tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post1616563592072939986..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Why I Like CoziesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-69120561422002221572012-02-11T18:18:12.731-05:002012-02-11T18:18:12.731-05:00Gigi, hope to see you at Malice!Gigi, hope to see you at Malice!Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-30897545332260195152012-02-11T10:35:15.444-05:002012-02-11T10:35:15.444-05:00"Relationships, not forensics, are the focus ..."Relationships, not forensics, are the focus of these stories." Well said! In a mystery novel (cozy or not-so) I want to know and understand the characters first. Then give me the story and the crime.Radine Trees Nehringhttp://www.radinesbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-76651224623007694492012-02-10T16:56:52.822-05:002012-02-10T16:56:52.822-05:00This is a great explanation of why I love cozies. ...This is a great explanation of why I love cozies. I want to have fun with characters I love, enjoy the puzzle, and close the book with a smile on my face. I'm looking forward to attending this year's Malice Domestic!Gigi Pandianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378365974242102657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-72005170355693365072012-02-10T15:43:59.851-05:002012-02-10T15:43:59.851-05:00Plus cozies are perfect bathtub reading!Plus cozies are perfect bathtub reading!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-88435891281466749722012-02-10T09:58:46.333-05:002012-02-10T09:58:46.333-05:00Thank YOU, Nancy! We always love having you here!...Thank YOU, Nancy! We always love having you here!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-91225455792712489482012-02-10T07:09:28.231-05:002012-02-10T07:09:28.231-05:00Thanks to everyone for visiting and to the Stilett...Thanks to everyone for visiting and to the Stiletto Gang for having me!Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-25262997514626412062012-02-10T01:15:34.029-05:002012-02-10T01:15:34.029-05:00Looking forward to reading Nancy J. Cohen's ne...Looking forward to reading Nancy J. Cohen's new mystery book...'Shear Murder'.......babyruthmac16@yahoo.comeyeballlucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936516383404610835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-37650524219370436212012-02-10T00:48:22.315-05:002012-02-10T00:48:22.315-05:00What a fabulous post. I have to have a vested inte...What a fabulous post. I have to have a vested interest in the characters to read a book.<br /><br />marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)comMary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-57426225803920646932012-02-09T19:14:09.517-05:002012-02-09T19:14:09.517-05:00Susan, being compared to Agatha Christie is indeed...Susan, being compared to Agatha Christie is indeed a compliment.Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-33224330059259085942012-02-09T19:13:32.422-05:002012-02-09T19:13:32.422-05:00Getting Skinny--what a cute idea! Diane Mott David...Getting Skinny--what a cute idea! Diane Mott Davidson was one of the first cozy authors I'd read, too. And Jill Churchill.Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-19351554865582854062012-02-09T18:35:17.917-05:002012-02-09T18:35:17.917-05:00I enjoyed reading my own thoughts about reading co...I enjoyed reading my own thoughts about reading cozies--a very good piece that I hope a lot of people will read and think about. When someone tells me my books remind them of Agatha Christie, i am so pleased.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-42800050877872726812012-02-09T14:39:00.887-05:002012-02-09T14:39:00.887-05:00Nancy, very well said. Thank you for your thought...Nancy, very well said. Thank you for your thoughts.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-492962157770648652012-02-09T14:34:28.601-05:002012-02-09T14:34:28.601-05:00I so agree. Even on television the networks have b...I so agree. Even on television the networks have been giving us viewers a plethora of blood and gore, rape and murder, pedophilia and necromancy. Every show is more shocking than the last, which is why one of my (Not yet published) cozy murder mysteries is set to become a series. The novel is called Getting Skinny--all about a chubby chef with a food addiction, who solves murders on the side--but I doubt they will keep the name for the series. <br />I started reading cozy mysteries a few years ago when I discovered Diana Mott Davidson and haven't stopped since.Monique Domovitchhttp://www.moniquedomovitch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-4381279016885812712012-02-09T14:01:57.166-05:002012-02-09T14:01:57.166-05:00Maureen, your last statement makes me feel good! I...Maureen, your last statement makes me feel good! It helps to have a sleuth who's a good listener and who comes into contact with many different people.Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-45543972138368453282012-02-09T14:01:17.185-05:002012-02-09T14:01:17.185-05:00I love me some cozies!I love me some cozies!Misahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841388306033941061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-7365967836383039112012-02-09T13:18:20.340-05:002012-02-09T13:18:20.340-05:00Very well said! I agree with all the other commen...Very well said! I agree with all the other comments, I don't need to read about explicit sex or violence, I want to know that ordinary people can find the courage to do the right thing, even when they are scared, inept or out of their depth! I want to like the main character and their family and friends, and find out more about them as the series develops. Cozy mysteries provide all of this. I have lived through enough in my own life to not want or need the gore of thrillers or procedural mysteries -give me a nice Cozy mystery anyday!<br /><br />BTW, I worked for most of my 20's as a PI in real life, and most things get solved not by science, but by people using their brains and talking to other people, just like in your books!Maureen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825595311970223353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-85889041032796053272012-02-09T13:13:24.415-05:002012-02-09T13:13:24.415-05:00J.D., I also prefer books without foul language. I...J.D., I also prefer books without foul language. I see no need for it, even with tough-edged characters. That's another reason why I like this genre. Susan, I like your analogy of cozies as comfort food for the mystery reader.Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-31372529607223068982012-02-09T12:49:34.829-05:002012-02-09T12:49:34.829-05:00Well put, ladies! There is no "erase" b...Well put, ladies! There is no "erase" button in the brain, so I have trusted friends who warn me if something (Silence of the Lambs for example) will be too much for me.Maryhttp://www.storytellermary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-70710570078304973982012-02-09T10:45:14.438-05:002012-02-09T10:45:14.438-05:00Nancy, thanks for being our guest today! You alwa...Nancy, thanks for being our guest today! You always have something interesting to say. Coming from cozies, I have to say I like them, too. They're kind of akin to comfort food for the mystery reader, I think (well, at least this reader!). And I can always turn my light off at night after reading a cozy, and I don't have to worry about scary dreams!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-45160059175358537412012-02-09T10:23:05.502-05:002012-02-09T10:23:05.502-05:00As good a description of what makes a cozy a cozy ...As good a description of what makes a cozy a cozy as I've ever read. Thank you, Nancy!Jane Sevierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875683301649244643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-35191506223874556222012-02-09T10:18:20.423-05:002012-02-09T10:18:20.423-05:00Forgot to say..no sex, gore, or bad words does not...Forgot to say..no sex, gore, or bad words does not matter to me. I read John D. MacDonald over and over for the same reasons...the keen observations, the drawing me in to the context and locale...J. D. Revellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851812085473885157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-28169502593422572662012-02-09T10:15:47.176-05:002012-02-09T10:15:47.176-05:00I read cozies because they are so contextual...ful...I read cozies because they are so contextual...full of observations about places, people, relationships....I can get lost in them. And that's the point. I read to escape into another place.J.D. Revellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-31127539107874130642012-02-09T09:29:01.243-05:002012-02-09T09:29:01.243-05:00Thanks, Morgan, Theresa, and Nancy. Yes, I agree t...Thanks, Morgan, Theresa, and Nancy. Yes, I agree that cozies are a fun read that take us away from reality. We enter the sleuth's world for a short time and it's a pleasant place with a puzzle to solve that keeps us turning pages.Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-69215513798474982842012-02-09T09:02:18.664-05:002012-02-09T09:02:18.664-05:00forgot my email: nlb1050(at)yahoo(dot)comforgot my email: nlb1050(at)yahoo(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-53117010493359953892012-02-09T09:01:09.226-05:002012-02-09T09:01:09.226-05:00I have always read Mysteries but found myself not ...I have always read Mysteries but found myself not enjoying them much anymore with the distraction of excess violence and sex, Then I found COZIES and have been a very happy reader since. I have read all the books in your Marla series and would love to win the newest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com