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Rebecca Schwartz is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Julie Smith. Rebecca Schwartz is based out of San Francisco, California, works as a lawyer and fashions herself to be a feminist. The series is considered to be a “semi-cozy” mystery series.
Julie Smith is an American author of mystery novels. She writes and has written the Rebecca Schwartz, Paul McDonald, Skip Langdon and Talba Wallis series. After Julie graduated from the University of Mississippi, she wroked as a journalist for the next 16 years in New Orleans and San Francisco. She has also worked as a […]
Benni Harper is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Earlene Fowler. She works as a folk art museum curator in the fictional town of San Celina, California (based on San Luis Obispo). Quilting is a major theme of the series. Other recurring characters in the series include Gabe Ortiz […]
The Memphis Barbeque Mysteries is a series of cozy mysteries by American novelist Riley Adams (Elizabeth Spann Craig). The series follows Lulu Taylor, who runs a barbecue restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. The restaurant was named after Lulu’s great aunt and is best known for its ribs and spicy cornbread.
The Myrtle Clover Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by Elizabeth Spann Craig. The protagonist and title character, Myrtle Clover, is a retired English teacher in her eighties. She writes a newspaper column in her (fictional) hometown of Bradley, North Carolina.
Elizabeth Spann Craig is an American author of cozy mystery novels. She writes the Myrtle Clover Mysteries, the Memphis Barbeque Mysteries (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting Mysteries. Elizabeth enjoys participating in the online writing community and blogging about writing. She also woks with Hiveword’s Mike Fleming to manage a search engine for writers. […]
Dixie Hemingway is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Blaize Clement (and later, John Clement). Once an officer of the law, Dixie is now a pet-sitter based in Sarasota, Florida. Dixie values her family and her pets more than anything else in her life. Major themes in the series […]
Blaize Clement (1932-2011) was an American author of mystery novels, as well as a romance novel as Lee Silvey. She wrote the Dixie Hemingway cozy mystery series, which has been inherited by her son, John Clement. Before becoming an author, she attended the University of Houston and Baylor University in order to become a clinical […]
Carole Nelson Douglas is an American novelist of mystery novels (including cozies), suspense novels, thriller novels, fantasy novels and women’s fiction. She writes the Sword and Circlet fantasy series, Midnight Louie series, Delilah Street: Paranormal Investigator series and Irene Adler series. She went to college for theatre and English literature before graduating and working as […]
Meg Langslow is the lead character in a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Donna Andrews. Meg Langslow works as a decorative blacksmith in Yorktown, Virginia and is also an amateur sleuth on the side. The series has won the Agatha, Anthony, Barry and Lefty Awards – some of which multiple times.