Topic: Cozy Mysteries
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What is a "cozy" mystery?
A cozy mystery most often takes place in a small town. The small size of the town makes it believable that everyone involved in the mystery would know each other. The amateur detective is a likeable person who is able to get the community m... Read More »
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What is a good cozy mystery book?
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is EXCELLENT! You could more than likely finish it in a day if you had the time. Hope I've helped! Read More »
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What is your favorite "cozy" mystery title/author?
Oh, Janet Evanovich!!! Give me a Stephanie Plum book and a cup of coffee, and we'll be friends :) You should definitely read them!! Read More »
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The cozy mystery genre is very popular among readers who love to curl up with a good mystery. Typically devoid of gratuitous violence but still chock full of suspense, cozy mysteries typically have a themed backdrop though the entire series...
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Our reader Debra asked the following question about "cozies": In order for a mystery to be considered a "cozy," does it have to have a craft-type element? (Blueberry recipes, how to knit a 200-thread-count sheet in five easy steps, etc?) Or...
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Cozies, it appears, date from the Golden Age of Mystery, those halcyon years between the two World Wars. It may not be an accident that the three detective fiction writers most often called the greatest of this period are all women -- Agath...
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I refer to a cozy mystery as a 'nice murder.' I once had a professor who said that humor and murder don't mix. I hope I've proved him wrong.
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Imagine your terror at finding out that Jessica Fletcher was moving from Cabot Cove to your neighborhood! Would you stay up at night just wondering when this unassuming, friendly woman was going to befriend you? Would you wonder which of yo...
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I was already a Heartsong author (Romanian Rhapsody, Barbour, 2005) so I had a tiny advantage. If I ever wanted to write a cozy mystery, here was my opportunity to try. Three proposals later, I sold Gunfight at Grace Gulch as the first book...
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If The Last Song had been anything like Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's breakup, we have a feeling it would have done much better at the box office. Yesterday photos surfaced of Cyrus looking flirty on the set with her LOL costar, but more...
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