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February 2011 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in February 2011:

Barbara Allan: Antiques Knock-Off (This will be the 5th in the Trash ’n’ Treasures Mystery Series…)

Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree (This will be the 16th in the Aunt Dimity Mystery Series…)

Lorraine Bartlett (aka Lorna Barrett & L. L. Bartlett): A Crafty Killing (This will be the 1st in the NEW Victoria Square Mystery Series…)

D. B. Barton: The Singing Sleuth Crosses the Pond (This will be the 4th in the Singing Sleuth Mystery Series…)

M. C. Beaton: Death of a Chimney Sweep (This will be the 27th in the Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series…)

Ellen Byerrum: Shot through Velvet (This will be the 7th in the Crime of Fashion Mystery Series…)

Jennifer Chiaverini: The Union Quilters (This will be the 17th in the Elm Creek Quilts Mystery Series…)

Ann Cleeves: Silent Voices (This will be the 4th in the Vera Stanhope Mystery Series…)

Lila Dare: Polished Off (This will be the 2nd in the Southern Beauty Shop Mystery Series…)

Christy Evans: Drip Dead (This will be the 3rd in the Georgiana Neverall Mystery Series…)

Joanne Fluke: Devil’s Food Cake Murder (This will be the 14th in the Cookie Jar Mystery Series…)

Martha Grimes: Fadeaway Girl (This will be the 4th in the Emma Graham Mystery Series…)

B. B. Haywood: Town in a Lobster Stew (This will be the 2nd in the Candy Holliday Mystery Series…)

Victoria Houston: Dead Deceiver (This will be the 11th in the Loon Lake Fishing Mystery Series…)

Sue Ann Jaffarian: Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini (This will be the 2nd in the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series…)

J. A. Jance: Fatal Error (This will be the 6th in the Alison Reynolds Mystery Series…)

Toni L. P. Kelner: Blast from the Past (This will be the 3rd in the Where Are They Now? Mystery Series…)

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent): Stitch Me Deadly (This will be the 2nd in the Embroidery Mystery Series…)

James Patterson: Angel (This will be the 7th in his Teen/Young Adult Maximum Ride Series…)

J. D. Robb: Treachery in Death (This will be the 33rd in the Eve Dallas Mystery Series…)

Dana Stabenow: Though Not Dead (This will be the 18th in the Kate Shugak Mystery Series…)

Mary Stanton (aka Claudia Bishop): Angel’s Verdict (This will be the 4th in the Beaufort & Company Mystery Series…)

Heather Webber: Absolutely, Positively (This will be the 3rd in the Lucy Valentine Mystery Series…)

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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.

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