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March 2011 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in March 2011:

Ellery Adams (aka Jennifer Stanley & J. B. Stanley): A Deadly Cliché (This will be the 2nd in the Books by the Bay Mystery Series…)

Catherine Aird: Past Tense (This will be the 23rd in the Inspector Sloan Mystery Series…)

Simon Beaufort: A Dead Man’s Secret (This will be the 8th in the Geoffrey Mappestone Mystery Series…)

Rhys Bowen: Bless the Bride (This will be the 10th in the Molly Murphy Mystery Series…)

C. S. Challinor: Murder on the Moor (This will be the 4th in the Rex Graves Mystery Series…)

Laura Childs: Scones and Bones (This will be the 12th in the Tea Shop Mystery Series…)

Harlan Coben: Live Wire (This will be the 10th in the Myron Bolitar Mystery Series…)

Mary Daheim: The Alpine Vengeance (This will be the 22nd in the Emma Lord Mystery Series…)

Carola Dunn: Anthem for Doomed Youth (This will be the 19th in the Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series…)

Hallie Ephron (aka 1/2 of G. H. Ephron): Come and Find Me (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Linda Fairstein: Silent Mercy (This will be the 13th in the Alex Cooper Mystery Series…)

Chris Forman: Killer Cuisine (This will be the 1st in the NEW Ian Wallace Mystery Series…)

J. G. Goodhind: Wicked Words (This will be the 6th in the Honey Driver Mystery Series…)

Beth Groundwater: Deadly Currents (This will be the 1st in the NEW Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures Mystery Series…)

Charlaine Harris: Vampires: the Recent Undead (This will be an Anthology, Edited by Paula Guran…)

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles: Body Line (This will be the 13th in the Bill Slider Mystery Series…)

Carolyn Hart: Dead by Midnight (This will be the 21st in the Death on Demand Mystery Series…)

Veronica Heley: False Money (This will be the 5th in the Abbott Agency Mystery Series…)

Linda O. Johnston: Beaglemania (This will be the 1st in the NEW Pet Rescue Mystery Series…)

Joyce & Jim Lavene: A Touch of Gold (This will be the 2nd in the Missing Pieces Mystery Series…)

Lucy Lawrence (aka Jenn McKinlay): Sealed with a Kill (This will be the 3rd in the Decoupage Mystery Series…)

Nancy Martin: Sticky Fingers (This will be the 2nd in the Roxy Abruzzo Mystery Series…)

Judi McCoy: Begging for Trouble (This will be the 4th in the Dog Walker Mystery Series…)

Diana Orgain: Formula for Murder (This will be the 3rd in the Maternal Instincts Mystery Series…)

James Patterson & Neil McMahon: Toys (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Sara Rosett: Mimosas, Mischief, and Murder (This will be the 6th in the Ellie Avery Mystery Series…)

Paige Shelton: Fruit of All Evil (This will be the 2nd in the Farmers’ Market Mystery Series…)

Alexander McCall Smith: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (This will be the 12th in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Mystery Series…)

Patricia Sprinkle: Friday’s Daughter (This will be a Stand Alone. This is not a mystery…)

Denise Swanson: Murder of a Bookstore Babe (This will be the 13th in the Scumble River Mystery Series…)

Penny Warner: How to Survive a Killer Séance (This will be the 3rd in the Party Planning Mystery Series…)

Laura Wilson: An Empty Death (This will be the 2nd in the Ted Stratton Mystery Series…)

Jacqueline Winspear: A Lesson in Secrets (This will be the 8th in the Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series…)

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Cozy Mystery Theme: Photography

I was asked by a Cozy Mystery site reader to do a Photography Theme page. I have only included the authors who can be found on the Cozy Mystery site:

Jo Bannister: Mickey Flynn Mystery Series…

Janie Bolitho: Rose Trevelyan Mystery Series…

Meredith Cole:  Lydia McKenzie Mystery Series

Chris Forman: Ian Wallace Mystery Series…

Carlene O’Neil: Cypress Cove Mystery Series…

Betty Rowlands: Sukey Reynolds Mystery Series…

Medora Sale (aka Carolyn Roe): Inspector John Sanders/Harriet Jeffries Mystery Series…

Eve K. Sandstrom (aka JoAnna Carl): Down Home Mystery Series…

Please feel free to comment if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any corrections.

♦To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.♦

Suzette A. Hill, Virginia Lowell, Ada Madison, David Rosenfelt, & Nicola Slade … Five New Mystery Book Author Additions to the Cozy Mystery Site…

From time to time, I get recommendations (from Cozy Mystery site readers) of mystery book authors who they feel belong on the site. These authors are new to me, but of course, many of them are not “new authors” to you all. Here are the latest mystery book author additions to the site:

Suzette A. Hill writes the Reverend Oughterard Mystery Series. This series features the vicar with Maurice (his cat) and Bouncer (his dog) in a British village. (Hill is an English graduate and ex-teacher of English Literature.)

Virginia Lowell writes the new Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Series. The series will feature Olivia Greyson, the owner of the Gingerbread House Cookie Shop. (Her first book is not due to be published until April 2011.)

Ada Madison may be a new name in the Cozy Mystery arena, but don’t be so sure you aren’t familiar with the author! Madison is also known as Margaret Grace AND Camille Minichino! As Madison, she will be writing the Sophie Knowles Mystery Series, which will feature a mathematics college professor who is also a sleuth (and beader!)

David Rosenfelt  writes the Andy Carpenter Mystery Series, which features a defense attorney who also runs a dog rescue. Rosenfelt has been nominated for four major mystery book awards – the Edgar, Nero, Shamus, & Barry. (Also, Rosenfelt has rescued over 4,000 dogs!)

Nicola Slade writes the Harriet Quigley Mystery Series. This series has, as its sleuth, a retired headmistress. She is helped by her cousin, Canon Sam Hathaway – a clergyman at Winchester Cathedral. Slade also writes a British, historical series: the Charlotte Richmond Investigates Mystery Series which is set during Victorian times.

Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl VII – Sunday, Feb. 6 – Must See TV! (?)

OK, people! I know that this is not a Cozy Mystery topic, but:

If you are an avid fan of the SuperBowls, and an avid lover of puppies, then today, you’re in for a treat! The Animal Planet channel will be broadcasting the seventh Puppy Bowl, and it promises to be good, family fun for all of us.

The action is intense, the rules are fast and easy, and the players are the cutest players to hit the “football field” in years! Let’s face it, any show that has this in their description (from the Animal Planet website):

“Featuring fan favorites like the Water Bowl Cam, tail-gating fans, and the Ice Breakers blimp and its hamster crew, this year’s big game is sure to be a tail-wagger. For the first time ever, viewers can watch the action from the puppy’s point-of-view with the new Puppy Cam.”

And, for all of you cat fans, the half time will be “the popular Bissel Kitten Halftime Show”! (I’m looking forward to finding out what this is!)

This is yet another fun thing I was introduced to on The Bonnie Hunt Show. Hunt showed a segment from one of the Puppy Bowls, and I was instantly hooked! Of course, I only saw a short segment, so I don’t know how this will fare for two hours. (But, the beauty of taping a show is that I am in control of my remote’s fast-forward key.) Either way though, I am looking forward to watching these puppies “play football.”

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