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Animal Cozies
Book 1 of the A Canine Casper Cozy Mystery series. A dog groomer moves to Maine, where her great aunt has left her a dog, a haunted house, and a mystery to solve.
Book 1 in Diner Short Story Mysteries features Willow, who likes her quiet routine as a book editor until a theft at the diner she frequents begins a series of mysteries in her life.
The mayor has been killed, and 50-something newspaper publisher Zora Flynn might be next. But Rocco, her pampered prince of a poodle just might sniff out a killer before Zora becomes the next victim. This is part of the Cottage Country Cozy Mystery series.
Book 1 in A Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery series. Alexis Blair, newly single and recently fired from her book publishing job decides to pursue her dream of opening a bookstore. But first she takes a job as an occult bookshop in an eccentric town full of mysteries.
Book 1 in An Art Detective Dog Lover's Short Story Book series, in which an art detective solves crimes along with her trusty new pet dog, Duke.
Alexis Danford’s world is shattered when she loses her parents and her job. Rather than finding solace in her hometown, Alexis finds secrets and murder. Now she finds herself attracted to a murder suspect and a suspect herself as accusations fly through the town of Cryptic Cove. This is part of the Cryptic Cove Cozy Mystery series.
In the middle of a decorating job at a celebrity’s mansion, Daisy’s employer is found murdered in his studio. Now there’s a house full of suspects and too many motives to count. With her best friend, grandma and her West Highland terrier, Shamus, by her side, can Daisy crack the case?
In Book of A Salem Massachusetts Mini Mystery, Kathy Taylor quits after eight years of being a police officer to become a private investigator. In a city full of Wiccans and psychics, she has some interesting cases, starting with a case involving a black cat.
Baking & Culinary Cozies
Lindsey Cole
Blue Buried Muffins
After her boyfriend gets into a mess, a frightened Annie Fisher drives back to her hometown of Catfish Cove, NH. But instead of a safe life working in her aunt’s cafe, she finds her boyfriend dead and a whole lot of suspects around her. Following her boyfriend’s last warning not to trust anyone, she has no choice but to investigate in book 1 of the Black Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery series.
Fit to be French Fried
When an unlikable customer collapses after visiting Felicia’s food truck, Felicia is convinced that it’s no simple medical emergency. Is there a murderer on the loose? This is part of Felicia's Food Truck One Hour Cozies.
Aged for Murder
In book 1 of A Tuscan Vineyard Cozy Mystery, Olivia Glass is disillusioned by the advertising industry, and has just found out her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She’s off to live her dream life in Tuscany with her own vineyard, only to find that trouble can be found even in the coziest town– in the form of murder.
A Pie to Die For: A Bakery Detective Cozy Mystery
Rachael will do anything to protect her bakery from the evil Bakermatic Baked Goods Company, but the police seem to think that includes murdering a food critic. With her best friend, Pippa, Rachael sets out to save her bakery, but it could ultimately cost her, and her best friend, everything. This is part of the Bakery Detectives Cozy Mystery series.
Lindsey Cole
Gun Powder Chowder
Hannah Holiday is new to Hooks Harbor, Maine, where she has inherited a café and cottages she plans to turn into a modern business. But when a body turns up in the most unexpected of places, she becomes a murder suspect! Now she must decide who to trust and somehow solve a murder before it’s too late for her new dream life to begin. This is part of the Hooked and Cooked Cozy Mystery series.
Patti Larsen
Bed and Breakfast Murder
A girl, a pug and murder. When ownership of Fiona Fleming's inherited bed and breakfast comes into question, she's the prime suspect in the murder of the shady developer who claims Petunia's belongs to him. Can she solve the crime before the handsome sheriff puts her behind bars?
Beachfront Bakery
In Book 1 of A Beachfront Bakery Cozy Mystery series, Allison Sweet quits her job as a Sous Chef in L.A. to open her own bakery in Venice. But it's not all a dream-come-true with a rival bakery nearby and a customer turning up dead in her shop.
