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Laurie Cass, Christine DeSmet, Rosie Genova, Carol Ann Martin, & Caroline Miller – 5 Mystery Author Additions on the Cozy Mystery Site

I have been trying to get authors posted recently. It feels like as soon as I get some mystery authors posted, I hear about new ones who should be posted. Thank you, ALL, for telling me about mystery authors who you think belong on the Cozy Mystery site. The five most recent authors to “join us” are:

Laurie Cass: Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series
Minnie Hamilton is a librarian who, along with her rescue cat (Eddie) travels around her community in her bookmobile.

Christine DeSmet: Fudge Shop Mystery Series
Ava Oosterling is the owner of the Copper-Kettle Fudge Shop in Wisconsin. She shares space in her grandad’s bait shop, so the sign on her establishment says “Oosterlings’ Bait, Bobbers & Belgian Fudge”.  (DeSmet is a faculty associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.)

Rosie Genova: Italian Kitchen Mystery Series
Victoria Rienzi is a mystery series author, who is taking a break from writing. She currently works in her family’s Italian restaurant in New Jersey. (Genova is an English and Journalism teacher.)

Carol Ann Martin: Weaving Mystery Series
Della Wright is the proud owner of Dream Weavers. She teaches weaving in this North Carolina weaving shop.

Caroline Miller: Stand Alone Mysteries
Miller has her M.A. in Literature and has taught English in both the university and high school levels. She writes Stand Alone mysteries.

Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot’s Return (?)

Oh my gosh! I simply can’t believe it!!! Good grief! And, as Batman’s Robin would say: “Holy Smokes!”

Yes, this is literally how I feel right now! I kid you not!!!

Imagine my surprise to just find out that “Agatha Christie Limited” has okayed an author to write a Hercule Poirot mystery novel. I know I said this before, but “I kid you not!!!”

Before I give away how I feel about this (Duh!) I am going to ask you all for your opinions.

What do you think of best-selling British author Sophie Hannah getting the go-ahead for writing a Hercule Poirot mystery?

P.S. The new mystery is set to be released in September 2014.

October 2013 Mystery Book New Releases

The following Mystery Books will be released in October 2013:

Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, ½ of Lucy Arlington): Poisoned Prose (This will be the 5th in the Books by the Bay Mystery Series.)

Tasha Alexander: Behind the Shattered Glass (This will be the 8th in the Lady Emily Mystery Series.)

Donna Andrews: Duck the Halls (This will be the 16th in the Meg Langslow Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas theme mystery.)

Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: Close-up on Murder (This will be the 40th in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series.)

Jessica Beck (aka Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, & Tim Myers): Assault and Batter (This will be the 11th in the Donut Shop Mystery Series.)

Josie Belle (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence): Buried in Bargains (This will be the 3rd in the Good Buy Girls Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas theme mystery.)

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries and the Merry Gentlemen (This will be the 32nd in the Victorian Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas theme mystery.)

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries Sallies Forth (This is an omnibus of Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series books 10, 11, & 12.)

Rita Mae Brown: The Litter of the Law (This will be the 22nd in the Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series.) (This is a Halloween theme mystery book.)

JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): The Chocolate Book Bandit (This will be the 13th in the Chocoholic Mystery Series.)

Joelle Charbonneau: Skating Under the Wire (This will be the 4th in the Rebecca Robbins Mystery Series.)

Jennifer Chiaverini: The Spymistress ’13 (This will be the 2nd in the Elizabeth Van Lew Civil War Sery Series. This is not a mystery book.)

Laura Childs: Gilt Trip (This will be the 11th in the Scrapbooking Mystery Series.)

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Golden Malicious (This will be the 7th in the Orchard Mystery Series.)

E. J. Copperman: An Open Spook (This will be a Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series novella.)

Isis Crawford (aka Barbara Block): A Catered Christmas Cookie Exchange (This will be the 9th in the Mystery with Recipes Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas theme mystery.)

Waverly Curtis: The Big Chihuahua (This will be the 3rd in the Barking Detective Mystery Series.)

Jeffery Deaver: The October List (This will be a Stand Alone Mystery.)

Elizabeth J. Duncan: Never Laugh As a Hearse Goes By (This will be the 5th in the Penny Brannigan Mystery Series.)

“Jessica Fletcher” & Donald Bain: Close-Up on Murder (This will be the 40th in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series.)

Elizabeth George: Just One Evil Act (This will be the 18th in the Inspector Lynley Mystery Series.)

