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Showing posts with label cozy mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cozy mystery. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Stop You're Killing Me Mystery Book Website

I found a wonderful website for all of you who love to read mysteries, at http://www.stopyourekillingme.com

This website is very useful to mystery afficionados, and lists 2,800 authors and their works. My favorite feature here is that by author or main character you can find chronological lists of the titles. So since I am reading and buying books by Jim Butcher, Elizabeth Peters, Peter Robinson, Ian Rankin and Martha Grimes, among my favorites, I can find here the next few books in each series. This is helpful in my bookstore quests.

You will also find here intriguing lists by genre (diversity, paranormal, senior, pets, etc.) and by time period with their historical index (1500s, etc.)

If you love mysteries, or find a fiction topic like pets or seniors dear to your heart, I suggest a visit to "Stop, You're Killing Me."

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Mystery writing involving herbs

I love reading mysteries, and found a fun series combining mystery and garden lore. Yes, Susan Wittig Albert’s cozy mysteries about China Bayles, owner of an herb store in Pecan Grove, Texas.
I bought two of the books, and learned that there are now 16 in this series, and that the author is on a book blog tour, where you can visit and leave a comment, and have a chance to win a copy of her newest book Nightshade.
The calendar for the blogs to visit is at http://www.abouthyme.com/ and the tour runs till April 11, 2008.
Do you enjoy growing herbs? I have lots of them, basil, chocolate mint, dill, culinary sage, chamomile, orange mint, lemon verbena, fever few, cilantro, peppermint, rosemary, apple mint, and more. Technically some of these are not herbs, but you know what I mean, I hope.
What are your favorite herbs to grow and use?