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)
Secondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellAbby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria LaurieThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria LaurieBrownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
739 books — 672 voters
Murders and Metaphors by Amanda FlowerDying for Devil's Food by Jenn McKinlayMurder in the Reading Room by Ellery AdamsChocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne FlukeMurder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien
Cozy Mysteries 2019 New Releases
198 books — 93 voters

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
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
216 books — 244 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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