Tapas, Carrot Cake, and a Corpse
No one expects a murder in the neighborly town of St Eves, which is why when a stranger is murdered the townsfolk go on the hunt for the killer. Inquisitive café owner Charlotte Denver, desperate for a return to normalcy, is determined to do whatever she can to see the killer behind bars - but might unveil shocking town secrets in the process.
The Daydreamer Detective
After five years in Tokyo, Mei Yamagawa has nothing to show for it. Things only get worse when she returns to her rural Japanese hometown to find her best friend accused of murdering her own father.To clear her friend of the crime and find the real killer, Mei’s going to need every last ounce of her imagination… and just a pinch of luck.
The Daydreamer Detective is the savory starter to the Miso Cozy series of cozy mystery novels.
Grace Lemon
Maple Syrup Murder
Book 1 in an Oh Fudge! Cozy Mystery series. Ida Noe's best friend is in trouble when a businessman is found smothered in a local sugar bush on Cider Island in the middle of maple syrup season.
Murder in the Manor
Book 1 in A Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery series begins when Lacey decides to settle into the English seaside town of Wilfordshire after a divorce. Her heartbreak may finally be behind her. She's living her dream of owning an antique shop - until a customer is murdered.
Classic Cozies
General Fiction Cozies
Out of Options
Out of Options is a prequel novella to the Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries series. A dry district, a shocking secret, a missing person. When Lois Stone’s friend, Beth Darrow, arranges to meet her to reveal an astonishing discovery then disappears Lois becomes worried. What has happened to her friend?
Killing at the Carnival
In Book 1 of the Cassie Pengear Mysteries, Cassandra Pengear's trip to the carnival takes a deadly turn. Join Cassie as she helps Scotland Yard detectives solve mysteries in a steampunk version of Victorian London.
The After Hours Deception
Petal Morgan didn't plan to end up broke and living in her parent's garage apartment at 30. When an old friend offers her an unusual job opportunity, Petal discovers not only does she have a knack for pretending she's someone she's not, she's pretty good at solving murders, too. This is part of the Masquerade Inc. Cozy Mystery series.
Raining Men and Corpses
Raina Sun is a grad student trying to keep her head above water as the bills roll in, but her college adviser cons her out of several months of rent. Her quest to get her money back sets into motion a streak of bad luck. There is no place for an amateur when it comes to murder. A cozy mystery with a dash of humor, quirky characters, and Chinese-American culture in the Raina Sun Mystery series.
Who She Was
In Book 1 of the Sylvia Wilcox Mysteries, a grieving husband goes to Sylvia's detective agency on Christmas Eve looking for clues about his wife's mysterious death.
Designer Dirty Laundry
When trend specialist Samantha Kidd finds her boss dead in the elevator and winds up on the suspect list, her life is turned upside down. This is part of the Killer Fashion mystery series.
Hobby Cozies
Pains and Penalties
When Kalina Greystone returns home to Ellesworth, MA to take over the family's comic book shop, she doesn’t expect a murder at the annual Solstice Fair to push her into sleuthing, much to the chagrin of her former high school sweetheart, Detective Christian Harper. This is part of the Geeks and Things Cozy Mystery series.
The Art and Craft of Murder
Cozy Cat Parker
Book 1 in the Whistler's Cove Cozy Mystery series takes place in a community of artists and crafters, where a murder occurs in Misty Williams' teahouse. Her hopes and dreams are crushed when the man she loves is accused of the murder. She and her trusty cat, Mabel, must track down the real killer to save her business and her romance.
State of the Art Heist
Maisie Dean
In book 1 of the Kacey Chance Cozy Mystery series, aspiring actress Kacey Chance takes a job at a detective agency run by three handsome, single brothers and their sassy grandmother. She soon finds herself involved in an art theft case that might just propel her into the role of a lifetime - as a sleuth.
