Cozy Mystery Books

NEW MONEY, OLD SINS, AND BACK TO JAIL It’s convention season at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino, and Davis Way barely notices. It’s hard to pay attention ...

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Superspy Davis Way sets sail on a Caribbean cruise aboard the MS Probability with 50 billionaires, a boatload of Louis Vuitton luggage, Anderson Cooper, and ...

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Read Double Dose as directed to learn: Casino Spy Davis Way Cole’s reasonable explanation for why she’s never been asked to chair an event for the Welcome ...

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Hot diggety dog, the fur is flying in USA TODAY bestselling author Gretchen Archer’s latest. It’s not just good, it’s “Best in Show!” – Janet Evanovich ...

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“A smart, snappy writer who hits your funny bone!” – Janet Evanovich It’s Davis Way’s first slot-tournament season. And it may be her last. Things are ...

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SMALL TOWN. BIG BOOM. She should think again. A blast from her past shows up. (With baggage.) Just before her casino-spy partner from Biloxi blows into ...

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THIS JUST IN- On the weather front, Category Four Hurricane Kevin took a last-minute left and is headed straight for the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in ...

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Behind the shelves of The Secret Bookcase, where the sun slants through the windows onto rows of classic crime novels, a body lies... Bookseller Annie ...

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Her Charmed Pie Shoppe is open for business, but baker Ella Mae LeFaye is about to discover solving a murder is not as easy as pie… Owning the Charmed Pie ...

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The latest novel in the New York Times bestselling Book Retreat mystery series, featuring Virginia resort manager and sleuth Jane Steward. Jane and her ...

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Writing All Wrongs, it’s a rotten state of affairs in Oyster Bay, and the Bayside Book Writers are out to end a ...

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Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning is the latest installment of the Agatha- and Anthony-award-winning Chesapeake Crimes series. This volume features tales ...

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Readers will flock to New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews's next installment in the award-winning Meg Langslow series. Meg has finally found ...

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'Tis the season for sleuthing in Donna Andrews' cheery new addition to the New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow series. Meg has been roped into ...

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The seventh volume in the Chesapeake Crimes series presents an impressive set of tales by new and well established authors. Included this time ...

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Donna Andrews returns with her latest charming addition to the bestselling Meg Langslow mystery series. Meg is in the backyard of the house her brother Rob, ...

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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.