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Barbara recently asked:<\/p>\nBarbara recently asked:<\/p>\n
… Does anyone know of another cozy series where the lead character is a woman (single, divorced, or married) with kids?… I was wondering if there was another cozy series where the “heroine” has children. Thanks for any input…<\/p>\n
Here is a list of mystery books that feature Mothers as Sleuths<\/strong>. These moms are either single, married, widowed, or divorced<\/strong>. I have only listed the authors who can be found on the\u00a0Cozy Mystery<\/a> site\u2026<\/p>\n Susan Wittig Albert<\/a><\/strong>: China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series<\/p>\n Laura Alden<\/a><\/strong>: PTA Mystery Series<\/p>\n Donna Andrews<\/a><\/strong>: Meg Langslow Mystery Series<\/p>\n C. C. Benison<\/a><\/strong>: Father Christmas Mystery Series (Tom Christmas is a widowed father.)<\/p>\n Kate Borden<\/a><\/strong>: Peggy Jean Turner Mystery Series<\/p>\n Dorothy Cannell<\/a><\/strong>: Ellie Haskell Mystery Series<\/p>\n Kaye George<\/strong><\/a> (aka Janet Cantrell): Imogene Duckworthy Mystery Series<\/p>\n Nora Charles<\/a><\/strong> (aka Noreen Wald): Kate Kennedy Mystery Series<\/p>\n Jill Churchill<\/a><\/strong>: Jane Jeffry Mystery Series<\/p>\n E. J. Copperman<\/a><\/strong> (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series<\/p>\n Deborah Crombie<\/a><\/strong>: Kincaid & James Mystery Series<\/p>\n Mary Daheim<\/a><\/strong>: Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series<\/p>\n Diane Mott Davidson<\/a><\/strong>: Goldy Bear Mystery Series<\/p>\n Carola Dunn<\/a><\/strong>: Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series<\/p>\n Nancy Fairbanks<\/a><\/strong> (aka Nancy Herndon): Culinary Food Writer Mystery Series<\/p>\n Sharon Fiffer<\/a><\/strong>: Jane Wheel Mystery Series<\/p>\n Yasmine Galenorn<\/a><\/strong> (aka India Ink): Chintz ‘n China Mystery Series<\/p>\n Sarah Graves<\/a><\/strong>: Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series<\/p>\n Kerry Greenwood<\/a><\/strong>: Phryne Fisher Mystery Series<\/p>\n Terris McMahan Grimes<\/a><\/strong>: Theresa Galloway Mystery Series<\/p>\n Joan Hess<\/a><\/strong>: Claire Malloy Mystery Series<\/p>\n Lee Hollis<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Hayley Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series<\/p>\n Jane Isenberg<\/a><\/strong>: Bel Barrett Mystery Series<\/p>\n J. A. J<\/a>anc<\/a>e<\/a><\/strong>:Joanna Brady Mystery Series<\/p>\n Alice Kimberly<\/a><\/strong> (aka Cleo Coyle): Haunted Bookshop Mystery Series<\/p>\n Evan Marshall<\/a><\/strong>: Jane Stuart & Winky Mystery Series<\/p>\n Tamar Myers<\/a><\/strong>: Den of Antiquity Mystery Series<\/p>\n Diana Orgain<\/a><\/strong>: Maternal Instincts Mystery Series<\/p>\n Katherine Hall Page<\/a><\/strong>: Faith Fairchild Mystery Series<\/p>\n Sara Rosett<\/a><\/strong>: Mom Zone Mystery Series<\/p>\n Cindy Sample<\/a><\/strong>: Laurel McKay Mystery Series<\/p>\n Joanna Campbell Slan<\/a><\/strong>: Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-n-Craft Mystery Series<\/p>\n Sarah Stohmeyer<\/a><\/strong>: Hairdresser Mystery Series<\/p>\n Teresa Trent<\/strong><\/a>: Pecan Bayou Mystery Series<\/p>\n Elaine Viets<\/a><\/strong>: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper Mystery Series<\/p>\n If you can think of any other sleuths who are mothers of children still at home, please post a comment.<\/p>\n PS>>>> GOOD GRIEF!!!! How about my Stay-at-Home Moms Mystery Series<\/a><\/strong>?!?<\/p>\n You would think I could have remembered this theme!!! My excuse is that I wrote it in April of 2008>>> which clearly is not a valid excuse! But, in all fairness, this is not limited to Stay-at-Home Moms<\/a>. For example, Kate Borden’s Peggy Jean Turner is the mayor of her town AND Diane Mott Davidson’s Goldy Bear runs a successful catering business. Claire Malloy (Joan Hess) is the owner of a book store. So for a more in-depth list of Mothers as Sleuths, you could incorporate both of these themes…<\/p>\n