Be Still My Beading Heart
Janice Peacock
When glass artist Jax O'Connell's red VW bug goes missing on Valentine’s Day, she takes matters into her own hands. But after coming across Ryan, a handsome cop, and Zachary, a sexy detective, she realizes she’s been missing a love life, too. Can she salvage her love life and find her car before the day is over?
Arson at the Art Gallery
Widow Addison Lake moves to the coastal town of Getaway Bay, hoping to turn a beach house into a B&B. Her plans are derailed after her cousin’s art gallery catches fire – and a body is found in the ashes. Can Addison clear her cousin’s name and catch the real culprit?
Arson at the Art Gallery
Nicolette Pierce
Nadia Wolf Book 1 follows Nadia through the world of professional poker playing, which goes askew when a player is found murdered.
Holiday Cozies
Mile High Murder
Pamela Kenney
Meg Spencer hasn't even been retired for 48 hours and she's already finding dead bodies! All she wants is to make it to Victoria, BC, Canada so she can start her new life, far away from the mean streets of Toronto, where she worked for decades as a homicide detective. But a murderer has other plans. And they're not going to wait for the plane to touch down in Victoria before killing someone.
The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre
Elisabeth Crabtree
Hatter's Cove Mystery Series Book 1 takes place on Valentine’s day in Hatter’s Cove, where food columnist Kat Archer is assigned to the opening of Miss Dolly’s Cookie and Sweets’ emporium. The event of the year turns into Kat’s biggest story when an employee is poisoned.
Sweetheart in High Heels: High Heels Mysteries short story #5.75
Gemma Halliday
Fashion designer turned amateur sleuth, Maddie Springer, is determined not to let her police officer husband’s latest case ruin their romantic Valentine’s day plan in this short story to accompany the High Heels Mysteries series.
The Candy Cane Killer: A Christmas Mystery
Alice Webb
This Alma Easter Christmas Mysteries book 1 begins when a man is found stabbed to death with a candy cane.
Profession Cozies
My First Murder: Mavis Davis Mystery #1
There is scandal deep in the heart of Texas, as Mavis Davis and her wacky P.I. staff discover when a greasy-spoon cafe owner asks them to solve the murder of one of his waitresses with whom he’d fall in love. Even Mavis’s boyfriend Sgt. Ben Sorensen tries to discourage her from getting in too deep. Will she solve the case before it’s too late for her?
Color Me Crazy: An Annie Addison Cozy Mystery
Beauty shop owner Annie Addison’s quiet off-season vacation in her beachside town is interrupted when a long-time resident drops dead and all unmanicured fingers point to Annie. Teaming up with a friend, she’ll do whatever it takes to solve this mystery. Can her amateur sleuthing unravel the mess she’s in, or will she run out of time before she can clear her name?
Sign Off
In Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series book 1, TV journalist Elizabeth "E.M." Danniher tries to hang onto the career ladder while battling wits with an ex-football player turned journalist, investigating the disappearance of a deputy sheriff, and arguing with an enigmatic rancher.
Condos and Corpses
Part of the Sapphire Beach Cozy Mystery Series. Connie Petretta, owner of a Fair Trade jewelry shop in Florida teams up with a twelve-year-old sidekick Emma Miller to create a fundraiser for an orphanage in Kenya. But when the prize handcrafted necklace disappears, their project is placed in jeopardy. Will they find the necklace in time? Find out in this page-turning cozy mystery.
Publishable by Death
St. Marin's Cozy Mystery Series Book 1 centers around Harley Beckett, who owns a bookstore and an unruly cat named Aslan. When a body is discovered in her bookshop storeroom, Harley can't help but try to solve the crime, even though this means putting her job and life on the line.
The Farmer's Slaughter
Book 1 in A Harley and Davidson Mystery follows mystery writer Agatha Harley, whose research into local murders leads her to suspect her neighbor, Hank Davidson, who may not be what he seems.
