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Meredith Cole, April Henry, Lee Hollis, Barbara Neely, Nicola Upson, and Lis Wiehl : New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site

I have added six new authors to the Cozy Mystery site. These authors have all been recommended by some of you who think they would make good additions to the site.

Meredith Cole: Lydia McKenzie Mystery Series
Cole’s first book in the Lydia McKenzie Mystery Series was nominated for the prestigious Agatha Award. Lydia (main sleuth) is a New York photographer who replicates crime scenes so well in her photographs that it makes it look like she could somehow by involved in the crimes.

April Henry: Claire Montrose Mystery Series, Triple Threat Club Mystery Series, and Young Adult Stand Alone Mysteries
Henry’s first Claire Montrose mystery was nominated for the esteemed  Agatha Award for Best First Novel. She currently is co-authoring the Triple Threat Club Mystery Series with Lis Wiehl.

Lee Hollis: Hailey Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series
Lee Hollis is a pseudonym for brother (Rick Cop) and sister (Holly Simason). Rick wrote for several smash hit sitcoms (among them, Golden Girls and Wings) and Holly writes a cooking column in a newspaper. Together they write the Hailey Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series, which features a sleuth who is a newspaper “manager” and cooking column writer.

Barbara Neely: Blanche White Mystery Series
Neely’s first Blanche White mystery won the honored Agatha Award and Anthony Award for Best First Novel. The sleuth, Blanche, is an African American woman who works as a housekeeper.

Nicola Upson: Josephine Tey Mystery Series
As many of you know, Josephine Tey was the Scottish author of the Scotland Yard Inspector Grant Mysteries. Upson writes this mystery series, focusing on Tey as the 1930s London sleuth. (Upson “read English” at the University of Cambridge.)

Lis Wiehl: Triple Threat Club Mystery Series and East Salem Trilogy
Wiehl, a Harvard-educated lawyer (with her M.A. in Literature) writes the Triple Threat Club Mystery Series (with April Henry) and she also co-authors the East Salem Trilogy with Pete Nelson. the Triple Threat Club series features three women (a reporter, a prosecutor, and an FBI Agent) who pool all of their resources to solve crimes.

Authors Who Are Similar to Katherine Hall Page

Here is a new author entry for the “Authors Similar to…” pages. Luckily, Katherine Hall Page continues to publish her Faith Fairchild Mystery Series. Hopefully, Faith will continue to sleuth (and cater) for many years to come!

Authors Who Are Similar to Katherine Hall Page:

Barbara Allan: Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery Series

Rhys Bowen: Molly Murphy Mystery Series

Jane K. Cleland: Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery Series

Cleo Coyle: Coffee House Mystery Series

Mary Daheim: Emma Lord Alpine Mystery Series

Diane Mott Davidson: Goldy Bear Catering Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swenson Cookie Jar Mystery Series

Carolyn Haines: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series

Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mystery Series

Ellen Hart: Sophie Greenway Mystery Series

Jane Langton: Homer Kelly Mystery Series

Karen MacInerney: Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series

G. A. McKevett: Savannah Reid Mystery Series

Emilie Richards: Ministry is Murder Mystery Series

Hank Phillippi Ryan: Charlotte McNally Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Scumble River Mystery Series

Valerie Wolzien: Susan Henshaw Mystery Series AND Josie Pigeon Mystery Series

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Katherine Hall Page, and I will add them to the list.

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Christmas in Georgia, On a College Campus…

I received a letter from Loretta asking  for help identifying a Christmas mystery. Here is part of her letter:

“… I’m trying to find a Christmas mystery that I read a long time ago that took place in the south and I was hoping I could cross reference by place and publishing date on your site but I did not see a location category except for Britain. I can’t remember either the author or title but know that I read it in early eighties(and it was new then) and some other particulars: that it took place in Georgia, on a college campus and at Christmas. I did check out your Christmas category but had no southern category to match titles…

Thank you,
Loretta”

Since this is the third entry in a row where I am asking for your help in identifying an author or book, I am guessing that I don’t need to ask you to post a comment if you think you might know the book Loretta is hoping to find.

Thank you!

Sleuth (Possibly) In Maine, Blueberry Buckle Is On the Menu…

I have decided that I want to tackle a few more questions some of you have sent in. I haven’t been very good about “getting right on them” so have a few on my list.

Linda asked:

“… Way back in the 60s probably, maybe early 70s, I read a book, a mystery, I seem to remember that it was set in Maine, and the recipe for that book was Blueberry Buckle, I think. I wonder if anyone has a clue who the author was/is. I couldn’t find any more of her books in the local library, and have thought of it many times, but can’t remember the name of the book, or the author.

Thanks!”

I don’t think anyone was able to tell Linda who the author of this mystery series is. If you think you might have an idea, please post a comment below. Thank you!

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