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Time Keeps On Slippin’, Slippin’, Slippin’

December 4, 2012

I think I mentioned that my daughter sent a lot of her belongings home last summer by UPS. Unfortunately the truck her things were in was involved in an accident, and she lost three of her large boxes. (Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident!) So here comes another “unfortunately”>>> She lost three of her work suits, and many other items, including an afghan I had crocheted for her when she was little. She was quite attached to the afghan, not because I am a great crocheter, but for sentimental reasons.

The yarn company no longer makes that multi-colored yarn, so we spent several days at the beginning of the summer trying to find a yarn that would closely resemble the previous afghan’s yarn. We came up with two different colors, one of which matches her current bedspread at her home, and the other which matches her bedspread at our house.

I am glad to say that I finally finished her afghan. My husband and I took it up to her this past weekend. I hope this afghan becomes as cherished to her as her lost/destroyed one. For some reason, it took me longer to crochet this one than it did the last one. Of course, it could just be my memory playing tricks on me. Perhaps I just think I whipped the last one out in record breaking speed because time seemed to go so much faster – back when I had little ones at home.

Steve Miller knew what he was talking about: “Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ – Into the future”

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The Best Christmas Cozy Mystery Book

November 30, 2012

Most of you know that I have a very long list of Christmas & Hanukkah mystery books on the site. In fact, the list is so long that I have had to cut it into alphabetical pages. We are so lucky to have so many holiday books available to us. While I haven’t read all of the books, I have read several of them.

Recently, I started thinking about the problem some of us might have choosing just one holiday themed mystery. Since there are so many Christmas theme mysteries on these lists, where should we begin? How can we decide which books we want to read? What’s a person to do?!?

That’s when I started thinking that we should make up a list of each of our very, very favorite holiday mystery book. Only one Christmas or Hanukkah mystery book, with each of us telling why the one Christmas or Hanukkah mystery book  is our very favorite holiday theme mystery book for this time of year.

It’s the only time of year when I read anthologies. I know, I know! I’m missing out on a lot of great introductions to many different authors, I just happen to prefer mystery novels. But as I said, this is the time of year when I read both holiday stories and novellas. So, if your one favorite mystery book is an anthology, go for it!

If someone new to holiday theme mystery books asked you for one suggestion, what would that be? I know it’s difficult! Believe me! I have one pretty strong idea about the one Christmas mystery book I would suggest, but let me think about it a little longer! Besides, I’m going to have to go “revisit” the book so that I can tell you why it would be the one I suggest.

Here are some of our favorite Christmas Mystery Books:

Marian Babson: The Twelve Deaths Of Christmas

Mignon F. Ballard: Hark! The Herald Angel Screamed

Rhys Bowen: The Twelve Clues of Christmas

Agatha Christie: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
on Kindle format
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding on Nook format

Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (which can be found in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

Heather Graham: The Last Noel

Cyril Hare: An English Murder 

Kate Kingsbury: Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series (So far there are 8 Christmas mysteries in this series.)

Charlotte MacLeod: Rest You Merry (1st in the Peter Shandy Mystery Series)
Rest You Merry on Kindle format
Rest You Merry on Nook format

Katherine Hall Page: Body in the Sleigh

Valerie Wolzien: We Wish You a Merry Murder AND ‘Tis the Season to be Murdered

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Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations – November 2012

November 27, 2012

Can you believe the year 2012 is almost over? I can’t! It seems like I just got used to putting “2012” on what little I actually write, and already I know that I’m going to have to get used to “2013.”

And since it is the end of November, it is the time when I ask you to please tell us about a few of your very favorite Cozy Mystery reads of this month. The authors should be people who you think the rest of us need to know about.  They can be authors who you just started reading, or authors who you have revisited this past month. Please include WHY you enjoyed these authors. What makes these authors stand out from the other authors you read this past month, but who “didn’t rate” as much in your book?

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I will add the recommended authors to this entry as they come in. (Please do not tell us about the authors you did not like.) Thank you!

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during November 2012, and why did you enjoy it (or him/her)?

Here are the current authors who some of you have read this past month, and wanted to tell the rest of us about:

Avery Aames: Cheese Shop Mystery Series

Ellery Adams (aka Jennifer Stanley, J. B. Stanley, 1/2 of Lucy Arlington: Mystery By the Bay Series

Tasha Alexander: Lady Emily Mystery Series

Madelyn Alt: Bewitching Mystery Series

Connie Archer: Soup Lover’s Mystery Series

Charlotte Banchi: Foul Deeds (“Cozy thriller”)

Lorna Barrett (aka Lorraine Bartlett & L. L. Bartlett): Booktown Mystery Series

M. C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mystery Series

Kate Borden (aka Kate Grilley): Peggy Jean Turner Mystery Series

Ali Brandon (aka Diane A.S. Stuckart): Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series

Lilian Jackson Braun: The Cat Who *** Mystery Series

Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford): Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series

Kate Collins: Flower Shop Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Museum Mystery Series

Isis Crawford (aka Barbara Block): Mysteries with Recipes Mystery Series

Waverly Curtis: Barking Detective Mystery Series

Deborah Crombie: Kincaid and James Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series

Jana DeLeon: Mystere Parish Series (The Vanishing)

Barbaras Delinsky: Escape

Laura DiSilverio (aka Ella Barrick & Lila Dare): Mall Cop Mystery Series

Elizabeth J. Duncan: Penny Brannigan

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series

Christopher Fowler: Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Series

Dashiell Hammett: The Thin Man

David Handler: Berger & Mitry Mystery Series

Lee Hollis: Hayley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery Series

Maddy Hunter: Passport to Peril Mystery Series

Michael Innes: Inspector Sir John Appleby Mystery Series

Miranda James (aka Jimmie Ruth Evans, Honor Hartman, & Dean James): Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series

P.D. James: Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Jill Marie Landis: Tikki Goddess Mystery Series (Mai Tai One On)

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent): Embroidery Mystery Series

Susan Elia MacNeal: Mr. Churchill’s Secretary

Molly MacRae: Haunted Wool Shop Mystery Series

Margaret Maron: Deborah Knott Mystery Series

J. J. Marric (aka John Creasey): Gideon’s Month

Kate Morton: The Secret Keeper

Katherine Hall Page: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series

Dornford Yates: Cost Price

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2012

To all of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, Happy Thanksgiving! To all of you, I hope you have delightful days today. 


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