E.Z. Pennington
Risky Relics
Becky Olson's life changes when she inherits an antique shop and moves to Rose Hollow. But this tiny town in Maine is full of strange characters and mysteries in the Rose Hollow Mysteries.
News and Nectarines
Tri-Town Murders Book 1 follows the story of reporter Tilly Donnor as she solves the mystery of a fire and a murder in her small town.
Louisiana Longshot: A Miss Fortune Mystery
In Book 1 of A Miss Fortune Mystery, a leak in the CIA places former CIA assassin, Fortune Redding, in danger. Forced to go off the grid, Fortune poses as a librarian in a small bayou town, and ends up solving murders for the local police.
Murder, Curlers, & Cream: A Valentine Beaumont Mystery
In Book 1 of The Murder, Curlers series, beautician Valentine Beaumont battles wits with a handsome, but hard-headed detective when he pursues the wrong suspect after a client dies in her beauty shop.
Religious Cozies
Nun of Your Business Mysteries book 1, features Sister Trixie Lavender, an excommunicated, sometimes possessed nun who solves crimes and runs a tattoo shop with the help of Hell's best tattoo artist, a demon named Coop.
A Clean Christian mystery set in the small town of Coffee Creek, where the town's best golfer has just been found dead. This is part of the Connie Cafe Mystery series.
In the small community of Deer Hollow, murder has a funny way of messin’ up a debutante’s day in Book 1 of a Country Cousin’s Mysteries, a clean, Christian cozy mystery series.
Clocks, Locks, and Danger
A Button Up Detective Agency Mystery #1
Lizzie Lewis
A clean Christian mystery set in the same small town as the Abi Button series, in book 1 of the Button-Up Detective Agency, Sam Jones, a former detective, opens a detective agency above the Button-Up coffee shop
In Book 1 of An Amish Cupcake Cozy Mystery, Jane Delight returns home to help run her sister's Amish cupcake store after she loses everything in a divorce. When a man is murdered in the store, it's up to Jane, a brooding detective, Jane's roommates, and a quirky cat named Mr. Crumbles, to solve the crime.
Romance Cozies
Tall Men and Strangers:
An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #1
Lizzie Lewis
Ghouls and Jewels
An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #4
Lizzie Lewis
In An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #4, Abi returns from her honeymoon to find a threatening note on her doorstep.
In Mars Cannon Book 1, Mars meets an exotic dancer who sets her down a dangerous path where she must catch killers and solve a mystery all while planning her friend's wedding.
Belinda returns to her hometown to find a jilted lover, an old rival, and a murdered classmate. Fortunately, she also meets security expert Bennett Tale, who might help her set everything right in this romantic cozy mystery. This is part of the Belinda and Bennet Mystery series.
Poetry and Mayhem
An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #2
Lizzie Lewis
Donuts and Disaster
An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #5
Lizzie Lewis
Abi babysits her friend, Melanie's, stepson while Melanie and Steve are on their honeymoon and helps another friend who thinks her ex is out to kidnap her son, Freddie, in An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #5.
Book 1 in the Maizie Albright Star Detective series. This Wall Street Journal bestselling series follows an ex-teen star, who returns home to become what she's been playing on TV: a private detective.
Cake and Calamity
An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #3
Lizzie Lewis
In An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #3, Abi wonders if her friend, Melanie's,
relationship is the real deal while she plans another friend's wedding. What could go wrong? Possibly murder.
Apple Pi and Follies
An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #6
Lizzie Lewis
Some items donated to a local cat charity cause serious problems for Abi in An Abi Button Cozy Mystery Romance #6.
Laurel McKay Mysteries Book 1 begins when Laurel joins The Love Club dating service. After a bad date ends with her breaking her date's nose, Laurel fears she's a suspect when he's found murdered. When her next date disappears, she worries not just about being a homicide suspect, but also becoming the next victim.
Setting-Based Cozies
Between a Rock and a Deadly Place
Thea Pagoni is desperate to flee her stress-filled city and repair the family campground she’s just inherited. But with a string of bad luck and a dead hiker found on the grounds, the Cedar Fish Campground may be forced to close forever - unless Thea can catch the killer.
