{"id":34481,"date":"2017-10-29T08:53:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T13:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=34481"},"modified":"2017-11-03T02:33:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T07:33:06","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>November is almost upon us, so it’s time to discuss our favorite Cozies that we read in the month of October.<\/p>\n

If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! This October, I can recommend the first entry of Ellen Byron’s Cajun Country Mystery Series<\/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 October?\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 October 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\u00a0Mary Jane Maffini<\/a>\u00a0& daughter Victoria Maffini): Book Collectors Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donna Andrews<\/strong><\/a>: Meg Langslow Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Juliet Blackwell<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Hailey Lind<\/a>): Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethany Blake<\/strong>: Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry Death by Chocolate Lab<\/strong><\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Rhys Bowen<\/strong><\/a>: Evan Evans Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raymond Buckland<\/strong>: Bram Stoker Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry Cursed in the Act<\/em><\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Julia Buckley<\/a><\/strong>: Undercover Dish Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Elizabeth Lynn Casey<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Laura Bradford<\/a>): Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ann Cleeves<\/a><\/strong>: Shetland Island Quartet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheila Connolly<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Sarah Atwell<\/a>): County Cork Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marla Cooper<\/a><\/strong>: Destination Wedding Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isis Crawford<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 (aka\u00a0Barbara Block<\/a>): Mystery with Recipes Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bill Crider<\/a><\/strong>: Dan Rhodes Mystery Series<\/strong> AND Sally Good Mystery Series<\/strong> AND Carl Burns Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vicki Delany<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Eva Gates<\/a>): Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbara Early<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Beverly Allen<\/a>): Vintage Toyshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amanda Flower<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Isabella Alan<\/a>): Magical Bookshop Mystery Series <\/strong>AND Amish Candyshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kerry Greenwood<\/a><\/strong>: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victoria Hamilton<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Amanda Cooper<\/a>): Merry Muffin Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nell Hampton<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Nancy Coco<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Nancy J. Parra<\/a>): Kensington Palace Chef Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carolyn Hart<\/a><\/strong>: Bailey Ruth Ghost Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sadie Hartwell<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Susannah Hardy<\/a>): Tangled Web Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julianne Holmes<\/strong><\/a>: Clock Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthony Horowitz<\/strong>: Magpie Murders<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (stand alone)<\/p>\n

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

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

Kate Kingsbury<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Rebecca Kent<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Allison Kingsley<\/a>): Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series<\/strong> (Holiday themed)<\/p>\n

Colette London<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Chocolate Whisperer Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mary McHugh<\/a><\/strong>: Happy Hoofers Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Emma Miller<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Amish Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liz Mugavero<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Cate Conte<\/a>): Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Peters<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Barbara Michaels<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Barbara Mertz<\/a>): Amelia Peabody Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cate Price<\/a><\/strong>: Deadly Notions Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maggie Sefton<\/a><\/strong>: Knitting Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Dorothy St. James<\/strong><\/a>: Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Sherry Thomas<\/strong>: Lady Sherlock Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry A Study In Scarlet Women<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Joyce Tremel<\/strong><\/a>: Brewing Trouble 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":"

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