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# Cozy Mystery Book Review

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- [Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis: Review of Paws and Claws Mystery #1](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/krista-davis-murder-she-barked-review/): A mountain resort where four-legged guests are welcome everywhere, an inn run by a German grandmother and a death looking anything but accidental. Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis is the first Paws and Claws Mystery. Berkley published it on December 3, 2013, and it became a New York Times bestseller.
- [The Diva Takes the Cake by Krista Davis: Review of Domestic Diva Mystery #2](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/krista-davis-the-diva-takes-the-cake-review/): A wedding, a dead ex-wife and a sister who will not listen. The Diva Takes the Cake by Krista Davis is the second Domestic Diva mystery. Berkley published it in 2009, a year after the series began.
- [Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay: Review of Library Lover’s Mystery #2](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/jenn-mckinlay-due-or-die-review/): A small-town library, a crafting club with sharp eyes and a snowstorm that shuts everything down. Due or Die is the second of the Library Lover's Mysteries. Berkley published it on March 6, 2012.
- [Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich: Review of Lizzy and Diesel #2](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/janet-evanovich-wicked-business-review/): A murdered professor, a relic that stirs up lust and a monkey who steals every scene. Janet Evanovich's Wicked Business is the second Lizzy and Diesel novel. It came out in hardcover on June 19, 2012, two years after book 1.
- [One for the Money by Janet Evanovich: Review of Stephanie Plum #1](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/janet-evanovich-one-for-the-money-review/): Out of work, out of money and out of patience, a Jersey girl talks her way into a new job. She has no idea how to do it. That is the setup of One for the Money, the 1994 novel by Janet Evanovich that started it all. Three decades and thirty more novels later, it is still where most readers begin.
- [The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan: Novel Review and Plot Summary](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/ausma-zehanat-khan-the-unquiet-dead-review/): The Unquiet Dead is the first novel by Ausma Zehanat Khan, published in 2015. It is a crime novel set in Toronto, and it opens the series about detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty. A man falls from a cliff, and the case leads back to the Bosnian genocide. Below: the plot, the characters, the history behind it and what critics and readers say.
- [The Golden Scales by Parker Bilal: Review of the First Makana Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/parker-bilal-the-golden-scales-review/): The Golden Scales is the first Makana mystery by Parker Bilal, published in 2012. Its hero, a former police inspector from Khartoum, now works as a private investigator in Cairo. A corrupt tycoon hires him to find a missing football player, and the search pulls him into the city’s darkest corners. Here is what the book is about, who wrote it and what reviewers say.
- [Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin: Review of the Cozy Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/uzma-jalaluddin-detective-aunty-review/): Detective Aunty is the first mystery by Uzma Jalaluddin, the Canadian author of Ayesha at Last. Kausar Khan, a Muslim widow, goes back to Toronto when her daughter is arrested for murder. The police have their suspect, so Kausar sets out to find the real killer herself. It is a cozy mystery with a desi heroine in her fifties, and the first in a new series. Here is what the book is about, what reviewers say, and what to read next.
- [Elly Griffiths’ The Stranger Diaries: Gothic mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/elly-griffiths-the-stranger-diaries-review/): Elly Griffiths' The Stranger Diaries blends Gothic chills with witty mystery. A Victorian ghost story comes alive when a teacher's colleague is murdered. Edgar Award winner. 3.87/5 stars.
- [Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich: Review of Lizzy & Diesel #1](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/janet-evanovich-wicked-appetite-review/): Janet Evanovich Wicked Appetite review: A paranormal cozy mystery with witchy Salem vibes, a rude monkey, and delicious baked goods. 3.79/5 stars.
- [Finger Lickin Fifteen by Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum #15 Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/janet-evanovich-finger-lickin-fifteen-review/): Janet Evanovich Finger Lickin' Fifteen review: A chaotic BBQ mystery with Stephanie Plum. 4.03★ Funny, fast-paced cozy mystery perfect for fans seeking laughs.
- [A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison: Enchanted Bay Mystery #1 Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/esme-addison-a-spell-for-trouble-review/): Esme Addison's A Spell for Trouble blends Polish mermaid mythology, a cozy apothecary, and murder mystery. Rated 3.83/5 — a paranormal cozy gem.
- [Charlaine Harris’ Shakespeare’s Landlord reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/charlaine-harris-shakespeares-landlord-review/): Charlaine Harris' Shakespeare's Landlord: A dark cozy mystery with a trauma-survivor heroine. Read our full review of this underrated Southern mystery series.
