Cozy Mysteries

Definition:

Cozy mysteries, also referred to as “cosy mysteries” or “cozies”, are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur offstage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially-intimate community. Wikipedia

All titles listed are first in a series except where otherwise noted. Series names in parenthesis after title. Where a title occurs on more than one staff list, a see other note is given

Abbott, Victoria. The Christie Curse [Book Collector]

Adams, Ellery. The Secret, Book & Scone Society [Secret, Book & Scone]

Albert, Susan Wittig. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree [Darling Dahlias]

Alexander, Ellie. Meet Your Baker [Bakeshop] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Alexander, Tasha. And Only to Deceive [Lady Emily Ashton]

Alexander, Tasha. Murder, with Peacocks [Meg Langslow]

Andrews, Mary Kay. Savannah Blues [Savannah]

Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity’s Death [Aunt Dimity]

Ballard, Mignon Franklin. Miss Dimple Disappears [Miss Dimple Kilpatrick]

Barrett, Lorna. Murder is Binding [Booktown]

Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor [Jane Austen]

Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death [Agatha Raisin]

Berenson, Laurien. Peg and Rose Solve a Murder [Senior Sleuths]

Black, Laura Gail. A Pedigree to Die For [Melanie Travis]

Bowen, Rhys. Evans Above [Constable Evans]

Braun, Lilian Jackson. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards [Cat Who]

Brett, Simon. A Nice Class of Corpse [Miss Pargeter]

Brightwell, Emily. The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries [Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries]

Brown, Rita Mae. Wish You Were Here [Mrs. Murphy]

Buckley, Julia. The Big Chili [Undercover Dish] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Buckley, Julia. Death in a Budapest Butterfly [Hungarian Tea House] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Carlisle, Kate. Homicide in Hardcover [Bibliophile]

Chen, Vivien. Death by Dumpling [Noodle Shop] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Childs, Laura. Death by Darjeeling [Tea Shop] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Conant, Susan. A New Leash on Death [Dog Lover’s]

Conant, Susan. Scratch the Surface [Cat Lovers]

Coyle, Cleo. On What Grounds [Coffeehouse] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Coyle, Cleo. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure [Haunted Bookshop]

Crawford, Isis. A Catered Murder [Mystery with Recipes] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Daheim, Mary Just Desserts [Bed and Breakfast]

Dams, Jeanne. The Body in the Transept [Dorothy Martin]

Davidson, Diane Mott. Catering to Nobody [Goldy Bear] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Day, Maddie. Flipped for Murder [Country Store] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Dunn, Carola. Manna from Hades [Cornish]

Flower, Amanda. Assault and Pepper [Pennsylvania Dutch] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Flower, Amanda. Crime and Poetry [Magical Bookshop]

Flower, Amanda. Because I Could Not Stop for Death [Emily Dickenson]

Flower, Amanda. Farm to Trouble [Farm to Table] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Flower, Amanda. The Final Reveille [Living History Museum]

Flower, Amanda. Flowers and Foul Play [Magic Garden]

Flower, Amanda. Matchmaking Can Be Murder [Amish Matchmaker]

Fluke, Joanne. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder [Hannah Swensen] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Fowler, Earlene. Fool’s Puzzle [Benni Harper]

Gates, Eva. By Book or by Crook [Lighthouse Library]

George, Anne. Murder on a Girl’s Night Out [Southern Sisters]

Graves, Sarah. Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake [Death by Chocolate] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Graves, Sarah. The Dead Cat Bounce [Home Repair is Homicide]

Haines, Carolyn. Them Bones [Mississippi Delta]

Harris, Charlaine. Real Murders [Aurora Teagarden]

Harris, Charlaine. Shakespeare’s Landlord [Lily Bard]

Hart, Carolyn G. Dead Man’s Island [Henrie O]

Hart, Carolyn G. Death on Demand [Death on Demand]

Hess, Joan. Strangled Prose [Claire Malloy]

Hess, Joan. Malice in Maggody [Arly Hanks]

James, Miranda. Bless Her Dead Little Heart [Southern Sisters]

James, Miranda. Murder Past Due [Cat in the Stacks]

McKevett, G.A. Just Desserts [Savannah Reid]

McKevett, G.A. Murder in Her Stocking [Granny Reid]

Meier, Leslie. Mistletoe Murder [Lucy Stone]

Monfredo, Miriam. Seneca Falls Inheritance [Seneca Falls]

Myers, Tamar. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth [Pennsylvania Dutch] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Myers, Tamar. Larceny and Old Lace [Den of Antiquity]

Page, Katherine Hall. The Body in the Big Apple [Faith Fairchild]

Peters, Elizabeth. Crocodile on the Sandbank [Amelia Peabody]

Ross, Ann B. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind [Miss Julia]

Smith, Alexander McCall. No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency [No. 1 Ladies’ Detecive Agency]

Strohmeyer, Sarah. Bubbles Unbound [Bubbles Yablonsky]

Taylor, Phoebe Atwood. Death Lights a Candle [Asey Mayo]

Wenger, Christine Anne. Do or Diner [Comfort Food] [see also: Culinary Mysteries]

Winspear, Jacquelin. Maisie Dobbs [Maisie Dobbs]

Wolzien, Valerie. Permit for Murder [Josie Pigeon]