On the Rocks
Book 1 in A Ruby Steele Cozy Mystery series. Ruby, a martial arts pro working as a bartender in the Bahamas is accused of murder when a body is found in the dumpster behind her bar. She must now find the murderer before the crime is pinned on her.
Wanna Get Lucky
The Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventures begin with a woman falling from a helicopter in a Vegas show. It's a good thing Lucky O'Toole, the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon hotel, is on the case.
When the Clock Chimes Two
When Zoe Zerbino is discovered standing over the dead body of her bullying boss, the murder weapon in her hand, in the beautiful coastal village of Maratea in southern Italy, it looks like she’s guilty of murder. But travel writer and part-time sleuth Giò Brando investigates further, discovering how a truly heartless plan was put into action as Maratea’s clock struck two. This is part of An Italian Village Mystery series.
Hijinks in Ajijic
Putting together two of her loves--travel and pets—Viviane Masters becomes a global housesitter against her daughter's wishes. On her first job in an ex-pat town in Mexico she receives threatening notes at the casa where she's staying. Now, Viviane must figure out if the warning is meant for the homeowner or for her. Will Viviane's first adventure be her last? This is part of the Lucky O'Toole Mystery series.
Molly Dox
Sunbaked Snowbird
Book 1 in A Ruby Steele Cozy Mystery series. Ruby, a martial arts pro working as a bartender in the Bahamas is accused of murder when a body is found in the dumpster behind her bar. She must now find the murderer before the crime is pinned on her.
And Then There Were Bones
A Murder Mystery along the lines of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, following feisty travel writer, Giò Brando. Get this free book when signing up to author Adriana Licio’s newsletter!
Death Takes a Break
In Book 1 of A Taylor Texas Mystery, Christie Taylor returns home to Comfort, Texas, only to find her father in a dispute with land developers who want to get their hands on Taylor Ranch. When one of the developer’s employees dies, Christie stays to help her father. But can she find out what happened before the killer strikes again?
Supernatural Cozies
Prudence Wallflower is a clairvoyant who has never seen a ghost, but when the ghost of a gorgeous detective appears and demands Prudence solve a murder, it’s up to her to solve the case. This is part of a Prime Time Crime mystery series.
Magic Bites: Witch Cozy Mystery Book 1
Molly Dox
In book 1 of the Witch Cozy Mysteries, turmoil, murder, and cookie jar spirits are turning Katy’s paranormal world upside down. When Miss Priss turns up dead at the local bowling alley, Katy teams up with her best friend to brush up on her magic skills and solve the murder before the killer strikes again.
Soon after Naida Griffith discovers she’s a sorceress on her 18th birthday, she’s approached by a group called the Société of Dire Magic to become Keeper of the Artifacts: a magical librarian. But in the first few days, she’s attacked by magical artifacts and has trouble dealing with her trainer - will she survive training or die trying to keep these magical items safe? This is part of the Enchanting Inquiries series.
When Verity Long unwittingly traps a ghost on her property, she discovers the power to commune with the spirit world. Now Ellis Wydell needs her help evicting some undead tenants, but his estate holds a long-buried secret… An irresistible mystery from a New York Times bestselling author! This is part of the Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries.
Book 1 in the Lainswich Witches series begins when Rowan Greensmith is called back home after a body is found at her family yard sale. The town of Lainswich suspects the family of being witches, now they suspect them of murder.
Ghost-in-Law Mystery/ Romance Book 1 starts off with the death of Maryse Robicheaux's mother-in-law, for whom the afterlife is just beginning a crime-solving career.
In Haunting Danielle Book 1, Danielle Boatman inherits Marlow House, but instead of turning it into a seaside bed and breakfast she finds the house’s previous owners still in residence - as a ghost! Now, she only way to get him to move on is to solve his murder.
