#Cozy Mysteries

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[wormwoodandhoney]

I know you love Arsenic and Adobo, but do you have other cozy mystery recommendations? Thanks😊😊

yes, i love cozy mysteries! in no particular order:

The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson is a book I just finished! Three rival actresses, all known for portraying the same fictional detective by an Agatha Christie-like author, attend a convention about their shared character. One of the actresses starred in the role in the original movies, another starred in a thirteen-year long TV series, and the latest actress is an ex-child star fresh out of rehab. While at the convention, a murder occurs and they must team up to solve it. So cozy.

The Secret Staircase series by Gigi Pandian centers Tempest Raj, a disgraced magician who returns home to her family to help with the family business of building secret staircases, hidden bookshelves, and other unique home renovations. Murders happen.

Pies Before Guys series by Mischa Popp is a series about a magical bisexual baker named Daisy who bakes deadly pies to murder abusive men. She also occasionally solves murders.

Shady Hollow by Juneau Black is a cozy mystery series featuring Beatrix Potter like anthropomorphized animals in their cozy little town that is interrupted by a murder.

In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace is about a witch named Brynn and her witchy aunts who run a B&B, when one of their guests is murdered. I really liked the first one and did not like the second as much, so your mileage may vary.

These are all COZY mysteries, so be aware of the genre conventions: often slightly cheesy, features amateurs solving complicated crimes, and very friendly, if not whimsical, writing styles. If you're interested in darker mysteries or thrillers, I have those too- but these are COZY!!! COZY!

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[shiraglassman]

Do you have any recommendations for sapphic and/or Jewish cosy mysteries?

I wrote one that is both, called A Harvest of Ripe Figs! It's about a stolen violin.

A sapphic cozy (at least, cozy in the vein that it's stylistically similar to Agatha Christie) is Proper English by KJ Charles. I have a review floating around if you Google my name and the title.

For a historical Jewish mystery series, try Libi Astaire's books. I'm partial to the one called The Vanisher Variations. I reviewed that one too at some point.

I haven't read a tremendous amount of recently-written cozies, though, so other people might have more to say!

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Cozy mysteries - if you’ve read one you know the genre! Often follow the plot pattern of: [single young woman/divorcee] returns to [hometown/other important location of her childhood] to [take over family/start a new] business. Someone is murdered! Because [the murder hurts her business/she’s a suspect/her bestie is a suspect/…] she must investigate extra-judiciously. Luckily she is successful, and also a romance is developing with the hunky [detective/co-worker…it’s usually a detective and/or cop tho].

Despite the similarities, many cozy mysteries I’ve read do have a thing or two that sets them apart! Read on for some recommendations based on what kind of experience you might be looking for! (In order of how recently I read them; this is by no means an exhaustive list, just some things I read and thought worth recommending.)

Are you looking for a cozy mystery series that…

…has recurring characters that may become future murderers/victims?

Local Foods Mystery Series, by Edith Maxwell!

Otherwise a fairly typical cozy mystery experience, but I did like the setting and the journey to end up with the love interest - who is not, for once, described mainly as “handsome,” but is given physical traits that have no inherent value, but which the heroine obviously likes. (It’s a small thing, but worth noting!)

…has characters of color as the main cast?

Noodle Shop Mystery series, by Vivien Chien

In this mystery, when the main character moves “back home” it means she’s working in her parent’s noodle house again, in a shopping center full of Chinese-American owned businesses. This is the community she mostly solves mysteries in. Cute and funny at times!

…has a love interest who isn’t a cop?

Melanie Travis mystery series, by Laurien Berenson

As you can hopefully tell from the cover, the sort of business/special interest driving this cozy series is dog breeding and dog shows! The main character’s aunt gets her into helping show standard Poodles. Aside from the fascinating look into the world of showing dogs, the mysteries are fairly standard, but I do like (as said above) that the love interest isn’t a cop for once - and also and maybe more importantly, the main character is a single mom who really loves her six-year-old and has to deal with logistics like child care before diving into dog shows and mysteries.

