{"id":26363,"date":"2015-12-11T18:38:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T00:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=26363"},"modified":"2016-02-14T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T21:43:38","slug":"cozy-mystery-authors-whose-cozies-you-absolutely-must-read-right-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-authors-whose-cozies-you-absolutely-must-read-right-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Authors Whose Cozies You Absolutely Must Read Right Away?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CozyI got this rather interesting note from Hilary in June of this year:<\/p>\n

Have (you) talked and asked everyone about their\u00a0favorite ‘must-read-right-away’ authors and books? You know, your\u00a0absolute favorite series whose books you read as soon as they are\u00a0newly released and you can get you hands on them?<\/p>\n

I know I have a few like that, actually one of mine is coming up for a\u00a0new book release soon. I love Paige Shelton’s Country Cooking School\u00a0Mysteries and the next book is due out in August. As soon as it’s\u00a0released I’ll be reading it right away. I’m that way with the Candy\u00a0Holliday mysteries books as well. I just wish these authors released\u00a0more than one book a year in these series.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I know that we have discussed a very similar question in the past but it was over a year ago and we might have some new Cozy Mystery readers >>> or established\u00a0readers might have a new favorite author who they might really want to mention as a new “must read”.<\/p>\n

To answer your question, Hilary, I do have several Cozy Mystery authors with whom I do this. Actually, I have mentioned one of them several times recently. Camille Minichino\/Margaret Grace\/Ada Madison\/Jean Flowers is a Cozy Mystery author I have been following for several years. Each time she adds a new pseudonym to her list of personas, I find myself adding yet another must-read-right-away<\/em> Cozy author. (Just what I need!)<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Margaret Grace<\/a>‘s last Cozy (Manhattan in Miniature<\/a><\/em>) was released in April, and since it is a Christmas themed Cozy, I made myself wait until this month. Yikes! It wasn’t an easy thing to do!<\/p>\n

How about you? Who are your top two or three\u00a0Cozy Mystery authors whose books you absolutely must-read-right-away<\/em>\u00a0>>>\u00a0as soon as they are published? Please post a comment if there are! Thank you.<\/p>\n

P.S. You all came up with so many great Cozy Mystery authors who you absolutely\u00a0must-read-right-away<\/em>, that I decided to make a list of them. (My love of lists is pretty apparent!) To keep this list manageable, I’ll be posting the first five Cozy Mystery authors who you tell us about. \u00a0Thanks!<\/p>\n

Sue<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nLivia J. Washburn<\/a><\/strong>
\nSusan Wittig Alber<\/a>t<\/strong>
\nAnnelise Ryan<\/a><\/strong>
\nCamille Minichino<\/a><\/strong>
\nAda Madison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dragons3<\/strong><\/span>:<\/strong>
\nLeslie Meier<\/a><\/strong>
\nRita Mae Brown<\/a><\/strong>
\nLea Wait<\/a><\/strong>
\nMargaret Grace<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anne<\/strong><\/span>:<\/strong>
\nM.C. Beaton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marie<\/span>: <\/strong>
\nDonna Leon<\/a><\/strong>
\nSusan Wittig Albert<\/a><\/strong>
\nLouise Penny<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lauren<\/strong><\/span>:<\/strong>
\nC.S. Challinor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Katy<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nSue Grafton<\/a><\/strong>
\nLouise Penny<\/a><\/strong>
\nJeanne M. Dams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nancy<\/span>: <\/strong>
\nM.C. Beaton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Janice<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nAmanda Lee<\/a><\/strong>
\nLaurie Cass<\/a><\/strong>
\nSofie Kelly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rob<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nEmily Brightwell<\/a><\/strong>
\nM.C. Beaton<\/a><\/strong>
\nLaura Childs<\/a><\/strong>
\nLaura Bradford<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnne Perry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hanna<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nCarolyn Hart<\/a><\/strong>
\nVictoria Thompson<\/a><\/strong>
\nEllis Peters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kimberley<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nLaura DiSilverio<\/a><\/strong>
\nAmanda Flower<\/a><\/strong>
\nEllery Adams<\/a><\/strong>
\nBarbara Ross<\/a><\/strong>
\nEva Gates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Robin in OR<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nJane Haddam<\/a><\/strong>
\nB.B. Haywood<\/a><\/strong>
\nBailey Cates<\/a><\/strong>
\nMelissa Bourbon<\/a><\/strong>
\nJuliet Blackwell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

