Cozy Mystery Books
Live and Let Pie by Ellie Alexander is the latest mouth-watering addition to the captivating Bakeshop Mysteries series, set in charming Ashland, OR! Life at ...
Torte is the irresistible small-town bakeshop that is hosting a midsummer night’s wedding, where both merry-making and murder are on the menu. Till Death Do ...
Running a detective agency above her beloved bookstore was the ideal business plan for Annie Murray, at least until her first case involved a suspicious ...
Ellie Alexander's Bake, Borrow, and Steal, the latest mouthwatering addition to the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, Oregon! As the vibrant colors of fall ...
Fall has draped Ashland, Oregon, in a palette of vibrant colors. Lance, the beloved artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is in high spirits. ...
A celebration in Oxford for university tutor and bestselling author Jason Verdoot, attended by DCI St. Just and his fiancée Portia, is a night to remember . ...
A lighthearted cozy mystery takes place in the charming setting of Cornwall with the main characters being DCI Arthur St. Just and his soon-to-be wife Portia ...
St. Michaels College is known for its prestige and grandeur, but is currently in a state of disrepair that is quite alarming. In order to raise funds for the ...
Cambridge University master Sir Flyte Rascallian seems uninterested in the seemingly innocent set of old paintings he has inherited from his aunt Beatrice. ...
From his majestic eighteenth century English manor, Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk, a millionaire, indulges in writing mystery novels and teasing his four spoiled ...
Everyone is gathered at Dalmorton Castle in Scotland for a crime writers' conference, with Kimberlee Kalder, the "It" girl of the publishing industry, in ...
A Hollywood star, once shining brightly but now dimming, is thrust back into the spotlight - but not for reasons anyone would want! The historic Round ...
It’s Christmas season and the whole town is making their way to Torte, the most festive bakery in town. There’s no place like home for the ...
Meet Sloan Krause, the main character of Death on Tap, the first novel in a new cozy series by Ellie Alexander! During a beer festival in Ashland, Oregon, ...
Torte—the popular small-town bakeshop operated by Jules Capshaw—is getting ready for the spotlight. However, no one could have predicted that a murder would ...
Welcome to Torte—a warm and welcoming family bakery in a small town where the oven is running hot and the mysteries are as thick as the dough... Jules ...
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.