- [Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay: Library Lover’s Mystery #1 Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/jenn-mckinlay-books-can-be-deceiving-review/): Jenn McKinlay's Books Can Be Deceiving introduces Lindsey Norris to a charming Connecticut coastal library where murder mysteries unfold. Cozy, bookish, and utterly charming.
- [Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour: Dark & Gripping](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/anne-rice-the-witching-hour-review/): Anne Rice's The Witching Hour review: a dark gothic saga of the Mayfair witches in New Orleans. What to expect, where to start and why it is not a cozy.
- [The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery #1 Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/krista-davis-the-diva-runs-out-of-thyme-review/): Krista Davis' The Diva Runs Out of Thyme serves up cozy mystery charm with Thanksgiving chaos, murder, and rivalry. 3.90★ culinary cozy perfection.
- [Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert: Review of China Bayles #1](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/susan-wittig-albert-thyme-of-death-review/): Discover why Susan Wittig Albert's Thyme of Death is a cozy mystery classic. Smart heroine, Texas charm & herbalism. 3.83★ Start the beloved 29-book series here.
- [Kate Carlisle’s Homicide in Hardcover: A Bibliophile’s Delight](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/kate-carlisle-homicide-in-hardcover-review/): Kate Carlisle Homicide in Hardcover review: A charming bibliophile mystery with rare books, San Francisco intrigue & a 3.76★ rating. Perfect for book lovers.
- [Jenn McKinlay’s Sprinkle with Murder review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/jenn-mckinlay-sprinkle-with-murder-review/): Jenn McKinlay Sprinkle with Murder review: A delightful cozy mystery debut with cupcakes, friendship, and murder in sunny Scottsdale. Rated 3.86/5.
- [Joanne Fluke’s Strawberry Shortcake Murder review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/joanne-fluke-strawberry-shortcake-murder-review/): Joanne Fluke's Strawberry Shortcake Murder delivers cozy mystery charm with recipes, small-town intrigue, and a baker sleuth. Rated 3.85/5 stars.
- [Susan Rowland’s The Swan Lake Murders reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/susan-rowland-the-swan-lake-murders-review/): Discover Susan Rowland's The Swan Lake Murders: a gothic literary cozy with Jungian depth, feminist mythology, and a locked-room mystery that crackles with dread. 4.32/5 stars.
- [Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swensen Book 3 Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/joanne-fluke-blueberry-muffin-murder-review/): Joanne Fluke Blueberry Muffin Murder review: A cozy mystery with small-town charm, baked goods, and murder. Rated 3.90/5 on Goodreads.
- [Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie: Review of Tommy and Tuppence #2](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/agatha-christie-partners-in-crime-review/): Discover Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime: a witty, charming mystery collection featuring married detectives Tommy & Tuppence solving cases while parodying famous fictional detectives. Rated 3.78/5.
- [Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke: Review of the Fourth Hannah Swensen Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/joanne-fluke-lemon-meringue-pie-murder-review/): Joanne Fluke's Lemon Meringue Pie Murder delivers cozy mystery perfection with recipes, romance, and murder in Lake Eden. Read our full review.
- [Carolyn G. Hart’s Death on Demand: A locked-room classic](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/carolyn-g-hart-death-on-demand-review/): Carolyn G. Hart Death on Demand: A classic bookstore mystery that launched a beloved series. Annie Laurance solves a locked-room murder. 3.85/5 stars.
- [Anne George’s Murder on a Girls’ Night Out reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/anne-george-murder-on-a-girls-night-out-review/): Discover Anne George's Murder on a Girls' Night Out, the hilarious Southern cozy debut featuring two unforgettable sisters. Rated 4.02/5 stars.
- [Madelyn Alt’s The Trouble With Magic reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/madelyn-alt-the-trouble-with-magic-review/): Discover Madelyn Alt's The Trouble With Magic, a paranormal cozy mystery with witchy charm, female friendship, and an empath protagonist. Rated 3.7/5 stars.
- [Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Book Review: Agatha Christie’s Bobby and Frankie Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/agatha-christie-why-didnt-they-ask-evans-review/): Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans? proves the Queen of Crime still surprises. A delightful amateur detective romp with wit, romance & mystery. 3.91★
- [Murder on the Orient Express Book Review: Agatha Christie’s Poirot Classic](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/agatha-christie-murder-on-the-orient-express-review/): Discover why Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is a cozy mystery masterpiece. Read our full review of this iconic locked-room whodunit.
