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Cozy Mysteries
 

Located at all City of Mesa Library Branches.
All titles were published in 2003 and are located in the Mystery section.

Location Codes:
MN=Main Library
DR=Dobson Ranch
RM=Red Mountain (East Mesa)

Abresch, Peter. Painted Lady (James P. Dandy Elderhostel Mystery Series)
While taking an Elderhostel trip, Jim Dandy sees an Indian woman--a shaman--fall from a rooftop, and as he tries to discover if she was murdered, her ghost begins appearing in the paintings of his traveling companion, Dodee Fisher.

Albert, Susan Wittig. Indigo Dying (China Bayles Mystery Series)
In the small town of Indigo, Texas, to teach a workshop, herbalist China Bayles and her best friend Ruby help investigate the murder of resident Casey Ford, whose plans to sell his mining rights would have destroyed the town forever.

Andrews, Donna. Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Meg Lanslow Mystery Series)
Operating the switchboard at the business office shared by her brother's computer-game company and six unusual therapists, Meg Langslow finds herself drawn into a mystery when the company's practical joker is murdered on top of a mail cart.

Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday (Aunt Dimity Mystery Series)
Accompanying her husband to the Earl of Harrisford's will reading, Lori Shepherd witnesses the Harrisford family erupt in a heated dispute involving burning topiaries, threatening notes, and suspicious maids.

Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (Agatha Raisin Mystery Series)
Depressed after being humiliated and abandoned by the two men in her life, Agatha Raisin finds a new prospect in curate Tristan Delon, whose untimely death prompts Agatha to investigate strange mysteries surrounding the victim.

Bell, Nancy. Restored to Death (Judge Jackson Crain Mystery Series)
Investigating the murder of his sister-in-law, widowed county magistrate Judge Jackson Crain investigates suspicions surrounding his unfaithful brother-in-law and finds a possible connection between a mysterious newcomer and a second killing.

Braun, Lilian Jackson. The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Jim Qwilleran Mystery Series)
Reluctant millionaire and small town reporter Jim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, confront a new mystery when octogenarian Thelma Thackerary returns to Moose County to turn the old opera house into a film club.

Brett, Simon. Murder in the Museum (Fethering Mystery Series)
When a human skeleton turns up on the grounds of Bracketts House, the historic home of children's author Esmond Chadleigh, Carole Seddon and her bohemian neighbor, Jude, investigate whether or not the famed late writer was responsible.

Daheim, Mary. Hocus Croakus.
Temporarily relocating to a resort casino while her fire-stricken bed-and-breakfast undergoes renovations, Judith McMonigle Flynn, accompanied by her cousin Renie, works to solve the murder of a magician's assistant.

Dams, Jeanne. Sins Out of School (Dorothy Martin Mystery Series)
Yearning for a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner, expatriate American and amateur sleuth Dorothy Martin finds her plans for her feast threatened when she is asked to assist at the local school after teacher Amanda Doyle, the prime suspect in the murder of her husband, mysteriously vanishes.

Farmer, Jerrilyn. Mumbo Gumbo (Madeline Bean Mystery Series)
Hired to replace a missing L.A. TV show writer, Madeline Bean takes on a quirky staff and every one of its humourous responsibilities while concentrating her efforts on finding the missing writer and uncovering the mystery behind his absence.

Fowler, Earlene. Sunshine and Shadow (Benni Harper Mystery Series)
A modern-day crime sends folk art expert Benni Harper on a nostalgic journey back to 1978 to look at her college days and her first husband, Jack, when she discovers that an event from her own past could hold the key to solving a mystery from the present.

Graves, Sarah. Unhinged (Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series)
Already hobbled by a nasty tumble off a ladder, Jacobia Tiptree finds her life further complicated by the disappearance of a foul-minded curmudgeon, whose corpse turns up sadwiched between the walls of her cellar.

Harris, Charlaine. Poppy Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series)
When her sister-in-law Poppy is found murdered, amateur sleuth Aurora Teagarden teams up with the victim's boyfriend, a local police detective, to solve the case, in spite of complications caused by their own past relationship.

Hart, Carolyn G. Engaged to Die (Death on Demand Mystery Series)
When a murder takes place during a gallery opening, at which the gallery owner introduced her neighbors to her much-younger fiance, Annie Darling pursues her suspicions that someone near to her is responsible.

Hunter, Fred. Ransom at Sea (Ransom/Charters Mystery Series)
When a passenger aboard a Great Lakes senior cruise is found murdered, church group member Emily Charter teams up with her friend, detective Jeremy Ransom, to solve the case.

MacPherson, Rett. Blood Relations (Torie O' Shea Mystery Series)
When a drought leads to the discovery of a mysterious sunken riverboat, genealogist Torie O'Shea investigates the murder of a college professor who was documenting the story, a situation complicated by the discovery of her half-sister.

Meier, Leslie. Father's Day Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery Series)
Leaving Tinker's Cove to attend a conference in Boston, Lucy Stone's thoughts are focused on being away from her family on Father's Day, but the murder of newspaper magnate Luther Read turns her thoughts to Luther's children as possible suspects.

Myers, Tamar. Custard's Last Stand (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery Series)
When Colonel George Custard, the hotel tycoon who had selected her hometown of Hernia, Pennsylvania, as the site for his new five-star hotel, turns up dead, innkeeper and amateur sleuth Magdalena Yoder searces for a killer.

Paton Walsh, Jill. A Presumption of Death (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery Series)
Drawing on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," a tale set during the Blitz in 1940 London finds Lord Peter conducting secret business for the Foreign Office, while Harriet, caring for the family, is shocked by the murder of a young Land Girl.

Updated 8/05, JB; Holdings checked 7/06 KRL

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