{"id":5889,"date":"2010-10-18T05:39:16","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T11:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2019-05-31T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T20:29:00","slug":"mystery-books-that-take-place-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-books-that-take-place-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Books that Take Place in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are some Fun California<\/strong> Facts:<\/p>\n

State Motto: “Eureka” which means: I have found it.
\nState Flower is the California Poppy.
\nCapital is Sacramento.
\nState Bird is the California Valley Quail.
\nState Nickname is “The Golden State.”
\nSpanish explorers thought that California was an island, and named it for a Spanish queen named Califia in a work of fiction written in 1510\u00a0by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo.<\/p>\n

Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site who feature California locations\/settings in their books:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sparkle Abbey<\/strong><\/a>: Pampered Pets Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Steve Allen<\/a><\/strong>: Steve Allen Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jennifer Apodaca<\/a><\/strong>: Samantha Shaw Mystery Series<\/p>\n

George Baxt<\/a><\/strong>: Celebrity Sleuths Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lillian Bell<\/a><\/strong> (aka Kristi Abbott, Eileen Rendahl, & Eileen Carr):\u00a0Funeral Parlor Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Joan Blacher<\/a><\/strong>: Ardis Jensen Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Juliet Blackwell<\/a><\/strong>: Witchcraft Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Juliet Blackwell<\/a><\/strong>: Sophie Tanner Haunted Home Repair Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Kate Bryan<\/a><\/strong>: Maggie Maguire Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jan Burke<\/a><\/strong>: Irene Kelly Mystery Series<\/p>\n

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

Stephen J. Cannell<\/a><\/strong>: Shane Scully Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Taffy Cannon<\/a><\/strong> (aka Emily Toll): Nan Robertson Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Taffy Cannon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka Emily Toll): Roxanne Prescott Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Gayle Carline<\/a><\/strong>: Peri Minneopa Mystery Series<\/p>\n

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

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

Grace Carroll<\/a><\/strong> (aka Carol Culver): Accessories Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Bailey Cattrell<\/strong><\/a> (aka Bailey Cates & Cricket McRae): <\/strong>Enchanted Garden Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Sally Chapman<\/a><\/strong> (aka Annie Griffin): Silicon Valley Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Margaret Chittenden<\/a><\/strong>: Charlie Plato Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Carol Higgins Clark<\/a><\/strong>: Regan Reilly Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Michael Connelly<\/a><\/strong>: Harry Bosch Mystery Series AND Mickey Haller Mystery Series AND Jack McEvoy Mystery Series AND Terry McCaleb Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Hy Conrad<\/strong><\/a>: Mr. Monk Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Bruce Cook<\/a><\/strong> (aka Bruce Alexander): Chico Cervantes Mystery Series<\/p>\n

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

Laura Crum<\/a><\/strong>: Gail McCarthy Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Carol Culver<\/a><\/strong> (aka Grace Carroll): Pie Shop Mystery Series<\/p>\n

E.V. Cunningham<\/a><\/strong>: Masao Masuto Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Claire Daniels<\/a><\/strong> (aka Jaqueline Girdner): Karma Crime Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Eileen Davidson<\/a><\/strong>: Soap Opera Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Dianne Day<\/a><\/strong>: Fremont Jones Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Margaret Dumas<\/a><\/strong>: Charley & Jack Fairfax Mytery Series<\/p>\n

Susan Dunlap<\/a><\/strong>: Jill Smith Mystery Series\u00a0 AND Kiernan O’Shaughnessy Mystery Series AND Vejay Haskell Mystery Series AND Darcy Lott Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Pamela DuMond<\/a><\/strong>: Annie Graceland Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lesley Egan<\/a><\/strong> (aka Elizabeth Linington & Dell Shannon): Jesse Falkenstein Mystery Series AND Vic Varallo Mystery Series<\/p>\n