- [Charlaine Harris’ Grave Sight: Dark Ozark Secrets](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/charlaine-harris-grave-sight-review/): Charlaine Harris Grave Sight review: A paranormal mystery with a lightning-touched heroine and dark Ozark secrets. 3.87★ on Goodreads.
- [Dorothy Gilman’s The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/dorothy-gilman-the-unexpected-mrs-pollifax-review/): Meet Emily Pollifax: a widowed grandmother who walked into the CIA and became an unlikely spy. Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax is a witty, warm cozy mystery classic.
- [Victoria Laurie’s What’s a Ghoul to Do? Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/victoria-laurie-whats-a-ghoul-to-do-review/): Discover Victoria Laurie's What's a Ghoul to Do?, a paranormal cozy mystery with sass, humor, and ghostly thrills. Read our full review & series guide.
- [Nancy Atherton’s Aunt Dimity’s Death: A Ghostly Debut](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/nancy-atherton-aunt-dimitys-death-review/): Discover Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity's Death, a cozy ghost story debut with paranormal charm, English countryside magic, and a 3.96★ rating from devoted fans.
- [Meg Cabot’s Size 12 Is Not Fat reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/meg-cabot-size-12-is-not-fat-review/): Meet Heather Wells, a former pop star turned dorm director solving campus murders. Meg Cabot's Size 12 Is Not Fat is witty, charming, and impossible to put down. Read our full review.
- [M.C. Beaton’s Death of a Gossip: A Cozy Classic](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/m-c-beaton-death-of-a-gossip-review/): Discover M.C. Beaton's Death of a Gossip, the charming Scottish Highland mystery that launched the beloved Hamish Macbeth series. A cozy classic with wit and atmosphere.
- [Laura Childs’ Death by Darjeeling reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/laura-childs-death-by-darjeeling-review/): Discover Laura Childs' Death by Darjeeling, the charming Tea Shop Mystery debut set in Charleston. A cozy whodunit with tea, scones, and a smart sleuth. 3.74★
- [Donna Andrews’ Murder with Peacocks review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/donna-andrews-murder-with-peacocks-review/): Donna Andrews' Murder with Peacocks launches the beloved Meg Langslow series with laugh-out-loud family chaos, a capable heroine, and murder. Rated 3.9/5.
- [Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs: A Classic Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/jacqueline-winspear-maisie-dobbs-review/): Discover Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs, the acclaimed 1929 London mystery that launched a 18-book legacy. A psychologist investigator uncovers dark secrets. 3.93★
- [And Then There Were None Book Review: Agatha Christie’s Island Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/agatha-christie-and-then-there-were-none-review/): Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None: A masterpiece locked-room mystery with 1.6M ratings. Ten strangers, one island, impossible crime. Read our full review.
- [Cleo Coyle’s On What Grounds: A Cozy Mystery Gem](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/cleo-coyle-on-what-grounds-review/): Cleo Coyle On What Grounds review: A cozy mystery debut set in Greenwich Village's Village Blend coffee shop. Sharp sleuth, rich atmosphere, 3.65★.
- [Charlaine Harris’ Real Murders: Dark debut done right](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/charlaine-harris-real-murders-review/): Discover why Charlaine Harris' Real Murders is a cozy mystery with teeth. A clever, dark debut featuring librarian sleuth Aurora Teagarden. 3.69★
- [Elizabeth Peters’ Crocodile on the Sandbank reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/elizabeth-peters-crocodile-on-the-sandbank-review/): Meet Amelia Peabody in Elizabeth Peters' Crocodile on the Sandbank—a witty Victorian heroine, Egyptian mysteries, and enemies-to-lovers romance. 4.0/5 stars.
- [Juliet Blackwell’s Secondhand Spirits Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/juliet-blackwell-secondhand-spirits-review/): Discover Juliet Blackwell's Secondhand Spirits, a witchy cozy mystery debut featuring psychometry magic and a vintage shop in San Francisco. Rated 3.90/5.
- [Charlaine Harris’ Dead Until Dark: A Vampire Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/charlaine-harris-dead-until-dark-review/): Charlaine Harris' Dead Until Dark introduces Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress caught between vampire romance and murder mystery in Louisiana. Rated 3.97/5.
- [Diane Mott Davidson’s Catering to Nobody reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/diane-mott-davidson-catering-to-nobody-review/): Diane Mott Davidson's Catering to Nobody launches the beloved Goldy Bear series. Discover why this culinary cozy mystery earns a 3.83★ rating and #13 spot on Goodreads' best list.
