Cozy Mysteries discussion

It's officially Summer!
For this challenge, you need to read the word Summer, one letter at a time. You can use either an author's first or last name, or the title of any book (A, An, and The don't count).

(see previous Read the Season challenges for examples on how everyone completed the challenge.)

And remember -- they don't all have to be mysteries! ;)

Oh what the heck, I've got to try, right?

READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 6/6

✔ S - Stand By Your Hitman (Bombay Assassins #3), by Leslie Langtry, finished 8/1
✔ U - Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
✔ M - Mama Rides Shotgun (Mace Bauer #2), by Deborah Sharp, finished 6/29
✔ M - author Mary Daheim - Gone with the Win (Bed & Breakfast #28), finished 7/21
✔ E - author Edie Claire - Never Kissed Goodnight (Leigh Koslow #4), finished 7/13
✔ R - A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11


          


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/18 *****

Well, it's really summer (I think I'm a bit sunburned after drinking a wine in a terrace ;) ). I'll try this one, and books will be appearing.

READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 5/6

S -
Rainwater
by Sandra Brown
7/5 ****
U -
Two for Sorrow
by Nicola Upson
current read

M -
She Can Run
by Melinda Leigh
7/15 ***
M -
Death Of An Obnoxious Tourist
by Maria Hudgins
7/19 ****
E -
The Empty Hours
by Ed McBain
7/2 ****
R -
The Next Always
by Nora Roberts
6/27 *****

I'm in
READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 0/6

S -
U -
M -
M -
E -
R -

Gonna try it!
READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 0/6

S -
U -
M -
M -
E -
R -

I'll give it a try.

READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20


S - Star Cursed 12 July 2013
U -Undead and Unworthy 7 August 2013
M - Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay 21 July 2013
M - Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 13 August 2013
E - Pies and Prejudice -Ellery Adams 24 June 2013
R - Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns25 June 2013

Here's the plan for summer!

S - Stamped Out
U - An Unsuitable Job For A Woman
M - Maggie Needs An Alibi
M - Mayhem in High Heels
E - Evening Bags and Executions
R - Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero




It's finally heated up here and even feels like summer.

This sounds fun! I'm in. :)

READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 0/6

S - Skinless by L.M. Davis (parts I & II) - YA SciFi - totally stepping out of my usual genre
U -
M - Tempted in the Tropics by Tracy March
M - Murder of a Small-Town Honey by Denise Swanson [audio]
E - Peacemaker by Eva Gerald
R - Royal Secrets by Kathleen Irene Paterka

Completed all except for U. Darn!

looks like a good list Brooke!

Why not?

READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 5/6

S -
U - The Underdog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
M - False Scent by Ngaio Marsh
M - Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life by Melody Moezzi
E - Kith and Kill by Geraldine Evans
R - Rumpole and the Golden Thread by John Mortimer

I'm in! I started looking at my bookshelves last week trying to decide what to read.
READ THE SEASON-SUMMER 6/21-9/20
PROGRESS: 6/6 Finished 7.19.13

S-A Sheetcake Named Desire Jacklyn Brady 7.1.13 3 stars

U- Unscrewed Lois Greiman 7.10.13 3.5 stars

M- Murder Buys a T-shirt Christy Fifield 6.25.13 3.5 stars

M- Murder Spins a Tale Veryl Ann Grace 7.19.13 3 stars

E- Elvis and the Dearly Departed Peggy Webb 7.6.13 2.5 stars

R- Reap What You Sew Elizabeth Lynn Casey 7.17.13 3.5 stars

Sounds good, I'm in!


READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 6/6

S - Scarlet Pepper, The - Dorothy St. James - 7/8
U - Unraveled - Maggie Sefton - 7/11
M - Maggie Sefton - Cast On, Kill Off - 7/13
M - Madelyn Alt - The Trouble With Magic - 7/17
E - Eggsecutive Orders - Julie Hyzy - 6/29
R - Ripley, Ann - Death in the Orchid Garden - 6/25

READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 0/6

S - Ann Cleeves - Silent Voices: A Vera Stanhope Mystery - finished July 3rd
U - Giles Blunt - Until the Night - finished July 22nd
M - Marion Chesney - Minerva
M - ?
E - Denise Mina - The End of the Wasp Season
R - VIctoria Howard - Ring of Lies

I'll try it.
READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 6/6 FINISHED!

S -Shooting Stars and Other Deadly Things 3 Stars 7-19-13
U - Unrevealed: Four Jane Perry Stories4 Stars 8-4-13
M -Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse 4 Stars 7-26-13
M - Moonlighting In Vermont 4 Stars 8-10-13
E - The Ever-Running Man 3 Stars 7-31-13
R - Red Tape 5 Stars 9-3-13
S U M M E R

Read The Season - Summer 2013
Duration: Jun 21, 2013 - Sep 20, 2013

1 / 6

S.- Death By Cashmere by <S>ally Goldenbaum (06/27/2013 - ★★★★)
U.-
M.-
M.-
E.-
R.-

I'll try
S-Snobbery With Violence read 7/10/13
U-Undead and Underwater read 7/14/13
M- Murder is BindingRead 6/27
M-Maggie Needs An Alibi read 7/12/14
E-Eleven Pipers Piping: A Father Christmas Mystery Read 7/23/13
R-Knock Off Rhonda Polleroread 7/13/12
All done!!

