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Cozy Holiday Series
More and more people are reading cozy mystery books. And within the cozy mystery genre, holiday themed cozies have also been increasing in popularity.
Some authors of the cozy mystery book subgenre specialize in holiday and special occasion mysteries. These authors usually write their mystery books in a series format.
These are just a few of the authors who have begun to specialize mysteries taking place in holidays or other special occasions such as weddings and birthdays.
Kate Borden (aka Kate Grilley)
Borden pens the Peggy Jean Turner mystery series. Along with her best friend, Mayor Peggy Turner solves crimes in her quaint New England town, often during holiday seasons.
Mary Higgins Clark
Most of Mary Higgins Clark’s works haven’t been set in holiday settings, but several have taken place during the Christmas season. Some of Mary Higgins Clarks books are co-authored with Carol Higgins Clark, her daughter.
Jane Haddam (aka Orania Papazoglou)
Retired FBI agent Gregor Demarkian solves mysteries in Haddam’s main series. Demarkian and Bennis Hannaford (an author he teams up with) solve mysteries during different holiday settings: Hanukkah, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and even New Year’s.
Lee Harris
The star of Harris’s works is Christine Bennett, an ex-nun who solves mysteries. Harris sometimes includes unusual holidays in his lineup, such as a Cinco de Mayo themed book.
Kate Kingsbury (aka Rebecca Kent)
Kingsbury writes the Pennyfoot Hotel mystery series. The Pennyfoot series takes place in the early 1900′s Great Britain. Only recently have Kingsbury’s books begun to focus on the holidays, especially Christmas.
Leslie Meier
The Lucy Stone mystery series is written by Leslie Meier and features a housewife with several children who she must care for, while finding time to solve mysteries. Meier writes mysteries for not only the major holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) but also for “smaller” holidays like Fourth of July, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day.
Livia J. Washburn
The Fresh Baked series is written by Washburn. This series is about a former teacher who becomes a baker, spending their free time during the holidays sleuthing.
Valerie Wolzien
The Susan Henshaw mystery series is written by Valerie Wolzien. Several of the mystery books in Wolzien’s series take place during the holiday season, especially the Christmas holiday season.
These are just a few of the authors who have begun to feature holiday themes in their works. This new mystery book holiday theme is a growing phenomenon with many devoted mystery book fans.
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