John Grisham: Sycamore Row (This will be the 2nd in the Jake Brigance Mystery Series.)

Rebecca M. Hale: Afoot on St. Croix (This will be the 2nd in the Mystery in the Islands Mystery Series.)

Tarquin Hall: The Case of the Love Commandos (This will be the 4th of the Files of Vish Puri, India’s Most Private Investigator Mystery Series.)

Charlaine Harris: After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse (This will be the 14th in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery Series. It will be perfect for Sookie’s fans, so they get answers to their many “What happened to…?” questions.)

Carolyn Hart: Ghost Gone Wild (This will be the 4th in the Bailey Ruth Ghost Mystery Series.)

Ellen Hart: Taken by the Wind (This will be the 21st in the Jane Lawless Mystery Series.)

Inherit the Dead anthology of 20 mystery authors, including Mary Higgins Clark & Charlaine Harris

Iris Johansen: Silencing Eve (This will be the 17th in the Eve Duncan Mystery Series.)

Diane Kelly: Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream (This will be the 6th in the Death and Taxes Mystery Series.)

Sofie Kelly: Final Catcall (This will be the 5th in the Magical Cats Mystery Series.)

Kate Kingsbury (aka Allison Kingsley & Rebecca Kent): Mulled Murder (This will be 9th in the Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas theme mystery.)

Joyce and Jim Lavene (aka J. J. Cook & Ellie Grant): A Finder’s Fee (This will be the 5th in the Missing Pieces Mystery Series.)

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Chili Con Carnage (This will be the 1st in the NEW Chili Cook-Off Mystery Series.)

Gail Lukasik: Peak Season for Murder (This will be the 3rd in the Leigh Girard Mystery Series.)

Debbie Macomber: Starry Night (This will be a Stand Alone Christmas theme novel. This is not a mystery.)

G. M. Malliet: Pagan Spring (This will be the 3rd in the Max Tudor Mystery Series.) (This is an Easter theme mystery.)

Archer Mayor: Three Can Keep a Secret (This will be the 24th in the Joe Gunther Mystery Series.)

Miss Read: Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love (This is a Miss Read novel. It is not a mystery.)

Sara Paretsky: Critical Mass (This will be the 17th in the V.I. Warshawski Mystery Series.)

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro: Confessions: The Private School Murders (This will be the 2nd in the Confessions Mystery Series.)

Richard North Patterson: Loss of Innocence (This is the 2nd in a planned trilogy.)

Sara Rosett: Milkshakes, Mermaids, and Murder (This will be the 8th in the Mom Zone Mystery Series.)

Lisa Scottoline: Accused (This will be the 12th in the Rosato and Associates Mystery Series.)

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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for September 2013

Here are the mystery movies I was able to glean from TCM’s Now Playing for September 2013. (TCM stands for the Turner Classic Movie channel.) Alfred Hitchcock is being highlighted on Sundays, which is a great thing for those of us who enjoy his work. I know that his movies are thought of as “thrillers” of sorts, but they are also mysteries.

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 September 2013, please post a comment.

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

Sunday – September 1, 2013

MURDER! (1930) 9:00 AM (Central)
A juror who had voted to convict a murder suspect tries to prove someone else did it before the execution date.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Herbert Marshall, Nora Baring, Miles Mander
BW-100 mins, TV-PG

ROPE (1948) 11:00 AM (Central)
Two wealthy young men try to commit the perfect crime by murdering a friend.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Dick Hogan, John Dall, Farley Granger
C-81 mins, TV-14, CC

SPELLBOUND (1945) 12:30 PM (Central)
A psychiatrist tries to help the man she loves solve a murder buried in his subconscious.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov
BW-111 mins, TV-PG, CC

THE BIRDS (1963) 4:45 PM (Central)
In a California coastal area, flocks of birds unaccountably make deadly attacks on humans.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy
C-119 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943) 7:00 PM (Central)
A young girl fears her favorite uncle may be a killer.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, MacDonald Carey
BW-108 mins, TV-PG, CC

PSYCHO (1960) 9:00 PM (Central)
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin
BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – September 2, 2013

FRENZY (1972) 2:30 AM (Central)
When a temperamental man’s ex-wife falls victim to a serial killer, he becomes the number one suspect.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
C-116 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
THE PITFALL (1948) 3:15 PM (Central)
A married insurance man falls for a criminal’s girlfriend.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt
BW-86 mins, TV-PG

