When we think about mystery novels, usually they are filled with murder and mayhem. But that is not true for a cozy mystery book. That made us curious about the best books out there in this world of literature. That is why we will be listing Goodreads top 40 cozy mystery books and see which mysteries you should be reading!
The mystery genre can often be nail biting filled with a lot of murder. But too much blood and violence can be stressful to read at times. That is why the cozy mystery genre exists. Sometimes we just want a good mystery book that you can enjoy peacefully.
It is always an adventure at playing a detective and trying to solve the mystery in the novel. Some authors enjoy confusing readers while others just present the evidence and let you go to work. Either way, you will be in store for a great novel. Some of these novels may be familiar to you. You can see the full list below!
Goodreads Top 40 Cozy Mystery Books and Series
- Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #2) by Agatha Christie
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) by Agatha Christie
- The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith
- Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) by Louise Penny
- Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) by Victoria Laurie
- Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) by Rhys Bowen
- The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) by M.C. Beaton
- Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery, #1) by Lorna Barrett
- Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) by Diane Mott Davidson
- The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who…, #1) by Lilian Jackson Braun
- Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris
- Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) by Charlaine Harris
- Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters
- On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1) by Cleo Coyle
- Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear
- Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, #1) by Donna Andrews
- Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth, #1) by M.C. Beaton
- Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery, #1) by Laura Childs
- Size 12 Is Not Fat (Heather Wells, #1) by Meg Cabot
- Aunt Dimity’s Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1) by Nancy Atherton
- What’s a Ghoul to Do? (Ghost Hunter Mystery, #1) by Victoria Laurie
- Grave Sight (Harper Connelly, #1) by Charlaine Harris
- Secondhand Spirits (Witchcraft Mystery, #1) by Juliet Blackwell
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1) by Dorothy Gilman
- The Trouble With Magic (A Bewitching Mystery #1) by Madelyn Alt
- Murder on a Girls’ Night Out (Southern Sisters, #1) by Anne George
- Death on Demand (Death on Demand, #1) by Carolyn G. Hart
- Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
- Homicide in Hardcover (Bibliophile Mystery, #1) by Kate Carlisle
- Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #4) by Joanne Fluke
- Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1) by Susan Wittig Albert
- The Diva Runs Out of Thyme (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #1) by Krista Davis
- Blueberry Muffin Murder (Hannah Swensen, #3) by Joanne Fluke
- Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay
- Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #2) by Joanne Fluke
- Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2) by Agatha Christie
- Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover’s Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay
Conclusion
These are the Goodreads top 40 cozy mystery books andseries that you should read. These amazing book series will keep you busy as they have multiple books in each series. What other cozy mystery books do you think should have made our list? Let us know in the comments below!
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Recently reread all the Agatha Christies and now just finished Daphne du Maurier and Mary Stewart. Great atmosphere in all of them. Quite a sociological study of the UK and its former protectorats or colonies (They came to Bagdad (AC) or The Gabriel Hounds (MS).