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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Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel
The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies (The Oxford Guide #1)
A Map to Murder (The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco Mysteries, 3)
The Mystic and the Missing Girl
A Killer for Christmas
Cards on the Table
Be Still My Unbeating Heart
Murders in the Marquee (Murder Most Fowl Mysteries, #1)
The Ghost and the Dead Librarian (Haunted Bookshop Detective Mystery #1)
The Secret Bookstore Sleuth Society (Deluxe Edition)
A Field Guide to Death and Deceit (Harry & Emma, #2)
The Big Cats Dance Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #27)
The Hocus Pocus Handbook
Eat, Drink, and Get Buried (Coffeehouse Mystery, #22)
The Cornish Halloween Murder (The Nosey Parker Mysteries, #11)
Don't Kiss and Spell (Paranormal Romance, #1)
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)
The Castle in the Glen
The Book Witch
A Deadly Episode (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #6)
Road Trip
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts (The Marlow Murder Club, #5)
The Oxford Detective Society (The Oxford Detective Society, #1)
Mademoiselle le Sleuth (Paris Backstage Murders)
Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk (Magic & Mystery, #1)
The Invisible Woman
The Silent Appeal (The Appeal, #2)
The Big Cats Dance Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #27)
How to Cheat Your Own Death (Castle Knoll Files, #3)
Murder on the Marlow Belle (Marlow Murder Club, #4)
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 — 243 voters
Haunted Halloween by Gwen TaylorThe Body and Mr. Chicken by Della PearlHaunted House Ghost by James J. CudneyA Corpse at the Witching Hour by Debra SennefelderFudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Halloween Cozy's
82 books — 85 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerThe Redeemer by Victoria  GoldmanThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Modern Women Sleuths for Mystery Lovers
340 books — 113 voters
La guerre du roquefort by Gérard MullerCopy Cap Murder by Jenn McKinlayNo Cats Allowed by Miranda JamesTo Helvetica and Back by Paige SheltonA Disguise to Die For by Diane Vallere
2016 Cozy Mystery New Releases
276 books — 189 voters

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieStill Life by Louise PennyThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,813 books — 3,229 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

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)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
Brownies and Broomsticks (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #1)
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)

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