A. A. Fair<\/a><\/strong> (aka Erle Stanley Gardner): Cool Detective Agency Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jerrilyn Farmer<\/a><\/strong>: Madeline Bean Mystery Series AND Red Carpet Mystery Series (with Joan Rivers)<\/p>\n

Mary Feliz<\/a><\/strong>: Maggie McDonald Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Janet Finsilver<\/strong><\/a>: Redwood Cove Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Elaine Flinn<\/a><\/strong>: Molly Doyle Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Earlene Fowler<\/a><\/strong>: Benni Harper Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Erle Stanley Gardner<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka A. A. Fair): Perry Mason Mystery Series AND Doug Selby Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Kellye Garrett<\/strong><\/a>: Detective by Day Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Daryl Wood Gerber<\/a><\/strong> (aka Avery Aames): French Bistro Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jaqueline Girdner<\/a><\/strong> (aka Claire Daniels): Kate Jasper Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lee Goldberg<\/a><\/strong>: Mr. Monk Mystery Series AND Diagnosis Murder Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Nadia Gordon<\/a><\/strong>: Sunny McCoskey, Napa Valley Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Ron Goulart<\/a><\/strong>: Groucho Marx Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Margaret Grace<\/a><\/strong> (aka Camille Minichino): Miniature Mystery Series<\/p>\n

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

Annie Griffin<\/a><\/strong> (aka Sally Chapman): Hannah Malloy & Kiki Goldstein Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Terris McMahan Grimes<\/a><\/strong>: Theresa Galloway Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Patricia Guiver<\/a><\/strong>: Pet Detective Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Rebecca M. Hale<\/a><\/strong>: Cats and Curios Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Gemma Halliday<\/a><\/strong>: High Heels Mystery Series AND Hollywood Headlines Mystery Series AND Anna Smith & Nick Dade Mystery Series AND Wine & Dine Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Betty Hechtman<\/a><\/strong>: Crochet Mystery Series AND Yarn Retreat Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Nancy Herriman<\/a><\/strong>: Mystery of Old San Francisco Mystery Series – 1860s San Francisco<\/p>\n

Lee Hollis<\/strong><\/a>: Desert Flowers Mystery Series – Poppy Harmon is a widow who opens the Desert Flowers Detective Agency in Palm Springs.<\/p>\n

Dorothy Howell<\/a><\/strong>: Haley Randolph Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jonnie Jacobs<\/a><\/strong>: Kali O’Brien Mystery Series AND Kate Austen Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Sue Ann Jaffarian<\/a><\/strong>: Odelia Grey Mystery Series AND Fang-In-Cheek Mystery Series AND Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Nancy Lynn Jarvis<\/a><\/strong>: Regan McHenry Real Estate Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Claire M. Johnson<\/a><\/strong>: Mary Ryan, Pastry Chef Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Linda O. Johnston<\/a><\/strong>: Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter Mystery Series AND Pet Rescue Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Stuart M. Kaminisky<\/strong><\/a>: Toby Peters Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Susan Kandel<\/a><\/strong>: Cece Caruso Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Leslie Karst<\/strong><\/a>: Sally Solari Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Faye Kellerman<\/a><\/strong>: Decker & Lazarus Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Jonathan Kellerman<\/a><\/strong>: Alex Delaware Mystery Series AND Petra Connor Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Karen Kijewski<\/a><\/strong>: Kat Colorado Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Laurie R. King<\/a><\/strong>: Martinelli & Hawkin Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Harley Jane Kozak<\/a><\/strong>: Wollie Shelley Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Rochelle Krich<\/a><\/strong>: Molly Blume Mystery Series AND Jessie Drake Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Joyce Krieg<\/a><\/strong>: Talk Radio Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Martha C. Lawrence<\/a><\/strong>: Elizabeth Chase Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Laura Levine<\/a><\/strong>: Jaine Austen Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Hailey Lind<\/a><\/strong>: Art Lover’s Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Linington<\/a><\/strong> (aka Leslie Egan & Dell Shannon): Ivor Maddox Mystery Series<\/p>\n

