Cozy Mysteries discussion

Beverly wrote: "You are very welcome. I saw in another of your posts that you are a former librarian. I am currently a children's librarian in a public library in San Antonio, TX."

I hope you love your job as I loved mine! I did work for a few years as a children's librarian, and enjoyed the challenge and the children. Then I moved to another area of the library. I love San Antonio! I remember attending a library conference there once, and did not want to go home when it was over! :)

This is a hint for the difficult books to find for North Dakota and Delaware. I have read Chuck Logan's After the Rain and felt it was a thriller not a cozy mystery however it is set in North Dakota. A Rett MacPherson book A Misty Mourning is set in West Virginia and is a cute story with a clever mystery. I also have Silent Rain by Karen Salvalaggio for Montana and so far so good. Hope this helps others
My list of states/books is number 429

Karen wrote: "This is a hint for the difficult books to find for North Dakota and Delaware. I have read Chuck Logan's After the Rain and felt it was a thriller not a cozy mystery however it is set in North Dakot..."

Thanks, Karen! This is good info, and since I only have one book read in this challenge, I need all the help I can get! :)

Sorry for the confusion as the book I read for Delaware is on my list on message 429. If you like car racing this book is for you!

Wyoming may be one of those more difficult states to find books, especially mysteries.

This ebook is a mystery, set in Wyoming: Above the Bridge by Deborah Garner. It seems to be FREE right now on Kobo, B&N, Amazon, and Apple.

Julesy wrote: "Wyoming may be one of those more difficult states to find books, especially mysteries. ...."

I just found Sign Off by Patricia McLinn, book 1 in the Caught Dead in Wyoming series. It's free for Kindle.

I have just finished a cute cozy mystery set in Ogden, Utah. This book is called "Tutu Friendly" by Natalie M. Roberts so if you are looking for a Utah book this will fit the bill!

Karen wrote: "I have just finished a cute cozy mystery set in Ogden, Utah. This book is called "Tutu Friendly" by Natalie M. Roberts so if you are looking for a Utah book this will fit the bill!"

Hey Karen, I've read all 3 books in that series. They are great! Too bad there aren't more books in the series. I think the first book is called Tutu Deadly.

Reading challenge is now completed see message #429 for the books listed in this quest. It has been fun and now I do remember to list where a book is set in my review. This is a great way to visit different states without actually being there in person!

Congratulations, Karen! Are you going to do the challenge again?

Congrats on completing your challenge, Karen!

As I enjoy challenges, and I read a lot of cozies, I might as well go for this as well, given that it doesn't have a timeframe. It may take me a while :-) So I'll set myself the target of trying to fit everything in between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018.

(M) are cozy mysteries. (P) are police procedurals - which hopefully count as mysteries!

Alabama -
Alaska - Finding Justice, Kathi Daley (M) - 21/11/17
Arizona -
Arkansas -
California - Last Writes, Laura Levine (M) - 08/09/17
Colorado -
Connecticut -
Delaware -
District of Columbia -
Florida - Maximum Bob, Elmore Leonard (P) - 16/11/17
Georgia - Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti, Bailey Cates (M) - 12/12/17
Hawaii - Murder at Sunrise, Kathi Daley (M) - 11/10/17
Idaho -
Illinois - Night of the Loving Dead, Casey Daniels (M) - 17/11/17
(this one's set in Chicago, rather than Ohio for the rest of the series)
Indiana - A Dark and Stormy Murder, Julia Buckley (M) - 21/09/17
Iowa -
Kansas -
Kentucky -
Louisiana -
Maine - Twisted Threads, Lea Wait (M) - 12/10/17
Maryland - Scam Chowder, Maya Corrigan (M) - 19/10/17
Massachusetts - Rotten to the Core, Sheila Connolly (M) - 23/09/17
Michigan - Wrong Side of the Paw, Laurie Cass (M) – 12/11/17
Minnesota -
Mississippi -
Missouri -
Montana - The Christmas Letter, Kathi Daley (M) - 13/12/17
Nebraska -
Nevada -
New Hampshire - Sentenced to Death, Lorna Barrett (M) - 09/09/17
New Jersey -
New Mexico -
New York - State - Crime and Poetry, Amanda Flower (M) - 17/10/17
North Carolina - Books, Cooks, and Crooks, Lucy Arlington (M) - 25/09/17
North Dakota -
Ohio - Tombs of Endearment, Casey Daniels (M) - 16/10/17
Oklahoma -
Oregon - The Secret, Kathy Daley (M) - 19/09/17
Pennsylvania -
Rhode Island -
South Carolina -
South Dakota -
Tennessee -
Texas - The Black Cat Sees His Shadow, Kay Finch (M) - 02/10/17
Utah - To Helvetica and Back, Paige Shelton (M) - 11/12/17
Vermont -
Virginia - Murder Most Howl, Krista Davis (M) - 11/11/17
Washington - Frankencat, Kathi Daley (M) - 18/09/17
West Virginia -
Wisconsin -
Wyoming -

Trish wrote: "I might as well go for this as well, given that it doesn't have a timeframe. It may take me a while. :-)

(M) are cozy mysteries. (P) are police procedurals - which hopefully count as mysteries!"

Yes, I would count those as being within the mystery genre.

Julesy wrote: "Wyoming may be one of those more difficult states to find books, especially mysteries.

This ebook is a mystery, set in Wyoming: Above the Bridge by Deborah Garner..."

Craig Johnson's Longmire series is set in Wyoming, if that helps.

Only two states left to go! I have to say it's been a fun journey with many great books (see message 437). I have the last two downloaded and hope to finish them in the near future.

Way to go, Meg. I'm not surprised Delaware and North Dakota are the two states remaining. Those were two of the harder ones, and I ended up reading non-cozy mysteries for both when I did this challenge: Dakota by Martha Grimes for ND and She'll Never Know by Hunter Morgan for DE.

Thanks, Heather! Yea, I was really surprised that there weren't more mysteries based in, at the very least, Delaware. I ended up with a juvenile mystery for that one, as well as a non-cozy, Corpus Delectable. Hoping the latter isn't too much.

I love this challenge!!!

Georgia - Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
Hawaii - The Spy Who Left Me by Gina Robinson