{"id":31935,"date":"2017-01-29T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T15:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=31935"},"modified":"2017-07-31T11:46:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T16:46:59","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"It’s the end of the first month of the year, so this will be our first Cozy Monthly recommendations for 2017! If you read a great Cozy in January, be sure to post it here! I haven’t had as much time as I would like to read unfortunately, so I only have one recommendation – Lucy Burdette<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Key West Food Critic Mystery Series<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in reading why I’m recommending these series, you can go to the\u00a0Most Popular & 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

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in January?\u00a0Please be sure to tell us\u00a0why<\/em> you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’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

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

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during January 2017 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

Victoria Abbott<\/a><\/strong> (writing duo Mary Jane Maffini & daughter Victoria Maffini): Book Collectors Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Mary Angela<\/strong>: Professor Prather Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book An Act of Murder<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Joanna Carl<\/strong><\/a> (aka Eve K. Sandstrom): Chocoholic Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane K. Cleland<\/a><\/strong>: Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nancy Coco<\/a><\/strong> (aka Nancy J. Parra\u00a0and Nell Hampton):\u00a0Candy Coated Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheila Connolly<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0(aka Sarah Atwell): County Cork Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leighann Dobbs<\/a><\/strong>: Lexy Baker Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth J. Duncan<\/a><\/strong>: Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Kate Dyer-Seeley<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka Ellie Alexander): Pacific Northwest Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

A. W. Hartoin<\/strong>: Mercy Watts Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book\u00a0A Good Man Gone<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Betty Hechtman<\/a><\/strong>: Crochet Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delia James<\/a><\/strong>: Witch’s Cat Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Kingsbury<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0(aka Rebecca Kent & Allison Kingsley): Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

T. E. Kinsey<\/strong>: Lady Harcaslte Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book A Quiet Life in the Country<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Amanda Lee<\/a><\/strong> (aka Gayle Trent & Gayle Leeson): Embroidery Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Catherine Lloyd<\/a><\/strong>: Kurland St. Mary Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karen Macinerney<\/strong><\/a>: Dewberry Farm Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan Elia MacNeal<\/strong><\/a>: Maggie Hope Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Molly MacRae<\/strong><\/a>: Highland Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Catriona McPherson<\/a><\/strong>: Dandy Gilver Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenn McKinlay<\/a><\/strong> (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series <\/strong>and Hat Shop Mystery\u00a0Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Charlotte Moore<\/strong>:\u00a0 Kate & Kylie Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book A Body in the Bargain<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Diana Orgain<\/strong><\/a>: Love or Money Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louise Penny<\/strong><\/a>: Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carol J. Perry<\/a><\/strong>: Witch City Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbara Ross<\/strong><\/a>: Maine Clambake Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samantha Silvers<\/strong>: Cassie Coburn Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book Poison in Paddington<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Karen Rose Smith<\/strong><\/a>: Caprice de Luca Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Vallere<\/strong><\/a>: Material Witness Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Radha Vatsal<\/strong>: Kitty Weeks Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book A Front Page Affair<\/strong><\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Lea Wait<\/strong><\/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><\/strong>\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":"

It’s the end of the first month of the year, so this will be our first Cozy Monthly recommendations for 2017! If you read a great Cozy in January, be sure to post it here! I haven’t had as much time as I would like to read unfortunately, so I only have one recommendation – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,9,31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31935","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-8j5","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31935","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=31935"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33438,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31935\/revisions\/33438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}