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Happy New Year!

Hope everyone has a good 2018!

Hello everyone. I just joined the group. I've been addicted to mysteries my whole life. I particularly enjoy the old school mysteries of Agatha Christie.

Welcome, Anne! If you like Dame Agatha, you might like Ngaio Marsh and Dorothy L. Sayers

Hello Everyone! Happy New Year! I just joined the group. Love mysteries especially cozies.

Hello everyone! I'm from Canada, though most of my family is from England and Scotland. It's nice to meet other people who love cozy mysteries. I grew up reading Phyllis A. Whitney and Agatha Christie and though I read other genres, cozy mysteries are my go-to genre for relaxing with a good cup of tea. I am a retired teacher and now write books as well as read them for fun.

Hi everyone, my name is Dana. I am from the Pacific NW and I have been an avid reader since I was a child. I love cozy mysteries and am a sucker for a great series. I am hoping to learn about some knew authors and new series to add to my reading list.
Cheers!

Hello! I am happy to stumble upon this group after a friend recommended cozy mysteries as a thing I would like, but had never heard of. Excited to dive into the genre. I think it might be my new favorite!

Hello and welcome to all new members!!

T.M. wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm from Canada, though most of my family is from England and Scotland. It's nice to meet other people who love cozy mysteries. I grew up reading Phyllis A. Whitney and Agatha Chris..."
Oh, I loved reading Phyllis A. Whitney when I was growing up.

Mychl wrote: "Hi everyone,

I'm new to Goodreads and relish a good mystery. I've been stuck in a nonfiction quagmire so please steer me to one of your faves. Thanks.

Mychl"

Mychl wrote: "Hi everyone,

I'm new to Goodreads and relish a good mystery. I've been stuck in a nonfiction quagmire so please steer me to one of your faves. Thanks.

Mychl"

Welcome, Mychi! I'm fairly new to cozies myself. One of the authors that really got me started on cozy mysteries is Isabella Alan who also writes as Amanda Flower.

Mychl wrote: "Hi everyone,

I'm new to Goodreads and relish a good mystery. I've been stuck in a nonfiction quagmire so please steer me to one of your faves. Thanks.

Mychl"

I love Jenn McKinlay's Library Lover series. But there are many threads here in this group that can lead you to other good series as well.

Josje wrote: "Hi all,
Happy new year!
My name is Josje, and I´m from the Netherlands. I started reading cozy mysteries about 2 years ago. The Hannah Swensen mysteries by Joanne Fluke were the first cozies I read..."


Happy New Year, Josje!
I first started a few years ago with Joanne Fluke, too. I found Cleo Coyle soon after and love that series. It's one of my favorites. My top author still is Jerrilyn Farmer. Her catering series is hilarious.

Jennifer

Hi everyone! I joined this group awhile back but haven't been active, mostly using Goodreads to keep track of and review the books I've read. Cozies are my go-to genre, though I also read some historical fiction, YA, women's lit, and romance. Mary Daheim was my introduction to the cozy world and now, thanks to social media, my TBR list is out of control!

Hi everyone! I am Tammy and I am from Massachusetts. I just recently jumped on the Cozy Mysteries train and quickly became addicted to them. I love how they are --well--cozy. I started with the Miracles of Marble Cove series--I am on #15 Hopes and Dreams (Miracles of Marble Cove) by Susan Page Davis. I also love the ones related to books, librarians and writing. I just put 2 of the books the group is currently reading on hold at my library. :-) By Book or By Crook (Lighthouse Library Mystery #1) and
Elementary, She Read (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery #1)
by Vicki Delany.
I read most anything. I don't really like to read romances but if it a good book and one happens to pop up I can deal. I like mysteries and suspense, Christian fiction and Historical fiction. I also like Regency fiction--I think that is what it is called--like books by Julie Klassen.
I look forward to getting to know everyone.
Tammy

I like mysteries and suspense, Christian fiction ..."

