#Amateur sleuth
Appetizers and Alibis (Alphabet Soup Mysteries #1)
Erica J Whelton
Chef Jessica's dream of opening her own restaurant has finally come true. However, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare she is thrust into an investigation to find a killer.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Poodle Versus The Mob (Cottage Country Cozy Mysteries #2)
Anne Shillolo
Two bodies make a crime wave in the cottage country town of Williamsport, but Zora Flynn and her Nasty Small Poodle, Rocco, are on the case.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Frost and Found (Frost Falls #1)
Lisa Bouchard
When a friend's dog vanishes, Jessica Kringle, her penguin Pip, and her knitting group unravel a chilling mystery in Frost Falls. Can they solve it before Halloween loses its spirit?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Cookie Crumble and Murder (Holly Holmes Cozy Culinary Mystery #1)
K.E. O'Connor
Murder spoils the recipe when café owner Holly finds the undertaker dead—in an open grave! Can she clear her name and catch the killer before her sweet life crumbles?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Leaf of Faith (Isabella Proctor Cozy Paranormal Mysteries #1)
Lisa Bouchard
With her family’s expectations, a failing apothecary, and a ghost-seeing grandmother, Isabella must catch the killer before she loses her freedom—or worse.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Ring of Lies (Cosmic Cafe Series #1)
Rachel Lynne
A café owner and an ex-cop must solve the mystery of a hot blue diamond in order to stop a stone cold killer.
Categories:
Romantic Suspense
Romance Level:
No Spice
Sapphires and Secrets (Magical Papillon #2)
Sabine Frisch
A stolen sapphire, a ghostly ally, and a magical Papillon dog—Single Mom Sarah must unravel the mystery before danger strikes again. Sapphires & Secrets is a spellbinding cozy with twists, magic, and heart.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Primary Source
Kelly Brakenhoff
"Rare letters, shady dealings, and a chili cook-off that's heating up fast. Hold on to your taste buds—this mystery's a scorcher!"
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
A Lingering Shadow (Arabella Stewart Historical Mysteries #2)
D.S. Lang
As the summer season begins, Bella is set on saving her family's resort. When a guest is murdered, lingering shadows from the Great War fall on her, Jax, the victim, and the suspects.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Whispered Voices (Storm Voices Series)
Victoria LK Williams
A killer’s voice, a fairy’s protection; a race for the truth.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Hot Scheming Mess (Madison Cruz Mystery #1)
Lucy Carol
Secrets, spies, sexy guys. Staying alive is hard! Madison discovers spies as she deals with her FBI mother, yet hides evidence for her grandfather. She has to move fast! The enemy’s right behind her!
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
Low Spice
A Friend of Silence (A Roger and Bess Mystery)
M. Lee Prescott
The silence of a Quaker school is shattered by a shocking death. Prime suspect, Bess Dore jumps into the case along with old flame, Detective Roger Demaris. A charming amateur sleuth joins the duo.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Murder at the Festival (Read Between the Wines #1)
Dani Simms
When a murder halts the Winter Wine Festival, vineyard owner Avery Parker must clear her name and save her town’s reputation. Can she catch the killer before panic sets in and the wine industry crumbles?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
A Scandal in Boohemia
Gwen Gardner
What better sleuther team than a ghost whisperer and a ghost of dubious reputation? It's good to have friends in paranormal places.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Raining Quilts and Dogs (Heatherton Series, Book 1)
Kathryn Mykel
A crafty new series that stitches levity and suspense together with the charm of a fictitious small town on the coast of Maine, in this page-turning cozy mystery.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Moonlit Magic (An Osprey Cove Mystery #1)
Adrienne Trapp
When Maddie inherits a cryptic book, she uncovers a family secret—she’s a witch. With a murder to solve and magic awakening, she must embrace her power before Osprey Cove’s darkest secrets consume her.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Sixty: A Crime Reporter's Story (The Linda Radcliffe Chronicles Book 1)
Yvette Walker
"Sixty" is a gripping tale of small-town killings and one journalist's journey to uncover truth while confronting scars left behind. Protagonist Linda Radcliffe is Christian, divorced and complicated.
Categories:
Crime
Romance Level:
Low Spice
The Snowman Killer (Alaska Cozy Mystery #1)
Wendy Meadows
Retired LA detective Sarah Garland thought she was done with mysteries—until Snow Falls, Alaska, pulled her back in.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Plans for Murder in Kingfisher Falls
Phillipa Nefri Clark
A small town bookstore is the perfect place for a peaceful life, right? But as Charlotte helps investigate a tragic fire, a chance sighting of someone from her past sends her reeeling. Is she the next victim?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
The Librarian (Maggie Sloan Thriller Series #1)
Judith A. Barrett
Vigilante Justice, librarian style. Maggie’s grief and rage after a heart-breaking murder transform her from prey to a relentless hunter whose sole purpose is to make them pay.
