Cozy Mysteries discussion

8/10

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - English Tea Murder by Leslie Meier

#2 Historical/Period - Any book that takes place prior to 1940.

#3 Animals - Any book with an animal as a main character, subject of the book, book takes place in a pet shop, stable, etc.

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Blueberry Muffin Mystery by Joanna Fluke

#5 Paranormal - Aunt Dimity's Good Dee by Nancy Atherton

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - If Books Could Kill a bibliphile Mystery by Kate Carlisle.

#7 Holidays - Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier.

#8 Hobbies - Stich me deadly: An embroidery Mystery by Amanda Lee

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations- Murder of a Small Town Honey by Denise Swanson (school psychologist).

#10 Senior Slueths - A Caribbean Mystery - Agatha Christie

7/10 Done

1. British: What Alice Knew by Paula Marantz Cohen 3/30 ★★★
2. Historical: Anything Goes by Jill Churchill 2/26 ★★★★
3. Animals: Murder Past Due by Miranda James
4. Cooking: Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke 4/18 ★★★
5. Paranormal: A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn 3/24 ★★★★
6. Vacation: The Case of Cabin 13 by Sam McCarver
7. Holidays: Goody Goody Gunshots by Sammi Carter 3/5 ★★★
8. Hobbies: A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer 3/12 ★★★
9. Jobs: High Heels are Murder by Elaine Viets 2/22 ★★★
10. Senior: Murder on a Bad Hair Day by Anne George

FINISHED...This was fun.
Just updated my list...

#1 British - English - Aunt Dimity's Death FINISHED

#2 Historical/Period - Murder on Sisters' Row FINISHED

#3 Animals - Cat on the Edge FINISHED

#4 Culinary/Cooking - A Taste of the Nightlife FINISHED

#5 Paranormal - Undead and Unfinished FINISHED...AWFUL BOOK. First 7 were great. Eighth started going down hill, and ninth(this one) I had to force myself to finish.

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations -Alpine for You

#7 Holidays -Carbs & Cadavers FINISHED

#8 Hobbies - Pretty Poison FINISHED
#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Indemnity Only FINISHED

#10 Senior Slueths - File M for Murder FINISHED

Keri, I read Aunt Dimity's Death and loved it. Thanks for recommending it.
Peg
ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Sounds like everyone is doing really well on this one. :)"

Just finished the last book for the challenge the other day. That was fun.

#1 British - English –"

#2 Historical/Period -"What Angels Fear" by C S Harris


#3 Animals -"The Dog Who Knew Too Much" by Spencer Quinn

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Food themed mysteries. "Cinnamon Roll Murder" Joanne Fluke

#5 Paranormal - "Angel Condemned" by Mary Stanton

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations –

#7 Holidays – "Trick of Treat Murder" by Leslie Meier


#8 Hobbies –


#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations –


#10 Senior Sleuths –

Just finished Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson. This book was horrible. I have read the first 8 and the first 7 were great. The eighth started going down hill and this one was the pits. There is a reason why authors stop their series at a certain point. Wish this one had.

Peggy wrote: "Just finished Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson. This book was horrible. I have read the first 8 and the first 7 were great. The eighth started going down hill and this one was the pits...."

I SOOOO agree with you on this book! I gave it 1-star only because I had to give it something. Absolutely done with the series after that one!

The Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series was the same... The first 8 or 9 books were good, then it was down hill from there.
Melodie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Just finished Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson. This book was horrible. I have read the first 8 and the first 7 were great. The eighth started going down hill and this one..."

Peggy wrote: "The Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series was the same... The first 8 or 9 books were good, then it was down hill from there.
Melodie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Just finished Undead and Unfinished ..."

I still read the Sookie books and still like them, though the last one was a bit so-so. Still looking forward to next week.

1 British - English –"Murder at the Altar" Veronica Henley

#2 Historical/Period -"What Angels Fear" by C S Harris


#3 Animals -"The Dog Who Knew Too Much" by Spencer Quinn

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Food themed mysteries. "Cinnamon Roll Murder" Joanne Fluke

#5 Paranormal - "Angel Condemned" by Mary Stanton

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations –

#7 Holidays – "Trick of Treat Murder" by Leslie Meier


#8 Hobbies –


#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations – "Affairs of Steak: Julie Hyzy


#10 Senior Sleuths –

Complete!!!!!!!

