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[Caroline]

Hi -

I just joined and I'm so happy to find this many people who enjoy cozy mysteries too. I love Agatha Christie, M.C. Beaton (especially the Hamish McBeth series)and enjoy Rhys Bowen's Royal Spyness series. So many more, of course, and I'm always open to new authors. Glad to have found you all ~ Caroline

[Duffy]

I just joined the group too. So thrilled to find you all. Started my mystery reading with Nancy Drew when I was a kid and haven't stopped. Love Sherlock Holmes and thrilled BBC has their new series with contemporary Sherlock and Watson. So much fun. Currently really Threaded for Trouble.

[Caroline]

Nancy Drew! That made me smile. I have moved so many times over the years and the one thing that has gone everywhere with me is my collection of Nancy Drew books. They've certainly been packed and unpacked many times. :)

[Betsy]

An interesting tidbit for you... Nancy Drew was written by many authors. One famous cozy writer wrote several books for them. But once she had Nancy cry in her series and was told;" Our Nancy doesn't cry" She then decided to write her own series and the rest is cozy history.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Welcome Duffy and Caroline!

[Duffy]

Somehow my Nancy Drew books got lost when my parents moved so now I'm in the process of recollecting the old ones. Fun of visit antique shops when on vacation etc. I even got some with the old dust jackets. Nancy and I spent a lot of summer together and getting the latest ND for Christmas was the best present ever.

[Maribeth]

Vicky wrote: "Maribeth, is the Sarah Caudwell books the ones where you don't know if the protaganist is male or female? I don't recall it being a problem, just something different.

Welcome Maribeth and Kate."

Well Sarah Caudwell did briefly introduce the protagonist as 'Harriet', but it is true that she flies by that and doesn't really talk about herself at all.... so she acts as the detective but barely a character in the book... but as you said, it isn't a problem because the puzzle is outside of herself (not directly affecting her life).

[Sue]

Welcome Duffy and Caroline!

[Duffy]

Sue T wrote: "Welcome Duffy and Caroline!"

thanks, Sue!

[[deleted user]]

I'm behind in saying "Hi" to welcome new ones, so I'll just say, "Hi, All". Great place to be. Good books and good posts on this group.

[Wanda]

Hi!!

I'm Wanda and I LOVE mysteries--started with Ellery Queen when I was 10 or 11 and lived next door to our public library. I also Love Agatha Christie (and others that just won't come to mind right now).

[Sue]

Welcome Wanda - Ellery Queen and Agatha Christie were some of my earliest mystery reads as well.

[Deb]

Hi, I am Deb. I love cozies, especially the funny ones like the Spellman series by Lisa Lutz and the Donna Andrews series. Also, I just discovered Louise Penny who writes the Inspector Gamache mysteries. Love those!

[Sue]

Hi, I'm Sue. I recently started with Goodreads, and decided to browse the groups. Using the keyword "cat" found this group, which I had to join. I love cozy mysteries, especially those with cats and dogs. And librarians! I have 3 inside cats and a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and I'm a library director at a community college in southeastern Colorado. I must confess that as a young teen, I spent many a summer day sitting on our screened-porch in Illinois reading Nancy Drew.

[Caroline]

Welcome Sue - I had to smile at your comment about reading Nancy Drew during the summer. As a child, my idea of playing outside meant grabbing a Nancy Drew and reading outside. Welcome to the board ~ Caroline

[Caroline]

Hi Wanda and Deb ~ I'm pretty new here too. My to-be-read list is getting long with all these great recommendations. I think you'll like it here ~ Caroline

[Sue]

Welcome Sue!

[Alan]

Welcome Sue. Alan Zacher, author of I'm No P. I.

[Stacey]

Hi everyone! Another newbie here. I'm staceykitty and I live in the charming small town of Springville, AL. I'm so glad I found this group. I read all sorts of books but cozies are #1 on my list! I'm so glad I found some people who share my enthusiasm for cozies because I love to discuss them! I'll start reading the group books next month, because I'm one of "those people" who has at least 4 books going at a time, and I'll never finish the July books (that would make 6 books at once and that's too much even for me. haha). They're on my to-read shelf though! I posted last night about my first cozy in that thread and I loved reading your posts. I can't wait to get to know all of you! (Oh, and be warned, I love to talk and it shows in my posts. I can be long-winded. haha!)
staceykitty

[Alan]

Hi Stacey,
I'm Alan Zacher from St. Louis, Missoui. Welcome to Goodreads. Have you published a novel? I have. It's a mystery novel called "I'm No P. I." It has much humor in it. Again, welcome. Alan

[Tina]

Hello ya'll as we say in the South. My name is Tina and I love to read. I live in NC, homeschool my daughter,make candles and wear a lot of hats as most of us do.My son is 20, and both my children love to read.

[Tina]

Leslie wrote: "My name is Leslie and I just joined GR a week or so ago. I found the website by accident looking for reviews on Leslie Meier's Lucy Stone series--somehow google brought me here and I have really e..."

I live in Lenoir NC not to far.

[Sandra]

Hi everyone! I'm Sandra and joined GR a year ago. How time flies! Nancy Drew books were my introduction to mysteries when I was ten years old. I recently published my first novel, FALSE IMPRESSIONS, a mystery with a hint of romance. I love to read and hope to catch up on my to-read list, though I can't help adding to it every time I visit GR!

