Cozy Mystery

Mango, Mambo, and Murder has everything readers look for in a cozy mystery but also feels like a breath of fresh air.

Mango, Mambo, and Murder has everything readers look for in a cozy mystery but also feels like a breath of fresh air.

False leads and surprising reveals make this terrifically plotted cozy mystery hard to put down.

False leads and surprising reveals make this terrifically plotted cozy mystery hard to put down.

If possible, this sequel is even better than Richard Osman’s debut, The Thursday Murder Club.

If possible, this sequel is even better than Richard Osman’s debut, The Thursday Murder Club.

This start to a new cozy mystery series has the perfect setting: a tropical resort with an outrageously entertaining cast of colorful characters.

This start to a new cozy mystery series has the perfect setting: a tropical resort with an outrageously entertaining cast of colorful characters.

Katharine Schellman’s meticulous research puts us right in the heart of Regency London, and the hunt for a killer is tense and frightening.

Katharine Schellman’s meticulous research puts us right in the heart of Regency London, and the hunt for a killer is tense and frightening.

A service dog dropout who knows he should help—but does so in adorably wrong ways—steals the show in the first installment of a promising series.

A service dog dropout who knows he should help—but does so in adorably wrong ways—steals the show in the first installment of a promising series.

Catie Murphy balances grief and family secrets with a hunt for buried treasure, keeping things realistic even as the story flirts with the fantastical.

Catie Murphy balances grief and family secrets with a hunt for buried treasure, keeping things realistic even as the story flirts with the fantastical.

The Unkindness of Ravens pushes the boundaries of cozy mysteries: It’s moody and tense, literary and urbane, and an edgy delight to read.

The Unkindness of Ravens pushes the boundaries of cozy mysteries: It’s moody and tense, literary and urbane, and an edgy delight to read.

Rosenfelt has artfully spun off PI Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, Simon Garfunkel, from his hit Andy Carpenter series.

Rosenfelt has artfully spun off PI Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, Simon Garfunkel, from his hit Andy Carpenter series.

The murder is nearly upstaged by the drama, backbiting and infighting among the cast and crew, but it’s all told with understated elegance.

The murder is nearly upstaged by the drama, backbiting and infighting among the cast and crew, but it’s all told with understated elegance.

Bait and Witch balances paranormal whimsy and small-town charm in a promising start to a new series.

Bait and Witch balances paranormal whimsy and small-town charm in a promising start to a new series.

Hot to Trot would have made Beaton proud, with no fewer than three brawls as Agatha flits between exes and new loves before returning to her cottage and cats.

Hot to Trot would have made Beaton proud, with no fewer than three brawls as Agatha flits between exes and new loves before returning to her cottage and cats.

By the end, justice has been served, along with English tea (for which recipes are provided) and several diner meals that are the stuff of dreams.

By the end, justice has been served, along with English tea (for which recipes are provided) and several diner meals that are the stuff of dreams.

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