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - XCat Among the Pigeons- Agatha Christie

#2 Historical/Period - XThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

#3 Animals - XThe Chocolate Bear Bulgary by Joanna Carl

#4 Culinary/Cooking - XM. Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission by Michael Bond

#5 Paranormal - XThe Case of Compartment 7 by Sam McCarver

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - XCurse of the Pharoahs by Elizabeth Peters

#7 Holidays - XThe Baritone Wore Chiffon by Mark Schweizer

#8 Hobbies - XUnraveleed Sleeve by Monica Ferris

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - XBuried in a Book by Lucy Arlington

#10 Senior Slueths - XA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (Cadfael)

Do you watch the series True Blood?

Melodie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "The Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series was the same... The first 8 or 9 books were good, then it was down hill from there.
Melodie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Just finished Undead ..."

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
#2 Historical/Period - Hush Now Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen

#3 Animals -
#4 Culinary/Cooking - Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke updated 5/4/12
#5 Paranormal - Not something I would usually read but I 'll see what I can dig up.
#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - The Cat Sitter's Pajamas by Blaize Clement
#7 Holidays -
#8 Hobbies - Skeleton Letters by Laura Childs

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations -
#10 Senior Slueths - Stranded by Lorena McCourtney

Duration: Starts Feb 16th - July 31st

7/10 Finished

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - Decked with Folly - finished 2/24 ★★★

#2 Historical/Period - 1932 - In the Still of the Night - finished 2/26 ★★★

#3 Animals - Desperate Housedogs - finished 3/25 ★★★★★

#4 Culinary/Cooking -

#5 Paranormal - Truly, Madly - finished 4/29 ★★★★★

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - To Hell in a Handbasket - finished 3/13 ★★★★

#7 Holidays -

#8 Hobbies -

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Absolute Liability, finished 3/18 ★★★★★

#10 Senior Sleuths - Ice Blue, finished 4/1 ★★★★★

Peggy wrote: "Do you watch the series True Blood?

Melodie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "The Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series was the same... The first 8 or 9 books were good, then it was down hill from there...."

I'm a HUGE True Blood fan!! My niece comes over every Sunday night when it's on and we watch it together....and drool over the hot men!! LOL

What a great challenge!

#1 British - English -

#2 Historical/Period -

#3 Animals -

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke

#5 Paranormal - Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations -

#7 Holidays - Plum Lovin - Janet Evanovich

#8 Hobbies - Lye In Wait - Cricket McRae

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Body Movers - Stephanie Bond

#10 Senior Slueths -

9/10

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - English Tea Murder by Leslie Meier

#2 Historical/Period - Any book that takes place prior to 1940.

#3 Animals - Hounding the Pavement (A Dog Walker Mystery #1) by Judi McCoy

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Blueberry Muffin Mystery by Joanna Fluke

#5 Paranormal - Aunt Dimity's Good Dee by Nancy Atherton

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - If Books Could Kill a bibliphile Mystery by Kate Carlisle.

#7 Holidays - Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier.

#8 Hobbies - Stich me deadly: An embroidery Mystery by Amanda Lee

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations- Murder of a Small Town Honey by Denise Swanson (school psychologist).

#10 Senior Slueths - A Caribbean Mystery - Agatha Christie

I just joined about an hour ago, so I am VERY new to this. This challenge sounds like fun. I'm a little late getting in, but I know I can make the deadline. Should these all be books that we have never read before. I have one that would fit the challenge on my bookshelf that I have not read in years.

Me too... My older daughter and I watch it together via telephone. We usually wait till the end of the show to discuss it, but there are times we are on the phone together watching.
Melodie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Do you watch the series True Blood?

Melodie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "The Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series was the same... The first 8 or 9 books were good, then it was down ..."