M. Louisa Locke<\/strong><\/a>: Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series<\/p>\n

T.C. LoTempio<\/strong><\/a>: Nick and Nora Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Sheila Lowe<\/a><\/strong>: Forensic Handwriting Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lisa Lutz<\/a><\/strong>: Izzy Spellman Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lindsay Maracotta<\/a><\/strong>: Lucy Freers Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Mary Marks<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series<\/p>\n

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

Staci McLaughlin<\/strong><\/a>: Blossom Valley Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Mary Miley<\/strong><\/a> writes the Roaring Twenties Mystery Series\u00a0which features an ex-Vaudeville\/silent films actress in Hollywood during the 1920s.<\/p>\n

Marlys Millhiser<\/a><\/strong>: Charlie Greene Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Camille Minichino<\/a><\/strong> (aka Margaret Grace): Periodic Table Mystery Series (Most of the books are set in Massassachusetts, some in California.)<\/p>\n

Marcia Muller<\/a><\/strong>: Sharon McCone Mystery Series AND Rho Swift Mystery Series (as of Aug. ’10 only one mystery) AND Elena Oliverez Mystery Series AND Joanna Stark Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Marcia Muller<\/a> & Bill Pronzini<\/strong>: The Carpenter & Quincannon,Professional Detective Services Mystery Series features an ex-Pinkerton operative & an ex-Secret Service agent in\u00a01890s San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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

Sister Carol Anne O\u2019Marie<\/a><\/strong>: Sister Mary Helen Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Carlene O’Neil<\/strong><\/a>: Cypress Cove Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Diana Orgain<\/a><\/strong>: Maternal Instincts Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Joyce Oroz<\/a><\/strong>: Josephine Stuart Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Denise Osborne<\/a><\/strong>: Queenie Davilov Mystery Series AND Feng Shui Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Nancy J. Parra<\/strong><\/a> (aka Nancy Coco & Nell Hampton): Wine Country Mystery Series<\/p>\n

James Patterson<\/a><\/strong>: Women’s Murder Club Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Joanne Pence<\/a><\/strong>: Angie Amalfi Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Gillian Roberts<\/a><\/strong>: Howe & August Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Lora Roberts<\/a><\/strong>: Liz Sullivan Mystery Series AND Bridget Montrose Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Cindy Sample<\/a><\/strong>: Laurel McKay Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Corinne Holt Sawyer<\/a><\/strong>: Benbow & Wingate Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Michele Scott<\/a><\/strong>: Wine Lover’s Mystery Series AND Horse Lover’s Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Dell Shannon<\/a><\/strong> (aka Elizabeth Linington & Leslie Egan): Luis Mendoza Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Patricia Smiley<\/a><\/strong>: Tucker Sinclair Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Julie Smith<\/a><\/strong>: Rebecca Schwartz Mystery Series AND Paul McDonald Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Shirley Tallman<\/strong> <\/a>(aka Erin Ross): Sarah Woolson Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Atwood Taylor<\/a><\/strong>: Maggie Elliott Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Terri Thayer<\/a><\/strong>: Quilting Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Diane Vallere<\/strong><\/a>: Material Witness Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Ayelet Waldman<\/a><\/strong>: Mommy Track Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Joseph Wambaugh<\/a><\/strong>: Hollywood Station Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Penny Warner<\/a><\/strong>: Party Planning Mytery Series AND Connor Westphal Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Betty Webb<\/a><\/strong>: Gunn Zoo Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Kirsten Weiss<\/strong><\/a>: Pie Town Mystery Series, Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery Series, Doyle Mystery Series, Witches of Doyle Mystery Series, AND Riga Hayworth Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Melinda Wells<\/a><\/strong> (Linda Palmer): Della Cooks Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Don Yarber<\/a><\/strong>: Kip Yardley Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Please feel free to comment if you see an author from the Cozy Mystery Site who belongs on this list, or if you have any corrections.<\/p>\n

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