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Cozy Crimes and Clever Detectives

Murder, mayhem, and charm! These cozy mysteries feature amateur sleuths, quirky towns, and clever twists—no gore, just intrigue.

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  • A spirited group of retirees investigates a local murder in their quiet village, uncovering secrets with wit and heart.
    Book, 2020[New York, NY] : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, [2020]
  • Chief Inspector Armand Gamache arrives in a quaint Quebec village after a beloved local is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
    Book, 2005New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, [2005]
  • An ice cream shop owner finds herself mixed up in a murder case when a body turns up during her grand reopening.
    Book, 2020New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2020.
  • Miss Marple makes her debut when a local colonel is found dead in the vicar’s study—classic English village mystery.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
  • Precocious 11-year-old chemist Flavia de Luce uncovers a corpse in her garden and takes on the case herself.
    Book, 2010New York : Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, 2010.
  • Hannah Swensen, baker and amateur sleuth, balances running her cookie shop with uncovering a killer in small-town Minnesota.
    eBook, 2008Kensington Publishing Corp., 2008
  • After a suspicious death at a Chinese restaurant, Lana Lee finds herself tangled in a noodle house mystery in Cleveland’s Asia Village.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2018.
  • Librarian Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, investigate a suspicious death linked to a rare book collection.
    eAudiobook, 2024Tantor Media, Inc, 2024
  • Chaos and comedy ensue when a reluctant maid of honor finds herself in the middle of multiple wedding disasters—and a murder.
    Book, 2000New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2000.
  • A retired actress starts a private detective agency in Palm Springs with her two best friends—and their first case hits close to home.
    eBook, 2018Kensington Books, 2018