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Cozy Mystery Books I've Been Reading: Ngaio Marsh, Ellis Peters, and Cyril Hare

I am taking all of our Christmas decorations down and getting them ready for storage, which means that I am once again, attached to my audible book. I know I have written about doing mindless chores in the house… and how I always listen to my audible books when those times arise.

I feel like I am starting the New Year off with a bang! I am re-visiting some of my very favorite authors… I just finished listening to my latest audio by Ngaio Marsh. I always enjoy seeing what Inspector Roderick Alleyn and Troy (not to mention his sergeant, Fox) are up to. It is always a treat.

Since I finished my Marsh audible mystery, I started a new mystery… which is by Ellis Peters. LOVE her! And, LOVE Brother Cadfael! I have to admit that sometimes it takes my brain a little while to adjust to the 12th century setting, but once I’m there, I’m really there!

As for my “hard copy mystery”… Having loved An English Murder so much, I am now starting on Cyril Hare‘s Inspector Mallet mystery series. It took me a while to gather up all of the books in the series, as they are no longer in print. But, now that I have all of them, I am ready to see if Hare’s mystery series is on par with his Christmas mystery. So far, very good!

Man! These three authors really bring to life that saying: “It doesn’t get any better than this!” for me. Authors like Marsh, Peters, and Hare make doing mindless chores a whole lot less tedious for me.

Now that I have told you all what I am reading, would any of you mind telling us what you are currently reading?

Virginia Brown, Joelle Charbonneau, Lesley Cookman, & Lila Dare… Four of the Newest Authors Recommended for the Cozy Mystery Site

I am going to try to add the mystery authors who you all have recommended as belonging on the Cozy Mystery site at a more timely pace. Having said that, here are the four newest authors to the site:

Virginia Brown writes the Dixie Divas Mystery Series which follows twelve (middle-aged) “Dixie Divas” in Mississippi.

Joelle Charbonneau writes the Rebecca Robbins Mystery Series which features a sleuth who returns to her hometown in Illinois to try to get rid of the roller skating rink she inherited.

Lesley Cookman‘s Libby Sarjeant Mystery Series is a British mystery series which features an actress/sleuth.

Lila Dare an ex-Air Force intelligence officer, writes the Southern Beauty Shop Mystery Series, which takes place in Georgia. The series features a mother and daughter who are hairdressers, who sleuth with the help of a few of their friends.

Lorna Barrett & L. L. Bartlett Welcome Lorraine Bartlett!

I wanted to be sure to let you all know about another author on the Cozy Mystery site who is also adding another “author’s name” to her repertoire. I know that a lot of you are Lorna Barrett’s Booktown Mystery Series fans. And, of course, L. L. Bartlett’s psychic/6th sense Jeff Resnick Mystery Series has a lot of fans, also.

So, following in the same vein as yesterday’s entry, there is a new Barrett/Bartlett author>>> Lorraine Bartlett‘s new mystery series is called the Victoria Square Mystery Series, and it has, as its sleuth, a young widow who is a member of an artisan’s coop.

What Do Tim Myers, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Chris Cavender Have in Common?

Well, I just made some additions to the Cozy Mystery site, and I can tell you one thing… I had to actually draw a diagram to work from! Yes, I have come to an age where I need a visual “map” in order to cross-reference just one author on the site!

Of course, if the author is someone like Tim Myers, or should I say Casey Mayes? OR is that Elizabeth Bright? No, the author I’m thinking of could be Melissa Glazer. But, I think the author is actually Chris Cavender.

Yes, that’s right… They all wear the same clothes, sit in the same chair, enjoy the same foods, share the same house, watch the same shows, and>>> in case you don’t already know, are the very same person!

I understand why an author wants to keep each of his/her mystery series separate from the others, but I must say that it makes it a little… should I say “challenging”? – for someone like me. 

Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that Casey Mayes is the newest addition to this writing “team” >>> writing the Math Puzzle Mystery Series.

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