{"id":33128,"date":"2017-07-29T08:22:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T13:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=33128"},"modified":"2017-07-31T23:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T04:33:29","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-july-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-july-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 July 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"July is almost over, so it\u2019s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we have read this month! If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! It’s definitely been a good month for me, as I’ve reread the first entries of both Elizabeth J. Duncan<\/strong>‘s Penny Brannigan Mystery Series<\/strong> and the Book Collector Mystery Series<\/strong> by Victoria Abbott<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in reading why I\u2019m 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 July?\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 July 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

Avery Aames<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka\u00a0Daryl Wood Gerber):\u00a0Cheese Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allyson K. Abbott<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Annelise Ryan\u00a0& Beth Amos): Mack’s Bar Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victoria Abbott<\/strong><\/a> (writing duo\u00a0Mary Jane Maffini\u00a0& daughter Victoria Maffini): Book Collector Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellery Adams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0J. B. Stanley,\u00a0Jennifer Stanley, & 1\/2 of\u00a0Lucy Arlington): Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Annie’s Attic Mystery Series<\/a><\/strong> (various authors)<\/p>\n

Lorna Barrett<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0L. L. Bartlett\u00a0&\u00a0Lorraine Bartlett): Booktown Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

M. C. Beaton<\/strong><\/a>: Agatha Raisin Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan M. Boyer<\/a><\/strong>: Liz Talbot Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Bradford<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Tobi Tobias Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kathleen Bridge<\/strong><\/a>: Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leslie Budewitz<\/strong><\/a>: Food Lovers’ Village Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Laura Childs<\/strong><\/a> (aka Gerry Schmitt): Tea Shop Mysteries<\/strong> AND Cackleberry Club Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jill Churchill<\/strong><\/a>: Jane Jeffry Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edie Claire<\/a><\/strong>: Leigh Koslow “Never” Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cleo Coyle<\/strong><\/a> (aka Alice Kimberly)):\u00a0Coffeehouse Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mary Daheim<\/strong><\/a>: Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Vicky Delany<\/a><\/strong> (aka\u00a0Eva Gates): Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth J. Duncan<\/strong><\/a>: Penny Brannigan Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. C. Eaton<\/strong>: Sophie Kimball Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book Booked 4 Murder<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Janet Finsilver<\/a><\/strong>: Kelly Jackson Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agatha Frost<\/strong>: Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book Pancakes and Corpses<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Dorothy Gilman<\/a><\/strong>: The Tightrope Walker<\/em><\/strong> Stand Alone<\/p>\n

Nell Goddin<\/strong>: Molly Sutton Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book The Third Girl<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Ellie Griffith<\/strong>: Ruth Galloway Mystery Series<\/strong> (not Cozy) (first book The Crossing Places<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Carolyn Haines<\/strong><\/a>: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee Harris<\/strong><\/a>: Christine Bennett Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

B. B. Haywood<\/a><\/strong>: Candy Holliday Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Madison Johns<\/strong><\/a>: Lake Forest Witches Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dolores Johnson<\/strong><\/a>: Manda Dyer Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sofie Kelly<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Sofie Ryan\u00a0& Darlene Ryan for Young Adult):\u00a0Magical Cats Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cynthia Kuhn<\/strong>: Lila Maclean Academic Mystery Series <\/strong>(first book\u00a0The Semester of Our Discontent<\/strong><\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Victoria Laurie<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Psychic Eye Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

D. Lawdog<\/strong>: The Lawdog Files<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (true crime stories)<\/p>\n

Laura Levine<\/a><\/strong>: Jaine Austen Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruby Loren<\/strong>: Madigan Amos Zoo Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book\u00a0Penguins and Mortal Peril<\/em><\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Kylie Logan<\/a><\/strong> (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Ethnic Eats Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Virginia Lowell<\/a><\/strong>: Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meg Macy<\/strong><\/a>: Teddy Bear Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Carrie Marsh<\/strong>: Morhollow Sweet Tooth Murder Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book The Deadly Jellybean Affair<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Francine Mathews<\/a><\/strong> (aka Stephanie Barron): Merry Folger Nantucket Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alyssa Maxwell<\/strong><\/a>: Gilded Newport Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexander McCall Smith<\/strong><\/a>: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenn McKinlay<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Josie Belle\u00a0&\u00a0Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emma Miller<\/strong><\/a>: Amish Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcia Muller<\/a><\/strong>: Sharon McCone Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nadine Nettman<\/strong>: Sommelier Mystery Series<\/strong> (first book Decanting a \u00a0Murder<\/strong><\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Wendy Roberts<\/strong><\/a>: Bodies of Evidence Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Rosenfelt<\/strong><\/a>: Andy Carpenter Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara Rosett<\/strong><\/a>: Ellie Avery Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paige Shelton<\/a><\/strong>: Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denise Grover Swank<\/strong>: Rose Gardner Investigations<\/strong> (first book Family Jewels<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Denise Swanson<\/a><\/strong>: Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victoria Thompson<\/strong><\/a>: Gaslight Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linda Wiken<\/a><\/strong> (aka\u00a0Erika Chase): Dinner Club Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diana Xarissa<\/strong>:\u00a0Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy Series<\/strong>\u00a0(first book\u00a0Arrivals and Arrests<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/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":"

July is almost over, so it\u2019s time to discuss our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we have read this month! If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! It’s definitely been a good month for me, as I’ve reread the […]<\/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":"","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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,9,31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33128","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-8Ck","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33128","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=33128"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33472,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33128\/revisions\/33472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}