{"id":24638,"date":"2015-08-29T15:40:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T20:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=24638"},"modified":"2017-07-29T18:46:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T23:46:53","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-august-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Another month gone by already! It is almost to the point in San Antonio when\u00a0I can start looking forward to reasonable temperatures (<90 degrees – probably in another three or four weeks)!\u00a0If it weren’t for my daughter coming home for a few weeks in September (before moving up to the D.C. area), I’d really be looking forward to October because\u00a0the weather usually breaks around here by then.<\/p>\n

Although I have been doing a lot of summertime reading, this month I have focused on a few new-to-me authors. In fact, right now\u00a0I have been trying another new-to-me author, and I just have not gotten to the point yet of being able to decide whether I can recommend this author, or not.<\/p>\n

So, it’s the time when the rest of us would love to hear about books you’ve read this month that you really enjoyed. If you have one or two Cozy Mysteries that you read during August\u00a0that you think the rest of us should definitely know about, please drop us a comment telling us why you liked the book(s) >>> so we can take a look at it\/them. If you have a few more than two, go for it! Please list the ones you liked the most at the very top of the list, that way we’ll know those are the ones you liked the best!<\/p>\n

As usual, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.<\/p>\n

What really good Cozy Mystery book did you read during August\u00a02015 that you want the rest of us to know about, and\u00a0why<\/em>\u00a0did you enjoy it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:<\/p>\n

Ellery Adams<\/a>: Book Retreat Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbara Allan<\/a>: Trash \u2018n\u2019 Treasures Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucy Arlington<\/a><\/strong> (aka Susan Furlong): Novel Idea Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nancy Atherton<\/a>: Aunt Dimity Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard L. Baldwin: Murder at the Ingham County Fair<\/a><\/em> <\/strong>(possibly not Cozy)<\/p>\n

Lorna Barrett<\/a><\/strong> (aka Lorraine Bartlett & L.L. Bartlett): Booktown Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kathleen Bridge: Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery<\/strong> (Better Homes and Corpses<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, book #1)<\/p>\n

Emily Brightwell<\/a>: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frances Brody<\/a>: Kate Shackleton Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellen Byron<\/a>: Cajun Country Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Dorothy Cannell<\/a>: Florence Norris Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Carlisle<\/a>: Bibliophile Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Isis Crawford<\/a><\/strong> (aka Laura Bradford): Mystery with Recipes Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Wendy Sand Eckel:<\/strong> Murder at Barclay Meadow<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Amanda Flower<\/strong><\/a> (aka Isabella Alan): Appleseed Creek Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan Furlong<\/a><\/strong> (aka Lucy Arlington): Georgia Peach Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

A.L. Herbert<\/a>: Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Julie Hyzy<\/a>: White House Chef Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Darynda Jones: Charley Davidson Series<\/strong> (First Grave on the Right<\/a><\/em>, book #1) (paranormal romantic suspense)<\/p>\n

Jerusha Jones: Mayfield Mystery Series<\/strong> (Bait & Switch<\/a><\/em>, book #1)<\/p>\n

Sofie Kelly<\/a><\/strong> (aka Sofie Ryan): Magical Cats Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Kylie Logan<\/a><\/strong> (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): League of Literary Ladies Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dixie Lyle<\/a>: Whiskey, Tango, and Foxtrot Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mary Marks<\/a>: Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

Carlene O’Neil<\/a>: Cypress Cove Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Sandra Parshall: Rachel Goddard Mystery Series (The Heat of the Moon<\/a><\/em>, book #1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hannah Reed<\/a><\/strong> (aka Deb Baker): Scottish Highlands Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maggie Sefton<\/a>: Knitting Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denise Swanson<\/a>: Scumble River Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leann Sweeney<\/a>: Cats in Trouble Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lea Wait<\/a>: Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

[If you click on the author\u2019s name (blue) link, it will take you to his\/her page on the\u00a0Cozy Mystery<\/a>\u00a0site. The pages have all of the authors\u2019 books listed chronologically.]<\/p>\n

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.<\/p>\n

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

P.S. I won’t be commenting on your recommendations since your comments speak for themselves!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another month gone by already! It is almost to the point in San Antonio when\u00a0I can start looking forward to reasonable temperatures (<90 degrees – probably in another three or four weeks)!\u00a0If it weren’t for my daughter coming home for a few weeks in September (before moving up to the D.C. area), I’d really be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,9,31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-authors","7":"category-books","8":"category-monthly-cozy-recommendations","9":"entry","10":"override"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pI0sr-6po","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24638"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33286,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24638\/revisions\/33286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}