cozy mystery

So long, 2025, and welcome, 2026!

By Meredith Rankin|2026-01-12T14:15:36-06:00January 12th, 2026|Categories: Interviews/Guest Posts, Post round-ups|Tags: Christine DeSmet, cozy mystery, crime fiction, Joanna Campbell Slan, Rick Hall, Susy Robison, Thomas A Burns, updates|

Hi, everyone!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2026. One of my “resolutions” for 2026 is to keep this blog updated on a more regular basis. I tend […]

Review of The Company by Sally Spencer

By Meredith Rankin|2022-03-22T11:11:50-05:00May 31st, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews, cozy|Tags: cozy mystery, Sally Spencer, The Company|

In this hard-hitting standalone thriller from Sally Spencer, a crash survivor discovers dark family secrets as he tries to stay alive.

Bristol, 1991. Crammed into a hire car, on their way to a vital appointment, five […]

Murder by Numbers by Eric Brown

By Meredith Rankin|2021-01-22T18:10:22-06:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews, cozy, historical, historical mysteries|Tags: cozy mystery, Eric Brown, Langham and Dupre Mysteries, Murder by Numbers|

If you’re in the mood for a charming, old-fashioned cozy mystery, then be sure to check out this week’s review. Murder by Numbers by Eric Brown has everything you want for a mid-winter […]

7 cozy mystery novels to read right now (plus 3 upcoming releases!)

By Meredith Rankin|2023-07-05T16:01:18-05:00January 22nd, 2021|Categories: Book Lists, cozy|Tags: Charlotte Stuart, cozy mystery, culinary cozy mysteries, J.S. Strange, Jane K. Cleland, Kerry Greenwood, Kylie Logan, Sandra Balzo, Simon Brett, Smita Bhattacharya, Tamar Myers|

If you’re anything like me, then you’re probably tired of winter, tired of the cold, and tired of January 2021 feeling too much like 2020. And if you’re anything like me, you probably […]

Hidden Treasure by Jane K. Cleland (Josie Prescott series)

By Meredith Rankin|2021-01-16T15:46:01-06:00November 20th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, cozy|Tags: #Netgalley, cozy mystery, Josie Prescott series|

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The Clutter Corpse by Simon Brett #CozyMystery

By Meredith Rankin|2023-07-07T17:18:47-05:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, cozy, series|Tags: #Netgalley, cozy mystery, Simon Brett, suspense/mystery novels, The Clutter Corpse|

The Clutter Corpse by Simon Brett

Genre: Cozy mystery

The Clutter Corpse by Simon Brett

Genre: Cozy mystery

The Secrets of Bones by Kylie Logan #review

By Meredith Rankin|2023-07-07T17:12:59-05:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, cozy, series|Tags: cozy mystery, Kylie Logan, The Secret of Bones|

Thanks to St. Martin’s/Minotaur and Netgalley for a copy of The Secrets of Bones by Kylie Logan in exchange for an honest review.

The Secrets […]

Spotlight on Why Me? Chimeras, Conundrums, and Dead Goldfish by Charlotte Stuart

By Meredith Rankin|2020-03-20T11:37:19-05:00March 27th, 2020|Categories: Book excerpts/content, cozy, Interviews/Guest Posts|Tags: Charlotte Stuart, cozy mystery, indie novels|

Some of you may remember my review of Charlotte Stuart’s quirky mystery Survival Can Be Deadly this past summer. Well, Stuart is back with a new novel. This one is titled […]