[Magdalen] Cozy mysteries

[Jay Weigel]

I read them occasionally and just finished one called Twenty Seven and a
Half Wishes, which is apparently the first of a series. Freebooksy is a
good source of them also, although most of theirs, like this one, are meant
to get you hooked on a series.

On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 1:17 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I haven’t heard of them.  I do think that we sometimes rob ourselves of
> some measure of plain fun enjoyment by being snooty about things not being
> absolutely top-drawer in their conception and form. Or dismissing
> playfulness with words as a lower form, e.g., puns.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: Scott Knitter
> Sent: September 22, 2018 10:09 AM
> To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: [Magdalen] Cozy mysteries
>
> Is anyone here a fan of the "cozy mysteries" genre? I haven't read one, but
> I've only recently discovered the genre through my daily email from
> bookbub.com listing Kindle books marked down on Amazon. It's amusing just
> to read the titles sometimes:
>
> Hummus and Homicide
> Here Comes the Bribe
> Dying for Dinner Rolls
>
> This is almost as fun as when a college roommate and I made up titles for
> porn films, which I'll spare you.
>
> Part of me thinks murder isn't cozy or fun ("A homicide? Oh, good...we'll
> have fun sleuthing out the fascinating killer, over tea and scones!"), and
> part of me gags at some of these titles,, but part of me wonders why I find
> this interesting. :)
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>
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