Cozy Mystery Corner - Page 9

teadonkey · 02-05-2011, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Umm. Well, my definition of UF may vary from someone else's but basically it's fantasy and/or paranormal set in an urban setting and with minimal romance/sex. Or at least sex/romance isn't the main focus.
I switched to Shelfari because Goodreads wasn't doing it for me. It takes the right mindset though - a few times I've gotten lazy and haven't updated it. But I am having more fun with Shelfari than with Goodreads.

I'm kind of just becoming aware that there are so many of these little subgenres in the bigger genres. I only learned the difference between 'mystery' and 'cozy mystery' around a year ago, so I'm finding it interesting to learn the different genres. I'm a nerd.

I saw that news post about Shelfari and I'm looking into it! Since I use Amazon/own a Kindle/shopped on Amazon for books pre-Kindle, I like the integration idea, but the security worries me? But it looks like a really neat site! I might give it a try and see how I like it.

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Originally Posted by lyric39

PS Just finished "One Bad Apple (An Orchard Mystery) by Sheila Connolly just starting the next book in the series "Rotton to the Core". has anyone else read this series?
lyric39

I have not, but One Bad Apple is in my wishlist! I may end up saving it for closer to the end of summer, though. I pick apples and make apple butter, so I think it'd be fun to read an apple-y book or two around that time. (;

phenomshel · 02-05-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lyric39

PS Just finished "One Bad Apple (An Orchard Mystery) by Sheila Connolly just starting the next book in the series "Rotton to the Core". has anyone else read this series?
lyric39

Read it and loved it! Meg Corey is one of my favorite characters. Yes, I have a lot of favorites, LOL.

teadonkey · 02-05-2011, 07:57 PM

Has anybody read the Hope Street Mysteries? I was just jumping random author sites and stumbled on it.

phenomshel · 02-05-2011, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by teadonkey

Has anybody read the Hope Street Mysteries? I was just jumping random author sites and stumbled on it.

They're on my threatening-to-topple TBR mountain.

amward · 02-06-2011, 12:04 AM

Thanks for the list Shel, I've been told about so many good authors since I joined this forum that I'll never get through them in one lifetime, add that to all the quilts I have to make I'll need about 4 lifetimes to do half of it all.

Anne

Terisa de morgan · 02-06-2011, 04:50 AM

Yes, I've already read it and I liked it. The 4th book is in my TBR, waiting its turn.

lyric39 · 02-11-2011, 08:03 AM

Hi I've just stumbled onto something that looks really interesting, I've just started it and it's got me intrigued. It's called "The book of lost things" by John Connolly. Here's a link to tell you a bit more about it http://www.thebookoflostthings.com/

SeaBookGuy · 02-11-2011, 10:34 AM

Would you folks consider the "Miss Julia" series to qualify? There aren't murders, but the setup is pure "cozy".

phenomshel · 02-11-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lyric39

Hi I've just stumbled onto something that looks really interesting, I've just started it and it's got me intrigued. It's called "The book of lost things" by John Connolly. Here's a link to tell you a bit more about it http://www.thebookoflostthings.com/

This is on my still threatening to topple TBR. Good thing it's ebooks....

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

Would you folks consider the "Miss Julia" series to qualify? There aren't murders, but the setup is pure "cozy".

Yep, Miss Julia is Cozy.

SeaBookGuy · 02-11-2011, 05:23 PM

I just got back from the library where A Truth for a Truth and Poison Ivory were waiting. However ... I'd just started Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons!

phenomshel · 02-11-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I just got back from the library where A Truth for a Truth and Poison Ivory were waiting. However ... I'd just started Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons!

Sounds like you'll be occupied for a while! Enjoy

SensualPoet · 02-12-2011, 08:16 PM

I'm working my way through Miranda James' Murder Past Due -- "A Cat in the Stacks" mystery. I confess I find the story a bit heavy going because the style is so light-weight. Is it possible to be a little too cozy? Everyone is so sticky-sweet gosh-darn nice here in the small town of Athena, Mississippi where part-time librarian Charlie Harris lives with a Maine coon cat named Diesel. It might make a pleasant TV movie for the Hallmark Channel ....

