cozy mystery
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Book 1 in the Francine Witt Mystery series. A fun, cozy, wine and Egyptology themed mystery with a surprisingly deep message of feminism and representation. Francine Witt is a wine blogger dreaming of a career in “real” journalism while posting budget wine recommendations and blogging about the shenanigans of two wine thieves who time and…
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A good historical mystery is like a time machine, transporting the reader from the present to a completely different era. If the idea of a literary trip to the Victorian era intrigues you, try one or all of these cozy mystery series set in Victorian London. Relaxing, funny and light-hearted, these books are perfect for…
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Book 1 in the Fiona Figg Mysteries series. Fiona Figg has a photographic memory. As a child, she devoured Sherlock Holmes stories and loved acting. Many years later, during World War 1, these skills come in handy as Fiona volunteers to replace an injured agent for an undercover mission for the War Office, giving her…
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Father Brown is a series of 52 short stories by G. K. Chesterton, and an ongoing TV show with 12 seasons. A mild and fairly meek character, Father Brown has been called “the empathetic detective”, quietly solving crimes by identifying with the murderer and understanding their psychology. The Father Brown TV series is only loosely…
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Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, known as Georgie to her friends, is a cousin of King George V of England and 35th in line to the throne. Unfortunately her family has fallen on hard times, and as Georgie refuses to marry for anything but love, she is basically penniless. Determined to fend for herself without…
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Book 1 in the Veronica Speedwell series. Miss Veronica Speedwell is not your typical Victorian-era lady. Orphaned at a young age and brought up by two spinster sisters, Veronica is a lepidopterist with scandalously modern ideas of women’s independence, and even her love of butterflies comes from a desire for freedom. A young lady should…
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Sadie Coleman has moved to the small town of Shady Creek with her cat Wimsey and opened the Inkwell, a literary themed pub in the town’s old grist mill. Leaving her old life in Boston behind, Sadie is busy preparing for the annual Autumn Festival when a part of her old life, her ex boyfriend…
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Magpie Murders is book 1 in the Susan Ryeland series by Anthony Horowitz. Magpie Murders was published in 2016, and the TV series is a 6 episode TV series from 2022. Alan Conway is a successful crime writer and a really unpleasant person, taking pleasure in basing his characters on real people, exposing their secrets…
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Book 1 in the Jane Austen Mysteries series. This novel imagines the twenty-seven year old Jane Austen as an amateur sleuth, working on behalf of her dear friend Isobel Payne. Isobel is newly wedded to the much older Earl of Scargrave, and Jane is a guest at Scargrave Manor when the Earl passes away after…
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The Cat Who… is a series of 29 cozy mystery books by Lillian Jackson Braun. Book 1, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards was published in 1966. The books follow the adventures of Jim Qwilleran or Qwill, a journalist and amateur sleuth, and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. Qwilleran was once a crime…
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