Cozy Mystery Books
When your cheating husband drops dead in your cozy Christmas cat café, the proper response is not to shout, 'I didn't do it!' Showing up at his funeral ...
When the townspeople of Harrogate almost riot over the Christmas décor thievery committed by the chair of the Elf on the Shelf Committee, I know I'm not ...
Slaughter, you say? Well, you'd be ready to rampage, too, if you had to listen to 'Jingle Bell Rock' for the eleven thousandth time. Christmas is bad ...
When a flaming dead body drops out of the town Christmas tree and crashes through your ceiling, it's safe to say this Christmas will not be merry or ...
She suspects everyone of everything. Now, everyone suspects her. For cemetery owner and world's best fur-mom Jane Ladling, death is her business, romance ...
She suspects everyone of everything. Sometimes she gets it right. Jane Ladling is the sole proprietor of her family's landlocked cemetery, Garden of ...
Jane Ladling presents the perfect fail-proof recipe to spice up the holidays. Or ruin them. Baker's choice! Mix a murderous cat with a goofy corgi. ...
She suspects everyone of everything. Except her oldest friend. Who's found next to a body. Holding the murder weapon. For the first time, things are just ...
Jane Ladling told her side of the story. Now Special Agent Conrad Ryan tells his. Welcome to Aurelian Hills, a small town rich in history and community, ...
Jane Ladling presents the perfect fail-proof “Don't Fall Deeper In Love With Your Boyfriend” Checklist! Remember the family curse - check (ish) Keep ...
Jane Ladling cordially invites you to the world's most romantic wedding. But first, there's a few items to check off her to-do list. Actually plan the ...
FROM THE #1 bestselling AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB A cunning killer. A race around the world. An iconic new detective team is ...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller • The unmissable new mystery in the Thursday Murder Club series from bestselling author Richard Osman, now streaming on ...
Three beloved New York Times bestselling novelists, one marvelously entertaining locked-room whodunit! When a famous writer is found dead in the book-lined ...
As constable of the Welsh village of Llanfair, Evan Evans enjoys the quiet life among the town's eccentrics, until two visiting hikers are found dead, and ...
Constable Evan Evans, sole police officer in the charming Welsh village of Llanfair, is assigned to assist an expedition to raise a World War II German ...
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.