{"id":11985,"date":"2013-02-04T05:58:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T11:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=11985"},"modified":"2013-08-17T12:35:40","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T17:35:40","slug":"mystery-books-that-take-place-in-kansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-books-that-take-place-in-kansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Books that Take Place in Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-11986\" alt=\"21191966[1]\" src=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2119196611.jpg\" width=\"105\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2119196611.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2119196611-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2119196611-624x1024.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/>Here are some fun <strong>Kansas<\/strong> facts:<\/p>\n<p>The state capital is Topeka.<br \/>\nThe largest city is Wichita.<br \/>\nState motto is &#8220;Ad astra per aspera&#8221; (To the stars through difficulties.)<br \/>\nState nickname is Sunflower State.<br \/>\nState flower is the Sunflower .<br \/>\nState bird is the Western Meadowlark .<br \/>\nState animal is the buffalo.<br \/>\nKansas got its name for the\u00a0Konza (aka Kaw or Kansa) Native Americans who lived there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Kansas locations in their books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Sally-Goldenbaum.html\"><strong>Sally Goldenbaum<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Queen Bees Quilt Mystery Series<\/strong> (wrote first 3 in series)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Sally-Goldenbaum.html\"><strong>Marnette Falley<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Queen Bees Quilt Mystery Series<\/strong> (continued series at book 4)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Heartsong-Presents-Mysteries.html\"><strong>Nancy Mehl<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Ivy Towers Mystery Series<\/strong> (Mehl is on the Heartsong Presents Mysteries page)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Nancy-J.-Parra.html\"><strong>Nancy J. Parra<\/strong><\/a> (aka Nancy Coco): <strong>Baker&#8217;s Treat Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Charlene-Weir.html\"><strong>Charlene Weir<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Police Chief Susan Wren Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact me if you see\u00a0an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list,\u00a0or if you have any comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666To access more\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Cozy-Mysteries-by-Themes.html\">Cozy Mysteries by Theme<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0click on this link.\u2666<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some fun Kansas facts: The state capital is Topeka. The largest city is Wichita. State motto is &#8220;Ad astra per aspera&#8221; (To the stars through difficulties.) State nickname is Sunflower State. State flower is the Sunflower . State bird is the Western Meadowlark . State animal is the buffalo. 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