Cozy Mysteries discussion

It's that time of year again as today is the first day of Spring. Mar 20th - June 20th

This challenge is the same previous read the seasons. Spell out the word spring using the first word of book titles or author's first or last names. A, An, and The don't count. Example: "(The) Darwin Awards" would work for the letter D. A book may only be used once, even if the author and title both count.

Example

S -
P -
R -
I -
N - Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree
G - Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart

Read the Season: Spring
20 March - 20 June, 2012

S - Sketch a Falling Star by Sharon Pape
P - Perfect: A Novel by Marne Davis Kellogg*
R - Rattle His Bones by Carola Dunn*
I - In Charm's Way by Madelyn Alt**
N - Nancy Atherton; Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree
G - Grace Among Thieves by Julie Hyzy

* - Re-reads unless new books can be found
** - will need replacing if book is not published in time.

Read the Season - SPRING
March 20 - June 20

S - The Stiff and the Dead
P - A Pinch of Poison
R - The Cooking School Murders by Virginia Rich
I - Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories
N - Bon Bon Voyage by Nancy Fairbanks
G - Gilt By Association

Read the Season: SPRING
Mar 20th - June 20th

1/6

S Sounds of Murder
P Paula Boyd, Hot Enough to Kill (The Jolene Jackson Mystery Series, #1)
R Resort To Murder
I Ice Blue
N News from Dead Mule Swamp - finished 3/28 - ★★★★★
G Getting Sassy

Read the Season: Spring
Duration: 3/20/12 - 6/20/12
Books Read: 1/6
Updated: 3/30/12

Spell-Out: Spring

S
Peggy Webb's Elvis and the Grateful Dead (3/23/12)
R
I
N
G

Spring Showers bring Summer Flowers

I'm in...


SP's Cozy Read the Season: Spring
Duration: 03/20/12 - 06/20/12
0/6 Completed

S
P
R
I
N
G

Read the Season: SPRING
Mar 20th - June 20th

3/6

S Sounds of Murder
P Paula Boyd, Hot Enough to Kill (The Jolene Jackson Mystery Series, #1) - finished 3/31 - ★★★★★
R Resort To Murder
I Ice Blue - finished 4/1 - ★★★★★
N News from Dead Mule Swamp - finished 3/28 - ★★★★★
G Getting Sassy

Read the season: SPRING
March 20, 2012 - June 20, 2012
6/6 completed
DONE!
S: Shirley Damsgaard, Witch Way to Murder, finished 4/5/2012
P: Pussyfoot by Carole Nelson Douglas, finished 4/6/2012
R: Roberta Isleib, Deadly Advice, finished 3/20/2012
I: The Inheritor by Marion Zimmer Bradley, finished 4/28/2012
N: Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman, finished 5/14/2012
G: The Givenchy Code by Julie Kenner finished 3/24/2012

S Spider's Web Finished 4/1/12
P A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
R Raiders of the Lost Corset
I The Innocence of Father Brown
N Nipped in the Bud
G Ghost a la Mode

S Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
P Putting on The Dog by Cynthia Baxter
R
I
N
G book:Glossed and Found|109231] by India Ink

Duration: 03/20/12 - 06/20/12
0/6 Completed

S
P - Pleating for Mercy
R
I
N
G

SPRING 3/20 – 6/20
1/6 Completed
S – Scones and Bones by Laura Childs
P
R
I
N
G

Read the Season: SPRING
Mar 20th - June 20th

4/6

S Scorpion House
P Paula Boyd, Hot Enough to Kill (The Jolene Jackson Mystery Series, #1) - finished 3/31 - ★★★★★
R Resort To Murder - finished 4/4 - ★★★
I Ice Blue - finished 4/1 - ★★★★★
N News from Dead Mule Swamp - finished 3/28 - ★★★★★
G Getting Sassy

S - Murder of a Bookstore Babe by Denise Swanson (finished 4/8)
P
R
I
N
G

6/6 DONE


S - A Study in Scarlet
P - Painted Truth
R - Resort To Murder
I - Invisible
N - Never Buried
G - Ghost a la Mode

3/6 Completed
S – Sarah Zettel, A Taste of the Nightlife – finished 4/13
P -
R – Rita Lakin, Getting Old is To Die For – finished 4/14
I
N – Nancy Atherton, Aunt Dimity & the Family Tree – finished 4/8
G

S P R I N G
Done - 4/16/12

S - A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton √
P - Nancy Pickard, But I Wouldn't Want To Die There √
R - Rhys Bowen, Evan Blessed √
I - I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson√
N - Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen√
G - Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy√

Congrats to the finishers so far!!

