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Must-Read Cozy Mysteries for a Cozy Day

Looking to curl up with a good book? Thankfully these mystery books are called cozy for a reason. Get lost in solving a crime, and maybe a cat or two will help you along the way.

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Brewed Awakening

by Cleo Coyle

Coffee and cozies? Count me in! In this delicious installment in the Coffeehouse mystery series, New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle turns the plot inside out, making the lead protagonist of the story the victim. Claire Cosi, Barista and owner of the popular New York City Cafe The Village Blend, wakes up in a park one day to discover she has no memory of the last fifteen years. She doesn’t know where she is, who her fiancé is, and that she is the sole witness to a terrible crime. When authorities grow suspicious that Claire is pretending to be the victim, Claire must regain her memory fast before she ends up in prison as an accomplice to murder.

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Lavender Blue Murder

by Laura Childs

Coffee not your cup of tea? Then dip into the latest Tea Shop Mystery! Tea maven Theodosia Browning is stirring up trouble again. Bring on the drama, recipes, and southern charm. This New York Times bestselling cozy series is the perfect blend of tea and solving murders.

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3

The Dog Who Knew Too Much

by Krista Davis

In the pet-friendly town of Wagtail, Virginia, you don’t need to choose between being a cat person or a dog person. You can be both! In this installment of the Paws and Claws mystery series, a celebrity pup comes to town for some R&R. Inn owner Holly Miller finds that the dog is nothing but trouble and things don’t get better when the star dog stumbles across a dead body.

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4

Mimi Lee Gets a Clue

by Jennifer J. Chow

First in the brand new Sassy Cat mystery series! Mimi Lee lives a relatively normal life running her Hollywood pet-grooming business and thwarting the arrangements of her matchmaking mother. Oh, and she has a talking cat that only she can hear. And they solve murder mysteries. Yeah. Totally normal.

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5

Shot Through the Hearth

by Kate Carlisle

This latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Fixer-Upper mysteries follows contractor Shannon Hammer as she fixes up houses and nails down criminals. A special treat for fans of Hallmark movies because Framed For Murder, a Hallmark Movies & Mystery Original starring Jewel, is based on the Fixer-Upper Mystery series!

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6

Careless Whiskers

by Miranda James

Librarian Charlie Harris and his main coon cat Diesel make the perfect sleuthing duo in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks mystery series. Charlie has sworn off investigating murders, but gets right back to sleuthing when his daughter becomes the prime suspect in a local murder case. Perfect for fans of books and cats!

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7

Dying for Devil’s Food

by Jenn McKinlay

Looking for a tasty read? Cupcake extraordinaire Mel Cooper never liked high school or Cassidy, the mean former homecoming queen. But she would never wish her harm! When Cassidy is found dead with evidence pointing to Mel as the murderer, she must whip up a quick defense while also catering her fifteen-year high school reunion.

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8

Silent Night, Deadly Night

by Vicki Delany

It’s Christmas all year round in the town of Rudolph, so pick up this cozy during any season! Holiday joy is threatened when a group of grinches visits the town and Merry will need to use all of her investigative gifts to wrap this mystery up and save Santa and her favorite holiday.

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9

Lady Takes the Case

by Eliza Casey

The first book in the new historical Manor Cat series is the perfect cozy mystery for a Downton Abbey fan. When a dinner party at Danby Hall turns deadly, the feisty Lady Cecilia Bates, her clever maid Jane, and intuitive cat Jack are on the case. Agatha Christie meets Jane Austen in this historically detailed mystery.

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10

The Bodies in the Library

by Marty Wingate

First in a charming new mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. Will appeal to anyone who loves books about books, and especially lovers of Golden age mysteries. It’s Hayley Burke’s dream to modernize The First Edition Society and bring new life to the collection of classic mysteries. But when an Agatha Christie fan fiction writer is found dead in the library, Hayley is thrown into a real life murder mystery.

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11

Murder, She Wrote: A Time for Murder

by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land

A cozy mystery list would be incomplete without a Murder, She Wrote book. The 50th installment of the USA Today bestselling series, A Time for Murder, features a dual time line. Jessica Fletcher, one of America’s most memorable sleuths, returns to high school in order to investigate the murder of an old colleague that may be related to the first murder mystery she ever solved.

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