- [Lorna Barrett’s Murder is Binding: A Bookish Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/lorna-barrett-murder-is-binding-review/): 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 bookshop owner turns sleuth. 3.68★
- [Lilian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who Could Read Backwards](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/lilian-jackson-braun-the-cat-who-could-read-backwards-review/): 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 feline sleuth. 3.87★
- [The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton reviewed](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/m-c-beaton-the-quiche-of-death-review/): 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 on the genre.
- [Rhys Bowen’s Her Royal Spyness: A Royal Mystery](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/rhys-bowen-her-royal-spyness-review/): 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 winner.
- [Victoria Laurie’s Abby Cooper psychic mystery debut](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/victoria-laurie-abby-cooper-psychic-eye-review/): Victoria Laurie's Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye launches a witty paranormal cozy mystery series. Psychic sleuth, skeptical detective, murder—and genuine charm.

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## Genres
- [Dog Mystery Books: The Best Dog Mystery Series for Adults and Cozy Mysteries With Dogs](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/dog-mystery-books/): A good nose notices everything: a strange smell, a nervous stranger, a patch of freshly dug earth. No wonder so many mystery writers give their sleuth a four-legged partner. Dog mystery books range from gentle cozies set in pet-friendly towns to police procedurals with working partners. What they share is an animal who matters to the story.
- [Librarian Mysteries: The Best Cozy Mystery Series With Librarian Sleuths](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/librarian-mysteries/): Librarian mysteries are cozy mysteries where the heroine works in a library, often as its director. The library is the heart of the story. Gossip is shared there, clues turn up in old records, and sometimes a body is found between the stacks. Like all cozies, they keep the violence off the page and end with the killer caught.
- [Muslim Fiction Authors: Mystery Writers and the Best Fiction Books by Muslim Authors](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/muslim-fiction-authors/): Looking for Muslim fiction authors? We are a cozy mystery site, so we start where our readers start: with the detectives. A cozy mystery with a Muslim woman as the sleuth is still rare, and we want to find every one of them. Below you will find the Muslim mystery writers we follow, then the famous novelists, fantasy, romance and young adult authors that readers ask about most. Every book on this page is fiction written by Muslim authors or built around the lives of Muslims. The settings run from Toronto to Cairo and the wider Middle East.
- [Witch Cozy Mysteries: The Best Witchy Cozy Mystery Series and Books](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/witch-cozy-mysteries/): Witch cozy mysteries mix a small-town murder with a little magic. The sleuth brews potions, reads old objects or grants wishes. She still has to find the killer the old-fashioned way. Looking for cozy witch books with real witchy vibes? Here are the best series, the books we have reviewed, and where to start.
- [Culinary Cozy Mysteries: The Best Food and Bakery Mystery Series](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/culinary-cozy-mysteries/): Culinary cozy mysteries are murder mysteries served with dessert. The sleuth runs a bakery, a tea shop, a coffeehouse or a catering business. The body usually turns up next to something she baked. Almost every series includes recipes, so you can bake the cookies while you guess the killer. Here you will find the best series, the books we have reviewed and a few ideas for your next comfort read.
- [Cozy Cat Mysteries: The Best Cat Mystery Series and Books](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/cozy-cat-mysteries/): Cozy cat mysteries put a cat at the crime scene. It may be a clever Siamese, a Maine Coon on a leash or a black cat with a scar on its nose. A cat stares at a wall, knocks a book off a shelf, and a human sleuth starts asking the right questions. Here are the best cat cozy mystery series, the books we have reviewed, and the reading order of the series that started it all.
- [Funny Cozy Mysteries: The Best Humorous Mystery Series and Books](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/funny-cozy-mysteries/): Funny cozy mysteries are for readers who want a body in the library and a laugh on every page. The sleuth is an amateur, the family is loud, and the murder never gets too dark. Here are the best humorous mystery series, the books we have reviewed, and where to start.
- [Historical Cozy Mysteries: The Best Series by Era](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/historical-cozy-mysteries/): Historical cozy mysteries take you back to a time before phones, DNA tests and CCTV. A murder in a Victorian drawing room, a body at a country house, a secret errand for the Queen in 1932. The sleuth has only wit, gossip and a good eye. On this page you will find the best series by era, the books we have reviewed and where to start.
