Fall is the perfect time to stack your TBR full of cozy mysteries. There is just something about snuggling with a blanket, drinking a warm cider and reading a cozy mystery that just screams Fall has arrived.
If you want something mysterious, not intense, and maybe a little silly, then these cozy mysteries are for you! The best part is, most of these books are part of a series, so if you love it, you’ve got plenty more to add to your cozy mysteries TBR list.
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Death by Pumpkin Spice
By: Alex Erickson
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Bookstore owner Krissy Hancock spends the evening with Pine Hills’ wealthiest residents at Yarborough mansion. Krissy would much rather be at her bookshop, especially when the evening takes a turn and one of the guests turns up dead and the murder, may still be at the party. Can Krissy and Officer Dalton solve the mystery before it’s too late?
Plaid and Plagiarism
By: Molly McRae
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The very first book in the Highland Bookshop Mystery Series. Janet Marsh has just opened her bookshop in the Highlands, only to find out someone has ransacked her house, again. When Janet goes to investigate with her friends/business partners, she finds the would be suspect murdered in her shed. Can the friends figure out who did it so they can get back to running their bookshop?
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
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When Vera’s tea shop becomes a crime scene, she is convinced the police are wrong. Someone didn’t just drop dead in her shop, they were murdered. Vera takes it upon herself to interview everyone who came to the teashop the day the body turned up because she is going to solve the case. Full of sweet and hilarious moments, this is a must add to your cozy mystery list.
The Cracked Spine
by: Paige Shelton
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Delaney takes the leap of a lifetime when she leaves everything behind to work at a charming bookshop in Scotland. Her new boss tasks her with running the shop, but also investigating the whereabouts of lost things. Delaney’s first assignment comes up when an artifact goes missing, and then in a twist of events someone shows up dead. In order to keep this new life, Delaney will need to solve this mystery.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of Pie
by: Alan Bradley
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An 11-year-old chemist named Flavia is enthralled when weird things keep happening around her. Things take a bit of a turn when Flavia finds a dead man on her doorstep, but she must investigate. Can Flavia figure out what happened to the man and is everything connected?
We Solve Murders
By: Richard Osman
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Richard Osman’s newest novel released this Fall. Steve is enjoying his retired life, until his daughter-in-law, bodyguard for a famous author, runs into some trouble, in the form of a dead body and a bag of cash. Amy calls the only person she knows who can help, Steve, pulling him out of his glorious retirement. Can these two solve the case?
Better off Read
by: Nora Page
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Librarian Cleo Watkins is on a mission to save her library that was ruined by a massive storm. The only problem is, her number one supporter just turned up dead. With Cleo’s best friend as the number one suspect, Cleo has no choice but to throw her hat in the ring to investigate and solve this case.
Murder at the Vicarage
by: Agatha Christie
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When a man turns up dead in a clergyman’s office, the town is hell bent to find out who did it. Most turn to the clergyman for help, but it’s Miss Marple who really knows all the happenings and goings. The first book in the Miss Marple series, it will be a delight to watch her untangle the web of never ending suspects to solve this case.
A Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
by: Joanne Fluke
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The first book in the Hannah Swensen mystery series. Hannah runs her towns most popular bakery, but finds the beloved delivery man dead outside of her shop with her chocolate chip cookies scatter all around him. Determined to not let her bakery (or her cookies) get a bad rep, Hannah decides to take matters into her own hands and solve this one herself.
The Expectant Detectives
by: Kat Ailes
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Alice and her partner escaped to the small town of Penton to start anew and live a quiet life. Quiet is not exactly what the town of Penton had in store for them when after a dead body is discovered after a local prenatal class. The class participants are all suspects, so Alice, and her other pregnant friends set out to clear their names and unravel this mystery.
The Secret, Book & Scone Society
by: Ellery Adams
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Nora has a special talent, she can recommend a book to cure a person’s deepest pain. That is exactly what Nora is going to do for a man that comes through town, but instead of keeping his appointment with Nora, he shows up dead on the train tracks. Nora begins The Secret, Book & Scone club along with other members of Miracle Springs. In order to remain, all members must share their darkest secret, what brought them to the healing town of Miracle Springs in the first place and then they can solve the town mystery.
Death of a Neighborhood Witch
by: Laura Levine
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While not the first book in the series, fans of Laura Levine (or cozy mysteries in general) will be please with this one, especially since it’s perfectly Fall themed. Jaine Austen’s neighbor is no one’s favorite, and seems to go out of her way to make herself known as the neighborhood grouch. So when she turns up dead, no one is really sad, but Jaine needs to work to clear her name, especially as the prime suspect.
Arsenic and Adobo
by: Mia P. Manansala
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Lila moves back home after a terrible breakup and is tasked with saving her Tita Rosie’s failing restaurant. As if her things weren’t bad enough, she has a confrontation with her ex-boyfriend, who also happens to be a not-so-nice food critic. Moments later, he turns up dead and the police believe Lila is to blame. Needing to prove her name, Lila takes matters into her own hands.
Charlotte Illes is Not a Detective
by: Katie Siegel
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Charlotte was a very successful sleuth, in middle school. Thinking life ha a lot more in store for her, she hung up her detective hat and tried to find her purpose. Now twenty-five, living back at home without many life prospects, Charlotte is pulled into another mystery. Can Charlotte lean on her middle school sleuthing skills even though dead bodies and murderers are a far stretch from the cases she started with?
Wicked Witch Murder
by: Leslie Meier
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The book sits smack dab in the middle of the Lucy Stone series, so if you want to start from the beginning, check out Mistletoe Murder. Lucy befriends the new eccentric shop owner in town, Diana. Everything seems okay until a dead body shows up and the town believes Diana is the prime suspect. Can Lucy clear her new friends name? Or is her new friend actually somehow involved?
More reading goodies…
If you’re interested in adding even more Fall fun to your reading this year. I’ve created this fun Fall Reading Bingo Challenge completely FREE! If you want even more ideas for this Fall season, check out my top Mystery & Thrillers. AND if you have a little one, check out the Toddler Fall TBR to make reading fun for them too!