{"id":1833,"date":"2009-06-26T06:15:51","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T11:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2016-05-23T03:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T08:32:36","slug":"mystery-books-that-take-place-in-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-books-that-take-place-in-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Books that Take Place in Iowa:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4106\" title=\"21306386[1]\" src=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/213063861-e1272645934389.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"94\" \/>Here are some Fun <strong>Iowa<\/strong> Facts:<br \/>\nState capital is Des Moines.<br \/>\nState bird is the Eastern Goldfinch<br \/>\nState flower is the Wild Prairie Rose.<br \/>\nState motto is &#8220;Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.&#8221;<br \/>\nIowa gets its name from the French word that was used to describe the region&#8217;s Bah-kho-je Indian tribe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Iowa locations in their books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Barbara-Allan.html\">Barbara Allan<\/a> (aka Barbara &amp; Max Allan Collins): Trash &#8216;n&#8217;Treasures Mystery Series&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Kathleen-Bacus.html\">Kathleen Bacus<\/a>: Tressa Jayne Turner Mystery Series&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Shirley-Damsgaard.html\">Shirley Damsgaard<\/a>: Ophelia &amp; Abby Mystery Series&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Maddy-Hunter.html\">Maddy Hunter<\/a>: Passport to Peril Mystery Series&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/leslie-langtry.html\">Leslie Langtry<\/a>: Merry Wrath Mystery Series&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Fay-Risner.html\">Fay Risner<\/a>: Amazing Gracie Mystery Series&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact me if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666To access more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Cozy-Mysteries-by-Themes.html\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Cozy Mysteries by Theme<\/span><\/a>\u00a0click on this link.\u2666<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some Fun Iowa Facts: State capital is Des Moines. State bird is the Eastern Goldfinch State flower is the Wild Prairie Rose. State motto is &#8220;Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.&#8221; Iowa gets its name from the French word that was used to describe the region&#8217;s Bah-kho-je Indian tribe. 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