[[deleted user]]

Hello to the cozy readers new since I last said 'Hi!' - Wanda, Deb, Sue, Staceykitty, Tina, and Sandra. Sanda, be sure to visit the Cozy section where the authors all toot their horns. And everyone else - that's a good place to find new authors. (I really should copy the link somewhere - I keep forgetting it.)

[Nash]

Hello!

I'm Nash from Malaysia. I found out about this group through Heather L in my blog. I love good mystery. The group's bookshelf is amazing! Lots of interesting books! :)

[Alan]

Hi Nash, Welcome to Goodreads. Alan Zacher, author of "I'm No P. I."

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Hi Nash! Glad you found your way here! :)

[Tina]

Hello Nash, You will find the people on here are wonderful and we are glad that you want to join.

[Nash]

Hello again.
Thank you for the welcome. And thank you Heather L for introducing the group to me :)

[CL]

Howdy,

I'm new to the group, live in the People's Republic of South Austin, and love reading all different kinds of mysteries. I started out with A.A. Fair and Erle Stanley Gardner, and then moved onto Agatha Christie, soon followed by every mystery book I could find in our small library.

I'm always looking for suggestions for new reads, and really love my Kindle because I can carry so many books at one time.

Take care,

C.L. Phillips
@clphillips787

[[deleted user]]

Hello Nash and CL. You'll like it here for sure!

[CL]

I remember you from Working Stiffs. It's so nice to see you here! :))

[Andrea]

Hello to all of the new members! Glad to have you on board!

[DonnaCarol]

Tina wrote: "Leslie wrote: "My name is Leslie and I just joined GR a week or so ago. I found the website by accident looking for reviews on Leslie Meier's Lucy Stone series--somehow google brought me here and ..."

Welcome to the group Tina...We are neighbors. I'm in McDowell,NC. And welcome to all the new members. You'll find lots of friendly people here and your "to be read" list of cozies is sure to grow.

[Sue]

Welcome to all the newcomers, I'm not spending much time online these days. Doing a bit more reading than normal.

[DonnaCarol]

Michael wrote: "Mike from Nanticoke, PA. My favorite mystery authors are Agatha Christie and Sue Grafton. Haven't read too many of their books but I just got a new tablet and I'm ready to start!"

Welcome Michael...you are in the right place to be introduced to many, many good selections and you are in good company with the members of Goodreads. And, by the way, I Love Agatha, and I am down to T with Sue Grafton.

[Sue]

Welcome Mike - Agatha Christie was my intro to the world of cozies as a child, and I still love her work.

[Caroline]

Welcome Mike...and I have to agree that Agatha Christie is the best. If I let enough time go by between reading and rereading any of her books I'll have forgotten who the murderer actually was - great writing!

[[deleted user]]

Hello Mike. I've never been able to figure out Agatha Christie's mysteries before she does, but I keep trying.

[Tina]

DonnaCarol wrote: "Tina wrote: "Leslie wrote: "My name is Leslie and I just joined GR a week or so ago. I found the website by accident looking for reviews on Leslie Meier's Lucy Stone series--somehow google brought..."

Thank you for the warm welcome. I am soooo excited to be here with good people and great authors.

[Heather]

Hello! I used to be a SciFi fan, but my journey through the book world led me to the wonderful mystery genre. My first ever mystery book was The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lillian Jackson Braun. I then began to read other books like Murder had a Little Lamb and Curiosity Thrilled the Cat. I've tried to read some SciFi, but my heart lies with mystery books. Although I'm not always right in my guesses as who the killer is in a book, the books are still great reads and humorous. I loooove books with cats in, so naturally, Curiosity Thrilled The Cat is my favorite book. Sofie Kelly wrote it and I have all three of her books.

[DonnaCarol]

Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown has a "cat" series out called :
Mrs. Murphy Mysteries. If you haven't tried these, you may like them. There are a lot of cozies with cats as characters but not as prominent in the stories; such as "The Booktown Mystery" series by Lorna Barrett. But she includes the cats quite often in her stories. oh, and Welcome to the group Heather.

[Sue]

Hi Heather, I would second the Mrs. Murphy series. I've only read a couple of them, but really enjoyed them. Another good cat series is Miranda James' "Cat in the Stacks" series, starting with Murder Past Due.

[Andrea]

Duffy wrote: "I just joined the group too. So thrilled to find you all. Started my mystery reading with Nancy Drew when I was a kid and haven't stopped. Love Sherlock Holmes and thrilled BBC has their new series..." I love that series too! Welcome to the group Duffy!

[Beth]

I've been busy with three manuscripts at various phases of production (first turn-in, edit requests from editor, galley proof), so I've been remiss at welcoming new members. Welcome to you all, but especially the brand new newbies, Heather, Mike, CL, Nash, Sandra, Tina and Stacey. Your to-read piles are going to grow!

[Trish]

Hi, I'm new to Goodreads and new to the group - but I love a good cozy mystery! Looking forward to all the group has to offer!

[Sandra]

Trish wrote: "Hi, I'm new to Goodreads and new to the group - but I love a good cozy mystery! Looking forward to all the group has to offer!"

Welcome, Trish! This place is like one big candy store for book lovers!

[Caroline]

Welcome Trish :) Prepare for your To Be Read pile to get bigger soon - lot's of great recommendations here!

[Sue]

Welcome Trish!

[Heather]

Oh, thanks for the recommendations guys :) After this book I was gonna read If Fried Chicken Could Fly. I will get to reading those Cat in the Stacks books.