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Related: About this forum10 COZY DETECTIVE SERIES YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE
https://crimereads.com/10-cozy-detective-series-you-need-in-your-life/10 COZY DETECTIVE SERIES YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE
It's Time to Make Room for Some New Amateur Sleuths!
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 BY SOFIE KELLY
VIA BERKLEY
If I were to sum up what makes a cozy mystery in just one word, the word I would choose is connection. Yes, cozies have other characteristics, including no graphic violence, no profanity, and no overt sexual behavior, but at their core these stories are about how we connect with one another. Its these connections and the loyalties that come with them that motivate the protagonist to try to solve the crime. Its these same bondsor lack of themthat motivate others to help or hinder these efforts. And one of the reasons cozy mysteries are so popular with readers is because they feel a connection to the characters as well.
Traditionally, cozy mysteries are set in a small townSt. Marys Mead in Agatha Christies classic Miss Marple novels and Cabot Cove, Maine, in the popular TV show, Murder She Wrote. My own Magical Cats series takes place in Mayville Heights, Minnesota, which in some ways is like the small town where I grew up. But there are also cozies that take place in big cities. Cleo Coyles Coffeehouse series is set in New York, Greenwich Village to be specific. Leslie Budewitzs Spice Shop mysteries are based in Seattle, while Los Angeles is the setting for Jennifer Chows Sassy Cat books.
More at link. Enjoy.

MLAA
(19,415 posts)Just ordered a couple. Also learned Rhys Bowen has a series with a detective Evan Evans so trying those also. Thanks!
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)Glad you found some new reads! Let us know how you like them pls?
And I've inhaled Sofie Kelly's series. Again fun reads.
Enjoy!
question everything
(50,833 posts)interesting entrance, do not remember the specifics. And another place where she traveled with interesting history.
MLAA
(19,415 posts)
tanyev
(47,542 posts)and I really enjoyed them. A nice change of pace to have the focus on a cook and all of the people she interacts with. Plus, I found all the side info about shopping, cooking and serving meals in Victorian times very interesting.
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)I'm currently reading Ellery Adams' "Pies & Prejudice." Protagonist is opening a pie restaurant...
I love this author's works.
Enjoy!
tanyev
(47,542 posts)chefs, bakers, etc. But it seems to me like most of the things I read set in Victorian or Edwardian times revolve around the upper class, so the Kat Holloway series was a nice change from that.
SheltieLover
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Joinfortmill
(18,712 posts)SheltieLover
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central scrutinizer
(12,614 posts)Lots of fun
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)Thx!
niyad
(126,336 posts)niyad
(126,336 posts)series).
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)I think I'll try again.
Thx for the nudge!
XanaDUer2
(15,765 posts)Its on Acorn
central scrutinizer
(12,614 posts)Set on Mallorca
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)Ty!
niyad
(126,336 posts)very laid-back and accepting parish priest. G is a delight.
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)I'll give them a try, if library has ebooks.
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)Looks like a delightful series! Thx!
chillfactor
(7,694 posts)but living on social security I can't afford to buy books. I pay a small Kindle Unlimited monthly fee and read tons of cozy mysteries for free.
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)So buying them would prob cost more than my mortgage.
I get my ebooks from library.
Thx for the tip.
Keep reading & enjoy!
Demsrule86
(71,212 posts)nwliberalkiwi
(406 posts)Wonderful books. Several different dectective lines---enjoyed the Toby Peters stories!!!
SheltieLover
(72,982 posts)Just checked out "Think Fast, Mr. Peters."
XanaDUer2
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