{"id":31545,"date":"2016-11-29T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T15:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=31545"},"modified":"2017-07-29T17:01:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T22:01:33","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-november-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-november-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 November 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sprinkle-Murder-Cupcake-Bakery-Mystery-ebook\/dp\/B0030CVQSA\/ref=as_li_ss_il?&amp;imprToken=uxAP74VBl0zl35SazwVjSQ&amp;slotNum=0&amp;s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479657483&amp;sr=1-11&amp;keywords=jenn+mckinlay&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=httpwwwmarkes-20&amp;linkId=17928721bbcff99eec1c91e7f8f0acbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0030CVQSA&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=httpwwwmarkes-20&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0030CVQSA\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>December is almost upon us, so it&#8217;s time to discuss our favorite Cozy mysteries that we&#8217;ve read in November.\u00a0This month I discussed <strong>Jenn McKinlay<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Cupcake Bakery\u00a0Mystery Series<\/strong> and <strong>Rae Davies<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Dusty Deals\u00a0Mystery Series<\/strong>, so I&#8217;ll start the list off with those!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in reading why I&#8217;m recommending these series, you can go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/most-recommended-cozy-mystery-series.html\">Most Popular &amp; Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page<\/a> on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on each of these great Cozy series.<\/p>\n<p>So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in November?\u00a0Please be sure to tell us\u00a0<em>why<\/em> you liked these Cozies so much. I know we&#8217;re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)<\/p>\n<p>As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during November 2016 that you want the rest of us to know about, and\u00a0<em>why<\/em>\u00a0did you enjoy it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Victoria-Abbott.html\">Victoria Abbott<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(writing duo Mary Jane Maffini &amp; daughter Victoria Maffini): <strong>Book Collectors Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Ali-Brandon.html\"><strong>Ali Brandon<\/strong><\/a> (aka Diane A.S. Stuckart): <strong>Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/JoAnna-Carl.html\">JoAnna Carl<\/a><\/strong> (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): <strong>Chocoholic Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Kate-Carlisle.html\"><strong>Kate Carlisle<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Fixer-Upper Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/rae-davies.html\">Rae Davies<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka Lori Devoti): <strong>Dusty Deals Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Vicki-Delany.html\"><strong>Vicki Delany<\/strong><\/a> (aka Eva Gates): <strong>Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/sarah-fox.html\"><strong>Sarah Fox<\/strong><\/a>: <strong>Music Lover&#8217;s Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Kerry-Greenwood.html\">Kerry Greenwood<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Corinna Chapman Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/susannah-hardy.html\">Susanna Hardy<\/a><\/strong> (aka Sadie Hartwell): <strong>Greek to Me Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Joan-Hess.html\">Joan Hess<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Maggody Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Judy La Salle<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00AEV26NO\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\"><em>Scrooge, the Year After<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Jenn-McKinlay.html\">Jenn McKinlay<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka Josie Belle &amp; Lucy Lawrence): <strong>Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Jenn-McKinlay.html\">Jenn McKinlay<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka Josie Belle &amp; Lucy Lawrence): <strong>Library Lover&#8217;s\u00a0Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meg Muldoon<\/strong>: <strong>Christmas River Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00AM12226\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\"><em>Murder in Christmas River<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Louise-Penny.html\">Louise Penny<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Hannah-Reed.html\">Hannah Reed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka Deb Baker): <strong>Scottish Highlands Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Victoria-Thompson.html\">Victoria Thompson<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Gaslight Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Diane-Vallere.html\">Diane Vallere<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Costume Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Lea-Wait.html\">Lea Wait<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[If you click on the author\u2019s name (blue) link, it will take you to his\/her page on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/\">Cozy Mystery<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0site. The pages have all of the authors\u2019 books listed chronologically.]<\/p>\n<p>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<p>\u2666To\u00a0access more\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Cozy-Mystery-Books-Recommendations.html\">Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations<\/a><\/strong>, click on this link\u2666<\/p>\n<p>P.S. I usually don\u2019t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December is almost upon us, so it&#8217;s time to discuss our favorite Cozy mysteries that we&#8217;ve read in November.\u00a0This month I discussed Jenn McKinlay&#8216;s Cupcake Bakery\u00a0Mystery Series and Rae Davies&#8216;s Dusty Deals\u00a0Mystery Series, so I&#8217;ll start the list off with those! 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