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Miranda James is the most well-known pen name of American author Dean James, who writes cozy mystery novels. Besides his pseudonym and real name, James also uses (or has used) the names Jimmie Ruth Evans and Honor Hartman. Among the series he has written are the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries, Trailer Park Mysteries and […]
The Magical Cats Mysteries is a series of cozy/paranormal mystery novels by Canadian novelist Sofie Kelly (Darlene Ryan). Librarian Kathleen Paulson has moved from Boston to the fictional small town of Mayville Heights, Minnesota and soon becomes acquainted with two stray cats, Owen and Hercules, who possess special powers that aid her in solving murders.
Darlene Ryan is a Canadian author of young adult novels as well as cozy mystery novels using the pen name of Sofie Kelly. As Kelly, she writes the Magical Cats Mysteries series. Darlene has been writing for almost all of her life, even winning a poetry contest when she was in Grade 3.
Leigh Koslow is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Edie Claire. Leigh is a copywriter and a lover of pets based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She ends up happening upon a dead body, and lo-and-behold, a second career as an amateur sleuth begins.
Edie Claire is an American author of mystery novels, romantic suspense, YA romance, women’s fiction and comedic stageplays. She writes the Leigh Koslow series. She says that in her writing, you will always find humour, romance, suspense, relatable characters and relationships and finally, a happy ending. In addition to being a novelist and a playwright, […]
The Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries series is a paranormal/cozy mystery series of novels by American novelist Juliet Blackwell. After a career in anthropology that didn’t go so well, Melanie Travis has taken over her father’s business doing old home renovations in California’s Bay Area. The series is also known as the Haunted Home Repair Mysteries.
The Witchcraft Mysteries series is a series of paranormal/cozy mystery novels by American author Juliet Blackwell. The series follows Lily Ivory, a witch who runs a vintage clothing store called Aunt Cora’s Closet in San Francisco, California. She enjoys running the store because it helps her connect with the vibrations of the past. But when […]
The Art Lover’s Mysteries series is a series of cozy mystery novels by Hailey Lind (Carolyn & Julie Goodson-Lawes). The series follows a reformed art forger by the name of Annie Kincaid who changes her ways in order to start working as a muralist and faux finisher in San Francisco, California. The series is alternatively […]
Juliet Blackwell is the pen name of American author Julie Goodson-Lawes, who writes paranormal/cozy mystery novels. She writes the Art Lover’s Mysteries (as Hailey Lind, with her sister Carolyn), Witchcraft Mysteries and the Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries series. Growing up in Silicon Valley, Juliet decided to read, paint, learn new languages and travel the world […]
The Cheese Shop Mysteries series is a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Avery Aames (Daryl Wood Gerber). The protagonist of the series, described by Kate Carlisle as “engaging and sassy,” is Charlotte Bessette. Charlotte runs the Fromagerie Bessette cheese shop (aka “The Cheese Shop”) in the fictional town of Providence, Ohio. When […]