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 16, 2023
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A world of curiosities
Penny, Louise
Paper Book

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

Devil's delight
Beaton, M. C.
Paper Book
'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAYThe next Agatha Raisin mystery from 23 million copy-selling author M. C. Beaton, the Queen of Cosy Crime, about an eccentric Cotswolds-based...

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

Arsenic and adobo
Manansala, Mia P.
Ebook
A RUSA Award-winning novel! The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes--one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook.

Murder is in the air
Brody, Frances
Paper Book
'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail 'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves A call for help It...

Also available in Large Print, eBook and eAudiobook.

Murder through the English post
Ellicott, Jessica
Paper Book

Also available in Large Print.

Auntie Poldi and the lost Madonna
Giordano, Mario
Paper Book
There's only one Auntie Poldi: bewigged, cursing in Bavarian, and knocking back a wee shot of grappa as a pre-breakfast aperitif ... or is there? No one is as they seem (and sound) in this hilarious new mystery featuring Sicily's sultriest sleuth. Strange dealings are afoot in...

Also available in Large Print.

The painted queen
Peters, Elizabeth
Paper Book

Also available in Large Print and CD.

A song of comfortable chairs
McCall Smith, Alexander
Paper Book

Also available in Large Print, eBook, and eAudiobook.

The golden tresses of the dead
Bradley, Alan
Paper Book

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

The bullet that missed
Osman, Richard
Paper Book
In this modern digital age, many of us feel overwhelmed, panicked and exhausted. The practice of meditation is an antidote to that frenzied feeling. Using scientific research to explain the benefits of ancient practices, this book gives readers an empirically sound and time-proven set...

Also available in Large Print, eBook and eAudiobook format.


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