cozy mysteries

[Keitha]

Does anyone else read cozy mysteries? Especially when I'm working I like a fluffy read before bed; it gets my mind off work issues, and isn't so compelling that I can't turn off the light when it's time to go to sleep. There's an added dimension to reading books set in a locale I'm visiting or have visited, and I recently came across The Seaside Cafe Mysteries by Bree Baker which are set in the Outer Banks. As that's the location for this group's retreats, I thought I'd mention them in case anyone else was interested.

[pamcook]

I’ll have to check it out. I’ve never heard the term “cozy mysteries”.

[Debbie AZ]

That’s for the recommend. I like to read those kind of books after an intense one. I just finished a book by Anne Rule called And Never Let Her Go about a young woman in Delaware murdered by an prominent attorney, Thomas Capano. It was unbelievable what a narcissistic person he was.

[BekiWard@msn.com]

I'll be listening to these; thanks for the recommendation. The summary I read on Audible reminds me of the Callahan Garrity series by Mary Kay Andrews.

[pamcook]

I love Mary Kay Andrews’ books!

Have you all read Walking Across Egypt or Rainey? I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard in my life. The author is from Durham and his characters are very real. Not mysteries but my brain has gone off on a journey…

[kacarr61]

I read lots of cozy mystery series and recently read Seaside Cafe! I also like thrillers and true crime but need a nice cozy mystery in-between.

[EDelValle]

I love cozy mysteries, I have Amazon Prime and pay
about $10.00 each month to access their Kindle Unlimited
selections which saves me a good bit of change as you
can read as many books as you want each month, just
download to the Kindle reader.
I recently finished a few different series of books by
Lee Strauss that were set in different decades with
related female protagonists form the 1920s, 1930s
and 1950s. She does a lot of fashion descriptions
throughout the books which emphasizes the time
periods in which the action is taking place.
If I'm reading a new author with a series of books
I like to read them in the order written to follow the
progress of the regular characters.

[Keitha]

I’ll have to check it out. I’ve never heard the term “cozy mysteries”.

I actually call them "fluffy mysteries" but the common term is "cozy mysteries". I'm thankful for access to a large city library; I borrow all my fiction reads from them electronically. One more series I'll mention here is the Miss Fortune Mystery Series by Jana DeLeon. They're set in Louisiana, and what sets them apart for me is they are truly laugh-out-loud funny.

[BekiWard@msn.com]

I love Mary Kay Andrews’ books!

Have you all read Walking Across Egypt or Rainey? I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard in my life. The author is from Durham and his characters are very real. Not mysteries but my brain has gone off on a journey…

I’ll be checking this one out for sure…we can always use a laugh.

[Monica]

Oh, I love cozy mysteries! I have shelves full of them. Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mysteries are set in NYC, Laura Childs' Tea Shop Mysteries in Charleston, NC and her Scrapbooking Mysteries set in New Orleans; Jenn McKinlay's Library Lover's Mysteries set in Briar Creek; Miranda James' Cat in the Stacks Mysteries set in Athena, Mississippi; Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile Mysteries set in San Francisco... I did mention I love cozy mysteries, right?

And if that doesn't work for me there's always Agatha Christie or my old girls' mystery series collection.

[Keitha]

... And if that doesn't work for me there's always Agatha Christie or my old girls' mystery series collection.

My grandson Cameron is taking creative writing at university, and they've been studying the art of the whodunit. Agatha Christie was on the curriculum so he's been reading some of her books, and watching the recent movies. I love that a whole new generation is discovering her.

[Monica]

That's awesome, Keitha! You really can't top Agatha Christie for a really well-crafted whodunit. I have going to see The Mousetrap on my bucket list, preferably coinciding with a trip to England.

[jmp1022]

Love the cozy mysteries.