Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV
Here’s a quick question from Sandy:
“I am currently reading Sarah Graves’ Crawlspace and I have a question that maybe you or one of your readers can answer: why did Jacobias’ long lost father and (dead) ex-husband have the same last name? I know it’s silly to wonder and possibly it was explained in an earlier book and I just forgot (I’ve read them all over the years) but it just bugs me…”
If you have the answer, would you please post a comment for Sandy. Thank you!
The following Mystery Books will be released in October 2011:
*****Madelyn Alt: In Charm’s Way (This will be the 8th in the Bewitching Mystery Series…) (This will be a Halloween theme mystery…)(This mystery’s publication date appears to have been postponed.)
Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: The Fine Art of Murder (This will be the 36th in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series…)
M. C. Beaton: As the Pig Turns (This will be the 22nd in the Agatha Raisin Mystery Series…)
C. C. Benison: Twelve Drummers Drumming: A Mystery (This will be the 1st in the NEW Father Christmas Mystery Series…)
Jennie Bentley (aka Bente Gallagher & Jenna Bennett) : Flipped Out (This will be the 5th in the Do It Yourself Mystery Series…)
Rita Mae Brown: Murder Unleashed (This will be the 2nd in the Mags & Baxter Mystery Series…)
JoAnna Carl (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): The Chocolate Castle Clue (This will be the 11th in the Chocoholic Mystery Series…)
Grace Carroll (aka Carol Culver): Shoe Done It (This will be the 1st in the NEW Accessories Mystery Series…)
Laura Childs: Skeleton Letters (This will be the 9th in the Scrapbooking Mystery Series…)
Christmas Memories from Grace Chapel Inn (This is not a mystery, but I do have a Tales from Grace Chapel Inn page on the site…)
Harlan Coben: Shelter (This will be the 1st in the NEW Mickey Bolitar Mystery Series for Young Adults…)
Harlan Coben & Otto Penzler, Editors: The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 (This will be an anthology….)
Clive Cussler: Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt (This will include pictures of the classic cars the Dirk Pitt mysteries feature…)
Tim Dorsey: When Elves Attack: A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State (This will be the 14th in the Serge A. Storms Mystery Series…) (This will be a Christmas theme mystery – not cozy…)
Elizabeth J. Duncan: A Killer’s Christmas in Wales (This will be the 3rd in the Penny Brannigan Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery…)
Kaitlyn Dunnett (aka Kathy Lynn Emerson): Scotched (This will be the 5th in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series…)
“Jessica Fletcher” & Donald Bain: The Fine Art of Murder (This will be the 36th in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series…)
Joanne Fluke: Joanne Fluke’s Lake Eden Cookbook: Hannah Swensen’s Recipes from the Cookie Jar…
Anthea Fraser: Shifting Sands (This will be a Stand Alone…)
John Grisham: The Litigators (This will be a Stand Alone…)
Barbara Hamilton: Sup with the Devil (This will be the 3rd in the Abigail Adams Mystery Series…)
David Handler: The Blood Red Indian Summer (This will be the 8th in the Berger & Mitry Mystery Series…)
Iris Johansen: Bonnie (This will be the 12th in the Eve Duncan Mystery Series…)
Linda O. Johnston: The More the Terrier (This will be the 2nd in the Pet Rescue Mystery Series…)
Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger, Editors: A Study in Sherlock (This will be an anthology…)
Vicki Lane: Under the Skin (This will be a Stand Alone…)
M. Louisa Locke: Uneasy Spirits (This will be the 3rd in the Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series…)
Jenn McKinlay (aka Lucy Lawrence): Death by the Dozen (This will be the 3rd in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series…)
Diane Morlan: Shake Down Dead (This will be the 2nd in the Jennifer Penny Mystery Series…)
Marcia Muller: City of Whispers (This will be the 30th in the Sharon McCone Mystery Series…)
Helen Macie Osterman: The Elusive Relation (This will be the 3rd in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series…)
James Patterson & Richard DiLallo: The Christmas Wedding (This will be a Stand Alone…) (This is a Christmas theme novel…)
Anne Perry: A Christmas Homecoming (This will be the 9th in the Christmas Series…)
Kathy Reichs & Brendan Reichs: Seizure (This will be the 2nd in the Tory Brennan Virals Trilogy Mystery Series for Young Adults…)
Delia Rosen: One Foot in the Gravy (This will be the 2nd in the Nashville Katz Deadly Deli Mystery Series…)
Denise Swanson: Murder of a Creped Suzette (This will be the 14th in the Scumble River Mystery Series…)
Aimée & David Thurlo: Black Thunder (This will be the 16th in the Ella Clah Mystery Series…)
Peter Tremayne: The Chalice of Blood (This will be the 21st in the Mystery of Ancient Ireland Sister Fidelma Mystery Series…)
Gayle Trent (aka Amanda Lee): Killer Sweet Tooth (This will be the 3rd in the Daphne Martin Mystery Series…)
Penny Warner: How To Party with a Killer Vampire (This will be the 4th in the Party Planning Mystery Series…)
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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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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!
