🔍 👵🏼COZY MYSTERY RECS - emphasis on cozy & not cringey (plus my cozy mystery TBR)

[@rebecca_is_book-hooked]

Love Premeditated Myrtle!

[@lyddie8]

Thank you for the recommendations, I’ve actually had the Thursday Murder Club book on my TBR for over a year, I keep getting distracted by other books but want to get to it this month. Now I’m reading comments and jotting down those books too.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

I hope you enjoy The Thursday Murder Club!

[@wanderingwithstacy]

Marlow Mystery is a series! I think there's 3 so far. I've read the 1st two:)

[@wanderingwithstacy]

One of favorites us the Cherringham series by Matthew Costello. It's set in a tiny British town with a retired NY detective and his best friend who's British.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Oh cool!

[@kathleenmalmstrom9758]

i highly recommend the Agatha Raisin series by M.C Beaton , retired lady leaves her high stakes pr firm for the cozy country life of a small british village but of course threw a turn of events she does some sleuthing and befriends the local officer, lovely series elderry spunky main character and lots of wit, humor and a cozy setting. Also recommend Louise Penny, she is more detective fiction than your typical cozy but the Canadian small village of three pines transforms the series into cozy territory .

[@rebecca_is_book-hooked]

I second this! Agatha Raisin is great! “Quiche of Death” is the first one and I loved it!

[@LexiBetweenTheLines]

The Vera Wong book along with The Secret, Book & Scone society are now on my TBR! 📚 Excited to look more into those. I grew up reading The Augusta Goodnight cozies as well as The Torie O’Shea mysteries. Hopefully I’ll find some time to make a video about those eventually 😂

[@ChautonaHavig]

I feel like I should send you my Madelines, but I think I'll wait until book six is out since it's the last in the first series in her life. Also... Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody might be a good fit for you. If you like Heathcliffe Lennox, then you might like Miss Busby by the same author. She has a bit of a Miss Marple vibe.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Your Madeline is definitely on my list! I've tried an Elizabeth Peters years ago and didn't like it but maybe I'll have to give it another try!

[@erinmangold4263]

An older series is the Cat Who mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun. They have a highly intelligent cat named Koko who helps his owner solve murders. They are especially fun if read in order because she builds on the characters.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Ha, sounds interesting, I'll check that series out!

[@KarenOMeara-o2k]

I love Mma Ramotswe The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series which is set in Botswana. There is coziness, humor but also some depth. Read them in order, as the characters and overarching storyline develop as you go.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Yes, I enjoyed the first few in that series and then personally got less interested.

[@mercedeslyons27]

Mrs. Pollifax,The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries, Crime and poetry, Marlow murder club, and Premeditated Myrtle are all on audible subscription Yay 🤗 look forward to it thanks ☺️

[@dwoodw6990]

I don't know if the Adventures on Trains series by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman counts as cozy, but I think it probably comes close. It is a middle grade series that I am loving. Also on Kindle Unlimited there is a series by Kathi Daley set in Holiday Bay. There is The Bookstore at Holiday Bay, The Inn at Holiday Bay and The Bistro at Holiday Bay. They are cozy mysteries around 200 pages and they all interconnect with each other as many characters crossover in the books.

[@JanellyValdezC]

I’ve heard Tea & Treachery is really good by Vicki Delany. It’s on my TBR!

[@Marthe-b1l]

Hi ! New subscriber here. I don't know if you already read this series but I recommend the dale detectives by Julia Chapman. It's so fun and cozy. Love all the characters.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

I'll check that one out, thanks!

[@remindmewhymill92]

Oh my gosh! I didn’t know I needed this list, but now I’m super excited to read a lot of these. Particularly Ms. Pollifax and Ms. Jefferies. ❤

[@laurawilson9327]

The Beatrix Potter Cottage Tales series by Susan Wittig Albert would be perfect for this list/genre!

[@dianalee9228]

Have read these twice and love them!

[@laurawilson9327]

@@dianalee9228yeah I’m not even a mystery reader but I enjoyed those! 😊

[@dianalee9228]

@@laurawilson9327 So sweet and facts mixed with fiction and the animals...😊

[@laurawilson9327]

@@dianalee9228yess the talking animals just make the books that much more charming 😄

[@insearchofwonder]

Ok these sound more up my alley than the usual cozy mysteries I keep hearing about. I have a copy of the Thursday Murder Club, and I want to give that one a try.

[@sfstock1]

You will LOVE the Lady Hardcastle Series by T E Kinsey. All on Kindle Unlimited. The audible versions are amazing! Elizabeth Knowelden narrates and she is fabulous.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Thanks!

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

I love Aggie and Mrtyle! I haven't read most of these, so I may have to give one or two a try this fall.

[@robinhardway3699]

This series sounds cheesy based on the titles, but it was really entertaining and I'm enjoying the series! The first book is called "Live and Let Chai" by Bree Baker (Seaside Cafe Mysteries).

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Thanks Robin, I'll check those out!

[@annasmom2009]

I am a fan of the Murder She Wrote series, primarily the ones written by Donald Bain/Jessica Fletcher. I am not as fond of the newer ones since Donald passed away, but they are fun stories. Growing up watching the tv series, caused me to begin reading the books too. I am currently reading A Berry Suspicious Death by Peg Cochran. This is my first by this author. So far, it's pretty good. IT has fall vibes being set in September on a cranberry bog. Thanks for sharing your recs.

