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Heartsong Presents Mysteries…

I have had several people tell me (and ask me) about the Heartsong Presents Mysteries (by Christian authors), so I thought I would add a page for them.  I had a difficult time figuring the Heartsong Presents Mysteries’ authors, since I never quite got the hang of the website. Luckily, I finally found the information for which I was looking. (If I have made any mistakes, please contact me to let me know!)

I wasn’t quite sure where to post the Heartsong Presents Mysteries, though. And then it dawned on me>>> Rather than try to make an individual page for each of the authors, why not list the Heartsong Presents Mysteries on the “H” page?

In short, that is what I did.

When you see the individual page for the Heartsong Presents Mysteries, you will be able to note how many authors write under this series’ name. Each author seems to be separate from the other authors… Each author has her/his own series of books, and the individual authors’ omnibus collections feature a state.  (For example, Alibis in Arkansas, Nosy in Nebraska,  Cosy in Kansas, etc.)

Castle: New Show on Monday Nights, ABC

I just watched a new show called “Castle” and enjoyed it so much that I took a look at my Replay machine to see if they will be re-airing the pilot. The good news is that they are, on Saturday at 9:00 PM (our local Texas time).  So if you are at all interested, you can check it out!

ABC is the network that is carrying this very clever mystery show, and I sure hope there are enough people who tune it so that it remains on the air. I know that it is difficult to start up a show in the middle of the season… By then, people already know their weekly television viewing schedules.  This Monday night show is well-worth “shaking it up” and changing your Tivo/Replay/HD Box/VCR programming.

Anyway… If you have seen my TV & Movie entries, then you should know that I am a big Firefly fan. Castle stars Nathan Fillion (Firefly’s captain) as the main character of the show… a mystery book author who hangs out with “real life” big-name mystery authors over poker. Yes, for those of you who watched the show on Monday, those two men discussing killing off their main characters (Scully and Alex) in their mysteries are Stephen J. Cannell and James Patterson. (I could not get a good view of the woman at the poker table, and I hope that I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes by saying that I don’t know if she is a mystery author or not.)

Stana Katic stars as the police detective who is the basis of the main character of Castle’s new mystery series, which of course means that he has to shadow her for an undetermined amount of time. And, for all of you Falcon Crest fans, Susan Sullivan plays Castle’s mother… a wonderful character who I hope we get to see a lot more!

If you missed Monday’s pilot… you might want to check out Saturday night’s rerun so that you can start enjoying what I hope is a very long-running mystery show!

PS>>> My husband just asked me why he didn’t get to watch Castle… So, I will be taping the rerun this Saturday night!

Author Interviews… Kate Collins

Yesterday I added a new page to the Cozy Mystery Site…  Author Interviews is the name of the page, and it is exactly what you would expect… interviews of authors.

I am going to try to interview different authors who I think that you all might find interesting. The first author I interviewed was Kate Collins, author of the very popular Flower Shop Mystery Series. I really did appreciate Ms. Collins taking the time to answer my questions, and found that her answers were truly more than I had expected.

I hope that you all will take the time to read what Kate Collins has to say… I especially enjoyed the part … Well, actually, I enjoyed ALL of her answers!

April 2009 Mystery Book New Releases

The following mystery books will be released in April 2009:

Susan Wittig Albert: Wormwood (This will be the 17th in the China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series…)

Donald Bain: Madison Avenue Shoot (This will be the 31st in the Jessica Fletcher Murder She Wrote Mystery Series…)

David Baldacci: First Family (This will be the 4th in the Maxwell & King Mystery Series…)

Nevada Barr: Borderline (This will be the 15th in the Anna Pigeon Mystery Series…)

Dorothy Cannell: She Shoots to Conquer (This will be the 15th in the Ellie Haskell Mystery Series…) (Actually March 31…)

Carol Higgins Clark: Cursed (This will be the 12th in the Regan Reilly Mystery Series…)

Mary Higgins Clark: Just Take My Heart (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Jane K. Cleland: Killer Keepsakes (This will be the 4th in the Antiques Roadshow Mystery Series…)

Harlan Coben: Long Lost (This will be the 9th in the Myron Bolitar Mystery Series…)

Jeffrey Cohen: A Night at the Operation (This will be the 3rd in the Double Feature Mystery Series…)

Diane Mott Davidson: Fatally Flaky (This will be the 15th in the Goldy Bear Mystery Series…)

Anthony Eglin: The Trail of the Wild Rose (This will be the 4th in the English Garden Mystery Series…)

Nancy Fairbanks: Blood Pudding (This will be the 12th in the Culinary Food Writer Mystery Series…)

“Jessica Fletcher” & Donald Bain: Madison Avenue Shoot (This will be the 31st in the Murder She Wrote Mystery Series…)

Sally Goldenbaum: Patterns in the Sand (This will be the 2nd in the Seaside Knitters Mystery Series…)

Jane Haddam: Living Witness (This will be the 24th in the Gregor Demarkian Mystery Series…)

Parnell Hall: Dead Man’s Puzzle (This will be the 10th in the Puzzle Lady Mystery Series…)

Carolyn Hart: Dare to Die (This will be the 19th in the Death on Demand Mystery Series…) (Actually March 31…)

Roderic Jeffries: Sun, Sea and Murder (This will be the 33rd in the Inspector Alvarez Mystery Series…)

Linda O. Johnston: Never Say Sty (This will be the 7th in the Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter Mystery Series…)

Rebecca Kent (aka Kate Kingsbury): Finished Off (This will be the 2nd in the Bellehaven House Mystery Series…)

Diana Killian: Docketful of Poesy (This will be the 4th in the Poetic Death Mystery Series…)

Donna Leon: About Face (This will be the 18th in the Guido Brunetti Mystery Series…)

G. M. Malliet: Death and the Lit Chick (This will be the 2nd in the St. Just Mystery Series…)

Leslie Meier: Mother’s Day Murder (This will be the 15th in the Lucy Stone Mystery Series…)

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro: The 8th Confession (This will be the 8th in the Women’s Murder Club Mystery Series…)

Rhonda Pollero: Fat Chance (This will be the 3rd in the Finley Anderson Tanner, F.A.T. Mystery Series…) (Actually March 17…)

Suzanne Price: Notoriously Neat (This will be the 3nd in the Grime Solvers Mystery Series…)

Cynthia Riggs: Death and Honesty (This will be the 8th in the Martha’s Vineyard Mystery Series…)

Sara Rosett: Magnolias, Moonlight and Murder (This will be the 4th in the Mom Zone Mystery Series…)

Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Delivers the Goods (This will be the 10th in the Miss Julia Mystery Series…)

Lisa Scottoline: Look Again (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Clea Simon: Probable Claws (This will be the 4th in the Theda Krakow Mystery Series…)

Alexander McCall Smith: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (This will be the 10th in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series…)

Denise Swanson: Murder of a Royal Pain (This will be the 11th in the Scumble River Mystery Series…)

Terri Thayer: Ocean Waves (This will be the 3rd in the Quilting Mystery Series…)

Marilyn Todd: Blood Moon (This will be the 2nd in the High Priestess Iliona Mystery Series…)

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