Of all of the genres, I feel cozy mysteries are finest fitted to year-round studying. No books are higher to learn on a cold winter or fall night with a mug of sizzling chocolate. Spring and summer season are well-suited for the style, too. When it’s heat sufficient to go outdoors, I typically discover myself studying on a picnic blanket with my canine till it’s darkish out with a very compelling thriller in hand. You can by no means go flawed with a comfortable!
As you propose out your 2024 to-read record, maintain these 15 cozy mysteries in thoughts. You’ll discover up to date, historic, and paranormal cozies alike, with novice sleuths for whom no whodunit is just too twisty. Each one is organized by date, so you already know while you’ll be capable to discover them at your native bookstore or library.
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The Most Anticipated Cozy Mysteries of 2024
The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes (January 9)After transferring to a quaint English village, mom-to-be Alice is hoping for rest. Unfortunately, she’s moved to at least one of these English villages the place individuals get murdered extra typically than you’d anticipate. When a lifeless physique is discovered close to her prenatal class, she groups up with a brand new buddy to catch the killer earlier than they throw the group into chaos. |
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (February 13)The thriller on the coronary heart of this cozy thriller isn’t murderous in nature however culinary. It’s centered round a restaurant owned by a father and daughter who examine and recreate meals from their prospects’ pasts—regardless of how way back the particular person final tasted it. |
Ill-Fated Fortune (Magical Fortune Cookie #1) by Jennifer J. Chow (February 20)After Felicity Jin’s fortune cookie enterprise takes off, she runs out of pre-made messages and decides to put in writing her personal. But when the fortunes start to come back true, and a buyer is murdered, she is unexpectedly framed for the crime. |
Cirque Du Slay (Hayden & Friends #2) by Rob Osler (March 5)Hayden McCall is a full-time instructor, part-time queer blogger, and novice sleuth in Seattle. Following a loss of life at a neighborhood performing arts occasion, Hayden groups up along with his finest buddy, Hollister, to resolve the crime. |
Death and Fromage (Follet Valley Mysteries #2) by Ian Moore (March 5)Richard Ainsworth is an often-unlucky B&B proprietor who longs for a quiet life within the French village he calls residence. He very hardly ever will get that. When a neighborhood restaurant loses a Michelin star and an worker drowns himself within the cheese tank, Richard can’t shake the sensation that foul play has occurred and reluctantly takes up the investigation. |
A Midnight Puzzle (Secret Staircase #3) by Gigi Pandian (March 19)Stage magician Tempest Raj is devastated when her household’s firm—Secret Staircase Construction—comes beneath hearth for a criminal offense they didn’t commit. Worse, the accuser turns up lifeless in a baffling method simply moments after a mysterious cellphone name. It takes somebody with a watch for phantasm to resolve an unimaginable crime, and fortunately, that’s simply what Tempest has. |
Rhythm and Clues (Record Shop #3) by Olivia Blacke (March 26)Juni, Tansy, and Maggie Jessop are three sisters who personal a document shop-slash-café in Cedar River, Texas. No strangers to novice sleuthing, they’re pressured to tackle a case with a time restrict after they discover themselves trapped with a killer throughout a thunderstorm. |
A Deadly Walk in Devon (A Walk Through England #1) by Nicholas George (March 26)Grieving the loss of life of his accomplice, retired detective Rick “Chase” Chasen visits England along with his finest buddy Billie to get his thoughts off issues. But hazard quickly follows him throughout the pond when an irritating entrepreneur turns up lifeless. Despite his misgivings in direction of the person, Chase takes on the case…even when it means giving up his peaceable trip. |
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (March 26)When teen Francis Adams predicted her homicide within the Sixties, everybody dismissed it as a aptitude for the melodramatic. Over half a century later, she’s confirmed proper. Too unhealthy she’s not round to brag. Her grand-niece Annie is decided to unravel what occurred to Francis, even when it places her personal life on the road. |
The Last to Pie (Pies Before Guys #3) by Misha Popp (May 21)Daisy Ellery bakes pies touched with magic that provides individuals what they deserve. She makes use of her powers to ship vigilante justice towards abusive males. With a corrupt cop on her path, Daisy Ellery is shocked when his girlfriend goes lacking—and decided to search out and shield her. |
A Botanist’s Guide to Society and Secrets (Saffron Everleigh #3) by Kate Khavari (June 4)When her ex-partner’s brother Adrian is murdered, twentieth-century botanist Saffron Everleigh investigates out of loyalty to their household. But Adrian’s loss of life is extra troubling than it first seems, with an surprising hyperlink to a Russian authorities employee’s homicide by poisoning. |
A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death (Baker Street Mystery #3) by Valerie Burns (July 23)After inheriting her great-aunt Octavia’s residence in small-town Michigan, social media influencer Maddy Montgomery re-opens the household bakery. A sequence of murders and a stranger claiming to be a buddy of Octavia disrupt Maddy’s newfound peace, however fortunately, she’s a talented novice sleuth. |
Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop #10) by Vivien Chien (July 23)Lana Lee is a twentysomething sleuth who manages her household’s Ho-Le Noodle House restaurant in Cleveland. When a group Chinese New Year celebration turns lethal, Lana takes on the investigation herself. |
Haunted to Death (Domestic Partners in Crime #3) by Frank Anthony Polito (August 20)Peter Penwell and JP Broadway are residence renovation TV stars and a real-life couple who moonlight as novice sleuths. When a Halloween-themed challenge at a spooky mansion goes horribly flawed, Peter and JP should clear up a decades-old chilly case with a stressed ghost haunting their set. |
Guilt and Ginataan (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen #5) by Mia P. Manansala (November 12)Lila Macapagal is thrilled when her Brew-Ha Café is invited to take part within the autumnal Shady Palms Corn Festival. But a assassin lurks among the many cozy autumnal festivities and, after they strike, Lila is aware of her sleuthing expertise makes her the most effective particular person to revive calm to her group. |
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