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

Thursday – September 5, 2013

VERTIGO (1958) 8:00 PM (Central)
A detective falls for the mysterious woman he’s been hired to tail.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
C-130 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – September 6, 2013

PUSHOVER (1954) 1:30 AM (Central)
A police detective falls for the bank robber’s girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Kim Novak
BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – September 8, 2013

STAGE FRIGHT (1950) 11:00 AM (Central)
An acting student goes undercover to prove a singing star killed her husband.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding
BW-110 mins, TV-PG, CC

I CONFESS (1953) 1:00 PM (Central)
A priest suspected of murder can only clear himself by violating the sanctity of the confessional.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC

THE WRONG MAN (1956) 3:00 PM (Central)
A musician is mistaken for a vicious thief, with devastating results.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Henry Fonda , Vera Miles , Anthony Quayle .
BW-105 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

SABOTEUR (1942) 5:00 PM (Central)
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the lam to prove his innocence.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger
BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940) 7:00 PM (Central)
An American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall
BW-120 mins, TV-PG, CC

NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) 9:15 PM (Central)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
C-136 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – September 11, 2013

I CONFESS (1953) 1:00 AM (Central)
A priest suspected of murder can only clear himself by violating the sanctity of the confessional.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC

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

Thursday – September 12, 2013

OUT OF THE PAST (1947) 4:30 PM (Central)
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 – September 14, 2013

SKY MURDER (1940) 9:45 AM (Central)
Detective Nick Carter tries to prove a beautiful immigrant innocent of murder.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Donald Meek, Karen Verne
BW-72 mins, TV-PG

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

Sunday – September 15, 2013

NUMBER SEVENTEEN (1932) 9:00 AM (Central)
A detective sets out to recover a necklace lifted by jewel thieves.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Leon M. Lion, Anne Grey, Donald Calthrop
BW-61 mins, TV-PG

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956) 2:30 PM (Central)
International spies kidnap a doctor’s son when he stumbles on their assassination plot.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie
C-120 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

VERTIGO (1958) 4:45 PM (Central)
A detective falls for the mysterious woman he’s been hired to tail.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
C-130 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

REAR WINDOW (1954) 7:00 PM (Central)
A photographer with a broken leg uncovers a murder while spying on the neighbors in a nearby apartment building.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey
C-114 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – September 18, 2013

THE HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER (1939) 5:00 AM (Central)
A gangster’s moll runs home to mother, with reporters and amateur detectives hot on her tail.
Dir: Hal Roach Cast: Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, John Hubbard
BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC

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

Saturday – September 21, 2013

DETECTIVE KITTY O’DAY (1944) 9:45 AM (Central)
An amateur sleuth drives her boyfriend and the police crazy when she butts into a murder investigation.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Jean Parker, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan
BW-61 mins, TV-G,

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

Sunday – September 22, 2013

THE LADY VANISHES (1938) 12:15 PM (Central)
A young woman on vacation triggers an international incident when she tries to track an elderly friend who has disappeared.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas
BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC

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

Tuesday – September 24, 2013

BLACK WIDOW (1954) 4:00 PM (Central)
The murder of a scheming female writer throws a group of theatrical friends into turmoil.
Dir: Nunnally Johnson Cast: Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney
C-95 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Saturday – September 28, 2013

ADVENTURES OF KITTY O’DAY (1944) 9:45 AM (Central)
A perky switchboard operator investigates murders that baffle the police.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Jean Parker, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan
BW-63 mins, TV-G

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

Sunday – September 29, 2013

EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978) 3:00 AM (Central)
A fashion photographer develops the ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
Dir: Irvin Kershner Cast: Faye Dunaway, Tom Lee Jones, Brad Dourif
C-103 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946) 5:00 AM (Central)
Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott
BW-116 mins, TV-PG, CC
(*** Not a mystery, but one of my favorite Barbara Stanwyck movies. She is absolutely wonderful in it.***)

DEAD RECKONING (1947) 7:00 AM (Central)
A tough veteran sets out to solve his war buddy’s murder.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky
BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC

SUSPICION (1941) 1:00 PM (Central)
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

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) 3:00 PM (Central)
A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker
BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC

DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) 5:00 PM (Central)
A straying husband frames his wife for the murder of the man he’d hired to kill her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings
C-105 mins, TV-PG, CC

REBECCA (1940) 7:00 PM (Central)
A young bride is terrorized by the memories of her husband’s glamorous first wife.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
BW-130 mins, TV-PG, CC

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

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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