Cozy Mystery Corner - Page 11

SeaBookGuy · 02-23-2011, 09:51 PM

I believe the Flavia books are intended for (marketed towards) adults, not teens.

amward · 02-23-2011, 11:50 PM

I hope so because I've just reserved one from the library. That said, a good book is a good book regardless of the target audience. Back in the day when I was a school librarian, I worked on the principle that if it didn't hold my attention it sure as heck wouldn't hold a child's.

phenomshel · 02-24-2011, 01:43 AM

Yeah, they're not YA or children's books for sure. Flavia may be 11, but she's 11 going on 78! With a devious streak.

lyric39 · 02-25-2011, 03:50 AM

Glad everyones enjoying or looking into the Flavia De Luce series and I agree she is 11 going on 78 and yes the series is most certainly falls into the "Cozy can't put down" catagory.
Well I have another one for you all to have a look at.
Ghost in Trouble by Carolyne Hart I'm in the middle of it now and it's a real page turner. All I will say is that there is a great deal of detective work, someone is sent to protect someone and they go about solving the mystery arriving from the most unlikely place. Who kileled Jack ...Well only heaven knows ...besides I can't tell you because I havent finished the book yet. Let me know what you think!

phenomshel · 02-25-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lyric39

Glad everyones enjoying or looking into the Flavia De Luce series and I agree she is 11 going on 78 and yes the series is most certainly falls into the "Cozy can't put down" catagory.
Well I have another one for you all to have a look at.
Ghost in Trouble by Carolyne Hart I'm in the middle of it now and it's a real page turner. All I will say is that there is a great deal of detective work, someone is sent to protect someone and they go about solving the mystery arriving from the most unlikely place. Who kileled Jack ...Well only heaven knows ...besides I can't tell you because I havent finished the book yet. Let me know what you think!

I enjoy Carolyn Hart. The Death on Demand series was one of my mother's favorites. I started Ghost in Trouble but didn't finish it... it wasn't the book, it was the mood I was in at the time. I'll get back around to it eventually. Probably sooner rather than later now that you've brought it up.

dreams · 02-25-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

Last night, I tried reading the first of Parnell Hall's "Puzzle Lady" series, and gave up almost immediately - incredibly bad writing!

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Well, he's a pretty decent songwriter!

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EDIT: As I was posting this, my husband heard it and asked, (and I quote) "Is that that crazy @$$ed author again?" When I replied in the affirmative (while trying not to laugh), he says, "You mean he wrote ANOTHER one??" After that I gave up trying to reply, I was laughing too hard.

Oh my gosh, that was hilarious! Thanks, Shel. You should post that one in the "What Are You Listening to Right Now?" thread.

I was just given a Tamar Myers book (Hell Hath No Curry) that my friend said I just have to read (at the very least, for me to check out the recipes.

wyndslash · 02-25-2011, 07:10 PM

Any good mysteries with little to no romantic angles? Unless it's gay lol

phenomshel · 02-26-2011, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dreams

Oh my gosh, that was hilarious! Thanks, Shel. You should post that one in the "What Are You Listening to Right Now?" thread.

I was just given a Tamar Myers book (Hell Hath No Curry) that my friend said I just have to read (at the very least, for me to check out the recipes.

Oh, lord. That's her "weird" series. Okay, well they're both weird but this one is weirder. It does have good recipes, but ....well, they're VERY farcical to me. I mean, who carries a Chihuahua in their bra, for pete's sake? I would suggest you start with the first one, if it's available in ebook, which I doubt.

phenomshel · 02-26-2011, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

Any good mysteries with little to no romantic angles? Unless it's gay lol

The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Dean James series someone mentioned earlier in this thread, about the gay vampire, medieval historian, and amateur sleuth Simon Kirby-Jones. I dearly wish these were in ebook (if they are I couldn't find them), because I've only read one through my library and would love to have the rest of the series.

SeaBookGuy · 02-26-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dreams

I was just given a Tamar Myers book (Hell Hath No Curry) that my friend said I just have to read (at the very least, for me to check out the recipes.

