Cozy Mystery List
A Guide to Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books and DVDs
 

 

 Cozy Mysteries by Themes

Here are some topics that I have discussed in my blog with information about the different authors who write cozy mystery series which include different professions, interests, hobbies, and themes. I have so many Cozy Mystery by Theme lists on the page, you might find one that interests you!


NEWEST THEME I HAVE ADDED:

Authors Similar to Simon Brett

Authors Similar to Katherine Hall Page

BRITISH -ENGLISH COZY MYSTERIES - AND SOME NOT SO COZY!:
Authors beginning with A & B

Authors beginning with C & D

Authors beginning with E, F, G, & H

Authors beginning with J, K, L, M, & N

Authors beginning with P, R, & S

Authors beginning with T , U, & W

 

HISTORICAL MYSTERIES / PERIOD MYSTERIES (Mystery series that take place during different periods of time):
Authors beginning with A & B

Authors beginning with C - F

Authors beginning with G - L

Authors beginning with M - P

Authors beginning with R - W

 

ANIMAL THEMES:
Kittens, Cats, and Cozies

Dogs are Cozy, Too!

Equestrian Cozy Mysteries...All Things Horse-y

Bird and Birdwatcher Cozy Mysteries

Pet Store and Pet Sitting Cozy Mysteries

Veterinarian Cozy Mysteries

 

CULINARY - COOKING THEMES:
Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: A - D

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: F - K

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: L - R

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: S - W Plus Some!

Cozy Mystery Authors with Culinary Themes: Even More!

 

SUPER PARANORMAL MYSTERIES:
Ghosts

Psychics / 6th Sense

Vampire and Werewolf

Witch

 

VACATION MYSTERIES or MYSTERIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN EXOTIC LOCATIONS:
Authors beginning with A - B

Authors beginning with C - D

Authors beginning with F - H

Authors beginning with K - R

Authors beginning with S - W

 

HOLIDAYS:
Holiday Mysteries (Main Page)

Cozy Mystery Authors Who Write Primarily Holiday Themed-Books

Holiday Mysteries: Some New (Sept. '07) Christmas and a Halloween

Fall (Halloween and Thanksgiving) Cozy Mysteries

Mystery Books with a Snowed-In / Snow-Bound Theme (Not a Holiday theme, but good for Winter)

 

HOBBIES:
Antiquing Cozy Mysteries

Backpacking/Camping Mysteries

Beading Cozy Mysteries

Candle Making, Soap Making, & Gourd Craft Cozy Mysteries

Card Making, Decoupage, & Scrapbooking Cozy Mysteries

Crossword Puzzle Mysteries & Bunco Mysteries

Dollhouse Miniatures, Doll Making, Teddy Bear Cozy Mysteries

Gardening Cozy Mysteries

Genealogy Theme Mysteries

Golfing Mysteries

Miscellaneous Craft/Hobby Theme Cozy Mysteries

NASCAR Theme

Needlework/Needlecraft and Knitting Cozy Mysteries

Quilting Cozy Mysteries

Sudoku Mystery Series 

 

PROFESSIONS/CAREERS/JOBS/OCCUPATIONS:
Accountants, Financial Advisors, & Investment Bankers

Actors & Actresses

Anthropologists & Archaeologist

Attorney Sleuths in Mystery Books

Authors as Sleuths in Mysteries: A - D
Authors as Sleuths in Mysteries: E - L

Authors as Sleuths in Mysteries: M - Z

Bed & Breakfast, Boarding House, Hotel Cozy Mysteries

Bookstore Owners, Publishers, and Even an Illustrator in Mysteries

Coffeehouse and Tea Shop Settings

Dancers as Sleuths

Gardening Cozy Mysteries

Genealogy Theme Mysteries

Golfing Mysteries

Home Repair

House Keepers, Cleaners, Maid Services

Interior Design

Journalists as Sleuths: A - G
Journalists as Sleuths: H - M
Journalists as Sleuths: N - Z

Lady Minister Cozy Mysteries

Laundromats

Lawyer Theme Mysteries

Librarian Cozy Mysteries

NASCAR Mystery Theme

Photographers in Mysteries

Private Investigators

Professional Organization

Religious Theme (Priests, Nuns, Wives of Pastors, Pastors, Rabbis, Rabbis' Wives, Shakers, People Who Work for Any of the Previously Named...)

Rich Sleuths in Mystery Book Series (Hmmm...Is this a "profession"?!?)

