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Mystery Books that Take Place in Louisiana…

Here are some Louisiana facts:
The capital is Baton Rouge.
The largest city is New Orleans.
State motto is “Union, Justice, and Confidence.”
State nickname is Sportsman’s Paradise.
State flower is the Magnolia Blossom.
State bird is the Eastern Brown Pelican.

Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature Louisiana locations/settings in their books:

S. H. Baker: Dassas Cormier Mystery Series…

Jacklyn Brady (aka Sherry Lewis): Piece of Cake Mystery Series…

Sandra Bretting: Missy DuBois Mystery Series…

Ellen Byron: Cajun Country Mystery Series…

Laura Childs: Scrapbooking Mystery Series…

Barbara Colley: Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series…

Jana DeLeon: Ghost-in-Law Mystery Series…

Jana DeLeon: Miss Fortune Mystery Series

Sophie Dunbar: Eclaire Mystery Series…

Charlaine Harris: Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery Series…

Rose Pressey: Chase Charley Mystery Series…

Julie Smith:  Skip Langdon Mystery Series…

Livia J. Washburn: Killer on a Hot Tin Roof (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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Mystery Books that Take Place in New Hampshire…

Here are some New Hampshire facts:
The capital is Concord.
The largest city is Manchester.
State motto is “Live Free or Die.”
State nickname is Granite State.
State flower is the Purple Lilac.
State bird is the Purple Finch.

Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature New Hampshire locations/settings in their books:

Lorna Barrett (L.L. Bartlett): Booktown Mystery Series

Joanne Clarey: Hummingbird Falls Mystery Series

Jane K. Cleland:  Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery Series

Jessie Crockett: Sugar Grove Mystery Series AND Granite State Mystery Series’

Leighann Dobbs: Mystic Notch Cozy Mystery Series

Shelley Freydont: Sudoku Mystery Series

Delia James: Witch’s Cat Mystery Series

Steve Sherman: New England Cozy 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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Christmas Mystery Book List…

I recently updated my Christmas Mystery Book List, and while doing so, I noticed that there are A LOT of Christmas Mystery books (as well as a few Hanukkah Mystery books, and New Year’s Eve Mystery books) available for all of us to enjoy. But with so many books on the list, I started thinking that perhaps there are so many Christmas Mystery books listed that it is difficult to decide which one to read next.

So, it’s time for another question for you all:

If you had to pick just a few of your favorite Christmas Mystery books, which would they be?

Cozy Mystery Books: Social Problems Tackled?

I have a question that has been in the back of my mind for quite a while. I guess that I should preface this entry by saying that I have noticed that there are quite a few Cozy Mystery authors today who feel they “owe it” (my term, not theirs!) to their readers to tackle social problems/topics/questions.

I just wondered about you all… Do you seek out Cozy Mysteries that deal with today’s “hot topics”  or do you believe that your Cozy Mysteries should offer you an escape from topics that are better left to  local and national news shows?

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