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« on: March 11, 2010, 01:36:15 AM » |
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I am looking for free or cheap Cozy mysteries for the Kindle. I have read so many other genres and thought I'd give the cozy a try. Anyone know where to look.
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 03:42:02 PM » |
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I think the first #1 Ladies Detective Agency is on sale for $1.99. I absolutely love this series, very gentle (although this first novel is a bit atypical in that it is a bit more action-oriented) and comforting and lovely.   |
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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 08:35:26 PM » |
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What is a Cozy mystery?
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 08:50:12 PM » |
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What is a Cozy mystery?
One without blood and gore, mostly. |
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-- Holly.
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 05:12:57 AM » |
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There's an excellent definition of "Cozy Mystery" available at http://www.cozy-mystery.com/Definition-of-a-Cozy-Mystery.html |
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2010, 08:56:25 AM » |
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Kinbr! Thanks so much for the mention!!!
Here's some of my favorite cozy authors:
Elizabeth Peters (both her Vicky Bliss and Amelia Peabody series)
Kaye C. Hill (not on kindle yet, but coming according to the publisher when I asked!)
Anne George
If you tell us what kind of mysteries you normally cater to (or romance or whatever) I might be able to take a shot at what you might like in the cozy genre!
Welcome!!!
Maria
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 09:02:40 AM » |
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Thanks for that definition. I loved the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series! I met Alexander McCall Smith at the LA book fair several years ago. He signed my copy of one of his books. His other books are great too! Portuguese Irregular Verbs and The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs - hilarious! |
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 09:40:04 AM » |
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Should the Amelia Peabody series be read in order?
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 01:04:48 PM » |
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Should the Amelia Peabody series be read in order?
Absolutely! One of my favorite series. |
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2010, 01:08:12 PM » |
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It is becoming more and more difficult to find a cozy mistery. The hardboiled genre is becoming extinct.
The thriller subgenre is invading the literary world like a wild beast with no natural predators.
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2010, 01:13:35 PM » |
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Absolutely! One of my favorite series.
Is Crocodile on the Sandbank the first one in the series? |
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2010, 01:22:27 PM » |
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Jane, have you ever used Fantastic Fiction? http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/I use this site constantly to find out series order. deb |
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2010, 01:40:58 PM » |
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I have never used that. What is it?
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2010, 01:48:56 PM » |
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Thanks so much for posting this site, kcrady! Super useful with the lists of authors, books, themes. I have so many series to catch up on and this will help a bunch!  And Jane917, from the Elizabeth Peters page on the above site - it looks like Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first one. |
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« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2010, 01:58:08 PM » |
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I have never used that. What is it?
Fantastic Fiction is a site that lists authors' bibliographies. It shows all of their books and in which order they were published. A great help when trying to read a series in order. deb |
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2010, 02:04:25 PM » |
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Deb, what a great site! Thanks for posting it! I can't believe the amount of information on there. Just bookmarked it. Thanks again! |
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« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2010, 02:05:37 PM » |
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You're very welcome. I like the bottom of the page where the author recommends other authors.
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« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2010, 02:39:43 PM » |
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Yup, Crocodile is the first! They really do go best in order as you follow along with Amelia's life. The series is such a hoot!!!
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« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2010, 04:40:09 PM » |
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Deb, what a fantastic site! I am off to buy my first Amelia Peabody! Thanks! Jane |
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« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2010, 08:50:29 PM » |
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Not much of a mystery, but very cozy, are the Miss Julia books. If you were raised in the south you'll enjoy these:   |
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« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2010, 11:35:51 PM » |
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Thank you for the link & explaination!!
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« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2010, 01:00:06 AM » |
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Should the Amelia Peabody series be read in order?
I read them out of order and thought that they were great. Although I am a reader I listened to the audiobooks of this series. They were very well done. In fact they were so well that I struggle trying to read them. I actually think that this series needs to be listened too, not read. |
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« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2010, 07:36:03 AM » |
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imon32red, I was just looking on Audible for these books. I was thinking it might be a good series to listen to.
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« Reply #25 on: March 13, 2010, 08:29:17 AM » |
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These are older books so more "traditional" mystery style that I like. I'm not creating a link because there are many versions available on Amazon. I'm pretty sure you can get at least some of them free from feedbooks or manybooks.... but I like the Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesterton. I got a 5 book collection from Amazon (just so I'd have them all together) and paid 99 cents.
In the same vein, I really like the Dr. Thorndyke mysteries by R. Austin Freeman and again, you can get "bundled" four book volumes from Amazon for 99 cents. I got Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and then also downloaded another 13 Dr. Thorndyke books for free from feedbooks.com. Dr. Thorndyke mysteries are touted as being the first forensic novels ever because he used forensic evidence (being a doctor) instead of the more common "find the bloody knife in the suspect's living room" method of solving a murder back then.
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« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2010, 06:09:40 PM » |
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One of my favorite cozy series is the Jaine Austen series by Laura Levine. I recommend them if you like funny books. Several of them are under $5 for Kindle. The first in the series is currently at $3.83:  (Note: DTB link b/c Kindle link doesn't show cover picture.) Another series I like is the Melanie Travis series by Laurien Berenson, about the dog show world. A few of them have been Kindle-ized, and a couple are under $5:   $3.99 and   $4.47. N |
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« Reply #27 on: March 13, 2010, 11:56:45 PM » |
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The ones that I listened too were read by Barbara Rosenblat. She really has a talent for it. Every character has there own voice which she has kept throughout the series. I haven't listened to a lot of fiction on audiobooks, but this is by far the best book I that have listened too.
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