Cozy Mystery Series Recommendations

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Cozy Mystery Series Recommendations

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Murder, with peacocks
Andrews, Donna.
Paper Book
In this winner of the 1997 St. Martin's Malice Domestic Award, hectic plans for three family weddings in one summer are made even more hectic by murder. A bridesmaid three times over, for her best friend, her sister-in-law to be, and her mother, Meg returns to the little Virginia town in which she...
Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death
Beaton, M. C.
Paper Book
The first book in M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Agatha Raisin series--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and settles in for an early...
The sweetness at the bottom of the pie
Bradley, C. Alan
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE AGATHA * ARTHUR ELLIS * DILYS * DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS  "Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . . [Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine."--Chicago Sun-Times...
The cat who could read backwards
Braun, Lilian Jackson.
Paper Book
THE FIRST COZY MYSTERY IN THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CAT WHO SERIES! The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran, it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment for The Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder.<...
Wish you were here
Brown, Rita Mae.
Paper Book
Crime fiction curio featuring cat detective Mrs Murphy and her owner Mary 'Harry' Haristeen. By the author of 'Rubyfruit Jungle'.

First in the Mrs. Murphy mystery series

Death by Darjeeling
Childs, Laura.
Paper Book
FIRST IN THE TEA SHOP MYSTERY SERIES! When a man is poisoned by tea, Charleston shop owner Theodosia Browning must prove her innocence and track down the real killer...before someone else takes their last sip. Meet Theodosia Browning, owner of Charleston's...
On what grounds
Coyle, Cleo.
Paper Book
The first charming mystery in the New York Times bestselling Coffeehouse Mystery series-where caffeine and crime are always brewing... Clare Cosi used to manage New York City's historic Village Blend coffeehouse, until she opted for quieter pastures and a more suburban...
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
McCall Smith, Alexander
Paper Book
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Books can be deceiving
McKinlay, Jenn.
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cupcake Bakery Mysteries comes the start of a series about a library where the mysteries refuse to stay in the fiction section... Lindsey is getting into her groove as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library when a...
Open and shut
Rosenfelt, David.
Paper Book
Defense attorney Andy Carpenter manages to sail through any tough situation, whether inside the courtroom or in his personal life. But this all changes when his marriage breaks up and his father suddenly dies, leaving him distraught--and 22 million dollars richer.
The sound of gravel : a memoir
Wariner, Ruth
Paper Book
An instantNew York Times bestseller "A haunting, harrowing testament to survival." --People Magazine "An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community." --New York Magazine "Unforgettable"...
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