Cozy Mystery Books
Imagine the terror of being scared of heights while working as a reporter for an adventure magazine. Now picture witnessing a murder from the top of a ...
Amateur detectives Jude and Carole find themselves embarking on their third investigation when a horrifying find is uncovered in the basement of a majestic ...
Meet Carole and Jude, two chalk-and-cheese neighbors who team up to solve a baffling murder. Catering a swish dinner at Hopwicke House Hotel sounds like a ...
The charming coastal town of Fethering is the residence of Carole Seddon and Jude, two amateur detectives described by the Toronto Star as "winning enough ...
Fethering sleuths Carole and Jude are back in a captivating mystery filled with intense rivalries and deep-seated envy. Bracketts, a historic Elizabethan ...
Strait-laced Carole and her laid back neighbour Jude are back in the second installment of Simon Brett's Fethering Series. Carole Seddon wasn't disturbed by ...
‘Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted.’ The Sunday Times Introducing your new favourite sleuthing team: the unlikely neighbours, Carole and ...
The author of Dragonwell Dead, a national bestseller, is back with a new mystery that explores the deadly consequences of fame. The Charleston Film Festival ...
Neighbours Carole and Jude are on the case of a gruesome murder at the local theatre in the newest Fethering village mystery by acclaimed author Simon Brett, ...
A surprising discovery right beneath the patio of Mrs Pargeter transforms a calm and sunny June morning into a captivating quest for solutions in the newest ...
Mrs Pargeter has come across the abilities of Public Relations in making evil appear good in the newest intriguing mystery. It is not her fondness for ...
Given the opportunity to attend the funeral of the wealthy and esteemed Sir Normington Winthrop, Mrs Pargeter decides to go as his name is listed in the ...
Mrs. Melita Pargeter, the widow of the beloved criminal Mr. Pargeter, sets out on a quest to clear the name of her dear friend, the builder known as ...
Mrs Pargeter has always been satisfied with her figure so she never saw the necessity to change it. However, she agrees to accompany her friend Kim to a ...
Although a trip to Corfu is not her typical holiday destination, Mrs Pargeter agrees to accompany her recently widowed friend, putting aside her ...
Another adventure awaits Mrs. Pargeter, a woman in her sixties with a touch more of bravery. She has relocated to a well-off community, yet there is ...
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.