Category Archives: 2010 Challenge

>Cozies & Competition

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>2010 Cozy Mystery Challenge One of my goals for June was to finish my cosy mystery challenge. Done! 1. Donna Moore, Old Dogs (2010) – cosy caper – read in April2. M.C. Beaton, Death of an Outsider( 1988) – read … Continue reading →

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>Ngaio Marsh, Artists in Crime (1938)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Ngaio Marsh (1895 – 1982) may still be the most famous crime fiction writer from New Zealand. This novel is the sixth in the Alleyn series, and the story where he meets Agatha Troy, the brilliant painter, whom he marries … Continue reading →

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>Repecca Tope, Death in the Cotswolds (2006)

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This British novel is the third in the Thea Osborne series but the first I have read. The murder weapon was a novelty to me, and the idyllic setting is a small Cotswold village: “I had wasted much of the … Continue reading →

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>Jackie Fullerton, Revenge Served Cold (2010)

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This is the American writer´s second crime novel (Jacqueline Fullerton according to Fantasticfiction.co.uk) The novel is not marketed as cozy mystery, but I think there are several reasons why this light and entertaining story should be: 1. There is more … Continue reading →

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>Louise Doughty, Honey-Dew aka An English Murder (1998)

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This British novel is the writer´s third. The genre is called satirical cozy, or cozy noir. The peaceful environment in dusty Nether Bowston may point toward cozy mystery, but the story of Gemma Cowper who fails her O-levels and whose … Continue reading →

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>M.C. Beaton, Death of an Outsider (1988)

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This is the fourth Hamish Macbeth story. “Hamish hated change almost as much as he hated work. He had the tenancy of some croft land next to the police station at Lochdubh, where he kept a small herd of sheep, … Continue reading →

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>Donna Moore, Old Dogs (2010)

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This ´cozy crime caper´ is Scottish writer Donna Moore´s second novel. See my review of her debut, Go to Helena Handbasket “The contessa came back into the living room and glided to the window. She looked down at the imposing … Continue reading →

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>Cozy Mystery Challenge

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> Just like last year, I have decided to participate in the Cozy Mystery Challenge, hosted by Kris of Not Enough Books. The main rules are as follows: 1. The challenge runs April 1st, 2010 through September 30, 2010. 2. … Continue reading →

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