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December 2010 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in December 2010:

Juliet Blackwell (aka ½ of Sister Duo Hailey Lind): If Walls Could Talk (This will be the 1st in the NEW Sophie Tanner Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Series…)

Simon Brett: The Shooting in the Shop (This will be the 10th in the Fethering Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery.)

Anne Canadeo: A Stitch Before Dying (This will be the 3rd in the Black Sheep Knitting Mystery Series…)

Laura Childs: Bedeviled Eggs (This will be the 3rd in the Cackleberry Club Mystery Series…)

Alys Clare: Music of the Distant Stars (This will be the 3rd in the Aelf Fen Mystery Series…)

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): A Killer Crop (This will be the 4th in the Orchard Mystery Series…) (This is a Fall Harvest theme mystery.)

Krista Davis: The Diva Cooks a Goose (This will be the 4th in the Domestic Diva Mystery Series…) (This is a Christmas theme mystery…)

Monica Ferris: Buttons and Bones (This will be the 14th in the Crewel World Needlework Mystery Series…)

Margaret Frazer: A Play of Piety (This will be the 6th in the Joliffe Mystery Series…)

Elizabeth Goddard: The Camera Never Lies (This is a Hometown Mystery Book…)

Ellen Hart: The Cruel Ever After (This will be the 18th in the Jane Lawless Mystery Series…)

Tami Hoag: Secrets to the Grave (This will be the 2nd in the Deeper than the Dead Mystery Series…)

Victoria Laurie: Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls (This will be the 5th in the Ghost Hunter Mystery Series…)

Kaye Morgan: Celebrity Sudoku (This will be the 6th in the Sudoku Mystery Series…)

Ann Purser: Threats at Three (This will be the 10th in the Lois Meade Mystery Series…)

Arlene Sachitano: Quilt by Association (This will be the 4th in the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery Series…)

Wendy Corsi Staub: Scared to Death (This will be a Stand Alone…)

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Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris

I received a request from a Cozy Mystery site reader to find authors who are similar to Charlaine Harris. I have read all of the Lily Bard Mystery Series, as well as the Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series by Charlaine Harris. Harris also writes the Harper Connelly Mystery Series and the Sookie Stackhouse, Southern Vampire Series.

Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris (Non-Paranormal):

Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Mystery Series…

Nevada Barr: Anna Pigeon Mystery Series…

Diane Mott Davidson: Goldy Bear Mystery Series…

Carol Nelson Douglas: Delilah Street Mystery Series…

Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series…

Yasmine Galenorn (aka India Ink): Chintz ‘n China Mystery Series…

Sue Grafton: Kinsey Milhone Mystery Series…

Sue Henry: Jesse Arnold, Alaska Mystery Series…

J. A. Jance: Joanna Brady Mystery Series…

Maria E. Schneider: Sedona O’Hala Mystery Series AND Haven Mystery Series…

Kathy Hogan Trochek (aka Mary Kay Andrews): Julia Callahan Mystery Series…

Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris (Paranormal):

Kelley Armstrong…

Rachel Caine…

Casey Daniels: Pepper Martin Mystery Series…

MaryJanice Davidson…

Laurel K. Hamilton…

Kim Harrison…

Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mystery Series AND Ghost Hunter Mystery Series…

Richelle Mead…

Stephenie Meyer…

Kat Richardson…

Maria E. Schneider: Stand Alone (Under Witch Moon)

Jeanne C. Stein…

Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to Charlaine Harris, and I will add them to the list.

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Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris, Can't/Won't Eat, AND What about Elaine Flinn & Charlene Weir?

I am (again) going to ask for help from you all. I have three Cozy Mystery site readers who would like some information.

Stephanie asked:

“Could you give some recommendations for those who love the Charlaine Harris mysteries? I loved the Lily Bard, Harper Connelly, Aurora Teagarden, and Sookie Stackhouse series immensely and don’t know what to read next now that I’ve finished them all.”

JoAnn asked:

“There are a couple of series that both my sister and I really miss, the first is the “Molly Doyle” series by Elaine Flinn and the other was Chief Sue Wren series by Charlene Weir. I really loved these characters and miss them. Can anyone find out what happened?”

Maureen asked:

“… I read a cozy sometime last year and can’t remember what the title is. I’d like to read another in the series and I looked through your culinary cozies but didn’t see it. The main female character was divorced and had a young man living in her house that wouldn’t couldn’t eat and she would cook different foods to tempt him to eat. I believe she had a son and his father was accused of murder… Does anyone remember the author or the series?!”

If you can help Stephanie, JoAnn, and/or Maureen, please post a comment. Thank you!

PBS New Sherlock Mysteries…

I was going to absolutely make myself not say anything about this new PBS Sherlock series. I was going to follow Thumper’s father’s advice:  “If you can’t say anything nice…” I REALLY was! And actually, if you think about it, I have been very good >>> PBS just aired the third Sherlock episode last night, and I have “don’t say nothing at all” (second part of the quote) until I absolutely could not contain myself anymore!

I tried. Honest, I tried!!!

I tried to watch the first episode, and did pretty well. Of course, it did take me a whole lot shorter than the allotted ninety minutes. I could not keep my remote “trigger finger” off of that doggone fast-forward key. I tried to enjoy the “Jeremy Brett in the 21st century” action. Remember what they say about imitation being the best form of flattery? And I saw a whole lot of flattery going on!

As for the second episode (last week)… after watching Alan Cummings’ introduction, I tried to stay with the show. I simply couldn’t watch any longer than ten minutes. I decided that fast-forwarding through the whole show just wasn’t going to cut it for me.

BUT… Last night I couldn’t even get past Alan Cummings’ introduction: “Gay, straight, or bi?” WHAT?!?!?!?!?! I imagine that Sir Conan Doyle is rolling in his grave! OR… perhaps I missed all of those sexual references when I read  Doyle’s works of literature. Good grief!!!

I try to make it a policy not to be negative in my entries. So, I am going to offer a positive solution to this very negative entry. Check with your libraries and see if they have the much superior Sherlock Holmes television movies with Jeremy Brett. If they do, check them out!

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