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)
A Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeHer Royal Spyness by Rhys BowenCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
First books of some good cozy series
692 books — 751 voters
The Body and Mr. Chicken by Della PearlHaunted House Ghost by James J. CudneyA Corpse at the Witching Hour by Debra SennefelderHallowe'en Party by Agatha ChristieThe Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis
Halloween and Autumn Cozy Mysteries
467 books — 147 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
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

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
245 books — 126 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
318 books — 96 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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