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Authors Who Are Similar to Jill Churchill

September 5, 2011

Mary Joy wrote me and mentioned a problem that has happened recently in the Cozy Mystery book arena. Several authors who seemed to be very popular are no longer being published. Because of this, Mary Joy is looking for authors who can fill the void.

Authors Who Are Similar to Jill Churchill:

Barbara Allan: Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery Series

Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mystery Series

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series

Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series

Claudia Bishop (aka Mary Stanton): Hemlock Falls Mystery Series

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

Simon Brett: Fethering Mystery Series

Rita Mae Brown: Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series

Dorothy Cannell: Ellie Haskell Mystery Series

JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): Chocoholic Mystery Series

Sheila Connelly (aka Sarah Atwell): Orchard Mystery Series AND Museum Mystery Series

Mary Daheim: Emma Lord Alpine Mystery Series

Diane Mott Davidson: Goldy Bear Mystery Series

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series:

Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Cookie Jar Mystery Series

Sarah Graves: Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery Series

Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley): Claire Malloy Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series AND manor of Murder Mystery Series

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Laura Levine: Jaine Austen Mystery Series

Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series

Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mystery Series

Shirley Rousseau Murphy: Joe Grey Cat Mystery Series

Emilie Richards: Ministry Is Murder Mystery Series

Cynthia Riggs: Martha’s Vineyard Mystery Series

J. B. Stanley (aka Jennifer Stanley, Ellery Adams, & 1/2 Lucy Arlington): Supper Club Mystery Series

Elaine Viets: Dead-End Job Mystery Series AND Mystery Shopper Mystery Series

Livia J. Washburn: Fresh Baked Mystery Series AND Literary Tour Mystery Series

A Cozy Mystery site reader suggested Miss Pettybone’s First Case (by Melissa Rees)

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Jill Churchill, and I will add them to the list.

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My Husband Is Back Home… Right Where He Belongs…

September 5, 2011

Thank you all for your very kind comments, and for your well wishes. My husband is back home, and will be taking it easy this week. This was his third bout with the same illness, and the shortest hospital stay he has had, so we are very pleased. His doctor says that he is an enigma of sorts… They have no idea what brings his illness on. But the good news is that he is now able to detect the symptoms as soon as they start, and the sooner he is admitted to the hospital, the shorter his hospital stay.

He had a single room… which he hasn’t had before. One time he shared rooms with a man who insisted on watching television all of the time (mostly cartoons), which my husband wasn’t too happy about.  But being the way he is, he never asked the man to at least to turn the TV down.

This time, my husband’s “hospital control” worked – as far as calling the nurse to let her know when his IV was empty, but the television portion of the control didn’t work. Fortunately, my daughter came up with a solution for this problem: We headed over to Walmart and bought a very cheap universal control which worked out great. He was able to watch a few football games when he wasn’t reading his Kindle. Between his Kindle Science News and an Ellery Queen mystery, the football games on television, and much needed bed rest, he was able to keep himself occupied.

Again, thank you all for the very encouraging comments, prayers, and well wishes.

 I’m glad he’s back home!

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PBS Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis Mysteries – 2011 New Season

September 3, 2011

This is a VERY quick note: Inspector Lewis (starring Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox) is finally back! A new Inspector Lewis season will be airing, starting this Sunday (September 4, 2011) night on most PBS stations. There will be four new episodes for us to enjoy:

Sunday, September 4, 2011 – Inspector Lewis: Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things

Sunday, September 11, 2011 – REPEAT Inspector Lewis: Your Sudden Death Question

Sunday, September 18, 2011 – Inspector Lewis: Wild Justice

Sunday, September 25, 2011 – Inspector Lewis: The Mind Has Mountains

Sunday, October 2, 2011 – REPEAT – Inspector Lewis: Falling Darkness

Sunday, October 9, 2011 – Inspector Lewis: The Gift of Promise

Don’t forget to either set up your current recording device, or make sure to post it on your calendar so you have plenty of time to pop up the pop corn and get comfy in front of your telly!

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I’ll Be In and Out, While My Husband Is In, and Until He Is Back…

September 2, 2011

I just wanted to mention that I will be in and out during the next few days. My husband has been admitted into the hospital (he has a recurring health condition that necessitates a hospital stay every few years) so I will be spending a lot of time at the hospital. I will continue to post your comments, I just won’t be very good about posting my comments. (I haven’t been doing much answering during the last few days, but his hospital stay should be a short one.)

I have a few entries already written that will post automatically, as I post dated them. My husband actually likes me to not stay with him all the time he is in hospital so he can try to sleep… As most of you know, the hospital halls are rather loud, so when you’re in, you try to catch your ZZZZs when you can.

I’ll let you all know when he is home, which should be very soon. But, with this being a holiday weekend, you never know >>> since you have to wait until a doctor discharges you, even though you might think you should be able to head on home.

You know what they say: Bad things do indeed happen to good people!

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