{"id":36126,"date":"2018-09-26T09:48:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=36126"},"modified":"2018-10-02T09:15:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:15:15","slug":"favorite-established-5-books-cozy-mystery-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/favorite-established-5-books-cozy-mystery-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Established (5+ books) Cozy Mystery Series?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This is something of a follow-up for last month’s question, which was whether viewers preferred long series or short…<\/p>\n

Brooke asks:<\/p>\n

What are your favorite established (at least 5 books) cozy mystery series?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s a surprisingly hard question! Well, I suppose the first answer springs to mind is that I have a real weakness for the “classics”. I can’t turn down anything by Agatha Christie<\/strong><\/a>, or many of the other authors of her generation. Beyond that, I have written about many, many series, all of which have their own charm, and most of which have at least five entries, most linked in the Cozy Mystery Recommendations<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Recommended Cozy Mystery Series of at least 5 books:<\/h4>\n

Victoria Abbott <\/strong><\/a>(Mary Jane Maffini & Victoria Maffini): Book Collectors\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellery Adams<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0Jennifer Stanley,\u00a0J. B. Stanley, & 1\/2 of\u00a0Lucy Arlington): Books by the Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Susan Wittig Albert<\/a>: the Darling Dahlias<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellie Alexander <\/strong><\/a>(aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Bakeshop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madelyn Alt<\/a>: Bewitching<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donna Andrews<\/a>: Meg Langslow\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

M.C. Beaton<\/strong><\/a> (aka Marion Chesney): Hamish Macbeth<\/strong><\/p>\n

M.C. Beaton<\/strong><\/a> (aka Marion Chesney): Agatha Raisin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juliet Blackwell<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0Hailey Lind): Witchcraft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heather Blake<\/strong><\/a> (aka Heather Webber): Wishcraft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhys Bowen<\/a>: Royal Spyness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhys Bowen<\/a>: Molly Murphy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan M. Boyer<\/a>: Liz Talbot (Lowcountry)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lilian Jackson Braun<\/a>: The Cat Who…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon Brett<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Mrs. Pargeter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Brightwell<\/a>: Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Victorian)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duffy Brown<\/a><\/strong>: Consignment Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rita Mae Brown<\/a>: Mrs. Murphy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Kate Carlisle<\/a>: Fixer-Upper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Lynn Casey<\/strong><\/a> (aka Laura Bradford): Southern Sewing Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Bailey Cates<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Cricket McRae\u00a0&\u00a0Bailey Cattrell): Enchanted Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Childs<\/a>: Tea Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Childs<\/a>: Scrapbooking<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agatha Christie<\/a>: Miss Marple<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Edie Claire<\/a>: Leigh Koslow<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Blaize Clement\/David Clement<\/a>: Dixie Hemingway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nancy Coco<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Nancy J. Parra\u00a0and\u00a0Nell Hampton): Candy-Coated<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Collins<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Flower Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

E.J. Copperman<\/strong><\/a> (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Haunted Guesthouse<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

Mary Daheim<\/a><\/strong>: Emma Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Jeanne M. Dams<\/a>: Dorothy Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shirley Damsgaard<\/a>: Ophelia & Abby<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Mott Davidson<\/a>: Goldy Bear<\/strong><\/p>\n

Krista Davis<\/a>: Paws & Claws<\/strong><\/p>\n

Krista Davis<\/a>: Domestic Diva<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jo Dereske<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Miss Zukas<\/strong><\/p>\n

R.B. Dominic<\/strong><\/a> (Emma Lathen): Ben Safford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selma Eichler<\/a><\/strong>: Desiree Shapiro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lynn Florkiewicz<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Sir James Harrington<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joanna Fluke<\/a>: Hannah Swensen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlene Fowler<\/a>: Benni Harper (Quilting)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dick\/Felix Francis<\/a>: horseracing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret Frazer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka Gail Frazer, Monica Ferris): Sister Frevisse Medieval<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret Frazer<\/strong><\/a> (aka Gail Frazer, Monica Ferris): Joliffe the Player<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Gallico<\/a><\/strong>: Mrs. ‘Enry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eva Gates <\/strong><\/a>(aka Vicki Delany): Lighthouse Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anne George<\/a>: Southern Sisters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorothy Gilman<\/a>: Mrs. Pollifax<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sally Goldenbaum<\/a>: Seaside Knitters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sue Grafton<\/a>: Kinsey Millhone<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Kerry Greenwood<\/a>: Corinna Chapman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elly Griffiths<\/a>: Ruth Galloway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane Haddam<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(aka Orania Papazoglou): Gregor Demarkian<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Victoria Hamilton <\/strong><\/a>(aka Amanda Cooper & Donna Lea Simpson): Vintage Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee Harris<\/a><\/strong>: Christine Bennett Holiday<\/b><\/p>\n

