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10 BEST COZY MYSTERY BOOKS

Whether you're already a fan of cozy mysteries or you're new to this popular genre, here are some wonderful historical & contemporary cozy mystery novels to read!

WHAT DOES COZY MYSTERY MEAN?

• a sub-genre of mystery fiction that often centers around an amateur sleuth

• on the "lighter" side / no dark themes

• often part of a series with recurring characters

CONTEMPORARY VS. HISTORICAL

• Contemporary cozy mysteries are set in present day. Historical cozy mysteries are set (or written) in the past.

by Nita Prose

THE MAID

Funny contemporary locked-room mystery about a hotel maid turned sleuth.

by Ellery Adams

THE SECRET, BOOK & SCONE SOCIETY

Set in a small town where a group of women come together to solve a murder.

by Alan Bradley

THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE

Set in the 1950s, about a young amateur detective & aspiring chemist

by Juneau Black

SHADY HOLLOW

a cast of woodland creatures who live in a peaceful village, until one of them ends up dead.

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