The series got progressively worse for me (see also: Kay Scarpetta) - I'd strongly urge starting at the beginning with this one!

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

Any good mysteries with little to no romantic angles? Unless it's gay lol

I'd say Josh Lanyon's "Holmes and Moriarity" gay series qualifies as "cozy", though I'm not as certain I'd label his "Adrien English" ones as such.

dreams · 02-26-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Oh, lord. That's her "weird" series. Okay, well they're both weird but this one is weirder. It does have good recipes, but ....well, they're VERY farcical to me. I mean, who carries a Chihuahua in their bra, for pete's sake? I would suggest you start with the first one, if it's available in ebook, which I doubt.

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The series got progressively worse for me (see also: Kay Scarpetta) - I'd strongly urge starting at the beginning with this one! <snip>

Well, maybe, I'll hold off on that one and find something else. Thanks.

Catlady · 02-26-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Oh, lord. That's her "weird" series. Okay, well they're both weird but this one is weirder. It does have good recipes, but ....well, they're VERY farcical to me. I mean, who carries a Chihuahua in their bra, for pete's sake? I would suggest you start with the first one, if it's available in ebook, which I doubt.

Wait--the Pennsylvania Dutch one is WEIRDER than the Abby-antique-dealer series? How is that even POSSIBLE?

SeaBookGuy · 02-26-2011, 04:40 PM

I gave up on the PA Dutch series a couple of books ago, but am still (barely) interested in Abby; Myers took the former in a direction that was more than I could swallow credibility over.

Catlady · 02-27-2011, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I gave up on the PA Dutch series a couple of books ago, but am still (barely) interested in Abby; Myers took the former in a direction that was more than I could swallow credibility over.

I think the Abby books are beyond awful. I expect a mystery, even a quirky, lighthearted one, to at least have a plot that makes some sense. Myers doesn't seem to be able to manage to tell a coherent story. All she seems to do is write oddball characters who are supposed to be funny in stupid situations. Horrible stuff, just horrible.

SeaBookGuy · 02-27-2011, 02:43 PM

What I dislike about Abby the most is her eccentric assistant and the endless tales of the woman's family back in Shelby, NC. I don't think her series were horrible ideas, just that they grew old fast!

02-25-2011, 03:50 AM	#154
lyric39 lyric39 Posts: 44 Karma: 4281618 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lara Victoria Device: elonex 621eb	Flavia De Luce Glad everyones enjoying or looking into the Flavia De Luce series and I agree she is 11 going on 78 and yes the series is most certainly falls into the "Cozy can't put down" catagory. Well I have another one for you all to have a look at. Ghost in Trouble by Carolyne Hart I'm in the middle of it now and it's a real page turner. All I will say is that there is a great deal of detective work, someone is sent to protect someone and they go about solving the mystery arriving from the most unlikely place. Who kileled Jack ...Well only heaven knows ...besides I can't tell you because I havent finished the book yet. Let me know what you think!

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02-23-2011, 09:51 PM	#151
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I believe the Flavia books are intended for (marketed towards) adults, not teens.

02-23-2011, 11:50 PM	#152
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	I hope so because I've just reserved one from the library. That said, a good book is a good book regardless of the target audience. Back in the day when I was a school librarian, I worked on the principle that if it didn't hold my attention it sure as heck wouldn't hold a child's.

02-24-2011, 01:43 AM	#153
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Yeah, they're not YA or children's books for sure. Flavia may be 11, but she's 11 going on 78! With a devious streak.

02-25-2011, 07:10 PM	#157
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	Any good mysteries with little to no romantic angles? Unless it's gay lol

02-26-2011, 04:40 PM	#163
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I gave up on the PA Dutch series a couple of books ago, but am still (barely) interested in Abby; Myers took the former in a direction that was more than I could swallow credibility over.

02-27-2011, 02:43 PM	#165
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	What I dislike about Abby the most is her eccentric assistant and the endless tales of the woman's family back in Shelby, NC. I don't think her series were horrible ideas, just that they grew old fast!