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Mystery Books that Take Place in Connecticut:

Here are some Fun Connecticut Facts:

Connecticut’s State Motto: “He Who Transplanted Still Sustains.” Connecticut’s name comes from an Indian word (“Quinnehtukqut”) which means “beside the long tidal river.” Connecticut State Flower is the Mountain Laurel Connecticut’s Capital is Hartford.

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

Laurien Berenson: Melanie Travis Mystery Series

Annette Blair: Vintage Magic Mystery Series

Allison Brook: Haunted Library Mystery Series

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Gourmet De-Lite Mystery Series

Joyce Christmas: Betty Trenka Mystery Series

Devon Delaney: Cook-Off Mystery Series

Hildegarde Dolson: Ramsdale/McDougal Mystery Series

Parnell Hall: the Puzzle Lady Mystery Series

David Handler: Berger & Mitry Mystery Series

Rosemary Harris: Dirty Business Mystery Series

Sadie Hartwell: Tangled Web Mystery Series

Roberta Isleib: the Advice Column Mystery Series

Judith K. Ivie: Kate Lawrence Mystery Series

Lucille Kallen: C. B. Greenfield Mystery Series

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series

Amy Patricia Meade: Marjorie McClelland Mystery Series

Liz Mugavero: Pawsitively Organic Gourmet Pet Food Mystery Series

Karen E. Olson: Annie Seymour Mystery Series

Shari Randall : Lobster Shack Mystery Series – features an ex-ballet dancer who now works at her aunt’s lobster shack in Connecticut.

Susan Santangelo: Baby Boomer Mystery Series

Valerie Wolzien: Susan Henshaw 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 Series Set in World of Collectible Rare Books…

I just recently received a letter from a site reader asking these questions:

(1.)  What about murder by diary/journal?  How many can we come up with where the dastardly deed is revealed during the course of a series of diary entries?  The original great must be Les Liaisons Dangeureuses – though the deaths come at the end – but are there any contemporary ones?

(2.) Also I remember reading a few books where the murder was set against the background of collectible rare books – the chapter headings were descriptions of rare books taken from auction catalogues, (sorry about all these extra ‘u’ -I’m in England!) – and the book sale somehow tied in with the plot?  Does anyone remember these?

Please leave a comment if you think that you have a book or book series which might be relevant to either of these questions.

Why Are the Majority of the Cozy Mystery Site's Authors Women?

Something that I have (quite obviously) noticed is that most of the authors on the Cozy Mystery site are women. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy mysteries written by men… But, I think that it gets back to the fact that female authors simply have a better grasp of what women want to read, and also of what women find “acceptable”… The women authors tend to “play down” the rather unrealistic … let’s just call them… “male fantasies.” (You know the type… gorgeous blond with legs that don’t stop on Monday, beautiful brunette with over-developed bust on Wednesday, phenomenally sexy red head with… whatever! on Friday… only sleuthing while taking a break between the “knock ’em dead women” >>> or better said “girls” … who quite obviously love the leading men.)

I hope that this does not make me a female chauvinist cozy-reader… I am more than happy to read books by men who write cozies… and indeed I do!

Jackie Griffey, Margaret Miles, Cynthia Peale, Marcia Talley: Four New Authors on the Cozy Mystery Site…

Here are four new authors I have placed on the Cozy Mystery Site after getting recommendations from you all:

Jackie Griffey: Maryvale Mystery Series: This series features a sheriff in Tennessee…

Margaret Miles: Bracebridge Mystery Series: This series is set in a little village in Colonial Massachusetts…

Cynthia Peale: Beacon Hill Mystery Series: This series features a brother and sister in Victorian Boston…

Marcia Talley: Hannah Ives Mystery Series: This series features a cancer survivor in Annapolis…

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