{"id":40052,"date":"2021-10-30T08:54:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T13:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=40052"},"modified":"2021-11-11T17:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T23:10:57","slug":"cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/cozy-mystery-book-recommendations-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations \u2013 October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re just about at the end of October, 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<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/victoria-thompson-gaslight-mystery-series\/\">Victoria Thompson&#8217;s Gaslight Mystery Series<\/a><\/strong>. 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 October? 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 October 2021 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:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Ellie-Alexander.html\">Ellie Alexander<\/a><\/strong> (aka\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Kate-Dyer-Seeley.html\">Kate Dyer-Seeley<\/a>): <strong>Sloan Krause Mystery Series <\/strong>AND <strong>Bakeshop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Nancy-Atherton.html\">Nancy Atherton<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Aunt Dimity Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Laura Gail Black: Antique Bookshop Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry For <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3pTbLvG\"><strong><em>Whom the Bell Tolls<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Veronica-Black.html\">Veronica Black<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Sister Joan, Daughters of Compassion Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth C Bunce: Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jYGXG3\">Premeditated Myrtle<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Lynn-Cahoon.html\">Lynn Cahoon<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Tourist Trap Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Laura-Childs.html\">Laura Childs<\/a><\/strong> (aka Gerry Schmitt): <strong>Tea Shop Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Nancy-Coco.html\">Nancy Coco<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Nancy-J.-Parra.html\">Nancy J. Parra<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/nell-hampton.html\">Nell Hampton<\/a>): <strong>Candy-Coated Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Sheila-Connolly.html\">Sheila Connolly<\/a><\/strong> (aka\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Sarah-Atwell.html\">Sarah Atwell<\/a>): <strong>Victorian Village Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Elizabeth-Craig.html\">Elizabeth Craig<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 (aka\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Riley-Adams.html\">Riley Adams<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Elizabeth-Spann-Craig.html\">Elizabeth Spann Craig<\/a>): <strong>Southern Quilting Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Agatha-Christie.html\">Agatha Christie<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Tommy and Tuppence Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Krista-Davis.html\">Krista Davis<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Pen &amp; Ink Mystery Series <\/strong>AND <strong>Paws &amp; Claws Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Maddie-Day.html\">Maddie Day<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Edith-Maxwell.html\">Edith Maxwell<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Tace-Baker.html\">Tace Baker<\/a>): <strong>Country Store Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Aaron-Elkins.html\">Aaron Elkins<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Gideon Oliver Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/sarah-fox.html\">Sarah Fox<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Literary Pub Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mimi Granger: Love is Murder Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Bvlxq9\">Death of a Red-Hot Rancher<\/a><\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/lena-gregory.html\">Lena Gregory<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Mary-Ellen-Hughes.html\">Mary Ellen Hughes<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Keepsake Cove Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Penney: Chapter and Curse Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jP7cio\"><strong>Chapter and Curse<\/strong><\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Carol-J.-Perry.html\">Carol J. Perry<\/a><\/strong><strong>: Haunted Haven Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Raquel V. Reyes: Caribbean Kitchen Mystery<\/strong> (first entry <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jUbtRE\">Mango, Mambo, and Murder<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosemary Simpson: Gilded Age Mystery Series<\/strong> (first entry <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3nJOUA3\"><em>What the Dead Leave Behind<\/em><\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Dorothy-St.-James.html\">Dorothy St. James<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>Beloved Bookroom Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/victoria-thompson.html\">Victoria Thompson<\/a>: Gaslight Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/Diane-Vallere.html\">Diane Vallere<\/a>: Samantha Kidd Mystery Series<\/strong><\/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 October, 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\u00a0Victoria Thompson&#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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40052","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-aq0","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40052","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=40052"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40084,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40052\/revisions\/40084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}