{"id":17555,"date":"2014-06-06T15:06:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T20:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=17555"},"modified":"2023-11-14T22:21:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T04:21:09","slug":"summer-cozy-mystery-books-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/summer-cozy-mystery-books-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Cozy Mystery Books Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"With summer soon approaching (June 21), what better time than right now to list all of the Summer Cozy Mysteries that are out there? I know I can start the list with some very obvious mysteries: Fourth of July Mystery Books theme<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Father’s Day Mystery Books theme<\/strong><\/a>. Also, there are other very obvious Summer Cozy Mysteries that have the word summer<\/em> in the titles, or a reference to a beach, barbeque, or summer month. And then of course, there are those that we know about because we have read them.<\/p>\n

If I have missed any Summer Cozy Mystery theme books, please post a comment. Thank you!<\/p>\n

SUMMER COZY MYSTERY Theme:<\/h3>\n

Donald Bain….\u00a0Murder on Parade<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Lorraine Bartlett…..\u00a0One Hot Murder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Laurien Berenson….. A Pedigree to Die For<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Laurien Berenson…..\u00a0Hair of the Dog<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Rhys Bowen…..\u00a0Royal Flush<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lilian Jackson Braun…..\u00a0The Cat Who Went Underground<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Mollie Cox Bryan…..\u00a0Scrappy Summer<\/a><\/strong> (novella)<\/p>\n

JoAnna Carl…..\u00a0The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Jill Churchill…..\u00a0Someone to Watch Over Me<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Carol Higgins Clark…..Twanged<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Nancy Coco….. To Fudge or Not to Fudge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Christine E. Collier….\u00a0A Holiday Sampler<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Father’s Day)<\/p>\n

Cleo Coyle…..\u00a0Murder Most Frothy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Isis Crawford…..\u00a0A Catered Fourth of July<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bill Crider…..\u00a0Red, White, and Blue Murder<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Mary Daheim….. The Alpine Recluse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kathi Daley….. Bikinis in Paradise<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kathi Daley….. Beach Blanket Barbie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeffery Deaver (editor of anthology)…..\u00a0A Century of Great Suspense<\/strong> Stories<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(includes Fourth of July Picnic by Rex Stout)\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Christy Fifield: Murder Sends a Postcard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Jessica Fletcher”…..\u00a0\u00a0Murder on Parade<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Joanne Fluke…..\u00a0Lemon Meringue Pie Murder<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Joanne Fluke….. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shelley Freydont …..\u00a0Independence Slay<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Sally Goldenbaum…..\u00a0Angora Alibi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sarah Graves…..\u00a0Knockdown<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Jane Haddam…..\u00a0Act of Darkness<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Jane Haddam….. Dear Old Dead<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(Father’s Day)<\/p>\n

Victoria Hamilton…..\u00a0<\/strong>Bowled Over<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Fourth of July)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susannah Hardy…..\u00a0Feta Attraction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee Harris….. The Father’s Day Murder<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Father’s Day)<\/p>\n

Carolyn G. Hart…..\u00a0Yankee Doodle Dead<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Carolyn Hart…..\u00a0Dead, White, and Blue<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Carolyn Hart….. Dead Days of Summer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

B.B. Haywood….. Town in a Strawberry Swirl<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Betty Hechtman…..\u00a0A Stitch in Crime<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellen Elizabeth Hunter…..\u00a0Murder at Wrightsville Beach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sue Ann Jaffarian …..\u00a0Rockets’ Red Glare<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Short Story)\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Sue Ann Jaffarian….. Where’s Your Daddy?<\/a> <\/strong>(Short Story)\u00a0(Father’s Day)<\/p>\n

Joyce and Jim Lavene…..\u00a0A Timely Vision<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent)….. Thread End<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kylie Logan….. A Tale of Two Biddies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jess Lourey…..\u00a0Knee High by the Fourth of July<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Jess Lourey….. June Bug<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jess Lourey….. August Moon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Karen MacInerney….. Death Runs Adrift<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Judy McCoy….. Till Death Do Us Bark<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Donna McLean…..\u00a0\u00a0A Sparrow Falls Fourth of July<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 (story)\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Donna McLean…..\u00a0A Sparrow Falls Holiday<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Includes 4 stories: Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, & the above Fourth of July)\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Leslie Meier….. Tippy Toe Murder<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Leslie Meier…..\u00a0Star Spangled Murder<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Leslie Meier….. Father’s Day Murder <\/strong><\/a>(Father’s Day)<\/p>\n

Katherine Hall Page….. The Body in the Lighthouse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro…..\u00a04th of July<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Not Cozy)\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Cathy Pickens…..\u00a0Can’t Never Tell<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Larissa Reinhart….. Still Life in Brunswick Stew<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbara Ross….. Clammed Up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbara Ross…..\u00a0Boiled Over<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara Rossett….. Mint Juleps, Mayhem, and Murder\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Maggie Sefton….. Yarn Over Murder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sharon Short…..\u00a0Death by Deep Dish Pie<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Earl H. Smith…..\u00a0The Dam Committee<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Rex Stout….. Fourth of July Picnic<\/em> (found in\u00a0And Four to Go<\/a><\/strong>)\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Rebecca Tope….. Deception in the Cotswold<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kari Lee Townsend….. Trouble in the Tarot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Teresa Trent…..\u00a0Doggone Dead<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Teresa Trent…..\u00a0Murder for a Rainy Day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Elaine Viets….. Board Stiff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lea Wait….. Shadows of a Down East Summer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Valerie Wolzien…..\u00a0A Star-Spangled Murder<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

Valerie Wolzien….. Death in a Beach Chair<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sue Owens Wright…..\u00a0Embarking on Murder<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fourth of July)<\/p>\n

\u2666 To access more\u00a0<\/span>Cozy Mysteries by Theme\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>click on this link \u2666<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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