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September 2011 Mystery Book New Releases

August 8, 2011

The following Mystery Books will be released in September 2011:

Susan Wittig Albert: The Tale of Castle Cottage  (This will be the 8th in the Beatrix Potter Mystery Series…)

Mike Belefer: Senior Moments are Murder  (This will be the 3rd in the Paul Jacobson Geezer Lit Mystery Series…)

Lisa Bork: In Sickness and In Death (This will be the 3rd in the Broken Vows Mystery Series…)

Rhys Bowen: Naughty in Nice  (This will be the 5th in the Lady Georgiana Mystery Series…)

James Lee Burke: Feast Day of Fools  (This will be the 3rd in the Hack Holland Mystery Series…)

Joelle Charbonneau: Skating Over the Line (This will be the 2nd in the Rebecca Robbins Mystery Series…)

Barbara Cleverly: The Blood Royal  (This will be the 9th in the Joe Sandilands Mystery Series…)

Margaret Coel: The Perfect Suspect  (This will be the 2nd in the Catherine McLeod Mystery Series…)

Leslie Cookman: Murder to Music  (This will be the 8th in the Libby Sarjeant Mystery Series…)

Clive Cussler & Justin Scott: The Race  (This will be the 4th in the Isaac Bell Mystery Series…)

Jeanne M. Dams: Murder in Burnt Orange  (This will be the 7th in the Hilda Johansson Mystery Series…)

Krista Davis: The Diva Haunts the House (This will be the 5th in the Domestic Diva Mystery Series…) (This is a Halloween theme mystery…)

Ellen Hart: The Lost Women of Lost Lake  (This will be the 19th in the Jane Lawless Mystery Series…)

Veronica Heley: Murder My Neighbour  (This will be the 12th in the Ellie Quicke Mystery Series…)

Sue Ann Jaffarian: Baited Blood  (This will be the 2nd in the Madison Rose Vampire Mystery Series…)

Sofie Kelly: Sleight of Paw  (This will be the 2nd in the Magical Cats Mystery Series…)

Diana Killian: Death in a Difficult Position  (This will be the 4th in the Mantra for Murder Mystery Series…)

Laurie R. King: Pirate King  (This will be the 11th in the Mary Russell Mystery Series…)

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent): Thread Reckoning  (This will be the 3rd in the  Embroidery Mystery Series…)

Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Button-Holed (This will be the 1st in the NEW Button Box Mystery Series…)

G.M. Malliet: Wicked Autumn  (This will be the 1st in the NEW Max Tudor Mystery Series…) (This will be a Harvest holiday mystery…)

Archer Mayor: Tag Man  (This will be the 22nd in the Joe Gunther Mystery Series…)

Sharyn McCrumb: The Ballad of Tom Dooley  (This will be the 9th in the Ballad Mystery Series…)

Clare O’Donohue: The Devil’s Puzzle  (This will be the 4th in the Someday Quilts Mystery Series…)

Spencer Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams) The Dog Who Knew Too Much  (This will be the 4th in the Chet and Bernie Mystery Series…)

Ruth Rendell (aka Barbara Vine): The Vault  (This will be the 24th in the Inspector Wexford Mystery Series…)

J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts): New York to Dallas  (This will be the 34th in the Eve Dallas Mystery Series…)

S. J. Rozan: Ghost Hero  (This will be the Lydia Chin & Bill Smith Mystery Series…)

Deborah Sharp: Mama Sees Stars  (This will be the 4th in the Mace Bauer Mystery Series…)

Wendi Corsi Staub: Hell to Pay (This will be the 3rd in the Thriller Trilogy Series…)

Nancy Means Wright: The Nightmare  (This will be the 2nd in the Mary Wollstonecraft Mystery Series…)

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Agatha Christie Ten to Win Ten Contest…

August 6, 2011

Suzie just wrote and told me about the TEN to Win TEN contest that HarperCollins is putting on right now. The sweepstake ends on October 4, 2011. For those of you who are interested, the Agatha Christie website has this introduction about the contest:

“To celebrate HarperCollins reissuing of Christie’s complete title list in the US, we’re offering TEN Christie fans the chance to win the first TEN novels to be released.”

And, if you’re still interested, here is the link:

http://us.agathachristie.com/insight/christie-news/2011/06/01/ten-win-ten/ (This contest is over.)

This sounds like fun! Ten lucky people will win ten great Agatha Christie Mysteries!

Thank you so much, Suzie, for letting me get the word out!

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Mystery Books for Pre Teens…

August 4, 2011

preteenThis next comment was sent in by Nana B:

“Any suggestions for cozy book mysteries for a 9 year old??”

Holly did answer:

“NanaB — for a 9 year old, try the Sammy Keyes series. Great mysteries for the ‘tween set (and adults can enjoy them too — I’m proof!). Well written, tons of fun, lots of humor, spunky young teen detective — sort of Nancy Drew of 21st century.”

