Mystery Book Series with a Music and/or Musician Theme
Ksenija just asked me if I had a Music/Musician mystery book theme on the site, and I responded that I don’t. Actually, I started putting all of the mystery authors I could think of with Music/Musicians, and came up with this list, which I wrote as a comment, but just decided to post as a theme.
Amanda Carmack: Elizabethan Mystery Series, starring Kate Haywood (musician in Elizabethan England)
Joelle Charbonneau: Glee Club Mystery Series (high school choir coach)
Alisa Craig (aka Charlotte MacLeod): Inspector Madoc Rhys Mystery Series (Trouble in the Brasses)
Sarah Fox: Music Lover’s Mystery Series
Sara Hoskinson Frommer: Joan Spencer Mystery Series (orchestra manager)
Kaye George (aka Janet Cantrell): Cressa Carraway Mystery Series (musician conductor)
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles: Bill Slider Mystery Series (young violin player girlfriend)
Morag Joss: Sara Selkirk Mystery Series – Sara is a world renown cellist.
Beverle Graves Myers: Baroque Mystery Series (18th Century Castrati)
Mark Scheweizer: Liturgical Mystery Series (choir director and organist at his Episcopal church)
I don’t know how I missed these authors, but here are some more authors who have been recommended by some of you:
K. K. Beck: Jane da Silva Mystery Series (lounge singer)
Meg Cabot: Heather Wells Mystery Series (ex teen pop star)
Church Choir Mystery Series: (church choir)
Carole Nelson Douglas: Irene Adler Mystery Series (French opera singer)
Sarah Fox: Music Lover’s Mystery Series (Dead Ringer, book #1) (violinist)
Kinky Friedman: Kinky Friedman Mystery Series (country western singer)
Andrew M. Greeley: Nuala Anne McGrail Mystery Series (singer)
Kerry Greenwood: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series (Ruddy Gore)
Kate Grilley: Kelly Ryan Mystery Series (radio station manager)
Lucille Kallen: C.B. Greenfield Mystery Series (musicians)
Barbara Paul: Opera Mystery Series (tenor)
Mary Saums: Willie Taft Mystery Series former (singer )
Dorothy L. Sayers: Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery Series (pianist)
And, here are some authors who aren’t on the Cozy Mystery site:
Deborah Grabien: J P Kinkaid Mystery Series (Rock & Roll Never Forgets)
Phyliss Knight: ‘Lil Richie’ Series (Switching the Odds and Shattered Rhythms)
Val McDermid: Kate Brannigan Mystery Series (Dead Beat)
Karen Sturges: Music Lover’s Mystery Series (Death of a Baritone and Death of a Pooh-Bah)
Please remember that I have only included the authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery Site. Feel free to post a comment if you know of any other mystery authors from the site who write Music/Musician themed mystery books. Thanks!
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Laredo, Brownsville, and Points In Between
My husband and I have headed down south, to Laredo and Brownsville. We have lived in San Antonio for about twenty years, and have never headed down this way.
We have no great plans. We will be looking at a few apartment complexes, since our daughter will be moving down here next year. Other than that, we’ll see what happens. It’s one of those lazy “vacations” with no place in particular to go to, but lots of possibilities.
We have never been “birders” but are thinking about possibly joining a birding expedition one of the days. Neither of us knew that this part of Texas is apparently a huge birding enthusiast’s dream!
I told my husband that I would be interested in visiting some of the birding places in this area, and there are quite a few of them. The Edinburg World Birding Center, the Sabal Palm Audubon Center and Sanctuary, several parks, and even a battlefield that all feature good bird watching possibilities and/or activities. Who knew? (Certainly not us… but we aren’t birders!)
I have to admit that I am pretty tired of only seeing doves and house finches in San Antonio. I used to get Blue Jays in the yard, but had to discontinue feeding them peanuts, since the squirrels made off with them more often than the Jays. And I haven’t seen a Cardinal in months. So, I wouldn’t mind seeing a colorful bird of some sort this weekend.
It’s odd >>> I never was interested in birds before. It seems that since Sprite has been gone (our 16 1/2 year old puppy) I have become more interested in other animals, perhaps thinking that it would make me get over Sprite. My husband and I have talked about another pet, but we’re just not sure we are ready for a big commitment like that again. As much joy as Sprite gave all of us, her last few years were very difficult for her – and for us. A lot of worrying…
I’ll let you all know about our attempt at “birding” for the first time. Neither my husband nor I would have EVER guessed we would look forward to trying this new adventure. Who knew?
Mollie Cox Bryan, Mary Jane Clark, Claire Donally, & Donna McLean : Four of the Newest Mystery Author Additions
As I recently told you all, I have been trying to get more authors posted to the Cozy Mystery site. You all have been so patient with me. I know that once you recommend an author, you would enjoy seeing that I finally get him/her up on the site, and some of you are probably frustrated with all of the waiting. Thank you for bearing with me!
Here are four of the newest mystery author additions to the site:
Mollie Cox Bryan: Cumberland Creek Mystery Series
This series features a sleuth who is an ex-investigative journalist. Now that she is a stay-at-home mom (in Virginia) she has more time to sleuth AND scrapbook. Bryan is also the author of two cookbooks: “Mrs. Rowe’s Little Book of Southern Pies” & “Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant Cookbook“.)
Mary Jane Clark: Piper Donovan Wedding Cake Mystery Series
Even though Piper Donovan would rather be fully employed in her profession of choices (actress), she is very busy between working in her family’s New Jersey bakery business as a professional cake decorator and solving mysteries. Clark is also the author of the Key News Suspense/Thrillers.
Claire Donally: Sunny & Shadow Mystery Series
Sunny Coolidge is a newspaper reporter who has had to move back to Maine because of her ailing father. Shadow is a stray tomcat who has decided to make Sunny “his person”. These two make a great sleuthing duo.
Donna McLean: Sparrow Falls Mystery Series
Addie McRae has moved to Sparrow Falls, a delightfully quaint, little town in North Carolina. Addie is trying to find out more about her Scottish heritage. Tilda MacArdan helps Addie with her heritage questions, and she also helps Addie solve the mysteries that come her (their) way.
