Cozy Mystery Corner discussion

Meg wrote: "The series I want to pick was last chosen on 10/21. Do you think enough time has passed?"

Meg

It's fine to pick a series that was previously a featured read. The mods look for a period of 3 or more years since selection. And whether the author published more books in the series since the last time it was picked.

Meg wrote: "Kesgrave is very cool! I've read most of the series, and while some were not as appealing, I still enjouyed."

Yes he's very swoony! I'm madly in love with him. Verity's love interest is very swoony too! Both series occur simultaneously. Read A Ghastly Spectacle, then A Lark’s Tale, back to Bea and then Verity, repeat.

Meg wrote: "The series I want to pick was last chosen on 10/21. Do you think enough time has passed?"

That should be fine.

Meg wrote: "Hilary, I think I have my April choices. Lmk when you want me to share them. None are on the list of past themes."

Hmm around about mid-March, that gives people time to arrange getting copies if they want to re-along :D

Thanks, Hilary. I'll give myseld a reminder!

Here are my picks for April!

Theme: Gardening

Julia Henry - The Garden Squad
Pruning the Dead #1
avail in ebook, print, library book, audio

Second selection:

Julie Mulhern - Country Club series
The Deep End #1
avail in ebook, audio, print, library ebook/audio

If nobody signs up for Nov & Dec, I can take one or both in addition to June.

Do we have May books yet

Alice wrote: "Do we have May books yet"

Hoping to hear from Steven (I just messaged him), if I haven't heard anything by Friday I will pick a couple of series (sorry to have dropped the ball, I ended up hospitalised again - this time with my 6th bout of Covid!! Third this year and it is only April :( ).

Becky wrote: "If nobody signs up for Nov & Dec, I can take one or both in addition to June."

Thank you Becky - hopefully someone else will step up for at least one of them! But good to know we have back up :D

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "this time with my 6th bout of Covid!! Third this year and it is only April :( ).
..."

OMG! That's terrible! I haven't had it and go out of my way to avoid it! I'm so sorry for you!

QNPoohBear wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "this time with my 6th bout of Covid!! Third this year and it is only April :( ).
..."

OMG! That's terrible! I haven't had it and go out of my way to avoid it..."

Thank you! Apparently I am not entitled to the Covid Vaccine until Autumn (shrugs at the idiocy of it all!)

I can take November if no one else wants it!

Zermeena wrote: "I can take November if no one else wants it!"

Thank you Zermeena - again I hope someone that hasn't picked a month yet will step up, but knowing you and Becky are there as back up is wonderful!

Wow, Hilary, that's awful! Three rounds of COVID already this year and it's only April! Fingers crossed that you don't get it again.

I hope you stay well from hear on out, Hilary. Sorry you had to go through that.

Take care and no more Covid!! Give you some time to get reading done.

Okay not heard from Steven sadly, so I am quickly picking a couple of series - The Vampire Tea Room (Spelling the Tea by Erin Johnson ) and The Great Witches Baking Show (The Great Witches Baking Show by Nancy Warren ).

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Okay not heard from Steven sadly, so I am quickly picking a couple of series - The Vampire Tea Room (Spelling the Tea by Erin Johnson [bookcover:Spelling the Tea|57..."

Both series are a lot of fun. Good choices

Getting a bit annoyed, I have set up the thread for The Great Witches Baking show FOUR times, each time it has been up for between a minute and half an hour and then POOF!

Make that 5 times!!

Waited 20 mins, tried again - it stayed up for 2 mins and poof.

Whoa, must be all that paranormal activity!

Meg wrote: "Whoa, must be all that paranormal activity!"

Snorts hard cider whilst laughing!

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Getting a bit annoyed, I have set up the thread for The Great Witches Baking show FOUR times, each time it has been up for between a minute and half an hour and then POOF!

Make that 5 times!!

Wai..."

I've had that problem too and eventually gave up. I do think your problem was paranormal LOL! I'll recommend the books to a friend if she can get them. I'm not into the witchy cozies but my friend would love the baking show + witches concept.

I had trouble posting comments earlier today too, so it may have been the GR gremlins acting up yet again.

I was able to post the series yesterday and it's still there today. GR seems to have fixed the problem.

Hilary - Thanks for the extra effort it took for you to set this up. Sorry to hear about that your ordeal with COVID continues. Take good care. I hope you feel better soon.

