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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…

Mystery Books that Take Place in Colorado:

Here are some Fun Colorado Facts:
“The Centennial State”
Denver is the capital and the largest city.
State Motto: “Nothing without the Deity”
State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
Colorado was named for the red/ruddy color of the mountains.

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

Leslie Caine (Leslie O’Kane): Domestic Bliss Mystery Series

Sammi Carter: Candy Shop Mystery Series

Diane Mott Davidson: Goldy Bear Mystery Series

Denise Dietz: Diet Club Mystery Series

Laura DiSilverio (aka Lila Dare & Ella Barrick): Charlie Swift Mystery Series

James D. Doss: Charlie Moon Mystery Series

John Dunning: Cliff Janeway Mystery Series

Christine Goff: Birdwatcher’s Mystery Series

Beth Groundwater: Claire Hanover Mystery Series

Heather Horrocks: Bad Mothers Club Mystery Series

Richard Houston: Books to Die For Mystery Series

Dolores Johnson: Mandy Dyer Mystery Series

Cynthia Kuhn: Lila MacLean Academic Mystery Series – Lila is an English professor in colorado.

Sherry Lewis: Senior Sleuth Fred Vickery Mystery Series

Liesa Malik: Daisy Arthur Mystery Series

Mysteries of Silver Peak Mystery Series: a Guideposts Cozy series written by Carole Jefferson

Leslie O’Kane (Leslie Caine): Allie Babcock Mystery Series

Maggie Sefton: Knitting Mystery Series AND Kate Doyle Mystery Series

Robert Spiller: Bonnie Pinkwater Mystery Series

Teresa Trent: Henry Park Mystery Series – Gabby Wolfe has a Sixth Sense in Henry Park, Colorado.

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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