3/6 Done

S: Sam McCarver - The Case of Cabin 13
P: Paula Marantz Cohen - What Alice Knew 3/30 ★★★
R: A Rose from the Dead by Kate Collins
I: Immaculate Reception by Jerrilyn Farmer 4/15 ★★★★★
N: The Ninth Daughter by Barbara Hamilton
G: Galenorn, Yasmine - A Harvest of Bones 3/24 ★★★★

S - Swanson, Denise - Murder of a Bookstore Babe 4/8
P -
R -
I - In the Last Analysis by Amanda Cross 4/9
N -
G -

Read The Season - Spring 2012
Duration: Mar 20, 2012 - Jun 20, 2012

2 / 6

S.-
P.- La <p>aradoja de Einstein y otros misterios de la ciencia resueltos por Sherlock Holmes by Colin Bruce (05/02/2012 - ★★★)
R.-
I.-
N.-
G.- Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine <G>alenorn (03/24/2012 - ★★★★)

6/6 Done Yay!

S: Sam McCarver - The Case of Cabin 13 4/30 ★★★★
P: Paula Marantz Cohen - What Alice Knew 3/30 ★★★
R: A Rose from the Dead by Kate Collins 5/2 ★★★★
I: Immaculate Reception by Jerrilyn Farmer 4/15 ★★★★★
N: The Ninth Daughter by Barbara Hamilton 4/25 ★★★
G: Galenorn, Yasmine - A Harvest of Bones 3/24 ★★★★

Congrats, Valorie!

Read the Season: SPRING
Mar 20th - June 20th

6/6 -- DONE!

S Scorpion House - finished 4/9 -★★★
P Paula Boyd, Hot Enough to Kill (The Jolene Jackson Mystery Series, #1) - finished 3/31 - ★★★★★
R Resort To Murder - finished 4/4 - ★★★
I Ice Blue - finished 4/1 - ★★★★★
N News from Dead Mule Swamp - finished 3/28 - ★★★★★
G Get Fluffy - finished 5/7 -★★★

Congrats, Jane!

Marisa wrote: "Congrats, Jane!"

Thanks! It was fun.

Marisa wrote: "Congrats, Valorie!"

Thanks Marisa!

Congrats Jane!

Valorie wrote: "Congrats Jane!"

Thanks, and congrats to you, Valorie!

Read The Season - Spring 2012
Duration: Mar 20, 2012 - Jun 20, 2012

4 / 6

S.- Copycat Killing by <S>ofie Kelly (05/08/2012 - ★★★★)
P.- La <p>aradoja de Einstein y otros misterios de la ciencia resueltos por Sherlock Holmes by Colin Bruce (05/02/2012 - ★★★)
R.- Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian <R>oberts (05/10/2012 - ★★★)
I.-
N.-
G.- Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine <G>alenorn (03/24/2012 - ★★★★)

Congrats to everyone who has already finished! I finished up my own challenge over the weekend.

S - The Stiff and the Dead 4/3/12
P - A Pinch of Poison 4/30/12
R - The Cooking School Murders by Virginia Rich 5/3/12
I - Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories 3/31/12
N - Bon Bon Voyage by Nancy Fairbanks 5/13/12
G - Gilt By Association 4/6/12

I have a stupid question - does anyone have any ideas why my book covers are showing vertically instead of horizontally like they used to? I see most other people aren't having this problem. I'm not sure why they started doing this since I'm not doing anything different. Any suggestions would be appreciated - thanks!

Linda wrote: "I have a stupid question - does anyone have any ideas why my book covers are showing vertically instead of horizontally like they used to? I see most other people aren't having this problem. I'm ..."

I found this fix in another group (Thanks, Valorie!):

"I noticed by accident that if I put an HTML code in the line above the book covers, it displays them in a row again. You can use the code for bold or italics etc. And it seems you only need the opening tag like this < i > (omit the spaces). It does not work if you put it in the same line with the first cover. It has to be above. And I have no idea why this works. If you want you can put the closing tag after the last book cover. It still works and might prevent screwing up your post once they fixed the problem. Just use < / i > without the spaces."

