Cozy Mystery

Cozy mysteries very rarely focus on sex, profanity or violence. The murders take place off stage, and are often relatively bloodless (e.g. poisoning), while sexual activity (if any) between characters is only ever gently implied and never directly addressed.

The cozy mystery usually takes place in a small town or village. The small size of the setting makes it believable that all the suspects know each other. The amateur sleuth is usually a very likeable person who is able to get the community members to talk freely about each other. There is usually at least one very knowledgeable, nosy, yet r
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Without a Clue
I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
Out of the Loop
The Midnight Taxi
Murder Will Out
Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin (Enola Holmes #10)
The Whisking Hour (Bakeshop Mystery #22)
The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor (A Welsh Village Mystery)
Missing in Soho (A Misty Divine Mystery #2)
Booking for Trouble (Library Lover's Mystery, #16)
Murder at an Irish Session (An Irish Village Mystery Book 12)
Murder at Sea (A Miss Underhay Mystery #23)
Garters, Ghosts and Wedding Toasts (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #15)
Murder at the Homecoming (Flora Steele, #13)
Easter Egg Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #31.6)
The Invisible Woman
The Murder at World's End (Stockingham & Pike, #1)
The King's Ransom (Recovery Agent #2)
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)
The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting (Retired Assassin's Guide #2)
The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening (Retired Assassin's Guide #1)
A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage
Now or Never (Stephanie Plum, #31)
Murder at Sea (A Miss Underhay Mystery #23)
6:40 to Montreal
The Mistletoe Mystery (Molly the Maid, #2.5)
I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)
The Midnight Bookshop
Lucy In the Sky (Hart's Ridge #2)
Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlayTwelve Angry Librarians by Miranda JamesMission Impawsible by Krista DavisBanana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne FlukeCaramel Crush by Jenn McKinlay
2017 Cozy Mysteries
208 books — 136 voters
Marshmallow Malice by Amanda FlowerA Call for Kelp by Bree BakerFrozen Stiff Drink by James J. CudneyBuried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlayPulp Friction by Julie Anne   Lindsey
Cozy Mysteries 2020 New Releases
214 books — 242 voters

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson BraunHisses, Hexes, and Homicide by DeAnna DrakeMonterey Bay Malice by Seren Star GoodePaws, Claws & Curses by DeAnna DrakeMonterey Bay Mystery by Seren Star Goode
Cozy Cat Mystery Books
352 books — 152 voters
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,622 books — 2,714 voters

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)
The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1)
The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)
On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1)
Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery, #1)
Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery #1)
Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #2)
Brownies and Broomsticks (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #1)

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