A cozy mystery series won’t have gross descriptions or a lot of bad language and generally take place in small towns with realistic characters.
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You can find books by these authors in our Mystery or Paperback Mystery collections.
- Susan Wittig Albert
- China Bayles Series
- Darling Dahlias Series
- Hannah Alexander
- Sacred Trust Series
- Hideaway, Missouri Series
- Donna Andrews
- Meg Langslow Series
- Turing Hopper Series
- Mary Kay Andrews
- Weezie and Bebe Series
- Nancy Atherton
- Aunt Dimity Series
- Lorna Barrett
- Booktown Mystery Series
- Stephanie Barron
- Jane Austen Series
- M.C. Beaton
- Regency Royal Series
- Hamish Mcbeth Series
- Jessica Beck
- Donut Shop Mystery Series
- Juliet Blackwell
- Witchcraft Mystery Series
- Rhys Bowen
- Constable Evan Evans Series
- Molly Murphy Series
- Royal Spyness Series
- Alan Bradley
- Flavia de Luce Mystery Series
- Lilian Jackson Braun
- Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunnit Series (The Cat Who…)
- Simon Brett
- Charles Paris Series
- Mrs Pargeter Series
- Fethering Series
- Blotto and Twinks Series
- Laura Childs
- Tea Shop Mysteries Series
- Scrapbooking Mysteries Series
- Agatha Christie
- Miss Marple Series
- Hercule Poirot Series
- Jill Churchill
- Jane Jeffry Series
- Grace and Favor Series
- Kate Collins
- Flower Shop Mystery Series
- Colin Cotterill
- Dr. Siri Paiboun Series
- Jimm Juree Series
- Cleo Coyle
- Coffeehouse Series
- Mary Daheim
- Bed-And-Breakfast Series
- Emma Lord Series
- Diane Mott Davidson
- Goldy Schulz Series
- Joanne Fluke
- Hanna Swensen Series
- Earlene Fowler
- Benni Harper Series
- Ruby McGavin Series
- Anne George
- Southern Sisters Series
- Sue Grafton
- Kinsey Millhone
- Kerry Greenwood
- Phryne Fisher Series
- Dorothy Gilman
- Mrs Pollifax Series
- Katherine Hall Page
- Faith Fairchild Series
- Carolyn G. Hart
- Death On Demand Series
- Bailey Ruth Series
- Lisa Lutz
- Izzy Spellman Mysteries Series
- Nancy Martin
- Blackbird Sisters Mysteries Series
- Margaret Maron
- Sigrid Harald Series
- Judge Deborah Knott Series
- Leslie Meier
- Lucy Stone Series
- Tamar Myers
- Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries with Recipes Series
- Den of Antiquity Series
- Belgian Congo Mystery Series
- Louise Penny
- Chief Inspector Gamache Series
- Elizabeth Peters
- Amelia Peabody Series
- Spencer Quinn
- Chet and Bernie Mystery Series
- Bowser and Birdie Series
- Ruth Rendell
- Chief Inspector Wexford Series
- Maggie Sefton
- Knitting Mystery Series
- Allexander McCall Smith
- No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series
- Sarah Strohmeyer
- Bubbles Yablonsky Series
- Jacqueline Winspear
- Massie Dobbs Series