{"id":12421,"date":"2013-03-26T13:56:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T18:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=12421"},"modified":"2017-08-02T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T15:32:41","slug":"cozy-mystery-books-recommendations-march-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-books-recommendations-march-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations \u2013 March 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Can you believe it is almost April? I can’t! I have my March doo-dads up, which include everything St. Patrick’s-ish. Years when Easter falls in March sometimes get me a little confused. I just “expect” an April Easter.<\/p>\n

And since it is the end of March, it is time for me to ask you if you would please tell us about your favorite Cozy Mystery reads of March 2013<\/strong>. As usual, these authors\/books should be the ones you absolutely feel the need to tell us about. They should be the authors\/books that you enjoyed so much during March that you want to let the rest of us know about them.\u00a0Please include\u00a0WHY<\/strong>\u00a0you enjoyed these authors.<\/p>\n

My recommendation for March 2013 is Joanne Fluke<\/strong><\/a>. As I have written before, I tried the first of Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen Cookie Jar Mystery Series because of your monthly recommendations. Fluke kept showing up on the lists during the months we have been compiling these monthly recommendations.<\/p>\n

Fluke’s sleuth is Hannah Swensen, a baker in a cozy little town in Minnesota, who doles out cookies while solving her mysteries. I mean that quite literally! Hannah passes out cookie treats that are so delicious that the person she is “interviewing” doesn’t seem to mind sharing information that might otherwise not have come out.<\/p>\n

Fluke has surrounded Hannah with good Cozy Mystery characters… even Hannah’s mother is likable. (Her mom seems determined to improve Hannah, even though Hannah is very content with the way she is.) Hannah’s sister is pretty much the opposite of Hannah, but that doesn’t stop them from having a very deep sisterly bond. Hannah’s brother in law is a deputy sheriff who is very willing to deputize Hannah (off the books, of course!) which makes it easy for Hannah to become privy to things an ordinary sleuth wouldn’t be privy to.<\/p>\n

Another character who I was very happy to encounter is Moishe, Hannah’s cat. He doesn’t have any super-natural powers, isn’t able to talk, nor does he perform parlor tricks. What he is, however, is a sweet companion for Hannah. Sure, he likes his treats and he isn’t a lap-cat, but he is someone for her to look forward to seeing at the end of her day. (Can you tell I am still missing our Sprite?)<\/p>\n

I enjoyed getting to know all of the characters in the book and also enjoyed the flow of the book. I looked forward to reading this book. Joanne Fluke is a Cozy Mystery author I want to continue reading.<\/p>\n

Having told you why I am recommending Joanne Fluke, I now ask who you enjoyed and why<\/strong>. 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 March 2013, and\u00a0why\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

Avery Aames<\/a><\/strong> (aka Daryl Wood Gerber): Cheese Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victoria Abbot<\/a><\/strong>: Book Collector’s Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellery Adams <\/strong><\/a>(aka Jennifer Stanley, J. B. Stanley, & 1\/2 of Lucy Arlington): Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Beck<\/strong><\/a>: Donut Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josie Belle<\/strong><\/a> (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence): Good Buy Girls Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. C. Benison<\/a><\/strong>: Her Majesty Investigates Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melissa Bourbon<\/strong><\/a>: Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Bradford<\/strong><\/a> (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Amish Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon Brett<\/strong><\/a>: Mrs. Pargeter Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alyse Carlson<\/strong>: The Azalea Assault<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (Garden Society Mystery Series)<\/p>\n

Ally Carter<\/strong>: Perfect Scoundrels<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (young adult book)<\/p>\n

Laura Childs<\/a><\/strong>: Tea Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Jeanne M. Dams<\/strong><\/a>: Hilda Johansson Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carola Dunn<\/strong><\/a>: Cornish\u00a0Mystery\u00a0Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joanne Fluke<\/a><\/strong>: Hannah Swensen Mystery Series\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elly Griffiths<\/strong>: The\u00a0Crossing Places<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Parnell Hall<\/strong><\/a>: Puzzle Lady Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carolyn Hart<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Bailey Ruth Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erin Hart<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Nora Gavin & Cormac Maguire Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

B. B. Haywood<\/a><\/strong>: Candy Holliday Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maddy Hunter<\/a><\/strong>: Passport to Peril Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julie Hyzy<\/strong><\/a>: Manor of Murder Mystery Series\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miranda James<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Dean James,\u00a0Honor Hartman, &\u00a0Jimmie Ruth Evans): Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. A. Jance<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0J. P. Beaumont Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Kelly: <\/strong>Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>(Tara Holloway Mystery Series)<\/p>\n

William X. Kienzle<\/strong><\/a>: Father Koesler Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Kingsbury <\/strong><\/a>(aka Rebecca Kent & Allison Kinsley):\u00a0Manor House Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meg London <\/strong><\/a>(aka Peg Cochran): Sweet Nothings Vintage Lingerie Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rett MacPherson<\/strong><\/a>: Torie O’Shea Msytery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Amy Patricia Meade<\/strong><\/a>: Rosie the Riveter Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. J. Murphy<\/strong><\/a>: Algonquin Round Table Mystery Series\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marta Perry<\/strong>: Hide in Plain Sight<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (Three Sisters Inn Mystery Series)<\/p>\n

Rose Pressy<\/strong>:<\/span> Me and My Ghoul Friends<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Annelise Ryan<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Mattie Winston Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Josephine Tey<\/strong><\/a>: The Franchise Affair<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Victoria Thompson<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Gaslight Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles Todd<\/strong><\/a>: Ian Rutledge Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judith Van Gieson<\/strong><\/a>: Claire Reynier Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ethel Lina White<\/strong>: The Wheel Spins<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka The Lady Vanishes<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em>)<\/strong><\/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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