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

December 2008 Mystery Book New Releases:

The following mystery books will be released in December 2008:

Miranda Bliss: Dying for Dinner (This will be the 4th in the Cooking Class Mystery Series…)

Jan Burke: The Messenger (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Laura Childs: Eggs in Purgatory (This will be the 1st in the NEW Cackleberry Club Mystery Series…)

Patricia Cornwell: Scarpetta (This will be the 16th in the Kay Scarpetta Mystery Series…)

Shirley Damsgaard: The Witch’s Grave (This will be the 6th in the Ophelia & Abby Mystery Series…)

Monica Ferris: Thai Die (This will be the 12th in Needlecraft Mystery Series…)

Susan Froetschel: Royal Escape (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Lee Goldberg: Mr. Monk is Miserable (This will be the 7th in the Mr. Monk Mystery Series…)

Sarah Graves: A Face at the Window (This will be the 12th in the Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series…)

Betty Hechtman: Dead Men Don’t Crochet (This will be the 2nd in the Crochet Mystery Series…)

Hazel Holt: Mrs. Malory and a Time to Die (This will be the 18th in the Mrs. Malory Mystery Series…)

Kay Hooper: Blood Sins (This will be the 2nd in the Bishop Special Crimes Unit Trilogy…)

Julie Hyzy: Hail to the Chef (This will be the 2nd in White House Chef Mystery Series…)

J. A. Jance: Cruel Intent (This will be the 4th in the Alison Reynolds Mystery Series…)

Michael McGarrity: Dead or Alive (This will be the 12th in the Kevin Kerney Mystery Series…)

G.A. McKevett: A Body To Die For (This will be the 14th in the Savannah Reid Mystery Series…)

Perri O’Shaughnessy: Show No Fear (This will be the 12th in the Nina Reilly Mystery Series…)

Charles Todd: A Matter of Justice (This will be the 11th in the Ian Rutledge Mystery Series…)

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Kung Fu Panda… It's Not Just for Kids!

I know that I have written about my two children from time to time… Our son is 24 and our daughter is 22. Since we live far from our extended families, we don’t have young relatives to take to the movies. With that said, let me also add that my husband and I do not miss seeing the cartoon movies when they come out… We happen to (still) enjoy them!

The latest cartoon movie that we saw was Kung Fu Panda, and we both enjoyed it immensely. I should probably have premised this paragraph by saying that I was in a lousy mood the night we watched it… At first I told my husband that I didn’t want to watch Kung Fu Panda that night because I didn’t want to “waste a good movie on a bad mood.” (Does that make any sense?!) But then I decided… since I am in a bad mood, why not try the movie and see if I can shake it (the bad mood, not the movie!) And, sure enough, that’s what the movie did!

It was absolutely a delightful movie romp… watching the under-dog (in this case the “dog” is the panda) work, work, work, until he triumphs. Jack Black does a wonderful job voicing Po, the overweight Panda who is given a task so large that most of us would not accept it, knowing that it would be impossible to achieve. Dustin Hoffman rivals David Carradine’s “Master” on the old Kung Fu television series. (Remember all of the “Grasshopper” talk?!)

Our daughter has seen the movie several different times, with different people, and she highly recommended it to us. We usually enjoy her recommended movies, and this one surely didn’t disappoint. We loved Kung Fu Panda. If you get a chance to see it, go ahead… (DON’T!!!) act your age, and enjoy it!

Florida Series (Possibly) Involving Realtors and Bar/Restaurant Close to Real Estate Office…

I just received this request from Sandra and thought that it would make a perfect blog. If any of you out there have any ideas, please send a comment.

“I read some books in a series a few years ago that took place in Florida. The characters were friends (male and female, some worked in a real estate office, and would meet each day for lunch and happy hour at a bar/restaurant real close to the realtor office. They were such regulars there that they had there own table and chairs. I enjoyed this series so much but evidently read what I could get at that time and if I wrote the author and titles down for future reference, I have lost it. That is all I can really remember other than they were cozy mysteries and I definitely enjoyed them. Any ideas who the author was or character/titles? It may have been on one of the islands close to Florida but I keep thinking Florida.”

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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