DONE! See post #9.

Jane in SC wrote: "Linda wrote: "I have a stupid question - does anyone have any ideas why my book covers are showing vertically instead of horizontally like they used to? I see most other people aren't having this ..."


Thanks so much!! Really weird that that works but I'm just glad it works.

It's another of those annoying bugs that's popped up after a major site update. I've just been using < p > at the beginning of my post and < / p > at the end (omitting the spaces between the brackets).

Congrats, Linda! Congrats Marie-Anne!

Jane in SC wrote: "Linda wrote: "I have a stupid question - does anyone have any ideas why my book covers are showing vertically instead of horizontally like they used to? I see most other people aren't having this ..."

Thanks so much for sharing this tip. It was driving me crazy!! Now let's see what happens when GR finally fixes it.

Congrats Linda!

Read The Season - Spring 2012
Duration: Mar 20, 2012 - Jun 20, 2012

5 / 6

S.- Copycat Killing by <S>ofie Kelly (05/08/2012 - ★★★★)
P.- La <p>aradoja de Einstein y otros misterios de la ciencia resueltos por Sherlock Holmes by Colin Bruce (05/02/2012 - ★★★)
R.- Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian <R>oberts (05/10/2012 - ★★★)
I.- <I>f Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton (18/05/2012 - ★★★★)
N.-
G.- Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine <G>alenorn (03/24/2012 - ★★★★)

S - Sprinkle with Murder
P - Plum Pudding Murder
R - Roast Mortem
I - Invitation to Murder
N - No Use Dying Over Spilled Milk
G - Grave Sight

S Spider's Web Finished 4/1/12
P A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax 5/30/12
R Raiders of the Lost Corset 4/3/12
I The Innocence of Father Brown 4/10/12
N Nipped in the Bud 4/13/12
G Ghost a la Mode 4/24/12

Yeah! I finished the challenge. This was fun.

Congrats, Anne!

Congrats, Kari

Finished on May 19




S Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly

P Papoosed by Patricia Rockwell

R Resort To Murder by Mary Ellen Hughes

I If Errands Could Kill by Jim Bronyaur

N Never Buried by Edie Claire

G Groundwater, Beth - Deadly Currents

Congrats, Donna!

Done (On May, 20th)

S.- Copycat Killing by <S>ofie Kelly (05/08/2012 - ★★★★)
P.- La <p>aradoja de Einstein y otros misterios de la ciencia resueltos por Sherlock Holmes by Colin Bruce (05/02/2012 - ★★★)
R.- Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian <R>oberts (05/10/2012 - ★★★)
I.- <I>f Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton (18/05/2012 - ★★★★)
N.- Aunt Dimity's Death by <N>ancy Atherton (05/20/2012 - ★★★★)
G.- Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine <G>alenorn (03/24/2012 - ★★★★)

Good job, ladies! This is a fun challenge. I finally finished too.

Spring Challenge 2012 6/6


S ~ Snow White and Rose Red by Ed McBain (April)

P ~ The Body in the Big Apple by Katherine Hall Page (April)

R ~ Relative Danger by June Shaw (June)

I ~ I, Spy? by Kate Johnson (May)

N ~ Sweet Tea and Secrets by Nancy Naigle (April)

G ~ Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini by Sue Ann Jaffarian (April)

SP's Cozy Read the Season: Spring
Duration: 03/20/12 - 06/20/12
6/6 Completed

✔S - Shakespeare's Landlord/Charlaine Harris==05.07.12**
✔P - Peters, Elizabeth/Crocodile on the Sandbank==04.25.12***
✔R - The Runaway Jury/John Grisham==05.12.12***
✔I - Invitation to Murder/Elizabeth Bright==06.09.12**
✔N - Nalini Singh/Slave to Sensation==05.27.12*****
✔G - Ghost a la Mode/Sue Ann Jaffarian==04.24.12***

*******************CHALLENGE COMPLETED 06/09/12*********************

Congrats, Kaye! Congrats, southpaw!

Marisa wrote: "Congrats, Kaye! Congrats, southpaw!"

Thanks, Marisa! Now it's time to line up the books for "summer". That U is always a challenge in itself!!