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American Cozies

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Crossworder’s Delight

Are you one who enjoys reading cozies? If you are, you might enjoy browsing through this website. It has a list of cozies by various authors such as Laura Childs, Nero Blanc, Carol Higgins Clark, and others. Nero Blanc writes novels that have crossword puzzles in them. They are interesting books.
American Cozies

Amateur Detective Mysteries

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Promise Me

Are you interested in finding some good mysteries that feature amateur detectives? If you are, you might be interested in reading some of the books that are listed on the following website. There are several amateur detective mysteries listed by various authors.
Amateur Detective Mysteries

New Mysteries

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

The Tin Roof Blowdown

Are you interested in finding some new mysteries that are going to be released soon? Some of the authors who are having new books released are J. A. Jance, James A. Burke, Ken Slaughter, and others. To find out more about the books by these authors go to the following link: Barnes and Noble

You can pre-order the books now. Some of the books will be out next month, and some of them will come out in the fall.

American Hard-Boiled Fiction

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Have you read any hard-boiled fiction stories or books? Do you know what hard-boiled fiction stories are like? If you aren’t sure about this subgenre, and you would like to know more about it, then check out the folowing link:
American Hard-Boiled Fiction

The website dicusses hard-boiled fiction and some of the authors like Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Carroll John Daly, James M. Cain, and others.

Classic Detective Fiction

Monday, June 25th, 2007

The following link will take you to the page that discusses Classic Detective Fiction. Some of the well-known authors in Classic Fiction are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham. You will enjoy reading stories and books by these authors. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is famous for his detective, Sherlock Holmes, G.K. Chesterton is famous for the Father Brown series, Agatha Christie is famous for Hercule Poirot, and Margery Allingham is famous for Albert Campion. There are other well-known Classic Detective Fiction writers whose books I have enjoyed reading. For more information click on the following link:
Classic Detective Fiction

Crime Fiction

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

If you enjoy reading crime fiction stories and books, you might find this an excellent site for books and other resources. The site defines each of the types of crime fiction such as Victorian Detective Fiction, Classic Detective Fiction, American Hard-Boiled Detective Fiction, and others.
Crime Fiction

Lee Goldberg

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Have you watched the television show, Diagnosis Murder? If you have and you have enjoyed watching it, you might enjoy reading the novels, Diagosis Murder by Lee Goldberg. He has written several books in that series as well as other books. For more information about Lee Goldberg go to the following link:
Lee Goldberg

Cluelass.com

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Cluelass.com is an excellent website to browse through. The website has all types of mysteries. You are sure to find a book you might enjoy reading. The authors are listed in alphabetical order. You just need to click on the set of letters you want to browse through to locate the various authors in the list. There are also other links to various topics such as games and interactive games.
Cluelass.com

Laced by Carol Higgins Clark

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Laced

Laced by Carol Higgins Clark is her newest book out that features Regan Reilly and her new husband, Jack. If you enjoy reading cozies and stories about haunted castles, you are sure to enjoy reading this book that just came out this year, 2007. For more information about the book go to the following link.
Carol Higgins Clark

Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Hitched

Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark is one of her newest books that are available. In this book Regan Reilly is marrying Jack Reilly. They are not related. Carol Higgins Clark writes cozies. You can read more about the book by going to the following ink:
Carol Higgins Clark

M. C. Beaton

Friday, June 15th, 2007

M.C. Beaton is another cozy mystery author. She has two mystery series. They feature Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin. She has two new books that were published ths year. They are Love, Lies, and Liquor, which features Agatha Raisin and Death of a Maid, which features Hamish Macbeth. To find out more about M.C. Beaton and her books, you can go to the following website:
M.C. Beaton

Linda Barnes

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Heart of the World

Do you enjoy reading detective fiction? Heart of the World is her newest book. To read more about this book and her other mysteries, you can go to the following website:
Linda Barnes

She has two mystery series that she is writing. Heart of the World features Carlotta Carlyle, who is a private investigator.

Donald Bain

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Murder He Wrote by Donald Bain

If you have enjoyed reading the Murder She Wrote series, you might enjoy reading books by Donald Bain. Donald Bain wrote the Murder She Wrote series with Jessica Fletcher. He has a new book out titled Murder He Wrote, which is his autobiography. You can find this boo and others by going to his website:
Donald Bain

Laurien Berenson

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Laurien Berenson is another writer who features dogs in her mystery series. Her sleuth is Melanie Travis. The first book in the series is a Pedigree to Die For. She now has thirteen books in this series. The following link has the list of her books. If you enjoy reading mysteries that feature dogs, you might enjoy reading this series.
Lauien Berenson

Leslie O’Kane

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Leslie Caine writes under her real name, Leslie O’Kane. She has two series of cozy mysteries under her real name. One series features Molly Masters, and the other series features Allie Babcock. I enjoy reading both series. The first book in the Molly Masters’ series is titled Death and Faxes. I read the book, The Fax of Life, which is the fourth book in the series. Play Dead is the first book in the series featurng Allie Babcock. This series also features dogs, which is why I enjoy reading this series. I like dogs and have four of them.
Leslie O’Cane

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