- [British Cozy Mysteries: The Best Books, Series and Shows](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/british-cozy-mysteries/): British cozy mysteries are the classic form of the genre. A murder in a small village, an amateur sleuth who sees what the police miss, and tea before the culprit is named. Agatha Christie set the pattern a hundred years ago, and writers still follow it. Here you will find the best series, the books we have reviewed, the villages worth visiting and the shows to watch next.
- [Paranormal Cozy Mysteries: The Best Ghost, Psychic and Magical Mystery Series](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/genre/paranormal-cozy-mysteries/): Paranormal cozy mysteries are small-town murder mysteries with a supernatural twist. The sleuth talks to a ghost, sees how the victim died, or reads the thoughts of her cat. She still has to find the killer with clues, questions and a bit of nerve. Here you will find the best series, the books we have reviewed and where to start.

## Writers
- [Ausma Zehanat Khan: Books, Series in Order and Biography](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/ausma-zehanat-khan/): Ausma Zehanat Khan is an award-winning author of crime fiction and fantasy. Her mystery novels put Muslim detectives at the center: Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty in Toronto, and Detective Inaya Rahman in Colorado. She also wrote an epic fantasy quartet. Below you will find all her books, her biography and awards. There is also an honest answer for cozy readers: where to start, and what to expect.
- [Uzma Jalaluddin: Books in Order, the Detective Aunty Series and More](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/uzma-jalaluddin/): Canadian novelist Uzma Jalaluddin made her name with warm romantic comedies, stories about Muslims, South Asians and Canadians. In 2025 she changed genre and turned to crime. Her Detective Aunty novels follow Kausar Khan, a widowed Muslim aunty who investigates murders in her old Toronto neighbourhood. Below you will find every Uzma Jalaluddin book in order, the Detective Aunty series, her awards and the answers to the questions readers ask most.
- [Parker Bilal: Books in Order, the Makana Series and Jamal Mahjoub](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/parker-bilal/): Parker Bilal is the pen name of the British-Sudanese author Jamal Mahjoub. Under this name he writes crime fiction: the six-book Makana series set in Cairo, and the Crane and Drake series set in London. Below you will find all books by Parker Bilal in order and who the man behind the pseudonym is. We also show where a cozy mystery reader should start.
- [Susan Wittig Albert: Books in Order, Series Guide and Our Reviews](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/susan-wittig-albert/): Susan Wittig Albert is a New York Times (NYT) bestselling author. She is best known for the China Bayles Mysteries, set in a small town in the Texas Hill Country. She also writes the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter and, with her husband Bill, the Victorian mysteries published as Robin Paige. Below you will find her books in order, series by series, her latest releases and our review.
- [Janet Evanovich: Books in Order, Series Guide and Our Reviews](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/janet-evanovich/): Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series. For three decades, readers have followed a Trenton bounty hunter who loses cars, finds bodies and can never choose between two men. Want the reading order, the next release or the answer to “is the series over”? This page has it all, together with our reviews of her books.
- [Krista Davis: Books in Order, Series Guide and Our Reviews](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/krista-davis/): New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis is known for cozy mysteries set in and around Virginia. She writes three mystery series: the Domestic Diva Mysteries, the Paws & Claws Mysteries and the Pen & Ink Mysteries. Her books mix murder with food, pets and friends you would like to have. Below you will find her full book list in order, the newest releases and our reviews.
- [Esme Addison: Books, Enchanted Bay Series in Order and Our Review](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/esme-addison/): Esme Addison is an Amazon and BN.com bestselling author and Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel. Cozy readers know her for the Enchanted Bay mystery series. It has a seaside town in North Carolina, a family apothecary and a line of healers descended from a mermaid. Looking for the reading order, her newest book or a first taste of her witchy world? This page has it all.
- [Jenn McKinlay: Books, Series in Order and Our Cozy Mystery Reviews](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/writer/jenn-mckinlay/): Jenn McKinlay is a New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of several mystery and romance series. Cozy readers know her for three long-running worlds: a seaside library, a cupcake bakery and a London hat shop. Want to know where to start, which pen names she uses and what comes next? This page is your map.

## Series
- [Enchanted Bay Mysteries: The Enchanted Bay Mystery Series by Esme Addison in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/enchanted-bay-mysteries/): A seaside town, a family herbal apothecary and a line of healers said to descend from a mermaid. The Enchanted Bay Mysteries by Esme Addison mix murder with water magic in Bellamy Bay, North Carolina. The series has three books so far, from 2020 to 2025.
