{"id":1845,"date":"2009-07-14T07:06:06","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T12:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2019-04-30T16:31:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:31:17","slug":"mystery-books-that-take-place-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-books-that-take-place-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Books that Take Place in Virginia:"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Here are some Fun Virginia<\/strong> Facts:
\nThe largest city is Virginia Beach, and the capital is Richmond.
\nState motto is “Thus always to tyrants.”
\nState bird is the Cardinal.
\nState flower is the American Dogwood.
\nVirginia got its name in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.<\/p>\n

Authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Virginia <\/strong>locations in their books:<\/p>\n

Beverly Allen<\/strong><\/a> (aka Barbara Early): Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Donna Andrews<\/a><\/strong>: Meg Langslow Mystery Series<\/p>\n

David Baldacci<\/a><\/strong>: Maxwell & King Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Josie Belle<\/a><\/strong> (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence): Good Buy Girls Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Miranda Bliss<\/a><\/strong>: Cooking Class Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Rita Mae Brown<\/a><\/strong>: Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series AND Foxhunting Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Mollie Cox Bryan<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Cumberland Creek Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Taffy Cannon<\/a><\/strong> (aka Emily Toll): Roxanne Prescott Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Alyse Carlson<\/strong><\/a>: Garden Society Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Patricia Cornwell<\/a><\/strong>: Kay Scarpetta Mystery Series AND\u00a0 Judy Hammer Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Ellen Crosby<\/a><\/strong>: Wine Country Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Krista Davi<\/a>s<\/strong>: Domestic Diva Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Krista Davis<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Paws and Claws Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Laura DiSilverio<\/a><\/strong> (aka Ella Barrick & Lila Dare): Mall Cop Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Honora Finkelstein<\/a><\/strong> & Susan Smily: Ariel Quigley Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Victoria Gilbert<\/strong><\/a>: Blue Ridge Library Mystery Series – Amy Webber is a former university librarian who now manages a public library in Virginia.<\/p>\n

John J. Lamb<\/a><\/strong>: Bear Collector’s Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Graham Landrum<\/a><\/strong>: Club Mystery Series<\/p>\n

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

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

Gayle Leeson<\/strong><\/a> (aka Amanda Lee & Gayle Trent): Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Series – features the owner of a design shop and the ghost who has lived in the shop since the 1930s.<\/p>\n

Ann McMillan<\/a><\/strong>: Civil War Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Ann Ripley<\/a><\/strong>: Gardening Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Susan Smily<\/a><\/strong> & Honora Finkelstein: Ariel Quigley Mystery Series<\/p>\n

J.B. Stanley<\/a><\/strong> (aka Jennifer Stanley & Ellery Adams):\u00a0Supper Club Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jennifer Stanley<\/a><\/strong> (aka J. B. Stanley & Ellery Adams): Hope Street Church Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Gayle Trent<\/a><\/strong> (aka Amanda Lee): Daphne Martin (Cake Decorating) Mystery Series<\/p>\n

LynDee Walker<\/strong><\/a>: Headlines in Heels Mystery Series<\/p>\n

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

\u2666To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme<\/span><\/a><\/strong> click on this link.\u2666<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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