{"id":11702,"date":"2012-12-27T15:02:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T21:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=11702"},"modified":"2017-07-30T14:08:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T19:08:42","slug":"cozy-mystery-books-recommendations-december-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-books-recommendations-december-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations \u2013 December 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Last month for the 2012 Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations<\/strong> listings. I can barely believe this year is will be over in just a matter of days!<\/p>\n

I’m sure that most of you know the drill: Please tell us about a few of your very favorite Cozy Mystery reads of December 2012<\/strong>. This should be authors who you think the rest of us absolutely have “got to know” about, so that we can also enjoy their Cozy Mystery books.\u00a0Please include\u00a0WHY<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0you enjoyed these authors.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

I will add the recommended authors to this entry as they come in.\u00a0(Please do not tell us about the authors you did not like.) Thank you!<\/p>\n

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during December 2012, and\u00a0why<\/em>\u00a0did you enjoy it (or him\/her)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the current authors who some of you have read this past month, and wanted to tell the rest of us about:<\/p>\n

Ellery Adams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka Jennifer Stanley, J. B. Stanley, & 1\/2 of Lucy Arlington): Books by the Bay Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Susan Wittig Albert<\/a><\/strong>: :China Bayles Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Robin Allen<\/a><\/strong>: Poppy Markham, Culinary Cop Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Madelyn Alt<\/a><\/strong>: Bewitching Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Donald Bain<\/strong><\/a> & “Jessica Fletcher”: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series<\/p>\n

David Baldacci<\/strong><\/a>: Puller Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lorna Barrett<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka Lorraine Bartlett & L. L. Bartlett):Booktown Mystery Series<\/p>\n

L.L. Bartlett<\/strong><\/a> (aka Lorna Barrett & Lorraine Bartlett): Jeff Resnick Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Ali Brandon<\/strong><\/a> (aka Diane A. S. Stuckart): Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lilian Jackson Braun<\/strong><\/a>: The Cat Who ***** Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Simon Brett<\/strong><\/a>: Fethering Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Emily Brightwell<\/strong><\/a>: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lucy Burdette<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka Roberta Isleib): Key West Food Critic Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Kate Carlisle<\/strong><\/a>: Biblophile Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Erika Chase<\/strong><\/a>: Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Peg Cochran<\/strong><\/a> (aka Meg London): Gourmet De-Lite Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Sheila Connolly<\/strong><\/a> (aka Sarah Atwell): Orchard Mystery Series<\/p>\n

E.J. Copperman<\/strong><\/a> (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Deborah Crombie<\/a><\/strong>: Kincaid & James Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Krista Davis<\/strong><\/a>: Domestic Diva Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Claire Donally<\/strong><\/a>: Sunny & Shadow Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Elizabeth J. Duncan<\/strong><\/a>: Penny Brannigan Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Janet Evanovich<\/strong><\/a>: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series<\/p>\n

“Jessica Fletcher<\/strong><\/a>” & Donald Bain: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Elaine Flinn<\/strong><\/a>: Molly Doyle Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lee Goldberg<\/strong><\/a>: Mr. Monk Mystery Series<\/p>\n

John Grisham<\/a><\/strong>: The Racketeer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

E. W. Hornung<\/strong>: Raffles<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Innes<\/strong><\/a>: Inspector Sir John Appleby Mystery Series<\/p>\n

P. D. James<\/strong><\/a>: Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Kate Kingsbury<\/strong><\/a> (aka Allison Kingsley & Rebecca Kent): Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Joyce and Jim Lavene<\/strong><\/a>: Missing Pieces Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Virginia Lowell<\/strong><\/a>: Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Charlotte MacLeod<\/strong><\/a> (aka Alisa Craig): Peter Shandy Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Susan Elia MacNeal<\/strong>: Maggie Hope Series: Princess Elizabeth\u2019s Spy<\/em><\/p>\n

G. M. Malliet<\/strong><\/a>: St. Just Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Margaret Maron<\/strong><\/a>: Deborah Knott Mystery Series<\/p>\n

J. J. Marric<\/strong> (aka John Creasy<\/strong><\/a>): Gideon Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Nancy Martin<\/strong><\/a>: Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jenn McKinlay<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka Lucy Lawrence & Josie Belle): Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Marcia Muller<\/strong><\/a>: Sharon McCone Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Shirley Rousseau Murphy<\/strong><\/a>: Joe Gray Cat Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Sandra Parshall<\/strong>: Rachael Goddard Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Hannah Reed<\/strong><\/a> (aka Deb Baker): Beekeeper Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Emilie Richards<\/strong><\/a>: Ministry Is Murder Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Sara Rosett<\/strong><\/a>: Ellie Avery Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Maggie Sefton<\/strong><\/a>: Knitting Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Patricia Sprinkle<\/strong><\/a>: Thoroughly Southern Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Sunny Sundwall<\/strong>: The Red Shoelace Killer<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Susan Susmann<\/strong>: Audition for Murder<\/p>\n

Elaine Viets<\/strong><\/a>: Dead-end Job Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Debbie Wilson<\/strong>: Sweet Scent of Justice<\/p>\n

Valerie Wolzien<\/strong><\/a>: Susan Henshaw Mystery Series<\/p>\n

\u2666To\u00a0access more\u00a0Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>, click on this link\u2666<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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