{"id":14479,"date":"2013-10-13T07:58:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T12:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=14479"},"modified":"2015-06-11T14:15:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T19:15:13","slug":"mystery-books-that-take-place-in-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-books-that-take-place-in-nevada\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Books that Take Place in Nevada\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14482\" src=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/213068481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/213068481.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/213068481-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/>Here are some fun <strong>Nevada<\/strong> facts:<br \/>\nThe state capital is Carson City.<br \/>\nThe largest city is Las Vegas.<br \/>\nState motto is \u201cAll for our country.\u201d<br \/>\nState nickname is the Silver State and\/or the Sagebrush State\u00a0.<br \/>\nState flower is the Sagebrush.<br \/>\nState bird is the Mountain Bluebird.<br \/>\nState animal is the Desert Bighorn Sheep.<br \/>\nA bill was passed in 1931 legalizing gambling in the state of Nevada. In 1899 &#8220;Liberty Bell&#8221; was invented. It was the slot machine upon which all slot machines were based.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature Nevada locations in their books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Rita-Mae-Brown.html\"><strong>Rita Mae Brown<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Mags &amp; Baxter Mystery Series<\/strong> &#8211; Mags moves to her great aunt&#8217;s ranch with her dachshund, Baxter, and solves crimes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Kathi-Daley.html\"><strong>Kathi Daley<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Carole-Nelson-Douglas.html\"><strong>Carole Nelson Douglas<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Midnight Louie &amp; Temple Barr Mystery Series<\/strong> &#8211; Midnight Louie is a sleuthing tomcat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/L.-C.-Hayden.html\"><strong>L.C. Hayden<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<strong>Dan Springer Mystery Series<\/strong> &#8211; Dan is a magazine author who also investigates (and solves) crimes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/perri-oshaughnessy.html\"><strong>Perri O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<strong>Nina Reilly Mystery Series<\/strong> &#8211; Nina is a lawyer who sleuths in Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Karen-E.-Olson.html\"><strong>Karen E. Olson<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Tattoo Shop Mystery Series<\/strong> &#8211; Brett Kavanaugh runs a tattoo shop and puts her stamp on crime!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Diane-Vallere.html\">Diane Vallere<\/a>: Costume Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Sue-Owens-Wright.html\"><strong>Sue Owens Wright<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Beanie &amp; Cruiser Mystery Series<\/strong> &#8211; Elsie \u201cBeanie\u201d MacBean is a freelance writer and member of the Washoe Tribe. She and her Basset Hound, Cruiser, sleuth in Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to comment if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any corrections.<\/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 Nevada facts: The state capital is Carson City. The largest city is Las Vegas. State motto is \u201cAll for our country.\u201d State nickname is the Silver State and\/or the Sagebrush State\u00a0. State flower is the Sagebrush. State bird is the Mountain Bluebird. State animal is the Desert Bighorn Sheep. 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