Cozy Mystery Corner discussion

Here's the schedule for choosing books in 2021:

Selectors

January - Hilary
February - Barb
March - Lea
April - Meg
May - jaxnsmom
June - Alice
July - Shelly
August - Alice
September - Hilary
October - Cheryl
November - Meg
December -

Alternates:
jaxnsmom

Please try and make your selections by the 20th of the month prior to your assigned month. If you find out you can't choose for your assigned month, please let me know asap so I can schedule an alternate.


Themes

Amish
The Arts: painting and sculpting, ballroom dancing, ballet, acting
Beauty/Health
Beverages
Wines/Vineyards
Books / Bookshop /Library
Cats/Dogs
Other animals
Veterinarian / Works with animals
Cooking - Bakery/Restaurant
Cooking - Baking
Craft store
Craft as hobby
Clothes / Fashion
English village/Set in England
Foreign country (not US)
Gardening / Garden center / Hobby farm
Magical / Ghosts / Paranormal/ Psychic / Witches / Vamps and Werewolves
Historical - 1800s
Historical - 1900 to 1970
Holiday
Home related – renovation/HOA/Realtors
Island setting (ex: Caribbean)
Job-related
Music
MC over 40
Male sleuth
Outdoors: location and activities
Religious sleuth
Sewing / Fiber arts
Sports
US Region - South
US Region - New England
US Region – West
US Region – mid-West
US Region - Pacific Northeast
Vacation / Travel / Tour Guide
South of the equator
Written 1900 - 1949
Written 1950 - 1999
Written 2000 - present

Barb has selected our books for February.

Theme - MC over 40
Bless Her Dead Little Heart
This is available at my library in print form and is offered through overdrive,

Penguins and Mortal Peril
This is available on Kindle Unlimited. Also on KU are bundles of books 1-5 and books 1-10. There's a prequel - check the book's thread.

I've selected our books for May.

The first book is Swift Justice and the theme is job related since Charlie is a PI. I found it available at my library.

The second book is Murder Passes the Buck. I found it available on overdrive and on KU.

jaxnsmom wrote: "I've selected our books for May.

The first book is Swift Justice and the theme is job related since Charlie is a PI. I found it available at my library.

The second book is [book:Mu..."

Thanks! I have Murder Passes the Buck on my Kindle but I will see if I can get print at library along with Swift Justice (which for some reason I don't have)

Cheryl - You should read the book in any format you are comfortable with. I sometimes try to let members know what formats I have found, hoping if I have access they will too.

Hi Jaxnsmom, I would like to know more about picking the July 2021 books. How can I know what’s been read already? Any help would be appreciated and then I will decide if I’m able to do this.
Thank you

Shelly wrote: "Hi Jaxnsmom, I would like to know more about picking the July 2021 books. How can I know what’s been read already? Any help would be appreciated and then I will decide if I’m able to do this.
Than..."

Shelly - It's easy. Click on the Bookshelf link in the upper right corner. It's below the group icon. There is a shelf called "group selections" where previously featured series are listed.

fyi - You can pick a series we've featured before if it was a few years ago and new books have been published.

I’ll sign up for July. I’ll put the picks here tomorrow.

I’ll take the category: The Arts
My First choice will be The Aurora Anderson Mysteries:

They are available on Amazon in print and kindle and I believe audio, also.

I’m still lookin for a second choice. Does it need to be in the same category?

Shelly wrote: "I’ll take the category: The Arts
My First choice will be The Aurora Anderson Mysteries:
[bookcover:A Palette for Murder..."

Shelly - The second series is member's choice. It does not have to fit a theme.

Nell wrote: "Shelly wrote: "I’ll take the category: The Arts
My First choice will be The Aurora Anderson Mysteries:
[bookcover:A Pal..."

Thank you! I’m on it!

My Second Choice is Cindy Bell series Little Leaf Creek Cozy Mystery


There are a few more however, I’m not sure they’ve released.
I have been wanting to read this series. I have read other Cindy Bell series’s and enjoy the light approach to cozies once in awhile.
These are available on Amazon in both paperback and kindle. They do not seem to be available on audio.

Thanks for your picks Shelly.

👍🏻

Thanks to Nell for handling this. And thanks to Shelly for selecting our books! They both sound good.

Both picks for July are available on Kindle Unlimited.

Okay My theme is US Region - West
Author Kirsten Weiss
She has many series that I enjoy but one I have been work my way through is Pie Town Mystery

book 1 is The Quiche and the Dead

For Reader's Choice

Author Nancy Warren She also has several series
Paranormal Cozies
We will focus on The Vampire Knitting Club series
The Vampire Knitting Club

Thanks Alice!

Both books are available on my library's overdrive and hoopla, so you might want to check yours. The Vampire Knitting Club is also available on KU.

For November:

Booked 4 Murder is available on KU, or you can buy the KU version for $1.99. My library offers it through hoopla and overdrive, and it's available in paperback.

Death by Dumpling is expensive on amazon at $8.99. My library offers it through overdrive and in paperback.

paperback is $6.29 on thrift books for Death by Dumpling

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/death-b...

Booked 4 Murder is a free read if you belong to Amazon Prime.

Sorry, Jaxnsmom, I don’t often read the monthly selections. One reason is the huge pile of real and ebooks I have waiting to be read. The other is the ridiculous price of books in Australia. Both this month’s selections are $9 each for the kindle version here, more than I’m prepared to pay.
Our libraries rarely stock American cozies, so that isn’t an option either.
I’ll go back to the monthly and seasonal challenges, where I can nominate books I already have.

Sorry about that Helen. I thought it had gotten a little better to get books there.

Do you need someone to volunteer to choose books for December? I had a turn earlier this year, but can jump in if you need help.

I did the October pick but am willing to pick for December; I put the Christmas Cozy Mystery series I found to reply to Alice here:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/.... It is getting holiday time and I believe we need to get the theme and books picked and set up. I will be limiting all social media during the holidays so I will not be able to pick for January '22.

When I posted in this thread a few days ago, I also PMd Jaxnsmom, asking her the same question and making a couple of series suggestions in case she wanted to make a quick decision. I see that those series are on the group's main page as December's reads, but I haven't seen an announcement about it.

Meg Langslow series, by Donna Andrews
first book : Murder with Peacocks

Ginger Gold series, by Lee Strauss
first book : Murder on the SS Rosa

Yeah, that was me getting interrupted and forgetting to come back.

I suspected that was the case :)