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Journalists / Reporters in (Cozy) Mysteries, Pt. 1 (of 3) A – G

July 2, 2009

There are quite a few mystery authors who started out as journalists. Perhaps this is the reason that there are so many mystery authors who have reporters / journalists as their sleuths. What better profession for your main character to have than something with which you are very knowledgeable. Also, a journalist/reporter is someone who is paid to seek out a story, solve a mystery (of sorts), delve into areas into which others may not feel comfortable doing so. Here is a list of authors (with lasts names beginning with A – G) who are on the Cozy Mystery Site and who happen to write series which feature reporter / journalist sleuths :

Rebecca Adler: Taste of Texas Mystery Series stars a former journalist and current head waitress in Texas.

Sheryl J. Anderson: Molly Forrester Mystery Series features a “Dear Abby” type of columnist in New York City.

Sandra Balzo: Main Street Mystery Series features a reporter who moves to a resort town in North Carolina.

Jo Bannister: Primrose Holland Mystery Series has, as it’s main character, an English advice columnist AND Mickey Flynn Series features a North American photojournalist.

K.K. Beck: Iris Cooper & Jack Clancy Mystery Series takes place during the 1920s.

Lillian Bell (aka Kristi Abbott, Eileen Rendahl, & Eileen Carr): Funeral Parlor Mystery Series – Desiree Turner is an ex-journalist who changes professions big-time to become a funeral director in California.

Laura Bradford: Jenkins & Burns Mystery Series features a reporter and a detective in New Jersey.

Lilian Jackson Braun: The Cat Who *** Mystery Series features Koko, Yum Yum, and Jim Qwilleran.

Kathleen Bridge: Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery Series features Meg Barrett, former Home & Gardens writer.

Edna Buchanan: Britt Montero Mystery Series features one tough Miami reporter.

Julia Buckley: Madeline Mann Mystery Series stars a small town reporter.

Jan Burke: Irene Kelly Mystery Series is about a reporter in California.

Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli (aka Elizabeth Lee): Emily Kincaid Mystery Series is set in Michigan.

Ellen Byerrum: Crime of Fashion Mystery Series features a fashion columnist.

Helen Chappell: Sam & Hollis Mystery Series features a very much “alive” reporter and her very dead ex-husband.

Edie Claire: Leigh Koslow Mystery Series features an advertising copywriter.

Margaret Coel: Catherine McLeod Mystery Series is set in Denver.

Jeffrey Cohen: Aaron Tucker Mystery Series revolves around a screenwriter.

Susan Conant: Dog Lover’s Mystery Series features a writer for a dog magazine.

Vivian Conroy: Lady Alkmene Callender Mystery Series – She’s a British aristocrat in London during the 1920s who partners with Jake Dubois, a reporter.

Sharon Love Cook: Rosie McNichols Mystery Series has Rosie working as a newspaper reporter in a coastal village.

Barbara D’Amato: Cat Marsala Mystery Series is set in Chicago.

Mary Daheim: Emma Lord Alpine Mystery Series features the editor/owner of a Washington (state) newspaper.

Rae Davies: Dusty Deals Mystery Series stars a former reporter turned antiques dealer.

Claire Donally writes the Sunny & Shadow Mystery Series. Sunny is a newspaper reporter.

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series is set in 1920s’ England.

Kate Dyer-Seeley (aka Ellie Alexander): Pacific Northwest Mystery Series

Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes: Full Mystery Series has, as its protagonist, a newspaper editor.

Anthea Fraser: Rona Parish Mystery Series stars a British biographer and journalist.

Antonia Fraser: Jemima Shore Mystery Series features a British TV journalist.

Shelly Fredman: Brandy Alexander Mystery Series is set in Philadelphia.

If I have missed any other Cozy Mystery site authors whose last names begin with A – G, and who have reporter/journalist sleuths, please post a comment so that I can add the omission.

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Casey Daniels, Clare Langley-Hawthorne, Gail Lukasik, & Archer Mayor : Four New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site…

June 30, 2009

So, it’s that time again >>> I am adding four new authors to the Cozy Mystery Site who were recommended by you, the Cozy Mystery Site Readers. I haven’t read any of these authors, but think that they look interesting. (As you will notice, not all of the new authors who I add to the site are Cozy.)

Casey Daniels: Pepper Martin Mystery Series... Daniels has her degree in English and loves cemeteries. Her main sleuth (Pepper Martin) lives in Ohio and is a cemetery tour guide. Pepper solves her mysteries with the help of a very dead mob boss.     

Clare Langley-Hawthorne: Ursula Marlowe Mystery Series... Langley-Hawthorne is a commercial lawyer who also has her Master’s in international trade law and economics. Her main sleuth (Ursula Marlowe) is a suffragette who lives in London.

Gail Lukasik: Leigh Girard Mystery Series... Lukasik has taught writing and literature in Chicago (college level)… Her main character (Lee Girard) is a breast cancer survivor, as well as a journalist.

Archer Mayor: Joe Gunther Mystery Series... Mayor is a deputy for a New England county sheriff’s department and also a death investigator for the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner. He writes the very popular Joe Gunther police procedural which features a police detective in Vermont.

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Mystery Books that Take Place in Maryland:

June 28, 2009

Here are some Fun Maryland Facts:

Maryland got its name from Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I.
The largest city is Baltimore, and the state capital is Annapolis.
State motto is “Manly Deeds, Womanly Words.”
State bird is the Baltimore Oriole.
State flower is the Black-eyed Susan.

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Maryland locations in their books:

Kathy Aarons: Chocolate Covered Mystery Series

Ron & Janet Benrey: Pippa Hunnechurch Mystery Series

Helen Chappell: Sam & Hollis Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Victorian Village Mystery Series

Janet Evanovich: Barney Barnaby Mystery Series

A.L. Herbert: Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery Series

Sasscer Hill: Nikki Latrelle Racing Mystery Series

Mary Ellen Hughes: Craft Corner Mystery Series

Mary Ellen Hughes: Maggie Olenski Mystery Series

Mary Ellen Hughes: Keepsake Cove Mystery Series

Laura Lippman: Tess Monaghan Mystery Series

Marcia Talley: Hannah Ives Mystery Series

Maggie Toussaint: Cleopatra Jones Mystery Series

Please feel free to contact me if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any comments.

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Mystery Books that Take Place in Iowa:

June 26, 2009

Here are some Fun Iowa Facts:
State capital is Des Moines.
State bird is the Eastern Goldfinch
State flower is the Wild Prairie Rose.
State motto is “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.”
Iowa gets its name from the French word that was used to describe the region’s Bah-kho-je Indian tribe.

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Iowa locations in their books:

Barbara Allan (aka Barbara & Max Allan Collins): Trash ‘n’Treasures Mystery Series…

Kathleen Bacus: Tressa Jayne Turner Mystery Series…

Shirley Damsgaard: Ophelia & Abby Mystery Series…

Maddy Hunter: Passport to Peril Mystery Series…

Leslie Langtry: Merry Wrath Mystery Series…

Fay Risner: Amazing Gracie Mystery Series…

Please feel free to contact me if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any comments.

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