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2. Historical/Period : La paradoja de Einstein y otros misterios de la ciencia resueltos por Sherlock HolmesColin Bruce (05/02/2012 - ★★★)

1/10 completed

#1 British - English -

#2 Historical/Period -

#3 Animals -

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

#5 Paranormal - Fearless In High Heels ★★★★ 5/7/12

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations -

#7 Holidays - Scared Stiff

#8 Hobbies -

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - The Fashion Police

#10 Senior Slueths - Invisible

Jane in SC wrote: "... #6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - To Hell in a Handbasket - finished 3/13 ★★★★
To Hell in a Handbasket (Claire Hanover, Gift Basket Designer, #2) ..."

Thanks so much for that 5 star recommendation, Jane! I had to laugh that your chose the book for the "exotic locations" category. Breckenridge, CO, the setting for the book, is now my full-time home. It is indeed fun to live in a ski resort town!

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10. Senior Sleuths: Moonlight Mayhem by Helen Haught Fanick (05/05/12 - ★★★★)

Erin's Themed list:

1. British/English: Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death - M.C. Beaton (March 12, 2012)

2. Historical Period: Oh Danny Boy - Rhys Bowen (April 30, 2012)

3. Animals:

4. Culinary/Cooking: Chili Con Corpses - J.B. Stanley (Feb 15, 2012)

5. Paranormal: Fair Game - Patricia Briggs (April 25, 2012)

6. Vacation/Exotic Location

7. Holidays

8. Hobbies:

9. Professional: Consigned to Death (April 21, 2012)

10. Senior Sleuths:

Congrats Kari!

Congrats Kari!

Great job Kari!

5/10 Completed. Message 93.

Duration: Starts Feb 16th - July 31st

8/10 Finished

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - Decked with Folly - finished 2/24 ★★★

#2 Historical/Period - 1932 - In the Still of the Night - finished 2/26 ★★★

#3 Animals - Desperate Housedogs - finished 3/25 ★★★★★

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Murder on the Rocks - finished 3/13 ★★★★

#5 Paranormal - Truly, Madly - finished 4/29 ★★★★★

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - To Hell in a Handbasket - finished 3/13 ★★★★

#7 Holidays - Sugarplum Dead

#8 Hobbies -

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Absolute Liability, finished 3/18 ★★★★★

#10 Senior Sleuths - Ice Blue, finished 4/1 ★★★★★

I have finished 7 out of 10. Glad I only decided to do 4 reading lists.

DonnaCarol wrote: "I just joined about an hour ago, so I am VERY new to this. This challenge sounds like fun. I'm a little late getting in, but I know I can make the deadline. Should these all be books that we have n..."

You must read the book to complete a category in the challenge, but rereads are accepted. As are ebooks, audiobooks, etc. One book per category.

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4. Culinary/Cooking : If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton (18/05/2012 - ★★★★)

Congrats to all the finishers so far!

10/10 Done Yay!

1. British: What Alice Knew by Paula Marantz Cohen 3/30 ★★★
2. Historical: Anything Goes by Jill Churchill 2/26 ★★★★
3. Animals: Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey 5/17 ★★★★
4. Cooking: Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke 4/18 ★★★
5. Paranormal: A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn 3/24 ★★★★
6. Vacation: The Case of Cabin 13 by Sam McCarver 4/30 ★★★★
7. Holidays: Goody Goody Gunshots by Sammi Carter 3/5 ★★★
8. Hobbies: A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer 3/12 ★★★
9. Jobs: High Heels are Murder by Elaine Viets 2/22 ★★★
10. Senior: Murder on a Bad Hair Day by Anne George 5/5 ★★★

Congrats, Valorie!

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1. British - English : Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (05/20/2012 - ★★★★)

Congrats Valorie!

This was a great idea.

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton

#2 Historical/Period - Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters

#3 Animals - Murder Past Due - Miranda James

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Killer Crab Cakes - Livia Washburn

#5 Paranormal -Who Do, VooDoo - Rochelle Staab

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations -

#7 Holidays - Sugar Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke

#8 Hobbies - Knit One Kill Two - Magge Sefton

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Size 14 Is Not Fat Either - Meg Cabot

#10 Senior Slueths - They Do It With Mirrors - Agatha Christie

Thanks ladies!