I know it's a little early for June's picks, but I wanted to post in case people (like me) need to get holds from the library etc.
Theme is clothing/fashion & I haven't seen this series on the featured list
The Good Buy Girls Mystery series by Josie Belle. Book 1 in the series is called 50% Off Murder

For my other pick, we haven't done the Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton since April of 2013 so I would like to pick that series for my 2nd pick.

Good choices!

aww we miss Aunt Dimity at my real life book club and are eagerly awaiting the next volume in the series. I love almost everything Jenn McKinlay writes so I'm willing to try the Good Buy Girls mysteries while I wait for her to hurry up and write more cupcake mysteries and library mysteries!

QNPoohBear wrote: "Good choices!

aww we miss Aunt Dimity at my real life book club and are eagerly awaiting the next volume in the series. I love almost everything Jenn McKinlay writes so I'm willing to try the Good..."

I didn't know that she was still writing the Aunt Dimity books. There's a lot of books in that series & I'm trying to catch up lol & I agree- I love Jenn's books & I didn't realize until I chose this series that it was her under a pin name.

Yes Jenn wrote a few books for hire when she started. She says she didn't understand what a "hook" was. Then she chose decoupage... a trend that didn't last long. After doing some research and an attempt at trash talking someone else about a book she didn't know she was writing, she came up with Library Lovers.

Nancy Atherton experienced serious mental health issues but she says on her website, she's writing another which is supposed to be published this year
http://www.aunt-dimity.com/

Becky - Aunt Dimity was the featured series in October 2024 and April '13. That makes this series too recent to repeat. Will you please pick another series?

Thanks
Nell

Sorry, Becky. I apparently missed that the group did Aunt Dimity so recently, and nobody caught my error. It doesn't do you much good now, but I just updated it.

OK No problem! Let me think about it & let you know!

How about the Cleo Coyle Coffeehouse series?

Becky wrote: "How about the Cleo Coyle Coffeehouse series?"

Great series! Just had to share that earthshaking news.

I don't make decisions here, tho. 😂 And that's more than fine.

Becky wrote: "How about the Cleo Coyle Coffeehouse series?"

I've been meaning to get back to that series. Great choice!

I really like the Cleo Coyle Coffeehouse series! Great choice!

Zermeena have you picked out July's books yet?

Yes! I have so many ideas that it was hard to narrow it down. For the theme cats/dogs lets read the Magical Cats series by Sofie Kelly. Since one of the authors who make up Verity Bright died recently, I'm choosing the Lady Eleanor Swift series in her memory.

Zermeena wrote: "Yes! I have so many ideas that it was hard to narrow it down. For the theme cats/dogs lets read the Magical Cats series by Sofie Kelly. Since one of the authors who make up Verity Bright died recen..."

Thank you :D, I will put the threads up tomorrow.

nice choices :-)

Here is the post about Verity Bright. It is a husband and wife team

I know some people already know, but I am not sure who. hence this post
Unfortunately Laura, (my wife and the heart and soul of Verity Bright) was killed in a car accident a few weeks ago. I have only just come out of hospital a few days ago myself.
Laura always wanted to write and thanks in part to everyone's support, her dream came true. Thank you so much.
There are still several books Laura wrote that have yet to be published, so I shall keep myself busy making sure her last books are out out there. I know she'd have loved that
Best Mark

So sad. Best wishes to Mark. I'm interested in reading Verity Bright. It will be a new series for me.

Zermeena wrote: "Yes! I have so many ideas that it was hard to narrow it down. For the theme cats/dogs lets read the Magical Cats series by Sofie Kelly. Since one of the authors who make up Verity Bright died recen..."

I chose that one in May 2022 but it sounds like the rules say you can choose it again.

QNPoohBear wrote: "I chose that one in May 2022 but it sounds like the rules say you can choose it again. ..."

That's right. The Lady Eleanor Swift series was featured 3 years ago and the authors have published several books since it was last featured.

Nell

Blimey! It is already time for Lisa to think about next months books!

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Blimey! It is already time for Lisa to think about next months books!"

This year is FLYING by!

Just messaged Lisa, so hopefully we will be able to get our lists sorted soon!

Okay people on stand by, Lisa is having to push back to December can one of you step up for August please?

Sure I can take August if that is okay with everyone

Okay if it is alright with everyone

For theme pick (Book in a foreign country) I will choose the series
A Scottish Shire Mystery by Traci Hall. I read book 1 and liked it a lot

For Reader's choice I will choose A Tea by the Sea Series by Vicki Delany Again I have read book 1 and it was very good.

Barb outstanding job on the list of series we have read. You made it easy for me to find new series.

FYI both have beautiful cover work and I love beautiful covers!!