CJ<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nKerry Greenwood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellen<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nVictoria Abbott<\/a><\/strong>
\nM.C. Beaton<\/a><\/strong>
\nAlexander McCall Smith<\/a><\/strong>
\nTarquin Hall<\/a><\/strong>
\nE.J. Copperman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicole<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nRita Mae Brown<\/a><\/strong>
\nEllery Adams<\/a><\/strong>
\nJenn McKinlay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheila in CT<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nLaura Bradford<\/a><\/strong>
\nSally Goldenbaum<\/a><\/strong>
\nVictoria Thompson<\/a><\/strong>
\nMary Higgins Clark<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lori:<\/span><\/strong>
\nVictoria Abbott<\/a><\/strong>
\nSheila Connolly<\/a><\/strong>
\nDaryl Wood Gerber<\/a><\/strong>
\nVictoria Hamilton<\/a><\/strong>
\nEva Gates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lynn T<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nEllery Adams<\/a><\/strong>
\nSusan Wittig Albert<\/a><\/strong>
\nMolly MacRae<\/a><\/strong>
\nLea Wait<\/a><\/strong>
\nMary Ellen Hughes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stellans<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nJulie Hyzy<\/a><\/strong>
\nSusan Wittig Albert<\/a><\/strong>
\nBetty Hechtman<\/a><\/strong>
\nDonna Ball<\/a><\/strong>
\nCathy Ace<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gina<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nJoanne Fluke<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan*<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nKerry Greenwood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tibet<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nMaria E. Schneider<\/a><\/strong>
\nEllery Addams<\/a><\/strong>
\nElly Griffiths<\/a><\/strong>
\nLea Wait<\/a><\/strong>
\nCynthia Riggs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MJ<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nJenn McKinlay<\/a><\/strong>
\nCleo Coyle<\/a><\/strong>
\nNancy Coco<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jill<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nPaige Shelton<\/a><\/strong>
\nJosie Belle<\/a><\/strong>
\nHannah Reed<\/a><\/strong>
\nLivia J. Washburn<\/a><\/strong>
\nShelley Freydont<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marja<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nStephanie Barron<\/a><\/strong>
\nCleo Coyle<\/a><\/strong>
\nKerry Greenwood<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnn Perry<\/a><\/strong>
\nDonna Leon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Linda MH<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nHeather Webber<\/a><\/strong>
\nJulie Moffett<\/a><\/strong>
\nJenna Bennett<\/a><\/strong>
\nJana DeLeon<\/a><\/strong>
\nDuffy Brown<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret M<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nKrista Davis<\/a><\/strong>
\nKylie Logan<\/a><\/strong>
\nDuffy Brown<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheila<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nEmily Brightwell<\/a><\/strong>
\nM.C. Beaton<\/a><\/strong>
\nCleo Coyle<\/a><\/strong>
\nMonica Ferris<\/a><\/strong>
\nNancy Atherton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mary Joy<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nLorna Barrett<\/a><\/strong>
\nKatherine Hall Page<\/a><\/strong>
\nLeslie Meier<\/a><\/strong>
\nConnie Shelton<\/a><\/strong>
\nSimon Brett<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret StashEmpress<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nJoAnna Carl<\/a><\/strong>
\nRhys Bowen<\/a><\/strong>
\nDonna Andrews<\/a><\/strong>
\nNancy Atherton<\/a><\/strong>
\nCarolyn Hart<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jude<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nEllery Adams<\/a><\/strong>
\nM.C. Beaton<\/a><\/strong>
\nLaura Childs<\/a><\/strong>
\nSheila Connolly<\/a><\/strong>
\nJenn McKinlay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mary G’s Wish List<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nValerie Wolzien<\/a><\/strong>
\nAgatha Christie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Glenda W<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nRita Mae Brown<\/a><\/strong>
\nJulie Hyzy<\/a><\/strong>
\nJoanne Fluke<\/a><\/strong>
\nJenn McKinlay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Angela<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nJanet Evanovich<\/a><\/strong>
\nJenn McKinlay<\/a>\/Josie Belle\/Lucy Lawrence<\/strong>
\nHeather Blake<\/a>\/Heather Webber<\/strong>
\nJuliet Blackwell<\/a><\/strong>
\nKate Carlisle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nCleo Coyle<\/a><\/strong>
\nJulie Hyzy<\/a><\/strong>
\nRhys Bowen<\/a><\/strong>
\nKrista Davis<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnnelise Ryan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sarah<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nAnne Cleeland<\/a><\/strong>
\nLoretta Ross<\/a><\/strong>
\nSofie Kelly<\/a><\/strong>
\nRita Mae Brown<\/a><\/strong>
\nAgatha Christie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tessa<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nSofie Kelly<\/a>\/Sofie Ryan<\/a><\/strong>
\nBailey Cates<\/a><\/strong>
\nKrista Davis<\/a><\/strong>
\nSheila Connolly<\/a><\/strong>
\nAlice Duncan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marilyn<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nMaddy Hunter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got this rather interesting note from Hilary in June of this year: Have (you) talked and asked everyone about their\u00a0favorite ‘must-read-right-away’ authors and books? You know, your\u00a0absolute favorite series whose books you read as soon as they are\u00a0newly released and you can get you hands on them? I know I have a few like […]<\/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":[29,15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26363","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cozy-site-readers-comment","7":"category-cozy-site-readers-question","8":"entry","9":"override"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pI0sr-6Rd","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26363","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=26363"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27452,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26363\/revisions\/27452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}