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Mystery Books that Take Place in Pennsylvania …

Here are some fun Pennsylvania facts:
The capital is Harrisburg.
The largest city is Philadelphia, which was once the capital of the USA.
State motto is “Virtue, Liberty, and Independence”
State nickname is Keystone State.
State flower is the Mountain Laurel.
State bird is the Ruffed Grouse.
State animal is the White-tailed Deer.
Pennsylvania has the USA CHOCOLATE capital: Hershey.

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

Cordelia Frances Biddle (aka 1/2 of Nero Blanc): Martha Beale Mystery Series

Stephanie Blackmoore: Wedding Planner Mystery Series

Bethany Blake: Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery Series

Janet Bolin: Threadville Mystery Series

Jennifer Chiaverini: The Elm Creek Quilts Series (not mysteries)

Edie Claire: Leigh Koslow Mystery Series

Judy Clemens: Stella Crown Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Museum Mystery Series

Shelley Costa: Miracolo Mystery Series

Shelly Fredman: Brandy Alexander Mystery Series

Jane Haddam: Gregor Demarkian Mystery Series

Robin Hathaway: Dr. Andrew Fenimore Mystery Series

Valerie S. Malmont: Tori Miracle Mystery Series

Nancy Martin: Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series AND Roxy Abruzzo Mystery Series

Emma Miller: Amish Mystery Series

Donna Huston Murray: Ginger Barnes Main Line Mystery Series

Tamar Myers: Pennsylvania Dutch Inn Mystery Series

Marta Perry: Multiple Mystery Series set in Pennsylvania

Cate Price: Deadly Notions Mystery Series

Gillian Roberts: Amanda Pepper Mystery Series

Lisa Scottoline: Rosato & Associates Mystery Series

Karen Rose Smith: Caprice De Luca Mystery Series

Karen Rose Smith: Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series

Sarah Strohmeyer: Hairdresser (Bubbles) Mystery Series

Joyce Tremel: Brewing Trouble Mystery Series

Diane Vallere: Style & Error 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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Not Inspector Morse … Inspector Lewis: The Dead of Winter – PBS NEW Masterpiece Mystery! (Season 3)

Inspector Lewis (Kevin Whately) and Sergeant Hathaway (Laurence Fox) are back! Yes tonight, your local PBS station will be airing The Dead of Winter, the second installment of the third season of the Inspector Lewis mystery shows.

While the Inspector Morse mystery shows were based on the mystery novels by Colin Dexter, the Inspector Lewis shows are inspired by Dexter’s mysteries. I have to admit that I miss Inspector Morse, but perhaps, after as many years of having Inspector Lewis as the main focus, I will miss him as much. Time will tell…

Right now, however, we are able to enjoy the same Oxford-ish atmosphere that the earlier (Morse) series provided. And, The Dead of Winter will give us a little more information about Sergeant Hathaway’s past. So far we know that Hathaway is a Cambridge graduate, who started training for the priesthood…

Some of you will probably recognize Nathaniel Parker (from Elizabeth George‘s Inspector Lynley mystery shows) who will be guest starring… not as a Scotland Yard inspector!

Halloween Theme Mystery Books… Do I Have Them All?

OK, OK, I know it’s not officially autumn yet, but I think that someone somehow got the seasons all wrong. I know that fall doesn’t begin until September 22 this year, but as far as I am concerned, autumn should begin at the very beginning of September and continue until the very beginning of December. But, that’s just my opinion!

I have been trying to update the Holiday Mystery Book section of the Cozy Mystery site, and I think I’m pretty much done with Halloween’s list. I would, however, not be upset if some of you know of some Halloween mysteries that I have missed.

For those of you who have been with the site for a while, you probably already know that I don’t only include Cozy Mystery Halloween books on this particular list. I would greatly appreciate it if, when you have the time, you would take a look at the Halloween Theme Mystery Books list and let me know of any exclusions on my part.

I try to update all of the seasonal mystery book lists each year as the different holidays approach, but some years I do the updating in a more timely fashion than other years. This year I met my goal!

Anyway… if you see any Halloween Theme Mystery Books that I am missing, please post a comment and I will try to add the book as soon as possible. Thanks!

Mystery Book Series – Anthropology or Artifacts ???

Here’s another mystery book mystery! Sara asked us to help her find the author for this mystery book series:

“I’m trying to recall the author of this series, and would appreciate help from you and your readers. IF I remember it correctly, it’s a series that came out at least since 1996 (or later) in which a female who works either in anthropology or with Native American artifacts in a western U.S. state. She found clues to a hidden mine (gold or silver maybe???) and one of the books had a really old map in it that she traced. I think there were at least three books or more in the series. Any clues? Thanks. SARA”

If you think you might know who the mystery author is, please post a comment.

PS… I probably should have included the fact that Sara posted her comment on the Cozy Mystery Professions’ Theme:
Mystery Books with Anthropologists and Archaelogists as Their Sleuths…

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