For me, "cozy" means an amateur sleuth, a small town setting, an absence of terror or gore but still an engaging puzzle, believable characters and a writing style that's comfy but not simple-minded. Even comfort food is improved with a little hot sauce!

amward · 02-12-2011, 09:07 PM

I agree SensualPoet, some of it does get a bit sugary. A bit like the Elm Tree quilt novels a lot of my friends love, just a bit too twee for me to really enjoy. It may be cozy but it's got to have enough mystery and a bit of oomph as well as being well written.

SeaBookGuy · 02-12-2011, 10:01 PM

You might prefer Miranda James' work under his own name, Dean James: Posted to Death: a Simon Kirby-Jones Mystery?

Meanwhile, with "Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons" the pet-sitting is quite incidental to the story; the plot itself is a bit of a strain on credulity at times.

SeaBookGuy · 02-16-2011, 10:33 PM

Bumping the thread to report that A Truth for a Truth is probably better than the previous book in the "Ministry is Murder" series. I think most readers can identify with the protagonist, Aggie Sloan-Wilcox; she's Unitarian, so don't be concerned that the books are "overly religious" in some way.

02-11-2011, 08:03 AM	#127
lyric39 lyric39 Posts: 44 Karma: 4281618 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lara Victoria Device: elonex 621eb	something different Hi I've just stumbled onto something that looks really interesting, I've just started it and it's got me intrigued. It's called "The book of lost things" by John Connolly. Here's a link to tell you a bit more about it http://www.thebookoflostthings.com/

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02-05-2011, 07:57 PM	#123
teadonkey Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 2179008 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	Has anybody read the Hope Street Mysteries? I was just jumping random author sites and stumbled on it.

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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	Thanks for the list Shel, I've been told about so many good authors since I joined this forum that I'll never get through them in one lifetime, add that to all the quilts I have to make I'll need about 4 lifetimes to do half of it all. Anne

02-06-2011, 04:50 AM	#126
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,235 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Yes, I've already read it and I liked it. The 4th book is in my TBR, waiting its turn.

02-11-2011, 10:34 AM	#128
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Would you folks consider the "Miss Julia" series to qualify? There aren't murders, but the setup is pure "cozy".

02-11-2011, 05:23 PM	#130
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I just got back from the library where A Truth for a Truth and Poison Ivory were waiting. However ... I'd just started Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons!

02-12-2011, 08:16 PM	#132
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I'm working my way through Miranda James' Murder Past Due -- "A Cat in the Stacks" mystery. I confess I find the story a bit heavy going because the style is so light-weight. Is it possible to be a little too cozy? Everyone is so sticky-sweet gosh-darn nice here in the small town of Athena, Mississippi where part-time librarian Charlie Harris lives with a Maine coon cat named Diesel. It might make a pleasant TV movie for the Hallmark Channel .... For me, "cozy" means an amateur sleuth, a small town setting, an absence of terror or gore but still an engaging puzzle, believable characters and a writing style that's comfy but not simple-minded. Even comfort food is improved with a little hot sauce!

02-12-2011, 09:07 PM	#133
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 agree SensualPoet, some of it does get a bit sugary. A bit like the Elm Tree quilt novels a lot of my friends love, just a bit too twee for me to really enjoy. It may be cozy but it's got to have enough mystery and a bit of oomph as well as being well written.

02-12-2011, 10:01 PM	#134
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	You might prefer Miranda James' work under his own name, Dean James: Posted to Death: a Simon Kirby-Jones Mystery? Meanwhile, with "Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons" the pet-sitting is quite incidental to the story; the plot itself is a bit of a strain on credulity at times.

02-16-2011, 10:33 PM	#135
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Bumping the thread to report that A Truth for a Truth is probably better than the previous book in the "Ministry is Murder" series. I think most readers can identify with the protagonist, Aggie Sloan-Wilcox; she's Unitarian, so don't be concerned that the books are "overly religious" in some way.

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