Someone asked: “I want a cozy mystery.”
Cozy mysteries.
A murder, a puzzle and a detective you'd like to have tea with. Cozy crime is the most comforting genre there is: justice always wins and nobody gets too hurt on the page.
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The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman · 2020
Four pensioners in a retirement village solve real murders. Funny, warm and cleverer than it looks.
The Murder at the Vicarage
Agatha Christie · 1930
Miss Marple's first case. A village where everyone hated the victim. Christie at her most delicious.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie · 1926
The Poirot novel with the most famous twist in crime fiction. Read it before anyone spoils it.
Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie · 1937
A honeymoon cruise, an heiress and a gun. Poirot, sunshine and a perfect puzzle.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · 1997
Mma Ramotswe opens Botswana's first female detective agency. Gentle, funny and full of kindness.
Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz · 2016
A whodunit hidden inside another whodunit. A love letter to Agatha Christie, and just as clever.
Still Life
Louise Penny · 2005
A murder in a tiny Quebec village and an inspector who listens more than he speaks. Warm and wise.
The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith · 2013
A war veteran turned detective and his sharp assistant investigate a model's death. Long, absorbing, cosy.
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