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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Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line (Finlay Donovan, #6)
Stakeouts and Strollers
The Best Little Motel in Texas
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
Nobody's Baby (Dorothy Gentleman, #2)
The Primrose Murder Society
The Barn Identity (House-Flipper Mystery #8)
Truffle Trouble (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery)
Dandelions, Deception, & Detours (A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series Book 43)
A Most Peculiar Providence: A Small-Town Story About What Can Happen When Love Opens the Door
A Summertime Murder (The Isle of Wight Killings #5)
A Game of Murder (A Cosy Crime Club Mystery #2)
The Conspiracy on the Cruise (Havenwood Cozy Mystery #8)
Without a Clue
I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
The Invisible Woman
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)
The King's Ransom (Recovery Agent #2)
A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage
A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell, #10)
Now or Never (Stephanie Plum, #31)
The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening (Retired Assassin's Guide #1)
The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)
The Busybody Book Club
The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting (Retired Assassin's Guide #2)
6:40 to Montreal
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts (The Marlow Murder Club, #5)
Lucy In the Sky (Hart's Ridge #2)
Two Bodies Are Better Than One (Lorraine Highsmith Mysteries Book 1)
The Blackout Murders (Homefront Sleuths #1)
Copy Cap Murder by Jenn McKinlayNo Cats Allowed by Miranda JamesTo Helvetica and Back by Paige SheltonA Disguise to Die For by Diane VallereGone With the Witch by Heather Blake
2016 Cozy Mystery New Releases
275 books — 137 voters
Night Shift by Charlaine HarrisJourney to Munich by Jacqueline WinspearThe Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. KingWhen Falcons Fall by C.S. HarrisMia's Magic Wand by Peter Volkofsky
2016 Mysteries
98 books — 86 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Polymorph by Max NowazHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiExordia by Seth Dickinson
Kept Me Up All Night
555 books — 378 voters
Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien ChienInk and Shadows by Ellery AdamsMurder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery AdamsUnder the Cover of Murder by Lauren  ElliottThe Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James
Cozy Mysteries 2021 New Releases
246 books — 127 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 Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)
The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #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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