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The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Semi-Finalist Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries
The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M&M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 M&M Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Short List to the 2021 M&M Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Finalists. The Semi-Finalists will compete for the Finalists positions. FINALISTS will be announced and then recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Semi-Finalists!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Andrew Hunkins – Evil Alive
- Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
- J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
- Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
- Vicki Batman – Temporarily Out of Luck
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
- Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow
- Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness
- Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter
- Traci Andrighetti – Marsala Maroon
- B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
- Patricia Catacalos – Lurking in the Darkness (1832 Regency Book 4)
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kilts
- Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
- Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
- Charlotte Stuart – Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
- Jolie Tunnell – Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
- Patrick M. Garry – Through the Waves a Steady Path
- Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position
- Tony Kelsey – Once A Man Indulges
- Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
- Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
- Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
- Diane Weiner – An Ear for Murder
- Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown
- Kelly Miller – Accusing Mr. Darcy
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Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the Finalists!

Click here to see the 2020 M&M Book Award Winners for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries.

The M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries 2020

Grand Prize Winner is

THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 M&M Awards writing competition.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
March 11, 2022
WRITING IS MURDER: An Emlyn Goode Mystery by Susan Lynn Solomon – Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Mystery Series, Women Sleuth

A perfect seasonal read, Susan L. Solomon’s mystery, Writing is Murder: An Emlyn Goode Mystery delivers a witty, intuitive red-headed writer who has many connections in her community, a handsome police detective-maybe-lover, a mouthy cat who keeps her grounded, and a Wiccan BFF whom she can trust with her most profound concerns. And, of course, magical abilities inherited from her ancestor, Salem’s legendary accused witch Sarah Goode, adds layers of mystique.

When Roger Frey interrupts Emlyn Goode battling her recalcitrant muse, she can’t be upset. Roger, aka Police Detective Roger Frey, her next-door neighbor and sometimes sleep-over boyfriend, stumbles on the hunt for coffee, a good-morning kiss, and a sympathetic ear, in that order. He’s bored at work and wants to complain.

She’s heard it all before. But soon, she sees something remarkable.

When Emlyn goes to her writers group, she experiences an out-of-body experience that takes her back in time. She travels across to the Crystal Beach amusement park, across the lake in Canada, where modern-day condominiums grow. There, she glimpses two couples, one unfamiliar to her, the other, her parents. Before she can process what she sees, one of Em’s writing cohorts jerks her away from the action, asking her a question.

The group takes a break, and Emlyn has a curious talk with Daniel Bennett, the newest writer in the group. Daniel shares with her a copy of an old document he found in his deceased grandfather’s possessions. She catches only a glimpse of it before Daniel gets spooked and puts it away – but she won’t forget.

The mystery sparks to life.

A few days later, on Halloween night, Em joins her writing cohorts for a ghost hunt. Their good fun turns to horror when they discover Daniel’s murdered body in an empty, historic home. Emlyn, to her dismay, might be implicated.

Susan Solomon skillfully uses a prologue to set Writing is Murder’s theme and mood. She introduces the reader to “perhaps one of the most haunted areas in the country,” relates the legend of an ancient Tuscarora curse and seemingly related murders, and includes accurate descriptions of historical places and events in western New York State. All this pulls the reader into the story and keeps them there.

As the story progresses, Emlyn realizes that the past and present must somehow converge before solving the murder. Thanks to Emlyn’s unique gifts, along with her friend Rebecca Nurse’s witchy knowledge and advice, she might do just that.

Writing is Murder: An Emlyn Goode Mystery will entertain readers who love their mysteries with a bit of paranormal in the mix. The plot twists and turns to satisfy even the most ardent sleuths. In addition, the burgeoning romance coupled with sometimes glib banter, and the notion that potions and spells may really work, highlight the characters’ charm.

Susan Lynn Solomon’s Writing is Murder: An Emlyn Goode Mystery won 1st Place in the 2019 CIBA Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy reads.

