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Question – Are There any Cozy Series Set in the Same Town, But Starring Different Sleuths?

November 12, 2016

questions-clipart-question-guyHey folks! Not long ago I got a question by email that I hoped some of you might be able to help answer!

I have a cozy question for you! Are there any series that you are aware of that are all set in the same town but have a different protagonist in each one? (Like Debbie Macombers Cedar Cove books for example but cozy instead of romance)

I know on one hand that defeats one of the purposes of the cozy, but I’m doing NaMoWriMo and had the best idea for a series based around my fictional town!

The only answer that popped into mind for me was Dani Pettrey‘s Alaskan Courage Mystery Series, which stars various members of the McKenna family in Yancey, Alaska… though like Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove Books, it isn’t necessarily a strictly Cozy series. So can anyone think of more series that are set in the same location, but star different sleuths?

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  1. Janet says

    November 12, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Deborah Adams had a series in which she did this. All the characters recurred, but a different character was the main protagonist in each book.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:35 am

      Janet, you’re right, as others have mentioned later this is the Jesus Creek Mystery series.

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  2. Ina says

    November 12, 2016 at 9:52 am

    Not sure I have series names right, but Cat in the stacks featuring Diesel the Maine coon cat, and Southern sisters, one of the sisters is named Dixie ( with an unusual spelling of her name)
    In the first Southern sisters book the sisters are taking care of Diesel while his owner is out of town.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:39 am

      Ina, that’s a great example of a spin-off series, which is certainly in the spirit of the question. Thanks!

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  3. Anne says

    November 12, 2016 at 10:50 am

    Gemma Halliday publishing has a series called Danger Cover set in the Pacific Northwest that has several authors. Each has a different protagonist with jobs such as pet sitter, contractor, hairstylist, etc that get involved in murder mysteries in the town of Danger Cove. The secondary characters appear in most of the books, and the various heroines interact.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:38 am

      Anne, yes, I believe this is the Danger Cove Mystery Series. It is written by a number of different authors, but Elizabeth Ashby has a credit for most of them.

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  4. Diane says

    November 12, 2016 at 11:06 am

    The wonderful Jesus Creek mysteries by Deborah Adams meet this criteria. And they are newly reissued on Kindle.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:39 am

      Diane, that’s a good suggestion. Thanks!

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  5. Joppy says

    November 12, 2016 at 11:11 am

    Can’t help with your query, but have one of my own. What is a ‘NaMoWriMo’ that you refer to? That’s new to me.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 12, 2016 at 1:57 pm

      Joppy, I think it is National Novel Writing Month.

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      • Joppy says

        November 13, 2016 at 5:20 am

        thanks. Not a UK thing then.

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  6. Lynn S says

    November 12, 2016 at 11:29 am

    I believe the multi-author Aloha Lagoon series is set in the same town (the resort town of Aloha Lagoon in Kauai, Hawaii) and stars a different sleuth in each book.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:40 am

      Lynn, that’s a good suggestion. Thanks!

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  7. Doris Christian says

    November 12, 2016 at 11:56 am

    Yes, I think Cold Springs Mystery series would qualify. The cases always end up with the Sheriff but they never start out there. They have some of the same towns people each time but the protagonist is always different.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:42 am

      Doris, thanks for the suggestion. Reading the online synopses of these books (by Sara Caudell, by the way), I wouldn’t have realized that they have different protagonists.

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  8. Steve says

    November 12, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    Not exactly, but Warren Esby’s initial horse show trilogy had the same main protagonist but then in the following three, that protagonist was relegated to a minor role and three new characters came to the fore to solve three new mysteries although all were related to the other stories. Most of the action takes place in San Diego and London so not all in one place.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:43 am

      Steve, that’s a good suggestion – I think that a book that has several different sleuths definitely fits the spirit of the question, even if some are used several times.

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  9. Ginger says

    November 12, 2016 at 12:10 pm

    Deborah Adams. Jesus creek

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:43 am

      Ginger, thanks, that’s a good suggestion.

