Welcome Winter!
Winter Has Arrived! A Perfect Cozy Mystery Reading Time of Year…
Welcome Winter!
This Is the Season…
My husband and I are so happy about once again having both of our children here for Christmas. Our daughter flew in from Cambridge yesterday (her winter break) and already I am finding myself dreading when she has to go back in two weeks. When our children were at the University of Texas/Austin they got something like four to five weeks off between sessions, but our daughter has to return to school for something they call “Winter Term” >>> which is not an elective-type of thing. All students in the program attend the three week session. She is excited about the class she will be attending, so that part is good. >>> It’s just not so great for her mom!
My husband and son are going to be taking a few days off both weeks that she is home, which will be very nice for all of us. Sprite (our 16 year old puppy) isn’t too excited about it, but she doesn’t get very excited about anything these days… except for her “special treat,” which she only gets when she has performed a trick. And of course, when I say “performed a trick” I mean has tolerated me grooming her in some fashion, which, let’s face it, isn’t anything more than her sitting and “allowing me” to do the actual “trick.”
Cabins and/or Cottages in the Canadian North, Arlington Street and Katherine Gibbs School in Boston Garden Area, Roxy and Our Lady…
Here are three questions posed by Cozy Mystery readers. You all have been so helpful (many times!) in the past, so here goes:
Sherri asks:
I’m wondering if anyone knows of any cozy mysteries with a cabin/cottage theme; particularly about the Canadian North.
Ceci’s question is:
A few months ago I saw a mystery book at my local Costco ….. I went back and cannot find it there. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the author nor the title. I do remember there a map of Boston on the inside cover. It showed the Boston Garden area. The main character lived on Arlington Street near Katherine Gibbs School. I would love to read this book. Is this enough information to give me the title/author?
And, this is more of a “group” question:
Why did they change the name of Nancy Martin’s Our Lady of Immaculate Deception to Foxy Roxy >>> with only a year between publications?
If you know the answers to any of the three questions, please post a comment.
Mystery Books that Take Place in Georgia…
Here are some Georgia facts:
The capital and the largest city is Atlanta.
State motto is “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.”
State nickname is the Peach State and Empire State of the South.
State flower is the Cherokee Rose.
State bird is the Brown Thrasher.
King George II is Georgia’s namesake.
Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature Georgia locations/settings in their books:
Mary Kay Andrews (aka Kathy Hogan Trocheck): Weezie and BeBe Mystery Series
Mignon F. Ballard: Miss Dimple Mystery Series
Linda Berry: Trudy Roundtree Mystery Series
Duffy Brown: Consignment Shop Mystery Series
Bailey Cates (aka Cricket McRae): Magical Bakery Mystery Series
Beverly Connor: Diane Fallon Forensic Investigations Mystery Series AND Lindsay Chamberlain Archaeology Mystery Series
Lila Dare (aka Ella Barrick & Laura DiSilverio): Southern Beauty Shop Mystery Series
Nora DeLoach: Mama Detective Mystery Series
Phillip DePoy: Fever Devilin Mystery Series AND Flap Tucker Mystery Series
Judy Fitzwater: Jennifer Marsh “Dying to” Mystery Series
Susan Furlong (aka Lucy Arlington & Susan Furlong-Bolliger): Georgia Peach Mystery Series
Charlaine Harris: Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series
Lois Lavrisa: Chubby Chicks Club Mystery Series
G.A. McKevett: Granny Reid Mystery Series
Gail Oust: Piper Prescott Mystery Series
Nora Page (aka Amy Myers): Bookmobile Mystery Series
Rose Pressey: Haunted Vintage Mystery Series
Larissa Reinhart: Cherry Tucker Mystery Series
Celestine Sibley: Kate Mulcay Mystery Series
Patricia Sprinkle: Thoroughly Southern Mystery Series AND Sheila Travis Mystery Series
Mary Stanton (aka Claudia Bishop): Beaufort & Company Mystery Series
Fran Stewart: Biscuit McKee & Marmalade Mystery Series
Lane Stone: Tiara Investigations Mystery Series
Maggie Toussaint: Dreamwalker Mystery Series
Kathy Hogan Trocheck (aka Mary Kay Andrews): Julia Callahan Garrity Mystery Series
Livia J. Washburn: Frankly My Dear, I’m Dead (first book in Literary Tour 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.
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