Cozy Mystery Authors

Cozy Mysteries, also known as Cozies, usually take place in a small town where unlikely detectives solve crimes most often committed with poison or a blunt instrument. Cozies do not use strong language, sexual content, or graphic violence. Snoop around! Explore these authors! Discover new favorites!

Amateur Sleuths Culinary Holiday Themes Lorna Barrett Claudia Bishop Donna Andrews Jeanne M. Dams Laura Childs M.C. Beaton Sarah Fox Jill Churchill Laurien Berenson Carolyn G. Hart Diane Mott Davidson Nero Blanc Dean James Joanne Fluke Cleo Coyle Susan Kandel Ellen Hart Isis Crawford Mitzi Kelly Josi S. Kilpack Shelly Freydont Helen Macie Osterman Kylie Logan Sally Goldenbaum Katherine Hall Page Denise Swanson Carolyn G. Hart Jeanne Quigley Jess Lourey Leslie Meier Animal Lovers Ann Myers Donna Andrews Donna Ball Rita Mae Brown Police/Detective Laurie Cass Catherine Aird Blaize Clement Rhys Bowen Susan Conant Steve Burrows Krista Davis Elizabeth George T.C. Lotempio Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Judi McCoy N. J. Lindquist Clea Simon Historical Peter Lovesey Carrie Bebris G.A. McKevett British Jill Churchill Louise Penny Jean-Pierre Alaux Jeanne M. Dams Julia Spencer-Fleming Rhys Bowen Carola Dunn Stella Cameron Kathy Lynn Emerson Kate Carlisle Joan Hess Vacation Hannah Dennison Amy Patricia Meade Donald Bain Carola Dunn Ellis Peters Simon Brett Veronica Heley Elliott Roosevelt Frances Brody Hazel Holt Sheri Cobb South Mary Daheim G.M. Malliet Beth R. Gutcheon Margaret Mayhew Hobbies Dorothy Howell Brynn Bonner Amy Korman Career-Oriented Laura Childs Sarah Rosett Nancy Bell Jane K. Cleland Ann B. Ross Mollie Cox Bryan Lonnie Cruse Maggie Sefton Marla Cooper Barbara Early Emily Toll Earlene Fowler Margaret Grace Jane Haddam Clare O’Donohue Charlaine Harris Parnell Hall Mary Kennedy Mary Kruger Ann Ripley Annette Mahon Revised May 2017 Hank Phillippi Ryan Terri Thayer

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