{"id":25760,"date":"2015-10-29T15:09:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T20:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=25760"},"modified":"2017-07-29T18:45:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T23:45:38","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-october-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 October 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"I have been busy reading Halloween Cozies. Even though I rarely re-read my Cozies, I decided I would read some of the Halloween Cozies I have read (and enjoyed) in the past, two of Leslie Meier<\/a>‘s Cozies were amongst them (Trick or Treat Murder<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Wicked Witch Murder<\/a><\/em>). Right now I am reading (not re-reading!) Krista Davis’ The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. This is a Halloween themed Cozy that was released last December which has sat in my TBR Kindle queue since then. As much as I wanted to read it, I made myself wait until this month.<\/p>\n

I think of\u00a0the Paws\u00a0& Claws Mystery Series<\/strong> (by Krista Davis<\/a><\/strong>) as an equal opportunity pet Cozy. You can be a devoted dog lover or a cherishing cat owner, and still there is a little something for you. Krista Davis sets this series in Wagtail, Virginia >>> and with a name like that, you know the town is a pet-friendly community.<\/p>\n

As with her Domestic Diva Mystery Series<\/strong>, Krista Davis has developed her Paws & Claws characters in a way that makes you feel like you’re visiting with your friends. (I hope that makes sense!) I’m never quite sure where the mystery will end up, and sometimes the red herrings have fooled me completely! (I especially like it when a Cozy author does that >>> rather than the other way, when I can guess who the culprits are within the first fourth of the book.)<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for a Halloween themed Cozy Mystery, I’d definitely recommend The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer<\/em>. Now I’m going to go read some more to find out what Holly, Trixie, and Twinkletoes are up to!<\/p>\n

How about you? Would you please tell us about the really good Cozy Mysteries you read this month, and please tell us why<\/em> you liked them so much more than the other Cozies you read? These should be the Cozies you think are even better<\/em> than the others you read this month. The rest of us are always interested in finding Cozy Mystery authors who write great Cozies \u00a0who we don’t yet read. Please list the ones you liked the most at the very top of the list, that way we\u2019ll know those are the ones you liked the most.<\/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 October 2015 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

Susan Wittig Albert<\/a>: China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Connie Archer<\/a>: Soup Lover\u2019s Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tessa Arlen<\/a>: Lady Montfort Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donald Bain<\/a> & “Jessica Fletcher”: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Carrie Bebris<\/a>: Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Cindy Blackburn<\/a>: Cue Ball Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Borden<\/a> <\/strong>(aka Kate Grilley): Peggy Jean Turner Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maia Chance<\/a>: Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Kate Collins<\/a>: Flower Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

J.J. Cook<\/a><\/strong> (Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deborah Crombie<\/a>: Kincaid & James Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waverly Curtis<\/a>: Barking Detective Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Krista Davis<\/a>: Paws & Claws\u00a0Mystery\u00a0Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carola Dunn<\/a>: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dawn Eastman<\/a>: Family Fortune Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Janet Evanovich<\/a>: Lizzy & Diesel Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shelley Freydont<\/a>: Celebration Bay Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Elly Griffiths: The Zig Zag Girl<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (not Cozy)<\/p>\n

Janice Hamrick<\/a>: Jocelyn Shore Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sherry Harris<\/a>: Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

D.E. Ireland<\/a>: Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miranda James<\/a><\/strong> (aka Honor Hartman, Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Dean James): Southern Ladies Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miranda James<\/a><\/strong> (aka Honor Hartman, Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Dean James): Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Kelly<\/a>: Tara Holloway Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Joyce and Joe Lavene<\/a><\/strong> (aka J.J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Retired Witches Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colette London<\/a>: Chocolate Whisperer Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan McBride<\/a>: Debutante Dropout Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

G.A. McKevett<\/a>: Savannah Reid Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leslie Meier<\/a>: Lucy Stone Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Angela Pepper<\/a>: Stormy Day Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leigh Perry<\/a><\/strong> (aka Toni L.P. Kelner): Family Skeleton Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lora Roberts<\/a>: Liz Sullivan Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Robertson<\/a>: Baker Street Letters Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeff Shelby<\/a><\/strong> (aka Jeffrey Allen): Moose River Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Lea Wait<\/a>: Shadows Antique Print Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donna Glaser White<\/a>: Letty Whittaker 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 usually don\u2019t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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