{"id":128,"date":"2007-09-18T20:50:37","date_gmt":"2007-09-19T01:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/fall-halloween-cozy-mysteries.html"},"modified":"2011-11-10T07:06:06","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T13:06:06","slug":"fall-halloween-thanksgiving-cozy-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/fall-halloween-thanksgiving-cozy-mysteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Theme Mysteries, Halloween Theme Mysteries, &amp; Thanksgiving Theme Mysteries&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4264\" title=\"21755887[1]\" src=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/217558871-e1272658845337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"110\" \/>Well, it&#8217;s right about the time of year when I start to try to get my holiday\/seasonal mystery books accumulated&#8230; I live down here in San Antonio, Texas, and the weather just doesn&#8217;t cooperate with my seasonal cravings. I know from my past living experiences, that it is indeed the beginning of autumn&#8230; with leaves changing their colors, and a little chill in the air as you go about your morning activities. Not so here! We are experiencing upper 80s to low to mid 90s&#8230;. (I know it sounds like sour grapes that I would actually be brazen enough to &#8220;complain&#8221; about what people consider glorious San Antonio weather&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>I have already gotten out my fall candles that give the house an aroma of cinnamon apples and pumpkin spices&#8230; but sometimes that just doesn&#8217;t cut it! It&#8217;s about this time of year that I start relying on my cozy mystery authors to bring the &#8220;autumnal chill&#8221; into my life&#8230; since the only chill I feel around here is when I&#8217;m in the frozen foods section of my local grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>We moved to San Antonio fifteen years ago, after having lived in places like Colorado, Virginia, Ohio, Connecticut, Iowa, Nebraska&#8230; (etc)\u00a0 At the time of our &#8220;transplant&#8221; to this area, we were surprised by the lack of trees in the housing developments. It was as if the builders simply bulldozed down everything&#8230; so that they could put the houses as close to each other as they dared. So, it was left up to us to put the trees into our yards&#8230; We decided that the Monterrey Oaks were the way for us to go&#8230; they are basically an evergreen tree&#8230; only shedding their leaves for about three weeks each year. Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t think about how much I would miss the different colors of &#8220;normal&#8221; trees. (At the same time, I do remember the raking that was the cost of that beauty!)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, long story&#8230; to say this&#8230; I now rely on many different sources to get the feeling of the seasons I miss so much. And, one of the ways I go about getting my &#8220;fall-fix&#8221; is to read books that are set in the autumn. I may still be wearing short sleeves while reading my fall (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Halloween-Mystery-Book-List.html\">Halloween<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Holiday-Mystery-Books\/Thanksgiving-Mystery-Book-List.html\">Thanksgiving<\/a><\/strong>) cozy mystery, but with my scented\u00a0candles permeating the house, I can almost feel the chill of the night&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>***To access more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Cozy-Mysteries-by-Themes.html\">Cozy Mysteries by Theme<\/a>\u00a0click on this link.***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it&#8217;s right about the time of year when I start to try to get my holiday\/seasonal mystery books accumulated&#8230; I live down here in San Antonio, Texas, and the weather just doesn&#8217;t cooperate with my seasonal cravings. 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