I'm in! DONE


S - Spells & Stitches by Barbara Bretton
U - Once Upon a Ghost by Day Leclaire
M - Murder at The Castle by Jeanne M. Dams
M - Harvest Moon by C.L. Bevill
E - Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman
R - The Tao of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow by Ralph L. Wahlstrom

Sounds like fun, I'm in!

S- Adera: The Soul Stone by R.H. Stavis
U- Once Upon A List by Robin Gold
M- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
M- Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke
E- An East End Murder by Charles Finch
R- No Certain Rest by Jim Lehrer

Sounds fun! I think I'll join you all :) take it one (or two) books at a time right?

S - Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (reading now)
U -
M -
M -
E -
R -

Done! Post updated. :)

Read The Season - Summer 2013
Duration: Jun 21, 2013 - Sep 20, 2013

2 / 6

S.- Death By Cashmere by <S>ally Goldenbaum (06/27/2013 - ★★★★)
U.-
M.- A Custom-Fit Crime by <M>elissa Bourbon Ramirez (07/17/2013 - ★★★★)
M.-
E.-
R.-

Congrats, Melissa!

I finished the challenge this morning (see updated message #13) A pleasure as always!
~~cheryl

Congratulations, Melissa!

Congrats Moondance/Cheryl!

Wow! done already! congrats Melissa & Moondance (and anyone else who is done!)!!

I need to stop reading police procedurals and read some more cozies!!

Congrats, Cheryl!

I can't believe people are done already. Congrats Melissa and Moondance. The only letter I have done so far is "E." Nothing I've read this month has fit this challenge.

Congrats Melissa and Moondance! :)

Congratulations Melissa and Moondance!

i am a bit late but better later than never. Right?
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Finished my summer challenge last night!

S - Stamped Out 7/31/13
U - An Unsuitable Job For A Woman 8/4/13
M - Maggie Needs An Alibi 7/11/13
M - Mayhem in High Heels 6/30/13
E - Evening Bags and Executions 7/3/13
R - Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero 7/28/13

I'm starting late, but I'm in.
READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 4/6

Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke ***
U
Mama Does Time by Deborah Sharp ***
M C Beaton - The Quiche of Death ***
E
Ruta Sepetys - Out of the Easy ***

Congrats, Carol. I still only have two letters, four to go. Sigh...

Congrats to all who have finished already! I only have one letter to go, but I'll bet you can guess which letter that is LOL

Congrats, Carol!

Congrats, Linda!

Here is what I have so far
PROGRESS: 4/6

S -Sad Cypressfinished 7/31/13
U - Uncommon Groundsfinished 6/25/13
M - Murder Your Darlingsfinished 6/24/13
M - Moonlight Mayhem finished 8/2/13
E -
R -

Congrats to those who have already finished the challenge

Read The Season - Summer 2013
Duration: Jun 21, 2013 - Sep 20, 2013

3 / 6

S.- Death By Cashmere by <S>ally Goldenbaum (06/27/2013 - ★★★★)
U.-
M.- A Custom-Fit Crime by <M>elissa Bourbon Ramirez (07/17/2013 - ★★★★)
M.- Murder of the Cat's Meow by Denise Swanson (08/08/2013 - ★★★)
E.-
R.-

Done! That took a lot less time than I thought it would :)

Congrats, Lynne!

Just finished the challenge. Yay!


S ~ Summer and Smoke and Murder by Nevada Barr June

U ~ Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin July

M ~ May Day by Jess Lourey July

M ~ Moonlighting In Vermont by Kate George August

E ~ Elusive by Sara Rosett July

R ~ Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke August

Congrats Lynn and Kaye!

Congrats, Kaye!

Finished - and all are cozies :)

READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 6/6

✔ S - Stand By Your Hitman (Bombay Assassins #3), by Leslie Langtry, finished 8/1
✔ U - Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
✔ M - Mama Rides Shotgun (Mace Bauer #2), by Deborah Sharp, finished 6/29
✔ M - author Mary Daheim - Gone with the Win (Bed & Breakfast #28), finished 7/21
✔ E - author Edie Claire - Never Kissed Goodnight (Leigh Koslow #4), finished 7/13
✔ R - A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11


          


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/18 *****

Congrats, Barb!

Heather L wrote: "Congrats Lynn and Kaye!"

Lynne wrote: "Done! That took a lot less time than I thought it would :)"

Way to go!!!