Cozy Mysteries discussion

New Releases for April, 2012


Going, Going, Ganache (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #5)
Jenn McKinlay

Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince (An Aunt Dimity Mystery #18)
Nancy Atherton

Oak and Dagger (A White House Gardener Mystery #3)
Dorothy St. James

The Good the Bad and the Witchy (A Wishcraft Mystery #3)
Heather Blake

The Homicide Hustle: A Ballroom Dance Mystery (A Ballroom Dance Mystery #3)
Ella Barrick

End Me a Tenor (Choir, #2)
Joelle Charbonneau

That Old Flame of Mine (new series)
J.J. Cook

Board Stiff (An Elliott Lisbon Mystery, #1)
Kendel Lynn

The Litter of the Law (Mrs. Murphy #21)
Rita Mae Brown

Murder, She Wrote: Prescription For Murder (Murder She Wrote #39)
Jessica Fletcher

A Broth of Betrayal (Soup Lover's Mystery #2)
Connie Archer

Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three (three volumes in one)
Emily Brightwell

The Death of a Dowager (The Jane Eyre Chronicles #2)
Joanna Campbell Slan

Malled to Death (A Mall Cop Mystery #3)
Laura DiSilverio

Curse of the PTA (Beth Kennedy #4)
Laura Alden

Chihuahua Confidential (Barking Detective #2)
Waverly Curtis

Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble: A Novel (Miss Julia #14)
Ann B. Ross

Antiques Chop (A Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery #7)
Barbara Allan

A Bat in the Belfry (Home Repair is Homicide Mystery #16)
Sarah Graves

Have 7 of these on order already!

I posted the list at the same time I placed my order - the first 8 on the list above...

*sigh* I'm not caught up enough on any of these series to be excited about a new book coming out. Ooops, I take that back -- I'm up-to-date on Aunt Dimity and the Soup Lovers' series. I've started several of these series, but I've got a long way to go to get caught up.

I sort of wish I had that problem Barb. I keep pretty caught up on my series and there are one or two times each year where the TBR mountain isn't much more than a speed bump and I start getting anxious about running out of things to read.

My biggest 'problem,' if you want to call it that, is that I read a lot of different genres, so it's really hard to keep up with my mystery series. Working at the library doesn't help at all. But, on the plus side, I'll *never run out of things to read LOL

And my reading is too genre specific - I need to branch out more than I do....

I grew up reading only mysteries -- mostly because that's what Mom read (and still reads LOL). I don't know what prompted me to start experimenting with other genres, but now ... oooooh boy! :)

Barb wrote: "My biggest 'problem,' if you want to call it that, is that I read a lot of different genres, so it's really hard to keep up with my mystery series. Working at the library doesn't help at all. But, ..."

Barb, I have that same problem with reading across different genres. Hard enough to keep up with favorite authors sometimes, let alone two dozen mystery series, lol.

Yes, exactly! I just realized that one of my favorite non-cozy authors (Steve Berry)has a new book coming out in a couple of months -- and I'm still one book behind on that series. I'd better work that book into my reading plan soon so I can read the new one when it hits the shelves :)

Barb wrote: "Yes, exactly! I just realized that one of my favorite non-cozy authors (Steve Berry)has a new book coming out in a couple of months -- and I'm still one book behind on that series. I'd better work ..."

I like Steve Berry, but have skipped around a lot with his books. The last one I read was . I have the new one on order. I read a lot of YA in addition to mysteries and those authors can be quite prolific! I stay busy keeping up with them.

That's the book I need to read before the new one comes out, Melodie LOL I just read that the release date for the new one, The King's Deception, has been pushed back until mid-June, so that gives me more time to catch up :)

I have one by Berry, The Third Secret, loaned to me by my sister. Should probably get to that soon so I can return it. :-|

That's one of my favorites by Berry :) It's a stand alone, if that matters at all.

Thanks, Barb - glad to know it's a good one. I hate to read series out of order, and thought this was a single title despite the title, but it's good to have that confirmed. I still need a "T" book for the "Winter" challenge, so this might suit.

You'll understand the title, Heather, when you get into the book :) It's what I would call a thriller, though, definitely not a cozy -- in case that makes a difference to you.

Nope, makes no difference to me. I like fast-paced suspense as much as I do cozies.

I'm excited about the new Jennifer McKinley book

Thank you. There are some books in this series I'm quite interested. But UF/RP grows up my TBR too :(

I have preordered a bunch of these books for my iPad

I haven't read any of these series yet. They all sound good. I guess I will be ordering them.