Sherry Harris<\/a><\/strong>: Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carolyn Hart<\/strong><\/a> (aka Carolyn G. Hart): Death on Demand<\/strong><\/p>\n

Betty Hechtman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Veronica Heley<\/a>: Ellie Quicke <\/strong><\/p>\n

Joan Hess <\/strong><\/a>(aka Joan Hadley): Maggody\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joan Hess <\/strong><\/a>(aka Joan Hadley): Claire Malloy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony\/Anne Hillerman<\/a>: Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito (Navajo)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Sue Ann Jaffarian<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Odelia Grey<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Dianne Kelly<\/a>: Paw Enforcement series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sofie Kelly<\/a>: Magical Cats<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emma Lathen<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0R. B. Dominic): John Thatcher (Wallstreet)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim and Joyce Lavene<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0J. J. Cook\u00a0&\u00a0Ellie Grant): All series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Levine<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Jaine Austen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kylie Logan\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Miranda Bliss\u00a0&\u00a0Casey Daniels):\u00a0 League of Literary Ladies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jess Lourey<\/a><\/strong>: Murder by Month<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karen MacInerney<\/a>: Gray Whale Inn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlotte MacLeod<\/a>: Peter Shandy & Helen Shandy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

G. M. Malliet<\/a>: Max Tudor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret Maron<\/a>: Judge Deborah Knott<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Judi McCoy<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Dog Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n

G.A. McKevett<\/a>: Savannah Reid<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenn McKinlay<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0Josie Belle\u00a0&\u00a0Lucy Lawrence): Cupcake Bakery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenn McKinlay<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0Josie Belle\u00a0&\u00a0Lucy Lawrence): Hat Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Barbara Michaels<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Elizabeth Peters\u00a0&\u00a0Barbara Mertz)<\/p>\n

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

Patricia Moyes<\/a>: Henry and Emily Tibbett<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shirley Rousseau Murphy<\/a>: Joe Grey Cat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tamar Myers<\/a>: Pennsylvania Dutch Inn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gail Oust<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Spice Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katherine Hall Page<\/a>: Faith Fairchild<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara Paretsky<\/a>: V.I. Warshawski<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Leigh Perry <\/strong><\/a>(aka Toni L.P. Kelner): Family Skeleton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Ellis Peters<\/a>: Brother Cadfael<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maggie Pill<\/strong><\/a>: The Sleuth Sisters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhonda Pollero<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0F. A. T.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellery Queen<\/a>: Ellery Queen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ann B. Ross<\/a>: Miss Julia\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hank Phillippi Ryan<\/a>: Jane Ryland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sophie Ryan<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0Sofie Kelly): Second Chance Cat<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Elizabeth Daniels Squire<\/a>: Peaches Dann<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rex Stout<\/a>: Nero Wolfe<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Leann Sweeney<\/a>: Cats in Trouble<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ann Swinfen<\/a>: Oxford Medieval<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcia Talley<\/a>: Hannah Ives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Rebecca Tope<\/a>: Cotswold<\/strong><\/p>\n

Various Authors<\/strong>: Miss Seeton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Van Gulik<\/a>: Judge Dee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elaine Viets<\/a>: Dead-End Job<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lea Wait<\/a>: Mainely Needlepoint<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lea Wait<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka Cornelia Kidd): Shadows Antique Print<\/strong><\/p>\n

Livia J. Washburn<\/a>: Fresh-Baked Mysteries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacqueline Winspear<\/a>: Maisie Dobbs<\/strong><\/p>\n

P.S. Brooke, I sure hope this list of recommended Cozy Mystery authors and at least 5-book series gives you a starting point!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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