[@bytesofmemory]

ohh my goodness I am dying about the going to the CIA building.. so the summer after my freshman year of college I coached a softball team in Mclean VA which is near where I grew up but not really if that makes sense. It is in northern VA but a very ritzy section. This was obviously pre-smart phones and all that. I had printed out directions to this high school where the travel team was practicing in the summer. I thought I was making the correct turn on the road that led to the high school but I was actually one road too early. It was the entrance to the original CIA building that had armed guards and a gate where they put a mirror under your car and inspect it. Needles to say 19 year old me was terrified I was going to get into trouble. I had to show them my directions and that I turned in by accident. In retrospect there was a sign saying something about entering but I was on a busy road and kinda ignored it. 😬 So embarrassing!

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Lindsay, this is KILLING ME! 😂😂😂

[@daniellekertzman3852]

The Dordogne Mysteries of Martin Walker, Cat Cafe Mystery of Cate Conte and Her Majesty Investigates by S.J. Bennett.

[@rrichards1210]

My favorite cosy mystery series are Bunburry, Cherringham, Lady Hardcastle and Mydworth. I've read them all and now waiting for the next to come out in each of them. Also adored the Mrs Pollifax series and Thursday Murder Club. Did you know Richard Osman has a new series starting that is being released this month? And The Marlow Murder Club is a 2 part tv series which was fun. Not sure if the other books have been made into tv yet. I love cosy mysteries.

[@dianalee9228]

Love Lady Hardcastle. They are excellent on audio as well.

[@sfstock1]

YES! To Lady Hardcastle…especially on audible!

[@kavrees5622]

Eeeep - Murder in the Mystery Suite is full of bookish wonder.The whole series is fabulous! I have a Canadian recommendation. The Laine Winslow Mystery series. Historical setting -- post World War II in a very small little community in BC. Laine is mid twenties, but she worked for the British as a courier/spy during the war. Now she wants to leave that world behind so she settles in King's Cove in to enjoy a quiet life. Only she discovers a dead body and becomes a suspect in the murder investigation. Proving her innocence is especially tricky because she can't reveal anything about her war work. Really well done and well written. The audio books are fantastic. I found the post war Canada tidbits so interesting. Not a time period I've read a lot about.

[@hopefullybooks]

Yay thanks for this! I've been getting into cozy mystery so this is perfect.

[@candicewalter9421]

I so want to read Mrs. Pollifax as well because of how much you talk about her. I'm currently on the 3rd Thursday Murder Club book and am really enjoying the series. While I thoroughly enjoyed Vera Wong herself, the rest of the characters didn't hit with me, so I'm undecided if I'll pick up the next one.

[@emilylightsey6374]

You should try the Churchill and Pemberly mysteries by Emily Organ. They have two elderly ladies that have their own detective agency in a small English village. They are good, clean mysteries with a lot of humor.

[@BookLoverAmanda]

I own the first two in the series by Ashley Weaver too so I need to read that!

[@KrisFasseBooksandButterflies]

I can't remember if you mentioned this but Audible has TONS of cozy mysteries. I can't vouch for them but there are tons to choose amongst.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

That's good to know, Kris!

[@cliffammons6043]

Lots of good ones here. Thank you! I also like the Flavia de Luce books by Alan Bradley.

[@ElizabethAnneReads]

Murder In The Paperback Parlor was my recommendation. It's set at a literary hotel during a murder mystery theme week. Fantastic. I also just read the second one which was set during their Valentines/romance reader week and it was hilarious!

[@AshleasBookshelf]

I've been enjoying the Scottish Bakehouse Mysteries from Annie's Fiction. The three main characters are in their 50s. The Magical Bookshop series also has a crow and a magical tree growing in the middle of the shop.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Thanks for the recommendation, Ashlea!

[@AshleasBookshelf]

@@ChantelReadsAllDay the first one is The Jig is Up by Rachel Phillips

[@elizaleblanc4547]

You would love The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place. It's upper middle grade, gothic, Victorian, and very cozy and funny.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

That has a lot of buzz words for me, I'll check it out!

[@ChanyeolsHaneul]

I can't wait for the cozy book recommendations, I don't really read mystery books 😅 except for Poirot's (is he considered cozy? Cause they are cozy to me) I may give a try to the ones here. I think I have some if them in ebook already.

[@ABookLikeYou]

The Secret Book and Scone Society and A Dark and Stormy Murder were both 5 star reads for me! I will say, please trust the process with the Secret Book and Scone Society. There is a potentially uncomfortable scene in chapter 6, but there isn’t anything after that! I love the ladies in this story and really love how Ellery Adams wove their stories. For me, I loved the endearing characters so much more than the mystery in this one. 🥹

[@jaimeg.3012]

I just finished Cherry Pie or Die by CeeCee James and really enjoyed it. It was perfect for autumn. I rated it 4 on goodreads but it was more like a 4.5. I will be picking up more in that series.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

I'll give it a try, thanks Jaime!

[@BookLoverAmanda]

YESS ALL ABOUT THE COZY♥️

[@BookLoverAmanda]

I want to try Mrs. pollifax!

[@faribareads]

The Myrtle Hardcastle series is an autoread series. Love the first 4 books. Book 5 was a disappointment. I hope it continues though.

[@maryadair-gd4gr]

Victoria Thompson's Gaslight Mystery series is one I have enjoyed. First book is Murder on Astor Place.🇱🇷

[@dianalee9228]

@@maryadair-gd4gr I've been looking at these. Glad to hear they are good.

[@hsmom3120]

I've Read The Secret, Tea, and Scone Society. I wish I had known to just skip chapter six. I am in the minority, but I didn't like Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Thank you for several additions to my TBR!

[@jaimeg.3012]

The Secret Book and Scone Society was good. Just know chapter 6 has a scene that I just completely skipped over after hearing about it. It was like 3 pages but skipping didn't really take away from the story.

[@ChantelReadsAllDay]

Oh good to know, thanks for the heads up!

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

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