Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge discussion

Level one (Snoop) - Read one book in each of these cozy sub-genres (total of 10 books)

- One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice! (freebie!)

Good to see you back. I hope you like the new format this year.

Hi Rachelle! Glad you joined up for 2017!

A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

I am calling this my choice as even though main character owns a Gift Shop the story is about her interaction with the local Amish Community and one policeman. A lot of the story takes place at her aunt's Inn.

My Books.
- One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice!: "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

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Just listed Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier as my book set around a holiday. Lucy Stone works at a mail-order company called Country Cousins. She discovers the wealthy founder of the company dead in his car from suicide but it does not look right to her. This book takes place around Christmas.

My book for animal related is Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon. Hamlet is a very intelligent cat. He gives clues by knocking down books. Helps with catching the bad guys. This is one Black Cat that I love. Hope Huck and Finn at my favorite bookstore don't mind as they are black cats that I get to pet.

One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal - By Familiar Means (Witch Cat Mystery #2) by Delia James
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice!: "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

My paranormal book, By Familiar Means by Delia James, is the second book in Witch Cat Mystery series. Annabella Britton is just discovering her heritage as a witch. She joins a coven and is learning how to use her powers. She has a familiar named Alistair who appears and disappears and can get in and out of places without using an open door or window as long as there is no magical lock keeping him out. Automatic writing is one of her powers and her drawings turn out to be good clues to the solution of the mystery.

- One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related: Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal: By Familiar Means by Delia James
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery: To Helvetica and Back (A Dangerous Type Mystery, #1 by Paige Shelton
- One holiday based (set during any holiday: Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice! (freebie!): "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford


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Rachelle wrote: "My paranormal boo, By Familiar Means by Delia James, is the second book in Witch Cat Mystery series. Annabella Britton is just discovering her heritage as a witch. She joins a coven and is learning..."

I wondered if it might have been the mood I was in. I loved the first book. For some reason, I could not get into the 2nd one. I am glad to know that it might have just been me.

In To Helvetica and Back, Clare and her grandfeather repair typewriters and restore old books. They run a store called the Rescued Word. It is an unusual occupation but, it should qualify.

One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related: Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal: By Familiar Means by Delia James
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery: To Helvetica and Back (A Dangerous Type Mystery, #1 by Paige Shelton
- One holiday based (set during any holiday: Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery: Title Wave (Booktown Mystery #10) by Lorna Barrett
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice! (freebie!): "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

The Chamber of Commerce of Stoneham decided to sponsor a cruise. Tricia and Angelica Miles and other ts leave Booktown and travel to Burmuda. It happens to be a Mystery Lovers Cruise. As usual, Tricia discovers the body of one of the authors. It looks like suicide but Tricia and the mystery writers on board think it was murder.

This was the perfect book to list under travel. I love of the books by Lorna that I have read and look forward to reading more.

Sounds interesting

One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related: Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon
- One from craft related : Twisted Threads (Mainely Needlepoint #1) by Lea Wait
- One from paranormal: By Familiar Means by Delia James
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery: To Helvetica and Back (A Dangerous Type Mystery, #1 by Paige Shelton
- One holiday based (set during any holiday: Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery: Title Wave (Booktown Mystery #10) by Lorna Barrett
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice! (freebie!): "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

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I was looking over the catagories and realized Twisted Threads fit craft related.

I just bought Twisted Threads. How did you like it?

Britney wrote: "I just bought Twisted Threads. How did you like it?"
I liked it a lot. I hope you do, also.

One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related: Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon
- One from craft related : Twisted Threads (Mainely Needlepoint #1) by Lea Wait
- One from paranormal: By Familiar Means by Delia James
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery: To Helvetica and Back (A Dangerous Type Mystery, #1 by Paige Shelton
- One holiday based (set during any holiday: Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery: Title Wave (Booktown Mystery #10) by Lorna Barrett
- One historical mystery: Scandals, Secrets and Murder (The Widow and the Rogue Mysteries #1) by Maggie Sefton
- One is your choice! (freebie!): "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

I loved Scandals, Secrets and Murder and am considering it a cozy as Devlin Burke is an English invester and sometime sleuth. It is set in the 1890's is Washington, D.C. The police have Devlin's nephew as the prime suspect and as in all good cozies, you know that the hero or heroine will find the real culprit.

-One from culinary (anything dealing with food: The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer (Fresh-Baked Mystery #10) by Livia J. Washburn
- One from animal related: Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon
- One from craft related: Twisted Threads (Mainely Needlepoint #1) by Lea Wait
- One from paranormal: By Familiar Means by Delia James
- One from British cozy mysteries (example: Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery: To Helvetica and Back (A Dangerous Type Mystery, #1 by Paige Shelton
- One holiday based (set during any holiday: Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery: Title Wave (Booktown Mystery #10) by Lorna Barrett
- One historical mystery: Scandals, Secrets, and Murder (The Widow and the Rogue Mysteries #1) by Maggie Sefton
- One is your choice! (freebie!): "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

My culinary book is The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer was chosen as the main character has won a cooking contest and was writing a recipe for a national cooking magazine.

Rachelle wrote: "-One from culinary (anything dealing with food: The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer (Fresh-Baked Mystery #10) by Livia J. Washburn
- One from animal related: Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Myster..."

I like Livia Washburn books. I am going to read of hers for my travel mystery

-One from culinary (anything dealing with food: The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer (Fresh-Baked Mystery #10) by Livia J. Washburn
- One from animal related: Literally Murder (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon
- One from craft related: Twisted Threads (Mainely Needlepoint #1) by Lea Wait
- One from paranormal: By Familiar Means by Delia James
- One from British cozy mysteries: Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10) by Agatha Christie
- One career-based cozy mystery: To Helvetica and Back (A Dangerous Type Mystery, #1 by Paige Shelton
- One holiday based (set during any holiday: Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- One travel mystery: Title Wave (Booktown Mystery #10) by Lorna Barrett
- One historical mystery: Scandals, Secrets, and Murder (The Widow and the Rogue Mysteries #1) by Maggie Sefton
- One is your choice! (freebie!): "A Churn for the Worse (An Amish Mystery #5) by Laura Bradford

I know Hecule Poirot is from Belguim but Agatha Christie is British, so I am including this here. I do have another book to read that may fit this even more.

Looks like you finished your challenge. Congrats....

- One from British cozy mysteries (The) Perfect Paragon (Agatha Raisin, #16) by M.C. Beaton

takes place in the English Cotswolds and is a British series in case Agatha Christie is not considered proper for the category.

Rachelle wrote: "- One from British cozy mysteries (The) Perfect Paragon (Agatha Raisin, #16) by M.C. Beaton

takes place in the English Cotswolds and is a British series in case Agatha Christie is not considered p..."

I love Agatha Raisin--she always makes me laugh!