{"id":18763,"date":"2014-08-27T10:16:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T15:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=18763"},"modified":"2017-08-01T16:53:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T21:53:38","slug":"mystery-book-recommendations-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-book-recommendations-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 August 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"This past month I have sort of been off my Cozy Mystery reading pattern. I have read a few Cozy Mystery books, but I also have taken a little break from Cozies, and have filled my reading time with three non-mystery books. I am currently reading an Ann Rule<\/a> true crime novel<\/strong>, which I am enjoying \u00a0a lot. I used to read her true crime novels quite frequently, but for some reason, I sort of forgot about them until this month. (I won’t be adding her to the Cozy Mystery recommendations, since she obviously isn’t a Cozy Mystery author.)<\/p>\n

Another non Cozy Mystery book I have been reading this month is Katherine Hepburn’s Me<\/em><\/a><\/strong>. Being an old Hollywood movie fan, it’s been fun to hear about how things were back when they were making my favorite black and white movies. (I won’t be adding this book to the Cozy Mystery recommendations list, either!) I go back and forth between Ann Rule’s true crime and Hepburn’s autobiography, and let me tell you, they are truly different from each other!<\/p>\n

Please tell us about a Cozy Mystery series (or a few!) that you read this past month and want the rest of us to know about, in case we don\u2019t already. And,\u00a0please tell us why<\/strong>. These should only be the Cozy Mysteries that you think stood out as being even better than the other Cozies you read during the month.<\/p>\n

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

What Cozy Mystery book (or author) have you read during August 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

Avery Aames<\/strong><\/a> (aka Daryl Wood Gerber): Cheese Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allyson K. Abbott<\/strong><\/a> (aka Annelise Ryan & Beth Amos): Mack\u2019s Bar Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellery Adams<\/strong><\/a> (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1\/2 of Lucy Arlington): Book Retreat Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Esri Allbritten: Tripping Magazine Mystery Series<\/strong> (Chihuahua of the Baskervilles<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>book #1)<\/p>\n

Connie Archer<\/a>: Soup Lover’s Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Jessica Beck<\/strong><\/a> (aka Elizabeth Bright, Casey Mayes, Melissa Glazer, Chris Cavender, Tim Myers, & D.B. Morgan): Donut Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laurien Berenson<\/a>: Melanie Travis Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Rhys Bowen<\/a>: Molly Murphy Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ali Brandon<\/strong><\/a> (aka Diane A.S. Stuckart: Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Bude<\/strong>: The Cornish Coast Mystery<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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

Lynn Cahoon<\/a>: Tourist Trap Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blaize Clement<\/a>: Dixie Hemingway Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

V.C. Clinton-Baddeley: Only a Matter of Time<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nancy Coco<\/strong><\/a> (aka Nancy Parra): Candy-Coated Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

J.J. Cook<\/strong><\/a> (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): Biscuit Bowl Food Truck \u00a0Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

E.J. Copperman<\/strong><\/a> (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gina Cresse: Kate Cimaglia Mystery Series<\/strong> (Sinfandel<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is book #1)<\/p>\n

Jessie Crockett<\/a>: Sugar Grove Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mary Daheim<\/a>: Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeanne M. Dams<\/a>: Dorothy Martin Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hannah Dennison<\/a>: Honeychurch Hall Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anne George<\/a>: Southern Sisters Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorothy Gilman<\/a>: Mrs. Pollifax Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elly Griffiths: Ruth Galloway Mystery Series<\/strong> (The Crossing Places<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is book #1)<\/p>\n

Victoria Hamilton<\/strong><\/a> (aka Amanda Cooper & Donna Lea Simpson): Merry Muffin Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carolyn Hart<\/a>: Death On Demand Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee Hollis<\/a>: Hailey Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

J.A. Jance<\/a>: Ali Reynolds Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annie Knox<\/strong><\/a> (Wendy Lynn Watson): Pet Boutique Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Viginia Lowell<\/strong><\/a>: Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlotte MacLeod<\/strong><\/a> (aka Alisa Craig): Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ada Madison<\/strong><\/a> (aka Margaret Grace & Camille Minichino): Sophie Knowles Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret Maron<\/a>: Deborah Knott Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alyssa Maxwell<\/a>: Gilded Newport Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Ruth Moose: Beth McKenzie Mystery Series<\/strong> (Doing it at the Dixie Dew<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>is book #1)<\/p>\n

Liz Mugavero<\/a>: Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katherine Hall Page<\/a>: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anne Perry<\/a>: Thomas & Charlotte Pitt Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara Rosett<\/a>: Ellie Avery Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Heather Webber <\/strong><\/a>(aka Heather Blake): Lucy Valentine Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

\u2666To\u00a0access more\u00a0Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations<\/a><\/strong>, click on this link\u2666<\/p>\n

P.S. While I try to respond to all of the comments that are made on the Cozy Mystery\u00a0blog, I generally don\u2019t respond to the comments on these monthly recommendation entries. I do, however, list the recommended books that come via the Cozy Mystery blog\u2019s comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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