Since you like mysteries and Christian fiction, you might try the following authors:
Terri Blackstock, Dee Henderson, and Irene Hannon. Their mysteries are not necessarily "cozy," but all three write Christian mysteries/suspense, which have little violence, no foul language, and no explicit sexual content. I have enjoyed reading the mysteries of all three authors.

Beverly wrote: "I like mysteries and suspense, Christian fiction ..."

Since you like mysteries and Christian fiction, you might try the following authors:
Terri Blackstock, [author:Dee Henderson|16..."

I love Dee Henderson--the O'Malley family and Terri Blackstock is great too. I haven't tried Irene Hannon yet. Thanks!

Hello, My name is Eileen and I live in Maryland, USA. I am an avid reader and love mysteries! The author Diane Mott Donaldson got me addicted to the cozy mysteries. My online library has a nice selection of cozy mysteries, I am amazed at how many authors and series are available.

Hi Eileen--Thanks for the recommendation. I had never read anything by Diane so I just ordered one of her first in series books. Always looking for recommendations.

Nickolas Drake

Hi everyone,

After quite some time (due to writing in another genre), I'm back to Cozy Mysteries and am hoping to meet and chat with other authors and readers. I am looking forward to hearing from you. I live in Arizona, love cooking and photography, have two Schnauzers, and spend most of my time writing. Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Tammy wrote: I love Dee Henderson--the O'Malley family and Terri Blackstock is great too. I haven't tried Irene Hannon yet. Thanks! ..."

Have you tried Dee Henderson's Evie Blackwell Cold Case series? I just finished the second one and really liked both very much.

Hello everyone,my name is Sanka and i'm from Sri lanka. I immensely enjoy reading mystery books specially the ones created within a british context, like Agatha Christie's books and Sherlock Holmes series.

Welcome! Always great to have another mystery fan.

Nickolas

Hello to all! I, from India, being a teenager love mystery novels especially those of Agatha Christie. I don't feel as though I could lay down a mystery novel unless I have uncovered the mystery.I am eager to read more in this genre.

Hi everyone, I'm a huge fan of cozy mysteries and am in the middle of reading several different series. My favorites include Joanne Fluke baking mysteries and Maggie Sefton Knitting mysteries. I've been in this group a long time, but most of the time I forget to comment.

I wanted to invite all of you to join in on an event that has just been announced on Booktube. It's a month long readathon called #MarchMysteryMadness. There is a Twitter and a separate Goodreads Group. There will also be Instagram challenges announced later. Just search March Mystery Madness on Youtube and you will find lots of announcement videos.

Do I have too? .....

I hope someone can help me. Is there a way to sort READ books by date read and the date that it was posted or read?
Thanks
Diane

Click on your READ shelf folder. Once on the page click on the column the words DATE READ at the top of the column and it will sort it according to date read chronologically.

Tahmina wrote: "Click on your READ shelf folder. Once on the page click on the column the words DATE READ at the top of the column and it will sort it according to date read chronologically."
Tahmina , I don't seem to be able to do this.

Diane wrote: "Tahmina wrote: "Click on your READ shelf folder. Once on the page click on the column the words DATE READ at the top of the column and it will sort it according to date read chronologically."
Tahmi..."

hi Diane,

This is the only thing I found on goodreads to explain it. https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/4...

But you're saying it doesn't work. I saw this goodreads group (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...) and it seems they help you figure out similar problems. You might try posting to them and they will help you figure it out.

I get a message saying that the sorting doesn't work, but it does it anyway.

Go to your bookshelf. Scroll to bottom of the page. There is a drop-down menu that allows you to sort shelves as you like.

Welcome to the group Heather, great to have you here!

Nickolas Drake

Welcome, Heather!

Hello everyone, I'm Barbara from Melbourne, Australia. I'm an avid reader and always on the lookout for good, new authors. I've always been a big fan of science fiction, horror and fantasy, but in recent years I've embraced crime and mystery and they have become my book of choice for some years. I love a good, thick book, or even better, a sizeable series - the only problem is, getting to the end. Sometimes I ration my reading so I can put off the inevitable finish.

