Cozy Mysteries for Adults

Some of our favourite picks for mysteries featuring amateur sleuths in small communities that are light on violence and sex.


Updated June 24, 2023
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A world of curiosities
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Agatha Award Winner for Best Contemporary Novel Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series. It's spring and Three...

Also available in Large Print, CD, eBook, and eAudiobook.

Mumbo gumbo murder
Childs, Laura
Paper Book
A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.

Also available in Large Print.

A song of comfortable chairs
McCall Smith, Alexander
Paper Book
In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi encounters a pair of quandaries that will require all of her and Mma Ramotswe's cleverness and generosity to resolve. "An escape from life's woes as well as a suggestion for how to make the...

Also available in Large Print, eBook, and eAudiobook.


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