…has a more experienced amateur detective?

Coffeehouse Mysteries, by Cleo Coyle

She’s not experienced at solving crime, but she’s a 40-something divorcée with an adult daughter who, in book 1, is about to take back over a coffee house that she has several years of experience running. In other ways, not dissimilar from the standard cozy series outline - except that they take place in NYC instead of a small town somewhere! Also good if you like a slow burn romance - it takes several books for the main character to get with the main love interest.

…has characters more complex than they seem?

Cajun Country Mysteries, by Ellen Byron

These also have a strong, fun sense of place deep in the heart of Louisiana, though in a fictional town. Though essentially light-hearted, they do acknowledge the history of plantations in the area, as well as giving the reader a look at various true funky Cajun Country traditions. The recurring characters are a little over-the-top at points, but they’re saved by the added complexity: for example, the mean sheriff character who is nowhere near as handsome as his detective cousin (guess who the love interest is…) turns out to be a still annoying but OK guy who is able to acknowledge when he was wrong. Also, as someone who works in hospitality: the people staying in the main character’s BnB are unfortunately not super over-the-top, people can really be like that. (Except with less murder, in my experience.)

…has a Marple-ish (older, underestimated) protagonist?

Deadly Edits series, by Kaitlyn Dunnett

There is no love interest here! (At least, not in the ones I read.) A retired widow moves to her childhood hometown and opens a copy-editing business, then starts solving murders. It’s a nice change of pace from the young businesswomen looking for love, if you’re still looking for an essentially cozy plot.

#eb's mystery recs #book recs #cozy mysteries #none of these is perfect but all can be enjoyable in different ways

[shakespearetamora]

So I have caught up on all of Grantchester, All Things Great and Small, The Durrells, Ms. Scarlet and the Duke, Father Brown, Sister Boniface, and I am almost done rewatching Bletchley Circle. I need some more shows to watch!

Please help!

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[wonderlandleighleigh]

Books you read/reading

Listening to the Daisy Dahlrimple mysteries again..

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[flavia8]

XD the Flavia De Luce Murder Mysteries are not Cozy lol what possessed people to classify it that way? The Village Setting? The MC being a child? If so, that means AGGTM is cozy. Truly Devious also has an Idyllic setting so it must be cozy as well.

A cozy murder mystery is classified as follows:

The Violence is off page or if on page very slight and not graphic at all.

The Sleuth is amateur (there are some exceptions)

The settings is, 99 percent of the time a small and Idyllic community.

The tone is lighthearted and often comedic

The supporting characters (and often the MC) are quirky.

Now. The Flavia de Luce mysteries do fit some of these, but in two important ways it deviates.

Tone: I would not call the Flavia de Luce books lighthearted at all. In my opinion, sorrow is the emotional undercurrent of that series. Her dead mother haunts the narrative throughout every book. At the start of the book, the de Luce's are on the brink of financial ruin and (spoiler) eventually tip over into that ruin. There are lighthearted moments, yes! Hope is intertwined with the sorrow equally, but not in a way to make the tone of the series lighthearted and "quirky." I suppose. Flavia might be considered quirky but she's quirky by the dictionary definition (characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits), not the way people tend to use it (as meaning silly and try-hard)

Violence: Some of it is either off page or not very graphic. However. There are multiple instances of graphic violence in the series. Against Flavia in particular, in no particular order:

Almost Buried Alive

Actually for real pushed of the roof of a gigantic mansion

Witnesses multiple attempted suicides (After these people tried to kill her) and

Almost run over by a car

This is not everything of course but I feel this illustrates my point. The Flavia De Luce Mysteries are much better classified as whodunnits, not cozy mysteries.

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[tarriecat]

I'm trying to find my balance with social media activity and also trying to get through my TBR a bit more so I'm gonna put tiny book blogs on my Tumblr! And I am not allowed to give myself any rules for it because then I won't do it.

