Monthly Archives: December 2012

Cozy Mystery Week: The Wrap Up!

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jenn

The first annual Cozy Mystery week has come to an end. I certainly enjoyed it; I hope you have to. I learned a lot this week, mainly that one week isn’t enough to feature all the cozy mystery series I … Continue reading →

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Cozy Mystery Week Day Seven: Review-Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Jenn

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Pocket Books; Original edition (November 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451684649 Source: Publisher Karen Nash is a small-town librarian in Minnesota. She’s preparing to embark upon a dream trip to London with the love of her … Continue reading →

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Cozy Mystery Week Day Six: The Coffeehouse Mysteries by Cleo Coyle

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Jenn

You may recognize the author of today’s featured series, the Coffeehouse Mysteries, from a series I featured earlier this week. In addition to today’s series, she writes the Haunted Bookshop series under her pen name, Alice Kimberly. It’s really no … Continue reading →

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Cozy Mystery Week Day Five: Key West Food Critic Mysteries by Lucy Burdette

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Jenn

How can one not love a cozy mystery series set in a warm, tropical setting like Key West, Florida? I discovered this series last winter, reading it as from my cold, gray Northern Virginia home. The descriptions of the lively, … Continue reading →

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Cozy Mystery Week Day Four: Wishcraft Mysteries by Heather Blake

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jenn

Set in Salem, Massachusetts (of course!) the Wishcraft Mysteries feature Darcy Merriweather, a young woman who has just discovered that she, too, holds the Wishcrafting power. Witches with this power have the ability to grant wishes, with restrictions of course. … Continue reading →

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Cozy Mystery Week Day Three: Bibliophile Mysteries by Kate Carlisle

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Jenn

  Set in San Francisco, the main character in the Bibliophile Mystery series is Brooklyn Wainwright. She has a very skilled trade, requiring a steady hand and a great deal of focus and concentration. She’s a surgeon of sorts, except … Continue reading →

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Cozy Mystery Week Day Two: The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries by Alice Kimberly (Cleo Coyle)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Jenn

  After her husband commits suicide, young widow Penelope Thornton-McClure returns to her hometown of Quindicott, Rhode Island with her son. There, she finds her aunt Sadie in financial trouble, about to lose the family’s old bookshop. Refusing to allow … Continue reading →

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Kicking off Cozy Mystery Week: Julie Hyzy’s White House Chef Series

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Jenn

Cozy Mystery Week is finally here! My intent for hosting this blog event is two-fold: to spotlight my favorite cozy-mystery series as well as discover series I am not familiar with. Therefore, I thought it would be appropriate to start … Continue reading →

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