer baron’s plans to crash high society.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor, Virginia Gibson.
BW-86 mins, TV-G

4:45 PM
DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL (1956)
A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.
Dir: Charles Martin Cast: George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
BW-120 mins, TV-PG

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – December 3, 2013

11:00 PM
THE BIG HEAT (1953)
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster’s moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando.
BW-90 mins, TV-14, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – December 5, 2013

8:00 AM
ANGEL FACE (1953)
An unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman.
BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC

11:45 AM
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara.
BW-161 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM
BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING (1965)
A distraught mother searches for her seemingly non-existent daughter, bringing her sanity into question.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley, Lucie Mannheim.
BW-107 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 PM
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
A black police detective from the North forces a bigoted Southern sheriff to accept his help with a murder investigation.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates.
C-110 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – December 6, 2013

7:45 AM
BLACKMAIL (1929)
A shopkeeper’s daughter fights off blackmail after she kills a young artist who had tried to rape her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton.
BW-86 mins, TV-PG

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – December 9, 2013

5:15 PM
13 GHOSTS (1960)
A family inherits a house haunted by 13 ghosts and a living killer.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner.
BW-82 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – December 10, 2013

2:15 AM
MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003)
A big-city detective helps two inept small-town cops investigate a serial killer.
Dir: Joon-ho Bong Cast: Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim.
C-131 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – December 13, 2013

10:00 AM
GRAND CENTRAL MURDER (1942)
A detective investigates an actress’s murder in a train car.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Van Heflin, Patricia Dane, Cecilia Parker.
BW-74 mins, TV-G, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – December 14, 2013

12:00 AM
CHINATOWN (1974)
A Los Angeles private eye unwittingly sets up an innocent man for murder, then joins his seductive widow to unearth the corruption behind the crime.
Dir: Roman Polanski Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Perry Lopez.
C-130 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – December 16, 2013

8:30 AM
SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE: WHITE CORRIDORS (1956)
An American tourist fights to get the staff of a British hospital to believe she’s witnessed a murder.
Dir: Ted Post Cast: Linda Darnell, John Bentley, Scott Forbes.
BW-26 mins, TV-PG,

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – December 17, 2013

8:45 PM
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)  *** This is a Christmas movie, not a mystery. I really like it. >>> It gets the two stars of Double Indemnity together in a different venue.
An assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi.
BW-94 mins, TV-G, CC,

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – December 20, 2013

9:00 PM
THE BIG HEAT (1953)
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster’s moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando.
BW-90 mins, TV-14, CC

1:00 AM
THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)
A recent arrival in suburbia suspects a sinister reason for the local women’s model behavior.
Dir: Bryan Forbes Cast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson.
C-115 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – December 22, 2013

1:00 PM
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945) ***This is probably my very favorite Christmas movie. I watch it once every year. It is not a mystery.
A homemaking specialist who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – December 24, 2013

*****Neither of today’s movies are mystery movies. However, they are really good Christmas movies with phenomenal casts.

10:15 AM
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1941)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
BW-113 mins, TV-G, CC

7:00 PM
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – December 26, 2013

5:00 AM
THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s moll on a tense train ride.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White.
BW-72 mins, TV-PG, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – December 27, 2013

8:45 PM
OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
A private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas.
BW-97 mins, TV-PG, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – December 28, 2013

7:00 PM
GASLIGHT (1944)
A newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten.
BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC

9:00 PM
SUSPICION (1941)
A wealthy wallflower suspects her penniless playboy husband of murder.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:00 PM
LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
A beautiful neurotic will stop at nothing to hold onto her husband’s love.
Dir: John M. Stahl Cast: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain.
C-110 mins, TV-PG, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – December 30, 2013

10:30 PM
THE CHEAP DETECTIVE (1978)
A private dick tackles two tough cases while trying to clear himself of a murder charge.
Dir: Robert Moore Cast: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan.
C-92 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

If you know of any other mystery movies that are going to be airing this month, feel free to post a comment.

(All of the above descriptions were copied from the TCM site. I hope they don’t change their line-up!)

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