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

Mystery Books that Take Place in Minnesota:

Here are some fun facts about Minnesota:
Minnesota is an Indian word that means “sky-tinted water.” St. Paul is the capital, Minneapolis is the largest city. State Motto: The Star of the North. State Flower: Minnesota Pink and White Lady’s-Slipper. Minnesota was named for the sky blue waters.

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

John L. Betcher: James Becker Mystery Series

Janet Cantrell (aka Kaye George): Fat Cat Mystery Series

Jessie Chandler: Shay O’Hanlon’ Caper Series

Carole Nelson Douglas: Kevin Blake Mystery Series

Jan Dunlap: Bob White Birder Murder Mystery Series

J.C. Eaton: Sophie Kimball Mystery Series

Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Cookie Jar Mystery Series

Ellen Hart: Sophie Greenway Mystery Series AND Jane Lawless Mystery Series

Tami Hoag: Sam Kovac Mystery Series

Christine Husom: Snow Globe Shop Mystery Series

Sofie Kelly: Magical Cats Mystery Series

Mary Lou Kirwin: Librarian Mystery Series

William Kent Krueger: Cork O’Connor Mystery Series

M.D. Lake: Peggy O’Neill Mystery Series

Jess Lourey: Murder by the Month Mystery Series

Diane Morlan: Jennifer Penny Mystery Series

Annie Knox (aka Wendy Lyn Watson): Pet Boutique Mystery Series

Beth Solheim: Sadie Witt 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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Christopher Lane, Barbara Paul, Steve Sherman: Three New Authors to the Site…

Here are the latest three new authors who you all have recommended for the site:

Christopher Lane writes the Inupiat Eskimo Mystery Series  which features a police officer who is brought up in Anchorage and who then goes to live in a more desolate area. (Amazon’s blurp says Lane writes “for the Christian market.”)

Barbara Paul writes the Opera Mystery Series which features an early 1900s Italian tenor living in New York and the Marian Larch Mystery Series which features a New York police sergeant.

Steve Sherman pens the New England Cozy Mystery Series, which takes place in New Hampshire and features a private investigator. Sherman also authors country roads guides, as well.

The Jury Miniseries…

The Jury If you have read the other TV and Movie Reviews on the Cozy Mystery site, then you have probably figured out that I only post reviews about shows that I enjoy. Why waste time on the bad when there are so many good? And, The Jury is yet another example of a British miniseries that does not disappoint.

The Jury follows a trial that is a media frenzy. It shows how juries of such “made-for-television-ratings” crimes are affected by the constant barrage of reporters and “looky-loos” who feel that the public’s “need to know” far outweighs the biased agenda that spins uncontrollably…. out of control!

The jury members not only have issues trying to understand the crime, they also have issues in their private lives. This series left me wondering how jury members really relate to the particular crimes they are called to hear and how their different daily moods can affect the outcome of their verdicts.

For you Sir Derek Jacobi fans: he gives yet another great performance. Hopefully a lot of Gerard Butler fans will be attracted to this miniseries and be treated (possibly introduced?!?) to several other exceptional actors.

By the way>>> This is NOT a miniseries for the entire family!

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It Looks Like the Holiday Season is Here!

I guess that it’s official! The December holidays are upon us.

I still haven’t done much about decorating the house, although I did manage to have my husband and son bring the big bins in from our garage. Unfortunately, that’s about as far as I have gotten… except that I did pull my Corelle Winter Holly holiday dishes out>>> I simply could not wait to use those doggone dishes!

And, today was the first day that I had my morning coffee in my “official” Christmas coffee cup. It’s a lot smaller than my regular mug, but that’s OK>>> I love it anyway.

My college roommate wrote and told me that they just got their first snowfall of the season today. We may not be blanketed in a snowy, white wonderland down here in San Antonio, but with holly leaves and berries on my coffee cup, I feel like the “winter season” has finally started.

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