I'd suggest the Nero Wolfe series, they need not be read in order. The last book written by Rex Stout should be read last though. The series was later continued by Robert Goldsborough with the blessings of Stout's children.

Not cozy but two of the best police procedural series ever written are the 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain and the Luis Mendoza series by Dell Shannon.

Hello and welcome to Barbara, Heather, Elizabeth, Avaanthikha, Sanka, Nickolas, Eileen, Angela, Tammy and anyone else I missed since I last checked this thread!

Hi, I'm Casey. I'm from the US and am an ELA and SS middle school teacher. I also write murder mystery party scripts as a hobby. Some mysteries I enjoy include the Phryne Fisher series, the Sherlock Holmes series, and anything by Agatha Christie or Stieg Larsson. Joined this group in the hopes of finding new books to enjoy and talk about.

Welcome, Casey! If you like Phryne Fisher & Agatha Christie, you might like Ngaio Marsh's Inspectory Alleyn series. She's known as New Zealand's Agatha Christie.

Thanks for being a teacher! It is a very important job and can be thankless at times!

Hi everyone, I'm Sarah and I'm new to this group and Goodreads in general, but loving it so far!! I saw the description of this group and could relate so well I just had to join :) Mysteries have always been my favourite genre and I'm looking forward to being a part of this group!

Hello! I am new here. My name is Phaedra. I love to read and have recently rediscovered my love of cozy mysteries! Just in time for March Mystery Madness with Booktube! I’m looking forward to taking part in this group and discussion. I tend to be quite happy just reading the comments but I will chime in as much as possible!

Casey wrote: "Hi, I'm Casey. I'm from the US and am an ELA and SS middle school teacher. I also write murder mystery party scripts as a hobby. Some mysteries I enjoy include the Phryne Fisher series, the Sherloc..."
Hi Casey, I'm so excited that you like Phryne Fisher - I have loved the books for years (long before they became a TV series), I'm so surprised that anyone outside of Australia has heard of them :)

Hi

I'm Matthew, author, copywriter and also reader.

Looking forward to finding something new to read, something light and funny but with an edge.

Been reading a lot of heavy stuff lately, so something light is what I'm after and I find cozy mysteries are great for that.

I run my own copywriting business, so if I'm not reading I'm writing and I also write my own stories too.

Glad you are joining us, Matthew.

Hi, everyone. I'm Pam. I'm a former English teacher, an author and an avid reader. I love cozy mysteries, inspirational and self-help books and lots of other genres, as well, and am looking forward to meeting you all, discovering new authors and hearing what you have to say. I just started a Good Reads group myself called "Get Inspired" and welcome you all to join me in finding what's right with the world in terms of books and life, in general.

Let's get reading!

Hi! I’m Lauren from Westchester County, NY. I just recently joined the group. I am a mom to boys, 2 of which have life threatening food allergies. So I am pretty obsessed with that subject. I love crafting, baking and love books!!! I just need one around me at all times. I got hooked on cozy mysteries years ago (before I knew they called cozy mysteries). I also like historical fiction and Christian fiction. I’ve never joined s group like this before. So I look forward to see what it’s all about!

Hope you enjoy the variety of styles and themes Goodreads offers. You have a lot in common with many members, including me. Welcome!

Cozies are the last safe bastion for lovers of the traditional mystery novel. You have lots to look forward to as you discover the wealth of entertaining selections Goodreads offers.

Howdy !!! Just joined as I am growing more and more fond of cozies especially as audiobooks because they make the commute so much better.

Look forward to learning about new series and authors. :-)

Oh yeah I'm from Texas

Hi all. My name is Katie and I live in the UK. I’ve always enjoyed mysteries, ever since reading the Secret Seven and the Five Findouters by Enid Blyton.

I enjoy the supernatural and I’ve read most of Charlaine Harris’ books. I loved the Aurora Teagarden series. I recently bought 20 of the Agatha Raisin books from the Book People and have just started the second.