Announcing the Tag for January

[Theresa]

Nancy - if you check the Edgar winners at the Edgars website for the Mary Higgins Clark Award every year, you will always find several cozy and historical mysteries and can pick one that appeals. I have read the 3 winners in the last 3 years and they were all excellent, I highly recommend, and historical. I don't swear to tags though.

Of course I have read many of past winners.

Also the new Lillian Jackson Braun and the Paperback original Edgars should steer more towards cozy.

The Edgars website is easy to navigate. 2024 nominees will be out in February and winners announced end of April.

[Theresa]

@Nancy - the Edgars are not particularly likely to reward cozy mysteries. However, here is my favorite site for finding cozies to fit a specific need or mood.

https://cozy-mystery.com

[Jen]

NancyJ wrote: "I’m going to need a Cozy Mystery and an Edgar Award book for ATY2024, and this is a good month for them. Since mystery isn’t my favorite genre, I want to try to make each book do double or triple d..."

I'm not a big Cozy fan but I did enjoy Aunt Bessie Assumes. They are fast, easy reads and have the bonus (to me at least) of some great descriptions of The Isle of Man (where I spent a couple of very happy years mucking about in boats, diving, working in a lab and doing my hons thesis). I love the fact that Manx culture and history is unique and even the weather is not at all like UK.

[NancyJ]

Theresa wrote: "Nancy - if you check the Edgar winners at the Edgars website for the Mary Higgins Clark Award I..."
Thanks for the award info and link. I’ll check those out.

Jen wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "I’m going to need a Cozy Mystery and an Edgar Award book for ATY2024,.."
Thanks Jen! The setting sounds terrific.

I didn’t write the question well. I need two mysteries for ATY , one cozy mystery and one Edgar winner. I was hoping to find some that fit an early steeplechase tag and/or a BWF book.

I looked at the plot twist tag list, and I was surprised that I couldn’t find (or simply didn’t recognize) any historical mysteries, except for a Dan Brown book that marginally fits (6tags).

[NancyJ]

Cora wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "I’m going to need a Cozy Mystery and an Edgar Award book for ATY2024, and this is a good month for them. Since mystery isn’t my favorite genre, I want to try to make each book do dou..."

Thanks Cora. Five Decembers also looks perfect for the Noir tag in the grab bag.

[Jason]

Amy wrote: "Jason, would love you to join the HEGS Buddy Read! Feels like old times already! Seems to always start off with a dragon!"

I always love Buddy Reads. Are there dragons in HEGS? My expectation of this book is completely different.

[Jen]

NancyJ wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Nancy - if you check the Edgar winners at the Edgars website for the Mary Higgins Clark Award I..."
Thanks for the award info and link. I’ll check those out.

Jen wrote: "NancyJ wro..."

I picked Aunt Bessie because I had a "cozy mystery" tag on a reading challenge some years back. I'm not usually into them so wanted something quick and easy. Someone in one of the groups suggested it.

[Amy]

No dragons in HEGS. I just meant that you reappeared right when I was reading Fourth Wing. And I had been thinking about you, due to the dragon angle. Welcome back, you were missed.

[Book Concierge]

Great banner (as usual), Anna!

[NancyJ]

Theresa wrote: "Ann☕ wrote: "I'm considering listening to the audio for A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas or A Curious Beginning by [author:Deanna Raybourn|1..."

Theresa, I’m interested in the Thomas book Art of Forgery! But I haven’t read her other books. Do you think these books need to be read in order?

[Theresa]

NancyJ wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Ann☕ wrote: "I'm considering listening to the audio for A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas or A Curious Beginning by D..."</i>

You absolutely need to read [book:A Study in Scarlet Women first because it is the entire set up of the series, and the reimagining of Sherlock Holmes. There is a great deal of subtlty and satire to this reimagining. A Conspiracy in Belgravia is the second and only the 2nd I am reading so can't say how interlinked series is.

[NancyJ]

OK thanks. I think I'll hold off then. I haven't gotten past the first 3-4 books in the original Sherlock Holmes or the Mar