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As it's so cold and miserable outside and the festivities are almost over, I've decided it's time to enjoy reading some cosy mysteries. They are just the thing for this time of year - the perfect blend of cosy and comforting - and they don't take take too much concentration. In food terms they are just like tucking into a large bowl of creamy mash potato or whatever your favourite comfort food is!
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My list of cosies includes Ngaio Marsh's Death and the Dancing Footman, Lesley Cookman's Murder at the Manor, Hazel Holt's Lilies That Fester and, of course, Dorothy L Sayers' The Nine Taylors and Gaudy Night. I love all of these writers and have read and re-read Sayers' novels many times. For me Ian Carmichael was the definitive Lord Peter Wimsey.
I'm also a great fan of Veronica Stallwood's Oxford novels and wish that she would write some more! I might find time to slip in a couple of M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth's novels if I have time.