Goodreads Top 50 Cozy Mystery Books and Series

There are countless books and genres to choose from for every mood. And sometimes you just want to read a cozy mystery novel. And we have you covered with Goodreads top 50 cozy mystery series so you can choose what to read next!

Any fan of mystery novels knows that there is usuaully a lot of blood and murder involved. That can make for a nail biting and scary experience. That can make it a stressful reading session and that isn’t what you wanted.

Which is why the cozy mystery genre exists. You can enjoy the the novel and play detective without the stress or blood. The murder is often committed already or is done out of sight and you have to use the clues proviced to solve the mystery. You can see the full list below!

Goodreads Top 50 Cozy Mystery 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
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
• Shakespeare’s Landlord (Lily Bard, #1) by Charlaine Harris
• Finger Lickin’ Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15) by Janet Evanovich
• Wicked Appetite (Lizzy & Diesel, #1) by Janet Evanovich
• Bookplate Special (Booktown Mystery, #3) by Lorna Barrett
• Peach Cobbler Murder (Hannah Swensen, #7) by Joanne Fluke
• The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Alice Kimberly
• Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden, #3) by Charlaine Harris
• Mum’s the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery, #1) by Kate Collins
• Truly, Madly (A Lucy Valentine Novel, #1) by Heather Webber

Murder at the Vicarage

During dinner one night Clement says the anyone who kills Protheroe would be doing the world a favor. A few days later, Clement returns from a farm and learns that Protheroe was killed by a gunshot to the back of his head. Who killed Protheroe and had the most to gain from his death?

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

In the Styles household, Emily Inglethorp, the elderly owner of the house is found dead in the morning hours. She has been poisoned with strychnine and the killer is assumed to be one of the residents of the Styles house. Who killed Emily Inglethorp and why?

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

When the news of Mrs. Ferrars’ suicide reaches Roger Ackroyd, he knew that someone killed her. A mail that Ackroyd receives leads to his death as he killed before he could finish reading it. Who killed Roger Ackroyd and what did he know that made him a target? Did Mrs. Ferrars commit suicide or was she also murdered. It is up to Hercule Poirot to solve this mysterious case and find a motive and the murderer.

Conclusion

These are the Goodreads top 50 cozy mystery series that you should add to your reading list. Find a new favorite book series that will keep you busy and become your new favorite series. What other cozy mystery series or books do you think should have made the list? Let us know in the comments below!

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