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Murder Most Cozy

Timeless whodunit traditions shine in these cozy, comforting mysteries filled with charm and wit. With inviting settings, clever clues and memorable characters, these tales deliver suspense without sacrificing a sense of delight and reassurance. Each story offers intrigue wrapped in warmth, perfect for readers who enjoy the softer side of crime.

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  • After a vicar jokes that killing Colonel Protheroe would be “doing the world a favor,” the colonel is promptly found shot dead in the vicar’s study. Enter Miss Jane Marple—who quickly discovers that in her quaint village, St. Mary Mead, nearly…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. — M-CHR
  • Every week, four residents of a tranquil retirement village gather to solve unsolved murders. Then, a real body turns up. With their first live case on their hands, the Thursday Murder Club prove that age is no barrier to catching a killer.
    Book, 2020[New York] : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, [2020] — M OSMAN
  • Newly married Emma Knightley is happily settled into life at Highbury—until a shocking discovery at the village church reveals Mrs. Augusta Elton murdered on the altar steps. With gossip flying and no shortage of suspects, Emma can’t resist…
    Book, 2024New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2024. — MYSTERY Kelly V.
  • Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing. Sixty-year-old tea-shop owner Vera Wong loves two things: a perfect cup of Wulong and keeping tabs on her son’s love life. But when she discovers a dead man in her shop, Vera realizes it will take more…
    Book, 2023New York : Berkley, 2023. — M-SUT
  • Feisty Beatrice Steele has never been a proper lady, and she hides a secret obsession with true crime. But when eligible bachelor Edmund Croaksworth drop dead during the autumnal ball, Beatrice finds herself trapped in a stormy manor with a…
    Book, 2023New York : Random House, [2023] — F-SEA
  • When Lila Macapagal returns home after a messy breakup, she expects meddling aunties and a failing restaurant—not murder. But after her ex, a notorious food critic, drops dead following a heated confrontation, Lila becomes the prime suspect. With…
    Book, 2021New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2021. — M MANAN
  • When Dorothy’s obnoxious date turns up dead—face-first in a cheesecake—Rose’s St. Olaf–themed wedding week goes from festive to fatal. With every guest a suspect (especially Dorothy), the Golden Girls must juggle snobby relatives, eloping cousins…
    Book, 2025Los Angeles : Hyperion Avenue, 2025. — M-EKS
  • Since her gran’s death, twenty-five-year-old Molly has found comfort in order—especially in her job as a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. But her carefully arranged world collapses when she discovers a wealthy guest dead in his suite. Mistaken for…
    Book, 2022New York : Ballantine Books, [2022] — FIC PROSE
  • At the Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration, Hannah’s pink lemonade desserts are a hit—until a retired MLB player turns up dead. With rumors about his past and a long list of suspects—including Hannah’s own mother, Hannah must step up as sleuth.…
    Book, 2023New York, New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023] — M-FLU
  • Most people consider Margaret Finch odd. She’s tall, solitary and runs her life with clockwork precision—but her obsessive attention to detail makes her invaluable as a university research assistant. When a sudden death rattles the campus, officials…
    Book, 2025New York : Berkley, 2025. — M TOWNS
  • Seventy-seven-year-old Judith Potts is perfectly content—living alone in a crumbling mansion, drinking whisky when she pleases and setting crosswords for The Times. But when she witnesses a murder while swimming in the Thames, and the police dismiss…
    Book, 2022Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2022] — M-THOROGOOD, R
  • When Lady Petra Forsyth’s beloved fiancé dies just weeks before their wedding, she boldly declares she will never remarry. Wealthy, titled and fiercely independent, Petra embraces society on her own terms—until whispers surface that a friend has…
    Book, 2023New York : Minotaur Books, 2023. — M-CON

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