MerryO's state tour

18 states = 35% so far ...

create your own personalized map of the USA

Alabama
Southern Sisters series by Anne George (Birmingham) *

Alaska
Jessie Arnold/Alex Jensen series by Sue Henry (Anchorage) *

Arizona
Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee series by Tony Hillerman *

Arkansas -

California
Bullet for a Star by Stuart Kaminsky (Los Angeles) *
Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman (Los Angeles) *
Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly (Los Angeles) *
Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series by Sue Grafton (Santa Teresa) *
Perry Mason series by Earl Stanley Gardner (Los Angeles) *
Kat Colorado series by Karen Kijewski (Sacremento) *

Colorado
Goldy Bear Culinary series by Dianne Mott Davidson (Aspen Meadow) *

Connecticut -
Delaware -

Florida
Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida by Catherine Ryan Howard (Orlando)

Georgia -

Hawaii
The Pearl Harbor Murders by Max Allen Collins (Pearl Harbor) *

Idaho -

Illinois
V.I. Warshawski series by Sarah Paretsky (Chicago) *

Indiana -
Iowa -
Kansas -
Kentucky -
Louisiana -
Maine -
Maryland -

Massachusetts
Rabbi Small series by Harry Kemelman (Barnard’s Crossing) *

Michigan
Father Koestler series by William X. Kienzle (Detroit) *

Minnesota
The Cat Who series by Lillian Jackson Braun (Pickax) *
Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford (Minneapolis) *

Mississippi -
Missouri -
Montana -
Nebraska -

Nevada
Nina Reilly series by Perri O'Shaughnessy (Tahoe) *

New Hampshire -

New Jersey
Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman (New Brunswick) *
Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich (Trenton) *

New Mexico
Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee series by Tony Hillerman *

New York
Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout (New York City) *
Bernie Rhodenbarr series by Lawrence Block (New York City) *
Butch Karp series by Robert K. Tannenbaum (New York City) *

North Carolina
Miss Julia series by Ann. B. Ross (Abbotsville) *

North Dakota -
Ohio -
Oklahoma -
Oregon -
Pennsylvania -
Rhode Island -

South Carolina
Death on Demand series by Carolyn Hart (Broward’s Rock) *

South Dakota -
Tennessee -

Texas
Chick Bowdrie (and others) by Louis L'Amour
Fresh Baked series by Livia J. Washburn (Weatherford) *

Utah -
Vermont -

Virginia
Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwall (Richmond) *
Mrs. Murphy series by Rita Mae Brown (Crozet) *

Washington
J. P. Beaumont series by J.A. Jance (Seattle) *
Cree Black series by Daniel Hecht (Seattle) *
Lou Boldt series by Ridley Pearson (Seattle) *

West Virginia -
Wisconsin -
Wyoming -

*) A mystery or such series/book.

Welcome to the challenge.

Seems like I have been favouring the following states/cities:

California (Los Angeles)
New Jersey
New York (New York City)
Washington (Seattle)