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)
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
144 books — 1,529 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisOutlander by Diana GabaldonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Best Series With At Least 7 Books
676 books — 387 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingStorm Front by Jim  ButcherOutlander by Diana GabaldonNeverwhere by Neil GaimanKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best Crossover Books
202 books — 83 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

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
717 books — 753 voters
Love, Pride and Murder by Dennis A FeeceOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerThe Redeemer by Victoria  Goldman
Modern Women Sleuths for Mystery Lovers
327 books — 118 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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