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July 2008 Mystery Book New Releases:

The following Mystery Books will be released in July 2008:

Jeff Abbott: Collision (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Donna Andrews: Cockatiels at Seven (This will be the 9th in the Meg Langslow Mystery Series…)

L. L. Bartlett: Dead in Red (This will be the 2nd in the Jeff Resnick Mystery Series…)

Rhys Bowen: A Royal Pain (This will be the 2nd in the Lady Georgiana Mystery Series…)

James Lee Burke: Swan Peak (This will be the 17th in the Dave Robicheaux Mystery Series…)

Ellen Byerrum: Armed and Glamorous (This will be the 6th in the Crime of Fashion Mystery Series…)

Stephen J. Cannell: At First Sight (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Mary Daheim: Vi Agra Falls (This will be the 24th in the Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series…)

Aaron Elkins: Uneasy Relations (This will be the 15th in the Gideon Oliver Mystery Series…)

Lee Goldberg: Mr. Monk Goes to Germany (This will be the 6th in the Mr. Monk Mystery Series…)

Victoria Houston: Dead Hot Shot (This will be the 9th in the Loon Lake Fishing Mystery Series…)

Mary Ellen Hughes: Paper-Thin Alibi (This will be the 3rd in the Craft Corner Mystery Series…)

J. A. Jance: Damage Control (This will be the 13th in the Joanna Brady Mystery Series…)

Ralph M. McInerny: Ash Wednesday (This will be the 27th in the Father Dowling Mystery Series…)

James Patterson (written with Michael Ledwidge) : The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Richard North Patterson: The Race (This will be a Stand Alone…)

Emilie Richards: Sister’s Choice (This will be the 5th in the Shenandoah Album Series- not a mystery…)

Michele Scott: A Vintage Murder (This will be the 4th in the Wine Lover’s Mystery Series…)

Heather Webber: Weeding out Trouble (This will be the 5th in the Nina Quinn Mystery Series…) 

*****To go back to the Cozy Mystery New Releases page click here*****

Lyn Hamilton: the Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mystery Series…

Lyn Hamilton writes the Archaeological Mystery Series which features Lara McClintoch, an antiques dealer. I guess I should restate that: Lyn Hamilton WROTE the series. Hamilton has decided to retire Lara after eleven books in the series. Actually, the final book in the series (The Chinese Alchemist) was released in paperback form at the beginning of 2008. That publication marks Lara’s end.)

I know that Hamilton’s retirement will make a lot of her fans sad… BUT>>> I think that it’s terrific when an author decides to retire a series. Not because I like series to actually end, but because (I feel that) sometimes it appears that an author has lost interest/fresh ideas/a passion for their characters>>> and I think that it’s sad to see that…at least to me it is sad. I know of one cozy author (***NOT Hamilton!***) who is getting reviews on Amazon from her fans saying that they think she is no longer writing the series’ books… but that ghostwriters are being employed to churn out more book$.

I was very grateful when a site reader pointed this tidbit of information out to me. My time perusing authors’ sites is spent on looking at new authors (to the site… not necessarily new authors!) So, I always appreciate hearing from site readers who have an update… as well as possible new authors to the site. (Thank you, Joyce!)

 

Kraft "Food & Family" Magazine…

* * *I have gotten several e-mails/comments asking me to please send this magazine. I am sorry, but I have absolutely nothing to do with the publication or mailing of the magazine… I suggest that you call this phone number (1-800-521-4403) or go to their website and ask Kraft Foods to put you on their mailing list.* * *

This is another one of my posts which has absolutely nothing to do with Cozy Mysteries… or any other type of mystery. Sometimes I just feel so strongly about a product that I simply have to tell other people about it.

I receive the “Food & Family” magazine FREE from Kraft foods. I think that I have been with the FREE magazine for as long as they have been publishing it. It comes out each season, and is full of recipes that (of course) use their Kraft items as well as some really nice ideas for that particular season’s holiday festivities.

I can’t remember how I actually became a subscriber… whether I went online or mailed in a card… But, whichever way it was… I’m glad I did! The address is kraftfoods.com/connect, and I can see (from their information page) that they also have a 1-800 telephone number (1-800-521-4403).

I really enjoy looking through the magazine for not just the recipes, but also to find out what new items Kraft is putting on our local grocery shelves. Oh, and did I mention that the recipes are easy to follow, and seem to use a lot of short-cut ingredients? And, the FREE magazine also offers hints for new cooks… This spring’s edition explained how to make hard-boiled eggs>>> which they claim are “perfectly hard cooked eggs every time.” (I might just have to follow those directions in lieu of my own!)

*******I just found out (March 16, 2009) that the Food & Family magazine is no longer free. It cost about $12.00 for a full year, and the magazines are quarterly. Anyway, that’s what the card that came with my last issue said.***************

PS>>>>> I have gotten several e-mails/comments asking me to please send this magazine. I am sorry, but I have absolutely nothing to do with the publication or mailing of the magazine… I suggest that you call the phone number (1-800-521-4403) and ask Kraft Foods to put you on their mailing list, or go to their website.

Golfing Cozy Mysteries… Summer Fun!

One of the site’s readers asked about books that take place during the summer months… “Summer Fun Cozies.” I suggested that she might find some on the Easter Theme page, as it has Fourth of July, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day mystery books. Then it occurred to me… a Golfing Theme page. Of course, that’s not to say that golfing is only a summer sport… I have known golfers who simply don’t mind pouring-down rain and very cold temperatures. (I have only listed the authors who appear on the Cozy Mystery Site…)

Aaron and Charlotte Elkins write the Lee Ofsted Mystery Series, which features Lee, a woman who wants to master golfing. She and her boyfriend (a police lieutenant) solve a mystery or two… or three…

Roberta Isleib writes the Golf Lovers’ Mystery Series which has, as it’s sleuth, Cassie Brudette. Cassie is a golf pro, who manages to do more than swing a club…

Keith Miles (aka Edward Marston & Conrad Allen) writes the Alan Saxon Mystery Series. Alan, a golf pro, solves mysteries as he travels the world.

Maggie Toussaint writes the Cleopatra Jones Mystery Series which features a golfing-accountant-sleuth and her side-kick, Madonna (a rather huge St. Bernard)…

♦To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.♦

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