Cozy Mystery Books

The best cozy mystery book reviews. Cozy mysteries, or “cozies,” are typically murder mysteries in which most of the associated violence and sex are not graphically depicted. In many cases, the crimes are carried out in small communities, and profanity is typically non-existent or mild.

The Tangled Mane, a Compelling Cozy Murder Mystery by Charlie Tyler

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The Bottom Line: Cozy murder intrigue at its finest. Charlie Tyler has a winner in series-worthy PI Cally Simmonds.  Set in an English suburb, we first meet 32-year-old private investigator Cally Simmonds as she’s trying to locate a missing crate of vintage champagne. Having been hired to work undercover at a local hotel to ascertain whether the staff have been stealing, she soon finds far more than she bargained […]

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The Haunted Artist, a Fascinating Art-Crime Mystery by Larry Witham

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The Bottom Line: The Haunted Artist is a taut, refreshing and fascinating work of detective fiction you can easily finish on a coast-to-coast flight.  The fourth installment of the Julian Peale Art-Crime Mystery series begins with a small town funeral for 28-year-old Sam Mason. Regarded as a rising young star in the art world, Sam had apparently sold enough paintings to pay off his mothers’ mortgage. His

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The Stuntman, an Impeccably Paced Action Thriller by Evan Graver

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The Bottom Line: Don’t miss this sharply funny, impeccably paced action thriller. Amidst an ocean of heroes who take themselves far too seriously, Luke Wesson is a breath of fresh air. The Stuntman opens on a Hollywood movie set as Luke Wesson – doubling for actor Jordan Reese – prepares to jump his motorbike onto the roof of a moving train. After a bee sting triggers

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Death by Saxophone, The Year’s Best Mystery

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The Bottom Line: Winner, Best Mystery, The BestThrillers.com Book Awards. Highly recommended..  There’s no way to properly describe Death by Saxophone without first defining the object of its characters’ obsession: black market recordings called “bone records.” Also called “ribs,” bone records are bootlegged gramophone recordings first made from X-ray films as a way to smuggle banned music in and out of the Soviet Union.  When smooth jazz

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Runway Dreams, a Humorous and Addictive Murder Mystery

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The Bottom Line: We’re smitten by this exceptionally fresh, high-watt glam murder mystery. Curvaceous model Bernadette has an amazing house, a close-knit family, a trust fund, and a law degree to fall back upon if she ever grows tired of modeling. What could be missing in her life? Love, of course. Soon after dipping her designer heels into the world of online dating, Bernadette meets

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The RX for Murder, a Poignant Mystery by Sue Hinkin

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The Bottom Line: Lovable amateur sleuths take on Big Pharma in a highly personal and poignant mystery about corporate greed and friendship. After the murder of a veteran reporter David Pine, amateteur sleuths Bea Middleton and Lucy Vega are drawn into the likely reason for his death: an in-progress story about big pharma selling generic medicine with little or no active ingredients to the poorest

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When You Leave Me, an Irresistible Small Town Murder Mystery by Susan Wingate

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The Bottom Line: An intense, irresistible small town murder mystery that crackles with twists.  When You Leave Me dangles its delicious first clue in the opening sentence: a shoe containing a human foot, one of several that have washed ashore on the San Juan Islands over the past year. Does it belong to Larry Michaels, whose footless body was found months earlier?  Susan Wingate’s fifth Friday Harbor novel – which

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Gottiguard, a Painfully Funny, Can’t-Miss Mystery by Rich Leder

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The Bottom Line: Witty Sleuth Kate McCall returns to solve her father’s murder in this supremely satisfying and painfully funny mystery.  When readers first fell in love with Kate McCall, Rich Leder’s Workman’s Complication introduced us to the clever way-off-Broadway actress who walked dogs for a living. After her father’s brutal murder, she inherited his PI firm and reluctantly took over his cases. Gottiguard takes

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Gag Me, a Must-Read Whodunnit by Susan Wingate

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The Bottom Line: A must-read whodunnit that is fresh, funny and truly innovative. Gag Me transports readers into the fragile psyche of a small-town waitress whose best friend, Winsey, is murdered. She works at a diner in tiny Friday Harbor, Washington, and had the misfortune of being the last person seen with Winsey. As such, she’s called in for questioning, and soon after, taken to

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