Cozy Christmas Mysteries
New 2026 Christmas Mysteries
Christmas mysteries are the most festive holiday cozy mystery subgenre. These cozy mysteries pair crime-solving with holiday traditions in a close-knit community. Common elements in Christmas cozies include festivals, winter weather, family secrets, holiday-themed clues, and an amateur sleuth determined to identify the killer and save Christmas.
Here are some of the best Christmas cozy mystery books new in 2026. All of them are part of a series, but you can read them out of order as stand-alone mysteries. Look for more Christmas cozy mysteries in the Cozy Crime Reads Amazon Store.
A Killer for Christmas is a Christmas mystery rom-com by Kim Harrington. In this holiday whodunit, a social media manager finds two heartthrob suitors and a festive mystery in postcard pretty Christmasville, Maine.
A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder is part of the Countess of Harleigh Mystery Series by Dianne Freeman. In this historical mystery, The former Countess of Harleigh looks for suspects at a country Christmas in Victorian England.
Murder at the Christmas Market is part of the Cranberry Creek Word Search Mystery Series by Rosie A Point. In this Christmas mystery, a bookseller must figure out who killed Mrs. Claus at the Christmas market in this fun cozy word search mystery.
Mrs. Claus and the Fatal Figgy Pudding is part of the Mrs. Claus Mystery Series by Liz Ireland. In this Christmas mystery, Mrs. Claus juggles sleuthing, Santaland duties, a small baby, and a community production of A Christmas Carol.
Murder on 34th Street is a historical Christmas mystery with an amateur sleuth by Mariah Fredericks. In this Christmas-themed mystery, an assistant tries to solve a murder mystery at the iconic Macy's parade during the holidays in 1932 NYC.
Murder With a Sip of Hot Cocoa is part of the Whisper Hollow Cozies by Laura M Drake. In this Christmas mystery, an event planner investigates when a blizzard traps guests and a killer at a local inn during a Christmas party.
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