{"id":38004,"date":"2019-12-30T09:29:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T15:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=38004"},"modified":"2020-01-03T21:23:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T03:23:40","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 December 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re just about at the end of December, so it\u2019s time to discuss our favorite Cozies that we\u2019ve read this month!<\/p>\n<p>If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! For this month, I read the first entry of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/vivien-chien-noodle-shop-mystery-series.html\"><strong>Vivien Chien&#8217;s Noodle Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/a>. For the reasons I want to recommend it, be sure to check out the blog entry!<\/p>\n<p>So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in December? Please be sure to tell us <em>why<\/em>\u00a0you liked these Cozies so much. I know we\u2019re 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<p>As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during December 2019 that you want the rest of us to know about, and <em>why<\/em>\u00a0did you enjoy it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Isabella-Alan.html\">Isabella Alan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Amanda Flower):\u00a0<strong>Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Donna-Andrews.html\">Donna Andrews<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Meg Langslow Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Bree-Baker.html\"><strong>Bree Baker<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Jacqueline Frost,\u00a0Julie Chase, &amp;\u00a0Julie Anne Lindsey): <strong>Seaside Cafe Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/stephanie-blackmoore.html\">Stephanie Blackmoore<\/a>: Wedding Planner Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Alan-Bradley.html\">Alan Bradley<\/a>: Flavia de Luce Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Mollie-Cox-Bryan.html\">Mollie Cox Bryan<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Buttermilk Creek Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/vivien-chien.html\">Vivien Chien<\/a>: Noodle Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Cate-Conte.html\">Cate Conte<\/a><\/strong> (aka Liz Mugavero): <strong>Cat Cafe Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Krista-Davis.html\">Krista Davis<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Paws &amp; Claws Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Elizabeth-J.-Duncan.html\">Elizabeth J. Duncan<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Penny Brannigan Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Carola-Dunn.html\">Carola Dunn<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bella Ellis: Bronte Sisters Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2tgscXJ\"><em>The Vanished Bride<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Amanda-Flower.html\"><strong>Amanda Flower<\/strong><\/a> (aka Isabella Alan): <strong>Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Eva-Gates.html\">Eva Gates<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0Vicki Delany): <strong>Lighthouse Library Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Sally-Goldenbaum.html\">Sally Goldenbaum<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Seaside Knitters Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiona Grace: Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39BF1g6\"><em>Murder in the Manor<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Martha-Grimes.html\">Martha Grimes<\/a><\/strong><strong>: Richard Jury Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Tony-Hillerman.html\">Tony and Anne Hillerman<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Joe Leaphorn &amp; Jim Chee Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jody Holford: Britton Bay Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39tTWJa\"><em>Deadly News<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/katherine-bolger-hyde.html\">Katherine Bolger <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/katherine-bolger-hyde.html\">Hyde<\/a>: Crime with the Classics Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/julie-anne-lindsey.html\"><strong>Julie Anne Lindse<\/strong>y<\/a> (aka Jacqueline Frost,\u00a0Julie Chase, &amp;\u00a0Bree Baker): <strong>Cider Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faith Martin: Hillary Greene Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36dVmFs\"><em>A Narrow Escape<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Jenn-McKinlay.html\"><strong>Jenn McKinlay<\/strong><\/a> (aka\u00a0Josie Belle\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Lucy Lawrence): <strong>Library Lover&#8217;s Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Sara-Rosett.html\">Sara Rosett<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>High Society Lady Detective Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Karen-Rose-Smith.html\">Karen Rose Smith<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Daisy&#8217;s Tea Garden Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Denise-Swanson.html\">Denise Swanson<\/a><\/strong><strong>: Forever Charmed Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Terri-Thayer.html\">Terri Thayer<\/a><\/strong><strong>: Quilting Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Charles-Todd.html\">Charles Todd<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Bess Crawford Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Lea-Wait.html\">Lea Wait<\/a><\/strong> (aka Cornelia Kidd): <strong>Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[If you click on the author\u2019s name (blue) link, it will take you to his\/her page on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/\">Cozy Mystery<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0site. The pages have all of the authors\u2019 books listed chronologically.]<\/p>\n<p>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<p>\u2666To\u00a0access more\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozy-mystery.com\/Cozy-Mystery-Books-Recommendations.html\">Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations<\/a><\/strong>, click on this link\u2666<\/p>\n<p>P.S. I usually don\u2019t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re just about at the end of December, so it\u2019s time to discuss our favorite Cozies that we\u2019ve 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! For this month, I read the first entry of\u00a0Vivien Chien&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/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":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-monthly-cozy-recommendations","7":"entry","8":"override"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pI0sr-9SY","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38004","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=38004"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38019,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38004\/revisions\/38019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}