{"id":17926,"date":"2014-06-23T18:53:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T23:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=17926"},"modified":"2023-11-14T22:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T04:21:15","slug":"fourth-of-july-mystery-book-theme-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-mystery-book-theme-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July Mystery Book Theme (List)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I truly cannot believe that June is almost over! We have actually had some rain down here in San Antonio, but it is still hot, hotter, and hottest!<\/p>\n

Since Fourth of July<\/strong> is coming up so soon, I thought now would be a good time to post the Fourth of July Mystery Book List that I have compiled. If you know of any other mysteries that take place during this holiday, would you please let us know. Thank you!<\/p>\n

Fourth of July Mystery Book List<\/h2>\n

Harold Adams…..\u00a0The Fourth of July Wake<\/a><\/p>\n

Donald Bain….\u00a0Murder on Parade<\/a><\/p>\n

Laurien Berenson…..\u00a0Hair of the Dog<\/a><\/p>\n

Lilian Jackson Braun…..The Cat Who Went Underground<\/a><\/p>\n

JoAnna Carl…..\u00a0The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up<\/a><\/p>\n

Meg Chittenden….. Dead on the 4th of July<\/p>\n

Jill Churchill…..\u00a0Someone to Watch Over Me<\/a><\/p>\n

Anne-Marie Clark…..\u00a0Independence Day<\/a><\/p>\n

Carol Higgins Clark…..Twanged<\/a><\/p>\n

Cleo Coyle…..\u00a0Murder Most Frothy<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Bill Crider…..\u00a0Red, White, and Blue Murder<\/a><\/p>\n

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

R. E. Derouin…..\u00a0Dead on the Fourth of July<\/a><\/p>\n

“Jessica Fletcher”…..\u00a0Murder on Parade<\/a><\/p>\n

Joanne Fluke…..\u00a0Lemon Meringue Pie Murder<\/a><\/p>\n

Shelley Freydont …..\u00a0Independence Slay<\/a><\/p>\n

Sarah Graves…..\u00a0Knockdown<\/a><\/p>\n

Jane Haddam…..\u00a0Act of Darkness<\/a><\/p>\n

Victoria Hamilton…..\u00a0Bowled Over<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Carolyn G. Hart…..\u00a0Yankee Doodle Dead<\/a><\/p>\n

Carolyn Hart…..\u00a0Dead, White, and Blue<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Carolyn Keene…..\u00a0Murder on the Fourth of July<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"Joyce and Jim Lavene…..\u00a0A Timely Vision<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Leslie Meier…..\u00a0Star Spangled Murder<\/a><\/p>\n

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro…..\u00a04th of July<\/a><\/p>\n

George P. Pelecanos…..\u00a0King Suckerman<\/a><\/p>\n

Cathy Pickens…..\u00a0Can’t Never Tell<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharon Short…..\u00a0Death by Deep Dish Pie<\/a><\/p>\n

Earl H. Smith…..\u00a0The Dam Committee<\/a><\/p>\n

Julia Spencer-Fleming….. A Fountain Filled with Blood<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Carla Lee Suson…..\u00a0Independence Day Plague<\/a><\/p>\n

Valerie Wolzien…..\u00a0A Star-Spangled Murder<\/a><\/p>\n

Sue Owens Wright…..\u00a0Embarking on Murder<\/a><\/p>\n

If you know of any other Fourth of July mysteries, please post a comment. Thanks!<\/p>\n

If you would like to see more Holiday Mystery Books<\/strong><\/a>, click on this link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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