October 25, 2021
The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Short List Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries
The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M&M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 M&M Cozy and Not-So-Cozy entries to the 2021 M&M Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Semi-Finalists. The Semi-Finalists will compete for the Finalists positions. FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALS of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Short Listers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Andrew Hunkins – Evil Alive
- Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
- J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
- Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
- Vicki Batman – Temporarily Out of Luck
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
- Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow
- Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness
- Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter
- Traci Andrighetti – Marsala Maroon
- B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business
- B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
- Patricia Catacalos – Lurking in the Darkness (1832 Regency Book 4)
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kilts
- Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
- Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
- Debbie De Louise – No Gravestone Unturned
- Mary Gehlen Seifert – Titanic Trial
- Charlotte Stuart – Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
- Jolie Tunnell – Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
- Patrick M. Garry – Through the Waves a Steady Path
- Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position
- Tony Kelsey – Once A Man Indulges
- Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
- Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
- Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
- Diane Weiner – An Ear for Murder
- Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown
- Kelly Miller – Accusing Mr. Darcy
- Phil Bayly – Loving Lucy
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.

Click here to see the 2020 M&M Book Award Winners for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries.

The M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries 2020

Grand Prize Winner is

THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 M&M Awards writing competition.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Authors: Cathy Ace and Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
October 15, 2021
The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries – The Long List – CIBAs 2021
The M & M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M & M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Mystery and Mayhem, amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards and for International High Stakes Thrillers and Lab Lit, see our Global Thriller Awards)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 M&M Cozy and Not-So-Cozy entries to the 2021 M&M Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The 2021 M&M FINALISTS will be selected from the M&M Semi-Finalists.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 17 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Craig Allen Heath – Where You Will Die
- Andrew Hunkins – Evil Alive
- Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
- J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
- Joy Ann Ribar – Deep Green Envy
- Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
- David Martyn – Called Into Service: A Robert Curtis Mystery
- Vicki Batman – Temporarily Out of Luck
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
- Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow
- Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness
- Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter
- Traci Andrighetti – Marsala Maroon
- B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business
- B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
- Patricia Catacalos – Lurking in the Darkness (1832 Regency Book 4)
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kilts
- Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
- Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
- Debbie De Louise – No Gravestone Unturned
- Mary Gehlen Seifert – Titanic Trial
- Charlotte Stuart – Shopping Can Be Deadly
- Charlotte Stuart – Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
- Jolie Tunnell – Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
- Patrick M. Garry – Through the Waves a Steady Path
- Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position
- Tony Kelsey – Once A Man Indulges
- Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
- Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
- Steve Lindahl – Chasing Margie
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
- Casey Cook – Homebodies
- Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
- Diane Weiner – An Ear for Murder
- Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown
- Kelly Miller – Accusing Mr. Darcy
- Phil Bayly – Loving Lucy
- Joann Keder – Welcome to Piney Falls
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.

Click here to see the 2020 M&M Book Award Winners for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries.

The M & M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

Grand Prize Winner is

THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 M&M Awards writing competition.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Authors: Cathy Ace and Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
August 6, 2021
M & M Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy MYSTERY & MAYHEM fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners
The M & M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M & M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

(For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

The 2020 M & M Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the MYSTERY & MAYHEM Grand Prize Winner were announced by Jessica Stone on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.

It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 M & M Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the MYSTERY & MAYHEM BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the M & M Grand Prize Winner.

Congratulations to all!
- Patrick M. Garry – The Discovery
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
- Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
- Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
- Lina Hansen – In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery
- Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
- Tina Sloan – Chasing Cleopatra
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 M & M Awards is:

Patrick M. Garry for

The Discovery

The 2021 M & M Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Click here to enter the M & M Book Awards!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
June 10, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the MYSTERY & MAYHEM Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery novels CIBAs
The M & M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M & M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 SHORT LIST to the SEMI-FINALIST POSITION and have now progressed to the 2020 FINALISTS.

Congratulations to the M&M 2020 Semi-Finalists!

Congratulations to these authors for their works that advance to the 2020 FINALISTS!
- Chris Karlsen – A Venomous Love
- Patrick M. Garry – The Discovery
- Sigrid Vansandt – A Ghost’s Tale
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
- Elaine Orr – Demise of a Devious Suspect
- Kari Bovee – Bones of the Redeemed
- Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
- Prudence Ambergast – The Mystery at Fig Tree Hall
- Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
- Lina Hansen – In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery
- Traci Andrighetti – Galliano Gold
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mom, The Killer is Among Us
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kegs
- Nicole Asselin – Murder at First Pitch
- Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
- Mary Alice Kressler – Not So Silent Night
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
- Lucinda Brant – Deadly Kin: A Georgian Historical Mystery
- Tina Sloan – Chasing Cleopatra
- Molly Flewharty – Short Line to Death
Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

These titles are in the running for the First Place Winners of the 2020 M&M Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery Novels.
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

Register Today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2021. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
May 5, 2021