Categories:
Thriller
Romance Level:
Low Spice
Murder With a Fudge Brownie to Go
Kristy T Dixon
Ivy finds a note in a library book hinting that a drowning ten years ago was murder. As she digs for clues, danger lurks. Will she expose the truth, or will someone make sure she stays silent?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Lady de Mandeville in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow #15)
C.S. Woolley
A bank is robbed, an unusual bargain is struck, can her ladyship trust her unlikely partner and crack this case?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Over My Dead Husband's Body (The Ghosts of Landover Mystery Series #1)
Etta Faire
When Carly inherits a house from her ex after he dies, she soon discovers she's also getting his ghost as her new roommate, and his murder mystery.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries #1)
Carly Winter
After her fall from the Hollywood elite, Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood to live in anonymity. When her boss is murdered, she must find the killer before she's arrested for a crime she didn't commit.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
A Beach House To Die For
K.C. Ames
What could go wrong with starting over in a tropical paradise?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Artistic License to Kill (A Fine Art Mystery #1)
Paula Darnell
As Amanda starts her new career as an artist, she joins the Roadrunner, a cooperative art gallery, only to find the unpopular director has been killed. Can she solve the mystery?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
BETTER THAN REVENGE (Nash and Blue Series #1)
Annemarie Williams
A priceless diamond is stolen. Bodies drop. FBI agent Nash must team up with his criminal wife to clear their names—or lose everything. *Better Than Revenge* is the heist thriller you can’t put down!B0BYMQHW74
Categories:
Crime
Romance Level:
Low Spice
A Precarious Homecoming (Arabella Stewart Historical Mysteries #1)
D.S. Lang
After serving in France during the Great War, Arabella Stewart is happy to be home untl a murdered neighbor has her turning amateur sleuth, much to the dismay of Constable Jax Hastings, a figure from her past.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Spirits & Sleuths (The Harper Quinn Mystery Series #1)
Kira Jane Harper
When Harper Quinn returns to Willow Haven, her sister vanishes. Haunted by secrets and eerie clues, she must face her past to save her. Spirits & Sleuths is a suspenseful paranormal mystery.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Sleeping Beauty : Book 1: A Lira Somers Mystery Novel (Lira Somers Mysteries) E
Liz Bullard
Lira has always been haunted by her dreams, but they're no mere nightmares; each vision is a plea—like this woman chained, abducted, and begging for salvation.
Categories:
Mystery
Romance Level:
Low Spice
Explicit Content:
Language
Poisoned in Cherry Hills (Cozy Cat Caper Mystery Series #3)
Paige Sleuth
Murder is the last thing on Kat Harper’s mind at her first animal rescue benefit dinner. But that’s exactly what she gets when one of the guests drops dead. Now it’s up to Kat to catch a killer.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
In the Days Before
Renee Shantel
Audrey Herringbone’s main focus has always been her content dedicated to helping find missing persons, but when her best friend is the one to go missing things start getting a little too real.
Categories:
Young Adult
Sewing Suspicion (A Quilting Cozy Mystery, Book 1)
Kathryn Mykel
Secrets and a patchwork of white lies. Can Alex Bailey string together the truth before her life unravels?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Cold Press (Anna Burgin Mystery Thriller Series, Book 1) E
David Bradwell
Packed with intrigue, Cold Press is a hugely entertaining British thriller. An investigative journalist vanishes on the cusp of unveiling her biggest ever story, and very soon the search turns deadly.
Categories:
Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Explicit Content:
Language
A Thief in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow #1)
C.S. Woolley
A shattered peace, a manor house burgled, and the butler didn’t do it! Can she find the thief before the wrong man gets sent to prison?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Prepped to Kill (Ricky Steele Mysteries)
M. Lee Prescott
In this humorous, rollicking mystery, Ricky Steele discovers the consequences of sending phony news to the alumni magazine when she returns to her alma mater posing as a private investigator.
Categories:
Mystery
Risky Whiskey (Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries #1) E
Lucy Lakestone
Mixologist Pepper Revelle and the Bohemia Bartenders seek a sneaky saboteur in this wild romp through a New Orleans cocktail convention. Fresh, funny series starter with a dash of romance!
Categories:
Mystery
Romance Level:
Low Spice
Explicit Content:
Language
If Only She Knew (If Only She Knew Mystery Series #1)
Pamela Crane
When a motive for murder connects an eccentric grandma, her crime-obsessed daughter-in-law, and an Insta-famous Deaf girl to the town's latest victim, their friendship begins to fray as their trust crumbles.
Categories:
Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Proven Innocence E
Mary J. Rocco
Cynthia Evans wakes up in the trunk of a car, no idea how she got there, only to discover she’s wanted for the murder of her husband and children.
Categories:
Suspense
Romance Level:
No Spice
Explicit Content:
Language