Do any of you know of some really good mystery books that are written for +/- nine year olds? If so, please post a comment. Thank you!
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Here are some suggestions for children’s mystery books. As usual, you should take a look at the suggested age level and/or reading level that is given on each book.

Agatha Awards Best Children & Young Adult Winners and Nominees

Edgar Awards Best Juvenile

American Girl History Mysteries

Robert Arthur: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators (The Secret of Terror Castle is the first of the series)

Blue Balliett & Brett Helquist (Illustrator): Chasing Vermeer

Blue Balliett & Brett Helquist (Illustrator): The Wright 3

Blue Balliett & Brett Helquist (Illustrator): The Calder Game

Blue Balliett: The Danger Box

Mac Barnett & Adam Rex (Illustrator): Brixton Brothers Mystery Series

Michael D. Beil: Red Blazer Girls Mystery Series

Enid Blyton: Adventure Mystery Series

Enid Blyton: Famous Five Mystery Series

Enid Blyton: Secret Seven Mystery Series

Enid Blyton: Secret Mystery Series

Elise Broach: Shakespeare’s Secret

Michael Buckley & Peter Ferguson (Illustrator): The Sisters Grimm: Fairy Tale Detectives

Bruce Campbell: Ken Holt Mystery Series

Julie Campbell: Trixie Belden Mystery Series

Simon Cheshire: Saxby Smart, Private Detective Mystery Series

Gennifer Choldenko: Al Capone Mystery Series

Bruce Coville: My children loved all of his books. My Teacher Is An Alien, etc. (More sci-fi, with a touch of mystery…)

Franklyn W. Dixon: The Hardy Boys Mystery Series

John R. Erickson & Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator): Hank the Cowdog Series (My children loved these!) (More adventure, with a tough of mystery…)

Jack Gantos: Norvelt Series

John Grisham: Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer Mystery Series

Mary Downing Hahn: Closed for the Season

Mary Downing Hahn: The Dead Man in Indian Creek

Mary Downing Hahn: All the Lovely Bad Ones

Mary Downing Hahn: Deep and Dark and Dangerous

Mary Downing Hahn: The Doll in the Garden

Mary Downing Hahn: The Old Willis Place

Mary Downing Hahn: Time for Andrew

Mary Downing Hahn: Wait Till Helen Comes

Kim Harrington: Sleuth or Dare Mystery Series

Marie Jacks, Jahanna N. Malcolm, A. E. Parker, Dona Smith, Eric Weiner: Clue Mystery Series

Carolyn Keene: The Nancy Drew Mystery Series

David A. Kelly: Ballpark Mystery Series

Andrew Lane: Young Sherlock Holmes Mystery Series

Caroline Lawrence: Roman Mysteries Series

Carole Marsh: Real Kids, Real Places Mystery Series (The Mystery in New York City)

Louise Moeri: A Horse for X.Y.Z.

Katherine Hall Page: Christie & Company Mystery Series

Shane Peacock: Boy Sherlock Holmes Mystery Series

Justin Richards: Invisible Detective Mystery Series

Ron Roy & John Steven Gurney (Illustrator): A to Z Mystery Series

Lois Snelling: The Yellow Cup Mystery, etc.

Donald J. Sobol: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Nancy Springer: Enola Holmes Mystery Series

Rebecca Stead: When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead: Liar & Spy

Sheila Turnage: Mo & Dale Mystery Series

Wendelin Van Draanen: Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief, etc.

Gertrude Chandler Warner: The Boxcar Children Mystery Series

Penny Warner: Mystery of the Haunted Caves  ’01 (Agatha & Anthony Awards for Best Juvenile Mystery) (9-12 year olds)

Penny Warner: Code Busters Club Mystery Series Book #1: Skeleton Key (9-12 year olds)

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Marc Simont (Illustrator): Nate the Great Mystery Series (My children loved these.)

Jacqueline West: The Shadows (book #1 in the Books of Elsewhere)

Jerry West: The Happy Hollisters Mystery Series

Betty Ren Wright: The Dollhouse Murders AND Christina’s Ghost

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Best Selling Authors with Children’s or Young Adult Mystery Series, Part 1

Best Selling Authors with Children’s or Young Adult Mystery Series, Part 2

Best Selling Authors with Children’s or Young Adult Mystery Series, Part 3

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Mystery Book Series with San Francisco Home Renovation Sleuth, with Scrap Booking Best Friend…

August 3, 2011

I am trying to get more authors posted to the site, as well as post more questions from Cozy Mystery site readers. The latest is from Carla:

“… I read a lot of books and have lost track of an author I really liked the first book of theirs I read. In the book, the main character moved back home from San Francisco, and is working for her father’s home renovation business restoring artwork and paint jobs. Additionally, her best friend sells scrap booking materials, and she helps with that. Her mom works at the country club, and has recently started dating a rock star from around the 1960s. I can’t remember the characters names, or the author, or even the name of the book. (Sorry, not much to go on). Any ideas? Any help is welcome.”

If you think you might now who Carla is thinking about, please post a comment. Thank you!

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