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Culinary Cozy Mysteries

Mix the scrumptious descriptions of a foodie’s favorite treats with the intrigue of a murder mystery, and you get the perfect pairing that is the culinary cozy. From ice cream shops and bakeries to restaurants and cafes, what better combination than food and murder? Cozies mysteries feature characters solving crime without graphic content.

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  • Baker Street Mysteries #2. Fashionable social media star and inexperienced baker Maddy Montgomery inherited her great-aunt's bakery and is now juggling the success of Baby Cakes Bakery with a bit of sleuthing to keep her name clear when all clues…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023]
  • Ice Cream Parlor Mystery #3. Bronwyn Crewse rehabs her family’s ice cream parlor and immediately finds herself swept up in murder investigations when the police’s accusations get personal. This is the newest addition to the Ice Cream Parlor…
    Book, 2022New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2022.
  • Books & Biscuits Mystery #2. Keaton and Koby were separated at birth, but now the twins have reunited and opened a cafe-bookshop in the Pacific Northwest called Books & Biscuits where they serve up delicious soul food with a side of justice as they…
    Book, 2022New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2022.
  • Kielbasa Queen Mysteries # 2. Lydia Wienewski and her Grandma Mary investigate murders while running a Polish-American cafe on the shores of Lake Erie in the 1980s. This is the newest addition to the Kielbasa Queen mystery series and will be…
    Book, 2024Edinburgh : Severn House, 2024.
  • Grilled Cheese Mysteries #1. After her husband’s untimely death, Carly Hale returns to Balsam Dell, VT where she opens Carly’s Grilled Cheese Eatery and finds herself in the middle of a murder. Also available on hoopla -…
    Book, 2022Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2022]
  • Noodle Shop Mysteries # 1. While working at her parent’s Chinese restaurant Ho-Lee Noodle House, Lana sleuths out cold-blooded killers while skillfully dodging her mother’s matchmaking attempts. Also available on hoopla -…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2018.
  • Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #1. Lila Macapagal has come to help save her aunt’s struggling Filipino restaurant and finds herself as the prime suspect in her food-critic, ex-boyfriend's murder investigation.
    Book, 2021New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2021.
  • Caribbean Kitchen Mystery #1. Miriam Quinones-Smith, a food anthropologist, Caribbean cooking expert, and TV star, investigates the murders that seem to follow her wherever she goes. Also available on hoopla -…
    Book, 2021New York : Crooked Lane, 2021.
  • Kebab Kitchen Mysteries #1. Lucy Berberian and her family serve the best Mediterranean food on the Jersey Shore, and often find themselves wrapped up in local murder investigations. Also available on hoopla -…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Kensington Books, 2018.
  • Coffeehouse Mysteries #1. Recently divorced Clare Cosi manages the historic Village Blend Coffeehouse in NYC, where she also acts as an amateur sleuth when coworkers and customers meet an untimely demise.
    Book, 2003New York : Berkley Prime Crime, ©2003.
  • Dinner Lady Detectives #1. Wives Margery and Clementine live in a quaint English town where they investigate local murders while serving meals to the students at the local school. Also available on hoopla -…
    Book, 2021San Diego, California : Canelo US, 2021.
  • Singaporean Mystery #1. Widowed “Aunty” Rosie Lee investigates murders while running her own Peranakan cafe and catering company on the beautiful beach town Sentosa. Also available on hoopla -…
    Book, 2013New York, NY : William Morrow, [2013]