The Cozy Mystery List Blog

Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV

Five New Mystery Authors to the Site: A. K. Arenz, Libi Astaire, Kristin Callender, Yvonne Montgomery, & L. R. Wright

Here is my latest batch of mystery book authors who you all have recommended for the site:

A.K. Arenz: Bouncing Grandma Mystery Series… Arenz is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and writes this series which features Glory Harper…

Libi Astaire: Ezra Melamed Mystery Series… Astaire is a journalist who writes this mystery series which features a rich widower who is a benefactor of the Jewish community in Regency London…

Kristin Callender: Callender, a substitute teacher, had her first mystery novel published in 2008, and it revolves around a woman who finds out that her whole life has been based on a lie…

Yvonne Montgomery: Finny Aletter Mystery Series… Montgomery’s series features a stockbroker/sleuth…

L.R. Wright (aka Laurali R. Wright): The Karl Alberg Mystery Series features a Royal Canadian mounted policeman and then evolves into the Eddie (Edwina) Henderson Mystery Series which also features a Canadian mounted police…

Castle, Stephen J. Cannell and Michael Connelly, but Where's James Patterson?

OK… You had to have guessed that I would be posting an entry about the new television season. No doubt, I will be posting several entries as the weeks go by…

Last night was the season premier of Castle… the show about a mystery book author who is allowed to shadow the local police department — because of his ties to the mayor’s office (among many other important acquaintances!), and the show did not disappoint me!

I was so very pleased to see that Stephen J. Cannell made it back to the poker table. And, this year, Michael Connelly was also there, talking about “mystery-book-authors” types of things. (Last year James Patterson was the other guest author.) But, since I’m not a mystery book author, I can only assume that’s what they would be talking about while dealing, shuffling, bidding, and then winning (or losing!) (Sorry, but I’m not sure if this is the same beautiful brunette who was playing poker with them last year, or not!)

Anyway, the new television season is upon us (finally!!!) and for those of you who aren’t fans of “Dancing with the Stars,” (which I believe they are showing every night of the week!!!) you’ll be glad to see that there are actually some other shows on the major networks!

Always Pack One Book Too Many…

I read rather slowly these days. I just find myself doing other things during the times of day that I used to spend reading.

I used to get a lot of reading done during the late hours of the night. I use a small flashlight and lay on my side— and quietly turn the pages of my mystery books. I guess I should use the past tense on that, since I am on a medication that pretty much zonks me out at night after reading just two pages.

It is for that reason that I already started my Halloween mystery books. When I told my daughter I hoped to finish the Halloween mystery book that I started a week ago, her response was “I should hope so!”

Well, thanks to four sleepless/restless nights before and after my air travel days, I was able to read my first Halloween mystery, finish my audio mystery book, and get through the first half of a new audio book. (I had only packed one “real” book for my six day visit to Colorado Springs… Surely, I thought, that would be enough!) Instead of “reading” in bed, once I finished my one “real” book, I lay in bed and listened to my audio books. Unfortunately, this meant that my audio book continued to play while I was zonked out… which meant that I did a lot of rewinding every time I woke up… which was several times a night. Not the most conducive way to get your ZZZZs!)

I love that I’m reading more these days, but I’m not sure I like that I’m sleeping less!

There's No Place Like Home…

My husband has been holding down the fort for me – and that includes taking care of our 14 1/2 year old puppy (who happens to get special medications three times a day) and keeping the ol’ homestead in shape. It has also included taking care of my computer’s comings and goings.

This has meant that he doled out Sprite’s medications on the way to and from work and ALSO listened to her complain about the injustices of life. Her complaints are much louder and more frequent when her favorite person isn’t present. And that would be me!

My husband and I talked several times a day (thank goodness for cell phone family plans!) and he tried to describe what was happening on the site. From what I gather, there are other people who aren’t crazy about grocery store monopolies, AND he told me that when I think I’m recycling my grocery bags… well, quite frankly… I’m not! (Hmmm… I might just have to break down and buy some of the reusable shopping bags… When I do though, they won’t be from my grocery store! All of their over-packing-to-the-point-of-ripping has left me thinking that there are a whole lot of other places to buy those bags!)

I am so tired right now. Rather than spending one restless night contemplating a day of air travel, I am now up to two nights of worrying. Good grief! At this rate, I’ll have to go for much longer visits so that the two restless/sleepless nights before the air travel (each way!) actually pay off.

I had dated some entries so that they would “magically” appear while I was away visiting my brother, mother, and her beau, and since my husband already posted your comments, I’ll go ahead and read them right now. I just wanted to check in and say hello!

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