During one of our previous YouTube livestream discussions, we discussed pen names among cozy mystery authors. I wanted to help readers learn who is behind the words. Hence, this new page. I will note that this list is in no way complete, (there are always new pen names being used, names that are purely for anonymity, or I just didn’t know when working on this list) but I believe this a good start/introduction to the plethora of names circulating in the world of cozy mysteries. Enjoy & Happy Reading!
Avery Aames aka Daryl Wood Gerber
Kathy Aarons aka Kathy Krevat
Allyson K. Abbott aka Annelise Ryan and Beth Amos
Victoria Abbott aka Mary Jane & Victoria Maffini
Sparkle Abbey aka Mary Lee Salsbury Woods & Anita Carter
Lynn Abercrombie aka Ruth Birmingham
Ellery Adams aka J.B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, and Lucy Arlington (writing duo member)
Laura Alden aka Laurie Cass
Winnie Archer aka Melissa Bourbon & Misa Ramirez
Sarah Atwell aka Sheila Connolly
Bree Baker aka Julie Anne Lindsey Jacqueline Frost
Lorna Barrett aka L.L. Bartlett aka Lorraine Bartlett
Maymee Bell aka Tonya Kappes
Maggie Blackburn aka Mollie Cox Bryan
Heather Blake aka Heather Webber
Laura Bradford aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Allison Brook aka Marilyn Levinson
V.M. Burns aka Valerie Burns
Ellen Byron aka Maria DiRico
Laurie Cass aka Laura Alden
Bailey Cates aka Cricket McRae aka Bailey Cattrell
Paula Charles aka Janna Rollins
Sheila Connolly aka Sarah Atwell
Cleo Coyle aka Alice Kimberly
Cleo Coyle = Alice Kimberly = Alice Alfonsi + Marc Cerasini
Kate Dyer-Seeley aka Ellie Alexander
Amanda Flower aka Isabella Alan
Eva Gates aka Vicki Delany
Traci Hall aka Traci Wilton
Doreen Roberts Hight aka Kate Kingsbury aka Rebecca Kent aka Allison Kingsley
Lee Hollis aka Rick Copp and Holly Simason
Miranda James aka Dean James aka Honor Hartman aka Jimmie Ruth Evans
Sofie Kelly aka Sofie Ryan
Edith Maxwell aka Maddie Day
Carlene O’Connor aka Mary Carter
Liz Ireland aka Elizabeth Bass
Annelise Ryan aka Allyson K. Abbott aka Beth Amos
Lea Wait aka Cornelia Kidd
Wendy Lyn Watson aka Annie Knox
