Cozy Mysteries

What are cozy mysteries? In an article on NovelistPlus, Kimberly Burton describes cozies as: the "gentle reads" of the mystery genre, containing very little explicit sex or violence.”  Here is a list of recently published novels that qualify as cozy mysteries. For more suggestions, Ask Readers Services!

A Dilly of a Death,* Susan Wittig Albert

The Real Macaw,* Donna Andrews

Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree,* Nancy Atherton

Sentenced to Death,* Lorna Barrett

Death of a Chimney Sweep,* M.C. Beaton

The Intrigue at Highbury, or, Emma’s Match,* Carrie Bebris

Bless the Bride,* Rhys Bowen

A Red Herring Without Mustard: A Flavia de Luce Novel,* Alan Bradley

The Shooting in the Shop: A Fethering Mystery,* Simon Brett

Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead,* Emily Brightwell

She Shoots to Conquer,* Dorothy Cannell

The Chocolate Pirate Plot: A Chocoholic Mystery,* JoAnna Carl

Scones & Bones: A Tea Shop Mystery,* Laura Childs

The Accidental Florist: A Jane Jeffry Mystery,* Jill Churchill

Deadly Threads,* Jane K. Cleland

Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons: A Dixie Hemingway Mystery,* Blaize Clement

Brute Strength: A Dog Lover’s Mystery,* Susan Conant

A Catered Thanksgiving,* Isis Crawford

All the Pretty Hearses: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery,* Mary Daheim

A Dark and Stormy Night: A Dorothy Martin Mystery,* Jeanne M. Dams

Crunch Time,* Diane Mott Davidson

Bitter Harvest,* Sheila Connolly

Murder by Mocha,* Cleo Coyle

A Brush With Death: A Penny Brannigan Mystery, Elizabeth J. Duncan

Garden of Secrets Past,* Anthony Eglin

Buttons and Bones,* Monica Ferris

Devil’s Food Cake Murder,* Joanne Fluke

Spider Web,* Earlene Fowler

The Wedding Shawl: A Seaside Knitter’s Mystery,* Sally Goldenbaum

Monster in Miniature,* Margaret Grace

Knockdown: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery,* Sarah Graves

The Kenken Killings: A Puzzle Lady Mystery,* Parnell Hall

Slugfest: A Dirty Business Mystery,* Rosemary Harris

Dead by Midnight: A Death on Demand Mystery,* Carolyn Hart

The Cruel Ever After,* Ellen Hart

The Merry Wives of Maggody: An Arly Hanks Mystery,* Joan Hess

Set Sail for Murder,* R.T. Jordan

Vision Impossible: A Psychic Eye Mystery,* Victoria Laurie

Pampered to Death: A Jaine Austen Mystery,* Laura Levine

Berried to the Hilt: A Gray Whale Inn Mystery,* Karen MacInerney

The Square Root of Murder, Ada Madison

The Busy Woman’s Guide to Murder,* Mary Jane Maffini

Death at the Alma Mater,* G.M. Malliet

Christmas Mourning,* Margaret Maron

The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party,* Alexander McCall Smith

A Decadent Way to Die: A Savannah Reid Mystery,* G.A. McKevett

Wined and Died: A Home Crafting Mystery,* Cricket McRae

English Tea Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery,* Leslie Meier

The Body in the Gazebo: A Faith Fairchild Mystery,* Katherine Hall Page

Can’t Never Tell: A Southern Fried Mystery,* Cathy Pickens

Heartstone, C.J. Sansom

Unraveled,* Maggie Sefton

Deadly Reunion: A Cealie Gunther Mystery,* June Shaw

Grey Zone: A Dulcie Schwartz Mystery,* Clea Simon

Black Beans & Vice,* J.B. Stanley

Shadows of a Down East Summer: An Antique Print Mystery,* Lea Wait

A Lesson in Secrets: A Maisie Dobbs Novel,* Jacqueline Winspear

*part of a series

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