Cozy Mystery Archives

GUEST BLOG: Setting The Book at The Outer Banks by Colleen J. Shogan Plus Giveaway

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 15 July 2021

The latest book in my Washington Whodunit mystery series, Dead as a Duck, doesn’t take place in Washington, D.C. That’s a major departure for me as a fiction writer. Since I began...

GUEST BLOG: How Writing a Cookbook Led Me to Writing a Mystery Plus Amber Royer

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 July 2021

I fell in love with cookbooks at a young age. The first one I can remember owning was Strawberry Shortcake’s Cooking Fun. I must have been five or six at the time,...

BOOK BLAST: MIMI TAKES EUROPE by Elizabeth Cooke Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 July 2021

Mimi Series Publication Date: June 15, 2021 In this latest cozy mystery, Mimi, and her co-anchor, Nicole Marcel, on the Interview TV Show, TONIGHT, is at her peak of popularity in Paris. Charles Bleisante,...

GUEST BLOG: The Comfort Zone by Mary Angela Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 July 2021

I’m a creature of habit, especially when it comes to my writing. I like to write early in the morning with a cup of coffee beside me and my cat, too. I...

GUEST BLOG: How the Setting for the New Lakeside Library Mystery Series Was Inspired by Holly Danvers

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 13 July 2021

Murder at the Lakeside Library, the first book in the new Lakeside Library Mystery series, is set in a small fictious town named Lofty Pines, located in the state of Wisconsin. I used...

INTERVIEW: With Historical Cozy Mystery Author Gloria Oliver Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 12 July 2021

Today at Novels Alive, we welcome cozy mystery writer, Gloria Oliver. Welcome, Gloria! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you feel they...

4 STAR REVIEW: THE MOONSHINE SHACK MURDER by Diane Kelly

Cozy Mystery Jen K - 9 July 2021

A Southern Homebrew Mystery: Book # 1 Publication Date: July 6, 2021 In this intoxicating new cozy mystery series, the future for modern-day moonshiner Hattie Hayes looks bright—until death darkens the doorstep of her...

GUEST BLOG: Speaking ‘Shine’ By Author Diane Kelly Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 8 July 2021

I’m so thrilled to be launching my new Southern Homebrew Mystery series, which begins with the first book The Moonshine Shack Murder. Hattie Hayes has resurrected her family’s old moonshine recipe and...

GUEST BLOG: Frieda Chang, Her Poodle Curly, and Ms. Betsy the Black Bear by Patrick Kelly Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 7 July 2021

When you read The Mountain View Murder, one of the characters will mention Frieda Chang’s encounter with Ms. Betsy in passing. The detailed version of that story is here: Frieda Chang and her...

3.5 STAR REVIEW: DRAW AND ORDER by Cheryl Hollon

Cozy Mystery Jen K - 2 July 2021

A Paint & Shine Mystery: Book 2 Publication Date: June 29, 2021 Appalachian artist and local guide Miranda Trent opens a new murder investigation after her Paint & Shine tour group discovers the remains...

BOOK BLAST: UNBOUND by Kirsten Weiss Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 1 July 2021

The Witches of Doyle: Book 10 Publication Date: Three Witches and a Metaphysical Detective… Riga just wants to mentor three young witches and go home. Doyle witch Jayce wouldn’t take help if it landed on...

GUEST BLOG: The Turning Point by Cheryl Hollon Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 30 June 2021

The road to publication can be a difficult journey filled with detours, difficulties, and an endless supply of obstacles. For me, establishing a habit of writing every day was the turning point...