Hot and Sour Suspects, Vivien Chien

Fair mystery, cute setting, consistent with rest of series, fast paced

Awkward Moments Level: Mild to Moderate

Negative points for cop boyfriend

Positive points for cute dog

#tarrie's mini book blog #booklr #cozy mysteries

[witchee1014]

My Favorite Cozy Mystery Book Series: From Murder, She Wrote to The Coffeehouse Mysteries

In this blog post, I share my favorite cozy mystery book series, including Murder, She Wrote, The Coffeehouse Mysteries, and The Haunted Bookshop. I discuss what makes these series great and encourage readers to try cozy mysteries for themselves.

Hey there, fellow cozy mystery enthusiasts! Are you a fan of curling up with a cup of tea and a good whodunit? Do you secretly fantasize about solving a murder mystery in a small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business? Well, you’re in good company, my friend. As a self-proclaimed cozy mystery addict, I’m always on the hunt for the next great series to binge-read. In case you’re new…

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book review || A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones

An end of a series! Already!

I was pretty excited going into this because, after the events of the second book, I thought we’d be seeing a lot more of Levi, but not as much as I would have loved. What we did see though? Swoony, sweet, and hot af. The family feels in this had me awwing left and right, it was so dang cute. The romance in this one hits so perfectly for me that I could find nothing to complain about. Good spice, hilarious banter, and healthy communication when it really matters. Levi apologizing for his concern manifesting as anger? Hot damn, that’s attractive.

As far as the many the plot went in this, it did feel like we had a bit too much going on. The main mystery felt pretty predictable, another wrapping up really quickly and easily, but the final had me in stitches with an adorable ending. That doesn’t mean that the climax isn’t tension-filled and didn’t have me flipping pages as fast as possible. The ending barely lets you breathe as hit after hit occurs.

I did find the writing a little stilted in this one. Jones’ humor is still perfectly my style and always has me laughing. Yet, I felt like a lot of dialogue in this one was a little too structured and didn’t flow well, making it feel unnatural. Along with that, we alternate perspectives between Sunshine and her daughter, Auri, and this was the first time where Auri’s perspective felt more juvenile than her age. Rather than her fourteen, I would have guessed she was ten based on how her dialogue was written at times.

All in all though, I had so much fun with this quick series, definitely a Gilmore Girls sort of cozy mystery with a bit more steam!

4 / 5 stars

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[coldbrewcatcafe]

♡i have recently discovered that cozy mysteries exist and i am so so excited about it♡

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[wormwoodandhoney]

I would absolutely love cozy mystery recommendations! Bonus points for gay or lesbian ones.

here are some more cozy recommendations, but let's do all gay & lesbian ones!

i'm super excited to read board to death by cj connor, about a gay game store owner. comes out this month!

magic, pies, & deadly lies is a magical cozy mystery featuring a bi protagonist and a love triangle with a male love interest and a female love interest.

payback's a witch is cozy mystery adjacent, more sort of a magical competition book, but it gives me the same vibe. featuring a sapphic romance.

i haven't read this one, and i'm not sure how cozy it is, but dead dead girls has been on my tbr for awhile!

EDIT: WAIT I REMEMBER ANOTHER ONE the mimicking of known successes, which is also on my tbr but it's a sci fi cozy mystery.

there really hasn't been a ton of traditionally published queer cozy mysteries (i haven't been able to dive into indie/self publishing as much as i'd like) in the past, but it's definitely getting more common! i'm excited for this list to grow, i'll update you guys as i get more.

#book recs #cozy mysteries

[findmeabook]

Why, no; no I hadn't heard of Quozies. I don't really read mysteries much, but now I believe I could be convinced.

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[louisemarvin]

Hello!

This is your captain speaking, the weather outside is sunny and a balmy 74F—perfect day to kick off this blog.

Look for my book, THE CHAMOMILE CONSPIRACY, coming to you on September 30, 2022!

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[dragonsorceress22]

Pride 2022 - Day 23

Today's recommendation is another cozy mystery : )

This delightful mlm cozy is available in print and audiobook! Written by Josh Lanyon, who you may remember from Day 19!

Don't forget to check out your local library for a wealth of free reading, watching, and listening!

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