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

New Cozy Mystery Shows Coming Soon!

Good news, Cozy Mystery lovers! A site reader (Thank you, Alfred!) just told me about some upcoming shows on PBS… So>>> mark your calendars!

PBS is calling this the “Six by Agatha” event. It all kicks off with two new Hercule Poirot episodes (Hercule Poirot Series X) at the end of June. Of course, we wouldn’t want them with any other actor than David Suchet… And, lucky for us, he will be starring in them. Both of these Agatha Christie episodes are ninety minutes long:

June 21….. Cat among the Pigeons

June 28….. Mrs. McGinty’s Dead

And then on to four brand new Miss Marple (Miss Marple, Series IV) shows. This time Julia McKenzie will be starring as Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. If you were lucky enough to catch Cranford when it aired on PBS earlier this year, then you already know what an exceptional actress she is. These episodes are also ninety minutes long.

July 5….. A Pocket Full Of Rye

July 12…..  Murder is Easy

July 19….. They Do It with Mirrors

July 26….. Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

Now that the major television stations have all run their two hour season finales, what better way to celebrate the summer than with some brand new Mystery! shows on PBS?

Thanks, again, Alfred!

Cozy Mystery Authors with Coffeehouse and Tea Shop Settings, and Ice Cream Parlors, Too!

Here is a theme for all of you Cozy Mystery readers who like coffeehouse and tea house settings. I have only included authors who are found on this site. If you know of any other Cozy Mystery authors who use these settings, please post a comment.

Sandra Balzo: Maggy Thorsen Mystery Series… Maggy, and ex-PR executive, owns and runs the Uncommon Grounds coffeehouse in Wisconsin.

Lynn Cahoon: Tourist Trap Mystery Series… Jill Gardner owns the Coffee, Books, and More store in the California.

Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mystery Series… Theodosia Browning owns a Tea Room in Charleston.

Laura Childs: Cackleberry Club Mystery Series… The café is owned by single women (good friends) who not only sleuth, but also provide a nice little book corner and a knitting shop for their patrons.

Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton & Donna Lea Simpson): Teapot Collector Mystery Series… Sophie Taylor works at her family-owned Victorian Tearoom in New York.

Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberley): Coffeehouse Mystery Series… Clare Cosi manages the Village Blend Coffeehouse in Greenwich Village.

Yasemin Galehorn (aka India Ink): Chintz ‘n China Mystery Series… Emerald O’ Brien owns the Chintz ‘n China Tea Shop and she happens to be a psychic.

Terrie Farley Moran: Read ‘Em and Eat Mystery Series… Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield own this combination bookstore/café.

Wendy Lyn Watson writes the Mystery à la Mode Mystery Series which has an icecream parlor owner who is also a sleuth.

♦To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.♦

June 2009 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in June 2009:

Sandra Balzo: Brewed, Crude and Tattooed (This will be the 4th in the Maggy Thorsen Mystery Series…)

Sammi Carter: Sucker Punch (This will be the 5th in the Candy Shop Mystery Series…)

Clive Cussler & Paul Kemprecos: Medusa (This will be the 8th in the Numa Files Series…)

Mary Daheim: The Alpine Uproar (This will be the 21st in the Emma Lord Alpine Mystery Series…)

Eileen Davidson: Dial Emmy for Murder (This will be the 2nd in Soap Opera Mystery Series…)

Krista Davis: The Diva Takes the Cake  (This will be the 2nd in the Domestic Diva Mystery Series…)

Jeffery Deaver: Roadside Crosses (This will be the 2nd in the Kathryn Dance Mystery Series…)

Janet Evanovich: Finger Lickin’ Fifteen (This will be the 15th novel in the Stephanie Plum Mystery Series…)

Betty Hechtman: By Hook or By Crook (This will be the 3rd in the Crochet Mystery Series…)

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro: Swimsuit (This will be a Stand Alone…)

R. T. Raichev: The Little Victim (This will be the 4th in the Antonia Darcy & Hugh Payne Mystery Series…)

Maggie Sefton: Dropped Dead Stitch (This will be the 7th in the Knitting Mystery Series…)

Joanna Campbell Slan: Cut, Crop, & Die (This will be the 2nd in the Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-n-Craft Mystery Series…)

Robert K. Tanenbaum: Capture (This will be the 21st in the Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi  Mystery Series…)

Victoria Thompson: Murder on Waverly Place (This will be the 11th in the Gaslight Mystery Series…)

♦To go back to the Cozy Mystery Book New Releases page click here♦

Would You Mind Sharing Your Latest & Greatest Cozy Mystery Author?

One of the last comments the site received was a note that told us about a Cozy Mystery author who a site reader is enjoying. I thought that was a great thing to find out about…. and decided to ask you all if you would tell us about a Cozy Mystery author you are currently reading, and why you enjoy him/her. What a great way to get some new ideas for authors to try reading.

So, if you wouldn’t mind >>>

Which Cozy Mystery Author are you currently reading and why are you enjoying him/her? If,on the other hand, you are reading a Cozy Mystery author who you aren’t enjoying… remember what Vickie (“V”) says about life being too short to waste time on authors you don’t enjoy!

On another note: Please don’t forget to enter Camille Minichino‘s Miniature Reading / Crime Scene Drawing. Good luck!

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