- [Cupcake Bakery Mysteries: The Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series by Jenn McKinlay in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/cupcake-bakery-mysteries/): Two best friends, one bakery and a surprising number of dead bodies. Jenn McKinlay's Cupcake Bakery Mysteries follow Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura, who run the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery in Scottsdale, Arizona. The series has 16 books, published from 2010 to 2024.
- [Paws and Claws Mysteries: The Paws and Claws Mystery Series by Krista Davis in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/paws-and-claws-mysteries/): Imagine a mountain town where restaurants serve meals for people and pets, and every inn welcomes four-legged guests. That is Wagtail, Virginia, the setting of the Paws and Claws Mysteries by New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis. The series has ten books so far, from Murder, She Barked (2013) to The Wagtail Murder Club (2025).
- [Parker Bilal Books in Order: The Makana Series and Crane and Drake](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/makana-mysteries/): Parker Bilal writes crime novels with a detective most readers have never met before. Makana is a Sudanese refugee and former police inspector who works as a private investigator in Cairo. Parker Bilal is the pen name of the literary novelist Jamal Mahjoub. He has published two crime series, six Makana books and three Crane and Drake books. Here are all the Parker Bilal books in order, where to start and what kind of mystery to expect.
- [Ausma Zehanat Khan Books in Order: Esa Khattak, Rachel Getty and Beyond](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/esa-khattak-mysteries/): Ausma Zehanat Khan writes crime fiction with Muslim detectives at the center, and her books take on war crimes, terrorism and hate crimes. Her best-known mystery series follows Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty, two police detectives in Toronto. It begins with The Unquiet Dead (2015), which won the Arthur Ellis and Barry awards for Best First Novel. Here are all the Ausma Zehanat Khan books in order: the Esa Khattak series, the Blackwater Falls novels and the Khorasan Archives fantasy series.
- [Detective Aunty Investigates: The Detective Aunty Series by Uzma Jalaluddin in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/detective-aunty-investigates/): Detective Aunty Investigates is a cozy mystery series by Uzma Jalaluddin. Its heroine, Kausar Khan, is a South Asian Muslim widow who solves murders in the Golden Crescent, a Toronto suburb in Scarborough. The series has two books so far: Detective Aunty (2025) and Moonlight Murder (2026). Below you will find the plot of each book, the reading order, the release dates and what we know about a sequel.
- [China Bayles Mysteries: The China Bayles Series by Susan Wittig Albert in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/china-bayles-mysteries/): The China Bayles Mysteries are a cozy mystery series by Susan Wittig Albert. Herbalist China Bayles runs an herb shop in Pecan Springs, Texas. She solves murders with her best friend Ruby. The series has 29 books so far, from 1992 to 2024. Below you will find the full reading order, the newest book and where to start.
- [Library Lovers Mystery Series by Jenn McKinlay: All Books in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/library-lovers-mysteries/): The Library Lover’s Mysteries are cozy mystery novels by New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay. Briar Creek Library director Lindsey Norris solves murders in a small town on the Connecticut shore. The series has 16 books so far. Below you will find the complete book list, the reading order, the latest book and where to start.
- [Lizzy and Diesel Series by Janet Evanovich: All Wicked Books in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/lizzy-and-diesel/): A pastry chef who bakes cupcakes in Salem. A big, blond man who walks in through a locked door. A monkey with a rude middle finger. The Lizzy and Diesel series by Janet Evanovich is her paranormal side project, and it is a fun read from the first page. Here are all the books in order and the story behind the seven stones. We also answer the big question: will there be a next Lizzy and Diesel novel?
- [Stephanie Plum Books in Order: The Complete Series by Janet Evanovich](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/stephanie-plum/): Stephanie Plum is the bounty hunter with attitude who has kept readers laughing for thirty years. She loses cars, finds bodies and can never choose between two men. The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich now has 31 numbered novels, four holiday novellas and a 32nd book on the way. Here are all the Stephanie Plum books in order. You will also find the latest release, the “between the numbers” stories and the best place to start.
- [Domestic Diva Mysteries: The Domestic Diva Series by Krista Davis in Order](https://cozymysterybookreview.com/series/domestic-diva-mysteries/): The Domestic Diva Mysteries are a cozy mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis. Event planner Sophie Winston hosts dinners, throws holiday parties and solves murders in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The series has 19 books so far. Below you will find the full reading order, the newest book and where to start.