{"id":7505,"date":"2011-06-16T06:05:25","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T11:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2016-09-16T18:31:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T23:31:44","slug":"mystery-books-that-take-place-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-books-that-take-place-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Books that Take Place in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Here are some Fun New Mexico<\/strong> Facts:
\nState Motto: “It grows as it goes” (“Crescit eundo”)
\nState Flower is the Yucca.
\nCapital is Santa Fe.
\nLargest City is Albuquerque.
\nState Bird is the Roadrunner.
\nState Nickname is “Land of Enchantment”
\nNew Mexico got its name as a reference to Mexico by the Spanish.
\nThe Four Corner Monument can be found in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
\nNew Mexico’s official state animal is the Black Bear, in honor of the little cub that was found in a fire in 1950. The cub became Smokey, the Bear.
\nDuring the first weekend in October, the world’s biggest enchilada is made in Las Cruces. Yum!<\/p>\n

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

Sandi Ault<\/a>: Wild Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Vannetta Chapman<\/a>: Jacobs Family Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Alice Duncan<\/a>: Annabelle Blue Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Tony Hillerman<\/a>: Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Michael McGarrity<\/a>: Kevin Kerney Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Ann Myers<\/a>: Santa Fe Cafe Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Paula Paul<\/a> (aka Paula Carter): Irene Seligman Mystery Series<\/p>\n

J. Michael Orenduff<\/a>: Pot Thief Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Carolyn J. Rose<\/a>: Casey Brandt Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Walter Satterthwait<\/a>: Joshua Croft Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Maria E. Schneider<\/a>: Catch an Honest Thief AND Under Witch Moon<\/p>\n

Connie Shelton<\/a>: Charlie Parker Mystery Series AND Samantha Sweet Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Pari Noskin Taichert<\/a>: Sasha Solomon Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Aim\u00e9e and David Thurlo<\/a>: Sister Agatha Mystery Series AND Ella Clah Mystery Series AND Lee Nez Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Judith Van Gieson<\/a>: Claire Reynier Mystery Series AND Neil Hamel 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

\u2666To access more\u00a0Cozy Mysteries by Theme<\/a> click on this link.\u2666<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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