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 #10)
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)
We Chase Shadows (We Solve Murders, #2)
Don't Kiss and Spell (Paranormal Romance, #1)
The Castle in the Glen
The Book Witch
The Bodyguard's Fall (Falling for Autumn)
The Oxford Detective Society (The Oxford Detective Society, #1)
Road Trip
Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk (Magic & Mystery, #1)
A Deadly Episode (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #6)
The Invisible Woman
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts (The Marlow Murder Club, #5)
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)
The Big Cats Dance Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #27)
A Match Made in Coven (Paranormal Romance, #2)
The Silent Appeal (The Appeal, #2)
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
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

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMademoiselle le Sleuth by Theasa TuohyThe Polymorph by Max NowazHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingStill Life by Louise Penny
Kept Me Up All Night
575 books — 437 voters
The Queen and the Tom by Ashley ScottThe Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson BraunHisses, Hexes, and Homicide by DeAnna DrakeMonterey Bay Malice by Seren Star GoodePaws, Claws & Curses by DeAnna Drake
Cozy Cat Mystery Books
364 books — 283 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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