{"id":16084,"date":"2014-02-25T10:17:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T16:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=16084"},"modified":"2017-08-01T19:03:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T00:03:08","slug":"mystery-books-recommendations-february-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-books-recommendations-february-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 February 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"So, is it spring yet? I’m looking out my window watching what looks like parent birds teaching their fledglings how to fly from one side of our yard to the other (we planted Red Tip bushes all along the periphery of our yard twenty years ago) and I’m also watching one of our more persistent squirrels chewing some of our oak tree’s buds. If those aren’t signs of springtime in Texas, I don’t know what is!<\/p>\n

Down here in San Antonio we still can’t decide whether it’s winter or spring. Yesterday morning I took my walk in 60\u00ba weather, a few hours later is was 74\u00ba, \u00a0and they are predicting that tomorrow our high will be 50\u00ba! Good grief! It’s that time of year that pretty much dictates the necessity of checking the daily forecast in order to decide whether to wear a long sleeve shirt or not. (I know I sound totally spoiled by our beautiful weather, but there’s a price we have to pay for this mild winter\/spring confusion. Remind me to talk about the weather during our summer and early fall\/late spring!)<\/p>\n

Back to Cozy Mystery books, which is what I actually was going to write about…<\/p>\n

It’s that time of month when I ask you all to tell us about a Cozy Mystery book\/author who you read during this month (February 2014) who you thought the rest of us absolutely, positively NEED to know about. Your recommendations should be Cozy Mystery books (that you read this month) that are, in your opinion, really, really, good reads. (Of course, if you were lucky enough to read several really good mystery books, then by all means, tell us about those books, also.) Please tell us why you are recommending the book(s). Your reasons for liking the book(s) are what get the rest of us enthused about reading it\/them.<\/p>\n

I’m going to start off by mentioning Conrad Allen. I was so excited about his Murder on the Lusitania<\/em> that I couldn’t wait until now to tell you about it. So, rather that tell you all the very same things that I wrote about on February 9, I’m going to refer you to my entry:\u00a0What I\u2019m Reading Now >>> Conrad Allen is a New-to-Me Author Who I Just Added to My \u201cFavorite Authors\u201d List<\/a><\/p>\n

[As usual, I ask that you don’t tell us about the mystery books you read that you didn’t like.]<\/span><\/p>\n

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to their page on the\u00a0Cozy Mystery<\/a>\u00a0site. Their page has all of the author’s books listed chronologically.]<\/p>\n

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during February 2014, and\u00a0why\u00a0did you enjoy it (or him\/her)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read this past month:<\/p>\n

Conrad Allen<\/strong><\/a> (aka Edward Marston & Keith Miles): Dillman Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeffrey Archer<\/strong><\/a>: Clifton Chronicles Mystery Series<\/strong> (not Cozy)<\/p>\n

Lucy Arlington<\/strong><\/a> (aka Jennifer Stanley & Sylvia May): Novel Idea Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

M.C. Beaton<\/strong><\/a> (aka Marion Chesney): Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cindy Blackburn<\/strong>: Cue Ball Mystery Series<\/strong> (book #1 Playing with Poison<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Rhys Bowen<\/strong><\/a>: Royal Spyness Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alan Bradley<\/strong><\/a>: Flavia de Luce Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duffy Brown<\/strong><\/a>: Consignment Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leslie Budewitz<\/strong><\/a>: Food Lovers’ Village Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Kate Collins<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Flower Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Krista Davis<\/strong><\/a>: Paws and Claws Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jana DeLeon<\/strong><\/a>: Miss Fortune Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Monica Ferris<\/strong><\/a>: Needlecraft Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christy Fifield<\/strong><\/a> (aka Christy Evans): Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joanna Fluke<\/strong><\/a>: Hannah Swensen Cookie Jar Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sally Goldenbaum<\/strong><\/a>: Seaside Knitters Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Grisham<\/strong><\/a>: Jake Brigance Mystery Series<\/strong> (not Cozy)<\/p>\n

Carolyn Haines<\/strong><\/a>: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Veronica Heley<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Ellie Quick Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna Lee Huber<\/strong>: Lady Darby Mystery Series<\/strong> (book #1 The Anatomist’s Wife<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Julie Hyzy<\/strong><\/a>: White House Chef Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miranda James<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka Honor Hartman, Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Dean James:\u00a0Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joyce and Jim Lavene<\/strong><\/a> (aka J.J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Renaissance Faire Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gypsy Rose Lee<\/strong>: The G-String Murders<\/strong><\/em> (Craig Rice, ghostwriter)<\/p>\n

Kylie Logan<\/strong><\/a> (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): <\/span>League of Literary Ladies Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Nancy J. Parra<\/strong><\/a> (aka Nancy Coco): Baker’s Treat Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Schweizer<\/strong><\/a>: Liturgical Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ian Rankin<\/strong>: Inspector Rebus Mystery Series<\/strong> (not Cozy)<\/p>\n

Sheri Cobb South<\/strong>: In Milady\u2019s Chamber<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Arthur Upfield<\/strong>: The Bachelors of Broken Hill<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Roy Vickers<\/strong>: The Department of Dead Ends<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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