8 of the Best New Cozy Mysteries to Read This Winter

Whether it’s summertime and you’re poolside or it’s winter and you’re snuggled up in front of a fire, a cozy mystery is the perfect companion. Cozy mysteries are riveting enough to keep you hooked while keeping things more lighthearted with quirky characters, punny names, and settings you just want to live in forever. That doesn’t mean there is no crime to be found; there’s murder aplenty in the books below. But these cozy mysteries are sure to include some humor, warmth, and sometimes a sweet romance to lighten the mood.

Whether you’re a cozy mystery connoisseur or a newbie to the sub-genre, this list of the best new cozy mysteries to read this winter is sure to have something for you. You’ll find a sweet potato pie-related murder, a father-daughter duo of food detectives, and an Agatha Christie-filled mystery.

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Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sanda Jackson-Opoku Savvy Summers spends her days serving delectable soul food to her customers in Chicago’s South Side. That is, until a man dies at her restaurant in the middle of eating her famous sweet potato pie. Despite the police ruling the death an accident, rumors cast her business in a negative light, and Savvy turns into a sleuth of sorts to clear her restaurant and her beloved sweet potato pie’s reputation.

The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson An eclectic book club of five very different readers is thrown into chaos when one of their members disappears and a dead body is found inside his house. The group, each with their own book-influenced theory as to what might have happened, comes together to get to the bottom of the mystery of their missing member.