Cozy Mystery Books

For the Quilliam sisters, there's nothing jolly about this Christmas. Someone with a paintball gun is taking down inflatable Santas all over town. And Meg ...

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It's a bite of heaven--or hell--in the new Hemlock Falls mystery. A raucous group is protesting the planned relocation of the local Civil War cemetery, when ...

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"The literary escape I didn't know I needed-a luxurious private resort, a steamy romance, and a captivating cast of sleuths and suspects... Allison Brennan ...

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A fast-paced and hilarious debut crime novel, in which a burnt-out Millennial medium must utilize her ability to see ghosts and team-up with a band of ...

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Eager to open up an herb shop and get closer to the earth, China Bayles leaves behind her career in corporate law and moves to Pecan Springs, Texas, but a ...

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In this all-new culinary cozy mystery series, reporter turned Tex-Mex waitress Josie Callahan is about to go from serving queso to solving cases… After ...

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A compelling prequel to Aunt Dimity's Death. When avid gardener Emma Porter's longtime lover dumps her, she sets out on a summer-long driving tour of ...

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Another page-turning installment in Nancy Atherton's beloved cozy mystery series featuring Aunt Dimity, phantom detective Lori Shepherd is no stranger to ...

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Whether you love spring, summer, fall, or winter in the mountains, you'll be elevated by nine new stories from award-winning and bestselling cozy mystery ...

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Soar to thrilling new heights of mystery with Murder in the Air, the fourth installment of the Destination Murders anthologies. This exhilarating collection ...

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Fear naut, the next Destinations Murder collection is here: Murder at Sea. Third in this well-reviewed series, Murder at Sea reels in readers with these ...

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"Hilarious epistolary full of unhappy campers!" ~Janet Evanovich True or False: Bellissimo Resort and Casino Super Spy Davis Way Cole, her partner, Fantasy ...

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"Funny and wonderful and human. It gets the Stephanie Plum seal of approval." ~Janet Evanovich Davis Way thinks she’s hit the jackpot when she lands a job ...

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On behalf of USA TODAY bestselling author Gretchen Archer and the entire Henery Press crew, welcome aboard flight DOUBLE UP. Fasten your seatbelts for ...

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Davis Way Cole smells T-R-O-U-B-L-E when she’s fired from half of her part-time job at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The ...

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#StrikeItRich Bellissimo Resort and Casino Super Spy Davis Way knows three things: Cooking isn’t a prerequisite for a happy marriage, don’t trust men who ...

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Description

Cozy mysteries rarely focus on sex, profanity, or violence. Murders occur off-stage and are typically bloodless (e.g., poisoning), while sexual activity (if any) between characters is only subtly implied and never directly addressed.

Cozy mysteries usually take place in a small town or village. The small setting makes it plausible that all suspects know each other. The amateur sleuth is typically a likable person who can get community members to speak freely about one another. There is often at least one highly knowledgeable, nosy, yet reliable character in the book who fills in all the gaps, enabling the amateur sleuth to solve the case.