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  10. Lois says

    November 12, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    Not a cozy, but Michael Connelly’s Bosch series crossover with his Mickey Haller series in some of his books.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:43 am

      Lois, thanks, that’s a good example of a series crossover, which is certainly in the spirit of the question.

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  11. Janice says

    November 12, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    Sparkle Abbey’s books involve two cousins who have been feuding for years over a broach left by their grandmother to her “favorite” granddaughter. The main character in each book alternates between the two cousins both of whom are involved with animals – one a pet psychologist and the other the owner of a pet accessories store. They live in the same California coastal community and some characters appear in all of the books. It’s a fun series.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:44 am

      Janice, thanks, that’s a good suggestion.

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  12. Helene_C says

    November 12, 2016 at 4:15 pm

    Hi, what about Gemma Halliday’s Hollywood Headlines series? There are only 3 books, but each features a different person working for the newspaper.

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    • Jayne says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:12 am

      I thought of these too. Fun series. I actually wish it had continued.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:45 am

      Helene, thanks for the suggestion. It certainly sounds appropriate for the question.

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  13. Joyce Ann Brown says

    November 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm

    Lauren Willig’s Pink Carnation series is set in London and the surrounding English countryside. There is a cast of characters and each book features a different one as protagonist.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:45 am

      Joyce, thanks, that’s definitely a good suggestion.

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  14. Terri says

    November 13, 2016 at 12:03 am

    Janet Evanovich did a series with Charlotte Hughes that had the same people, but shifted the ones featured a couple of times. The same ones were featured for a couple of books. It was a great series, very fun. It also included romance, which I normally don’t like, but it all worked in this series. Full Tilt, Full Scoop, Full Bloom, Full Blast & Full Speed are the titles. I liked them much better than the Stephanie Plum books.

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  15. Cathy says

    November 13, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    Christine Goff’s birdwatcher’s series features different protagonists connected to a birdwatching society in a Colorado community near Rocky Mountain National Park.

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  16. Bootigs says

    November 13, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Two of Juliet Blackwell’s series are set in San Francisco. Witchcraft Mysteries. Haunted Home Renovation.

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    • Laura says

      November 15, 2016 at 6:59 pm

      Juliet Blackwell also did a mash-up novella featuring both of the protagonists from her San Francisco-based series.

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  17. Judy S. says

    November 13, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    Nancy Coco’s A Candy Coated Mysteries and Duffy Brown’s A Cycle Path Mysteries are both set on Mackinac Island, Michigan. There are different characters in each series.

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  18. Cindy says

    November 13, 2016 at 4:24 pm

    What happened to Annette Blair with her vintage magic series? I have been waiting forever for the next one where they hopefully go in the basement. Thanks.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 6:23 pm

      Cindy, I don’t know if she plans on continuing the Vintage Magic Series. I know she is still writing, but the last few releases she put out were all romance novels, not mysteries, so I haven’t listed them on her page.

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      • Susy says

        November 15, 2016 at 4:54 pm

        OH NO!!!! I really love the Vintage Magic Series. Her romances are OK, but I am not in a romance phase.

        Does anyone know what the status is of the missing Madelyn Alt book? I had heard she was having health problems, but I hope she is well again.

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  19. Donna Mc says

    November 14, 2016 at 5:12 pm

    Danna, looks like you have a great collection of sleuths here, tracking down all these books! 🙂

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 14, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      Donna, thanks! I’m probably going to compile it into a more concise list for the post soon.

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  20. Glenda Wray says

    November 16, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Colleen Coble has a few series that are similar to Dani Pettrey’s series…for example, her Hope Beach, Shadow Bay, and Lonestar series are like that. These are all within the “Romantic Suspense” type instead of “cozy” but they are good books.

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    • Danna - cozy mystery list says

      November 18, 2016 at 8:07 pm

      Glenda, thanks for the suggestions!

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  21. Michelle says

    November 20, 2016 at 6:43 pm

    In the “When the Fat Ladies Sing” series by Linda Kozar, the sleuths are Lovita & Sue Jane, who work together at a beauty shop & solve murders together, EXCEPT for in Felony Fruitcake, wherein Lovita is out of the country, & Sue Jan solves the mystery solo.

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