Duration: Starts Feb 16th - July 31st

9/10 Finished

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - Decked with Folly - finished 2/24 ★★★

#2 Historical/Period - 1932 - In the Still of the Night - finished 2/26 ★★★

#3 Animals - Desperate Housedogs - finished 3/25 ★★★★★

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Murder on the Rocks - finished 3/13 ★★★★

#5 Paranormal - Truly, Madly - finished 4/29 ★★★★★

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - To Hell in a Handbasket - finished 3/13 ★★★★

#7 Holidays - Sugarplum Dead, finished 5/24 ★★★★★

#8 Hobbies - Plumbing For Willy

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Absolute Liability, finished 3/18 ★★★★★

#10 Senior Sleuths - Ice Blue, finished 4/1 ★★★★★

#1 British - English -Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener

#2 Historical/Period -


#3 Animals -Putting on the Dog by Cynthia Baxter

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson

#5 Paranormal -

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - Jamaica Me Dead by Bob Morris

#7 Holidays - (Halloween) Fiber & Brimstone-Laura Childs

#8 Hobbies - Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee


#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Hounds Abound by O Johnston-Director Rescue Group.Shelter

#10 Senior Slueths -Agatha Raising and the Love from Hell

Congrats to everyone who has alread finished! Below is my completed list!

#1 British/English - Mrs. McGinty's Dead 4/17/12

#2 Historical/Period - 1937 The Hindenburg Murders 3/19/12

#3 Animals - Hounded to Death 3/12/12

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Fit to Die 2/29/12

#5 Paranormal - Killer Insight 3/3/12

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - Murder on the Celtic 5/28/12

#7 Holidays (Mother's Day) - Bon Bon Voyage 5/13/12

#8 Hobbies - Corpse Pose 5/19/12

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - The Stiff and the Dead 4/3/12

#10 Senior Slueths - The Cooking School Murders 5/3/12

Yay Linda!

Hi Kate
Just finished Alpine For You. Could not stop laughing. Thanks for suggesting it.
Peg

Kate wrote: "Peggy wrote:
#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations -Suggestions Please... It says outside the USA but all I can find are USA...Suggestions Please.

Most of the Maddy Hunter Passport to Peril seri..."

Congrats, Linda!

Finished May 27.


1. British A Deepe Coffyn by Janet Laurence

2. Historical N or M? by Agatha Christie

3. Animals The Tale of Applebeck Orchard by Susan Wittig Albert

4. Culinary The Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs

5. Paranormal A Taste of the Nightlife by Sarah Zettel

6. Vacation Death Of An Obnoxious Tourist by Maria Hudgins

7. Holidays A Farewell to Yarns by Jill Churchill

8. Hobbies Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan

9. Professions Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater

10. Senior Sleuths Papoosed by Patricia Rockwell

Congrats, Donna

Hooray Donna!

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6. Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations: Swimming with the Dead by Kathy Brandt (06/08/2012 - ★★★★)
8. Hobbies: Scrapbook of Secrets by Mollie Cox Bryan (05/24/2012 - ★★)
9. Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations: Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (05/15/2012 - ★★★★)

Duration: Starts Feb 16th - July 31st

10/10 Finished - Challenge Complete (And Fun!)

Cozy Themes:

#1 British - English - Decked with Folly - finished 2/24 ★★★

#2 Historical/Period - 1932 - In the Still of the Night - finished 2/26 ★★★

#3 Animals - Desperate Housedogs - finished 3/25 ★★★★★

#4 Culinary/Cooking - Murder on the Rocks - finished 3/13 ★★★★

#5 Paranormal - Truly, Madly - finished 4/29 ★★★★★

#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - To Hell in a Handbasket - finished 3/13 ★★★★

#7 Holidays - Sugarplum Dead, finished 5/24 ★★★★★

#8 Hobbies (amateur archeologists) - Crocodile on the Sandbank, finished 6/11/12 ★★★★★

#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Absolute Liability, finished 3/18 ★★★★★

#10 Senior Sleuths - Ice Blue, finished 4/1 ★★★★★