Cozy Mystery Books
The latest installment in the captivating and amusing Vinyl Detective mystery series is the fourth book. "Just like an old 45rpm record, this book is full of ...
The third book in the hilarious and enthralling Vinyl Detective mystery series is here. Described as "Like an old 45rpm record, this book crackles with ...
The Vinyl Detective embarks on his sixth adventure into the realm of death metal. Get ready for a mix of humor, vinyl records, feline friends, and the ...
The fifth adventure of The Vinyl Detective takes a punk twist. "Like an old 45rpm record, this book crackles with brilliance." David Quantick on Written in ...
He is a collector of records - a specialist in vinyl, searching for rare and hard-to-find LPs. His business card labels him as the ‘Vinyl Detective’ and some ...
When a brand new copy of the last album by "Valerian" - the legendary rock band of the 1960s in England - is discovered in a thrift store, chaos ensues. The ...
The Vinyl Detective is embarking on his eighth adventure, delving into the world of Italian movie soundtrack music. This new escapade is a treat for fans of ...
A cast of lovable rogues faces fiendish puzzles and murderous villains in this ‘devilishly clever’ love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and ...
A former chef finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation upon her return to her Southern hometown in the debut Tiffany Austin food blogger mystery ...
Food critic and blogger Tiffany Austin is on the case of a murder at a pizza baking contest in her hometown of Branson, Georgia in the second instalment of ...
When the Foodie Fest comes to town, Tiffany Austin must come up with a plan to catch a killer after a deadly incident at the convention . . . Excited to ...
An Agatha Nominee for Best Contemporary Mystery Novel
The Agatha Award Winner for Best Contemporary Mystery Novel
Renowned for her irresistibly captivating characters, acclaimed author Gigi Pandian introduces a new protagonist in the premiere installment of her latest ...
In The Library Game, Tempest Raj and Secret Staircase Construction are renovating a classic detective fiction library that has just encountered its first ...
Love armchair travel, Paris, and humorous mysteries? Don’t miss this Accidental Alchemist novella from USA Today bestselling and Anthony Award-winning author ...
Description
Cozy mysteries rarely focus on sex, profanity, or violence. Murders occur off-stage and are typically bloodless (e.g., poisoning), while sexual activity (if any) between characters is only subtly implied and never directly addressed.
Cozy mysteries usually take place in a small town or village. The small setting makes it plausible that all suspects know each other. The amateur sleuth is typically a likable person who can get community members to speak freely about one another. There is often at least one highly knowledgeable, nosy, yet reliable character in the book who fills in all the gaps, enabling the amateur sleuth to solve the case.