{"id":34902,"date":"2018-01-30T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=34902"},"modified":"2018-02-03T03:59:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T09:59:22","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-january-2017-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-january-2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>January is ending, so it’s time to talk about our favorite Cozy Mysteries that we read in the last month.<\/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! I have two series to recommend this month. First is one of the greatest classic Cozy series of all time,\u00a0Agatha Christie’s\u00a0Hercule Poirot Mystery Series<\/strong>. The other is one that I’d almost not call Cozy at all but rather police procedural, except is has many Cozy elements, a strong following among site readers, and is of such a high quality that I think it’s worth recommending again,\u00a0Louise Penny’s\u00a0<\/strong>Chief Inspector Gamache 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 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

Cathy Ace<\/a><\/strong>: WISE Enquiries Agency Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Conrad\u00a0Allen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Edward Marston\u00a0and\u00a0Keith Miles): Dillman Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Nancy Atherton<\/a><\/strong>: Aunt Dimity Mystery\u00a0Series<\/b><\/p>\n

Donald Bain<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0w\/ \u201cJessica\u00a0Fletcher\u201d: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sandra Balzo<\/strong><\/a>: Maggy Thorsen Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Barnes<\/strong>: Katherine Sullivan Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry The Fine Art of Murder<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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

Alan Bradley<\/a><\/strong>: Flavia de Luce Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Bailey Cates<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Bailey Cattrell\u00a0&\u00a0Cricket McRae): Magical Bakery Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agatha Christie<\/a><\/strong>: Hercule Poirot Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Ellen Crosby<\/a><\/strong>: Wine Country Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Dyer-Seeley<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Ellie Alexander):\u00a0Pacific Northwest Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Janet Evanovich<\/strong><\/a>: Stephanie Plum Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christy Fifield<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Christy Evans): Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victoria Gilbert<\/strong>: Blue Ridge Library Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry\u00a0A Murder for the Books<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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

Nancy Herriman<\/strong><\/a>: Mystery of Old San Francisco Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheryl Hollon<\/strong><\/a>: Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Miranda James<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Dean James,\u00a0\u00a0Jimmie Ruth Evans, &\u00a0Honor Hartman): Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series <\/strong>AND Southern Ladies Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Libby Klein<\/strong>: Poppy McAllinster Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry Class Reunions Are Murder<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Gayle Leeson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka\u00a0<\/strong>Gayle Trent\u00a0&\u00a0Amanda Lee): Down South Cafe Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Sujata Massey<\/a><\/strong>: Perveen Mistry Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gail Oust<\/a><\/strong>: Spice Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Angela Pepper<\/strong>: Stormy Day Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry Death of a Dapper Snowman<\/em><\/a>) AND Wisteria Witches Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry Wisteria Wyverns<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Rose Pressey<\/a><\/strong>: Haunted Vintage Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sofie Ryan<\/strong><\/a>: Second Chance Cat Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paige Shelton<\/a><\/strong>: Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong> AND Farmers’ Market Mystery Series <\/strong>AND Dangerous Type Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Karen Rose Smith<\/a><\/strong>: Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fran Stewart<\/strong><\/a>: Scotshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denise Swanson<\/a><\/strong>: Scumble River Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Vallere<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Mad for Mod Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate White<\/strong>: Bailey<\/strong> Weggins Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry If Looks Could Kill<\/em><\/a>)<\/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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