Stay-at-Home Moms &/or Housewives in Mysteries

Teachers as Sleuths Mystery Book Theme

Tour Guide & Travel Mysteries

Veterinarian Cozy Mysteries

Wedding (& Wedding Planner) Theme

 

SENIOR SLEUTHS:
Authors beginning with A - F

Authors beginning with G -  P

Authors beginning with Q - W

 

SIMILAR AUTHORS:
Authors Similar to Nancy Atherton

Authors Similar to Lilian Jackson Braun

Authors Similar to Simon Brett

Authors Similar to Agatha Christie: I've Run Out of Agatha Christie Mysteries, What Do I Do Now?

Authors Similar to Jill Churchill

Authors Similar to Kate Collins

Authors Similar to Carola Dunn

Authors Similar to Janet Evanovich

Authors Similar to Anne George

Authors Similar to Dorothy Gilman

Authors Similar to Charlaine Harris (Paranormal and Non Paranormal)

Authors Similar to Lee Harris

Authors Similar to Carolyn (G.) Hart

Authors Similar to Jonnie Jacobs

Authors Similar to Leslie Meier

Authors Similar to Donna Huston Murray

Authors Similar to Katherine Hall Page

Authors Similar to Rex Stout

Authors Similar to Jacqueline Winspear

Authors Similar to Valerie Wolzien

 

MYSTERIES THAT ARE SET IN SPECIFIC STATES:
Alabama                   Arizona                     Arkansas

California                  Colorado                  Connecticut

Florida                      Georgia                    Illinois

Iowa                          Kentucky                   Louisiana

Maine                       Maryland                   Massachusetts

Michigan                  Minnesota                 New Hampshire 

New Jersey             New Mexico              North Carolina

Ohio                         Oregon                      Pennsylvania

South Carolina        Texas                        Vermont

Virginia                    Washington             Washington, DC
                                                                 (I know it's not a state!)

 

MISCELLANEOUS:
Religious Theme (Priests, Nuns, Wives of Pastors, Pastors, Rabbis, Rabbis' Wives, Shakers, People Who Work for Any of the Previously Named...)

Cozy Mystery Wedding Theme

Real People as Characters in Mystery Books

Mysteries with (Previously) Famous Fictional Characters

Rich Sleuths in Mystery Book Series

Classic Mystery Books

Mystery Books for Pre Teens

Mystery Books with Sleuths in Their 20s

Mothers as Sleuths in Mystery Books

Mystery Books with a Snowed-In / Snow-Bound Theme

No Profanity and/or Faith-Based Mystery Books

Recommendations of Cozy Mystery Authors for NEW Cozy Mystery Readers

Wonderful Narrators of Books On Tape Pt. 1
Great Narrators of Books On Tape Pt. 2
Terrific Narrators of Books On Tape Pt. 3

Books On Tape

 

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Dead by Midnight by Carolyn Hart
Dead by Midnight
Specific State Location

 

Mrs. Malory and Any Man's Death by Hazel Holt
Mrs. Malory and Any Man's Death
British

 

Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Smokin' Seventeen
Authors Similar To...

 

Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston
Beaglemania
Pet Theme

 

Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle
Roast Mortem
Coffeehouse Setting

 

Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy
Buffalo West Wing
Culinary Theme

 

Scones & Bones by Laura Childs
Scones & Bones
Tea Shop Setting

 

Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn Hart
Ghost in Trouble
Supernatural Theme

 

Mistletoe and Mayhem by Kate Kinsbury
Mistletoe and Mayhem
Holiday Theme

 

To Love and to Perish by Laura Durham
To Love and to Perish
Wedding Theme

 

Loco Motive by Mary Daheim
Loco Motive
Bed & Breakfast

 

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Carola Dunn
Anthem for Doomed Youth
Historical Theme

 

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Dead Reckoning
Paranormal Theme
(Vampire)

 

Buttons and Bones by Monica Ferris
Buttons and Bones
Needlework Theme

 

Flowerbed of State by Dorothy St. James
Flowerbed of State
Gardening Theme

 

Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
Plum Pudding Murder
Christmas Theme 

 

Fiber and Brimstone by Laura Childs
Fiber and Brimstone
Scrapbooking Theme

 

Skating on Thin Ice by Donald Bain & "Jessica Fletcher"
Skating on Thin Ice
Senior Sleuth Theme

 

Murder Melts in Your Mouth by Nancy Martin
Murder Melts in Your Mouth
Rich Sleuth
(Previously!)

 

Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls by Victoria Laurie
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls
Paranormal

 

Knockdown by Sarah Graves
Knockdown
Home Repair

 

Getting Old Can Kill You by Rita Lakin
Getting Old Can Kill You
Senior Sleuth

 

Death of a Turkey by Kate Borden
Death of a Turkey
Holiday & State-Specific