Cozy Mystery Books

When you decide to rent a house again in the future, ensure that you are the sole occupant. Katie Aubrey’s rental house is currently being haunted by a ...

Charcuterie trays may be featured on the menu, but murder is the main dish at this event. The excitement is palpable as charcuterie chef Katie Aubrey is ...

The peaceful atmosphere of a countryside gathering is shattered when the gamekeeper is found dead from a gunshot wound. The question remains: was his demise ...

  Gossip, scandal, and murder collide on the express train to London. The question remains: Did the journalist fall from the first-class carriage, or was ...

The staff in high society households are expected to be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes ...

The backdrop for a game of murder in the sport of kings where one player loses more than just a match. Will Cleo be able to solve the case, or will the ...

Being the fashion designer for London's elite, she possessed a keen attention to detail and a knack for the dramatic. However, the brutal murder of someone ...

Scandal, secrets, and bawdy photographs come to light following the murder of a politician's wife. Join Cleo and her friends as they unravel the truth and ...

A wealthy businessman known for his daring nature went from poverty to great success. However, success always has a cost, especially if it comes at the ...

In the fifth book of the popular mystery series, Cleopatra Fox finds herself caught up in a web of deceit and extortion that shocks the elite matchmakers of ...

She was the object of admiration for women and desire for men, until jealousy and past secrets came to the forefront. Join Cleo and her friends as they work ...

London's most fashionable place to stay saw a reservation of a different kind when murder struck. Immerse yourself in this gripping new cozy historical ...

When a patient is electrocuted by a medical therapy device, the manufacturer proves it was tampered with. Who killed her? And what grudge did they hold ...

Pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw is facing a challenging case of small-town murder in Ellie Alexander's Chilled to the Cone: A Bakeshop ...

When a barista competition comes to town, Torte's favorite pastry chef finds herself sleuthing once again—in the next installment of Ellie Alexander's ...

This time, Torte’s pastry chef and amateur sleuth finds herself going from the oven straight into the fire in Ellie Alexander's Nothing Bundt Trouble: A ...

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.