Cozy mystery reviews

Discover Lorna Barrett’s Murder is Binding, the charming debut of the Booktown Mystery series. A cozy mystery set in a literary village where a…

Discover Lilian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, the cozy mystery that started it all. A witty 1960s whodunit with an unforgettable…

Meet Agatha Raisin: the prickly, funny amateur sleuth who launches M.C. Beaton’s beloved cozy mystery series with The Quiche of Death. A fresh take…

Discover Rhys Bowen’s Her Royal Spyness, the witty 1930s historical cozy mystery where a penniless royal secretly cleans houses while solving murders. Agatha Award…

Victoria Laurie’s Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye launches a witty paranormal cozy mystery series. Psychic sleuth, skeptical detective, murder—and genuine charm.

Discover why Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the best crime novel ever written. A masterpiece of misdirection with a twist that…

Discover Louise Penny Still Life, the acclaimed debut that launches the Gamache series. A atmospheric village mystery with a compassionate detective. 3.90★

Discover Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a gentle cozy mystery gem rated 3.81/5. Meet Mma Ramotswe in sun-drenched Botswana.

Discover Alan Bradley’s The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, a witty 1950s mystery featuring an 11-year-old poison-obsessed sleuth. Read our full review.

Discover Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the debut that invented the country house mystery. 4.0★ rated classic with poison, secrets & Poirot.