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Mystery Books that Take Place in the State of Washington

Here are some Fun Washington Facts:
Washington is the only state that was named for a US president, and its flag is the only one to have the picture of a president. State Capital: Olympia. State Flower: Coast (Pink) Rhododendron.  State Motto: Al-Ki (translated means “by and by”)

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Washington (state) locations in their books:

Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Sloan Krause Mystery Series

K.K. Beck: Jane Da Silva Mystery Series

Leslie Budewitz: Seattle Spice Shop Mystery Series

Waverly Curtis: Barking Detective Mystery Series

Mary Daheim: Emma Lord Mystery Series AND Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series

Jo Dereske: Miss Zukas Mystery Series

Kathie Deviny: Grace Church Mystery Series

Deborah Donnelly:  Carnegie Kincaid Mystery Series

Sharon Duncan: Scotia MacKinnon Mystery Series

Aaron Elkins: Gideon Oliver Mystery Series AND  Chris Norgren Mystery Series

G.M. Ford: Leo Waterman Mystery Series AND Frank Corso Series

Sarah Fox: Pancake House Mystery Series

Linda French: Professor Teodora Morelli Mystery Series

Yasmine Galeron (aka India Ink): Whisper Hollow Mystery Series

Leigh Hearon: Carson Stables Mystery Series

India Ink (aka Yasmine Galenorn): Bath and Body Mystery Series

J.A. Jance: J.P. Beaumont Mystery Series

E. L. Larkin: Demary Jones Mystery Series

Cricket McRae: Home Crafting Mystery Series

Deborah Morgan: Antique Lovers’ Mystery Series

Lynne Murray: Josephine Fuller Mystery Series

Liz Osborne: Robyn Kelly Mystery Series

Bernadette Pajer: Professor Bradshaw Mystery Series

Janice Peacock: Glass Bead Mystery Series

T. Dawn Richard: May List Mystery Series

Arlene Sachitano: Harriet Truman Loose Threads Mystery Series

Tracy Weber: Downward Dog 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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Peter Abresch, Sally Chapman, Annie Griffin, Margaret Searles: Four New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site

Here are the four latest authors who I am adding to the site, based on your recommendations and requests. Actually, Sally and Annie are the same person, so that really makes only three new authors. Three of them feature “senior” sleuths. These seniors lead extremely active lives…

Peter Abresch writes the James P. Dandy Elderhostel Mystery Series which is set in New Jersey and features an ex-physical therapist. (An Elderhostel is a place that offers low cost rooming rates and with low costing classes, which are usually held at college campuses.)

Sally Chapman (aka Annie Griffin) writes the Silicon Valley Mystery Series which features Julie Blake, an investigator for computer fraud.

Annie Griffin (aka Sally Chapman) pens the Hannah & Kiki Mystery Series which features very active senior sister sleuths based in California.

Margaret Searles is an ex-teacher who writes the Mrs. Millet and Mrs. Hark Mystery Series.

Author Interviews… Susan Wittig Albert

I have just added my interview with Susan Wittig Albert as my second Cozy Mystery Author Interview. Boy! This is fun!

As you all know, Susan Wittig Albert is the author of the very popular China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series (which happens to take place almost in my back yard — somewhere between San Antonio and Austin, Texas) and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Mystery Series.  Also, she and Bill Albert (her husband) wrote the  Kate Ardleigh Sheridan & Sir Charles Sheridan Victorian Mystery Series using the pseudonym Robin Paige. But most of you probably already knew that, too!

I am delighted to add the Susan Wittig Albert Interview to the Cozy Mystery Site. Who knows who will be next!

Mystery Books that Take Place in Washington, DC

Here are some Fun Washington, DC Facts:

The District of Columbia (Washington, DC) got its name from both George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
Official Flower: American Beauty Rose
Official Bird: Wood Thrush
Official Tree: Scarlet Oak (not Cherry Blossom!)
Official Motto: Justice for All (Justia Omnibus)

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

Donna Andrews: Turing Hopper Mystery Series

David Baldacci: Maxwell & King Series AND Camel Club Series

Ellen Byerrum: Crime of Fashion Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Pen & Ink Mystery Series

Gale Deitch: Trudie Fine Mystery Series

R.B. Dominic (aka Emma Lathen): Ben Safford Mystery Series

Laura Durham: Annabelle Archer Mystery Series

Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mystery Series

Julie Moffett: Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series

James Patterson: Alex Cross Mystery Series

Richard North Patterson: Christopher Paget Series AND Kerry Kilcannon Series

Phyllis Richman: Chas Wheatley Mystery Series

Elliott Roosevelt: Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery Series AND  Blackjack Endicott Series

Maggie Sefton: Molly Malone Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: the Widow and the Rogue Mystery Series

Dorothy St. James: White House Gardener Mystery Series

Margaret Truman: Smith & Reed Mystery Series AND Capital Crimes Mystery Series

Denise Tucker: Madame President 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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