Bingeable Cozy Mystery Series
Long-Running Cozy Mystery Series to Binge
Long-running cozy mystery book series scratch the same itch as comfort TV (think Murder, She Wrote, The Great British Bake Off, or Midsomer Murders). The longer they go (when done well), the cozier and more addictive they become.
After 5-10 books, the characters in a long-running cozy series begin to feel like friends and family, and each book is a chance to catch up on their character arcs.
You can binge these books easily because you get to know and trust the formula and characters. It’s also fun to see how nosy best friends, eccentric townsfolk, pets, and slow-burn love interests change and evolve across books!
If you're looking for a bingeable cozy mystery series, here are 15 of them to try. Each one has 20+ books in the series.
In the 29-book Hannah Swensen Mystery Series by Joanne Fluke, Hannah Swensen juggles multiple suitors and mysteries while running the Cookie Jar bakery in Lake Eden, Minnesota. The first book is Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder.
In the Coffeehouse Mystery Series by Cleo Coyle, Clare Cosi manages mysteries and the Village Blend coffeehouse in New York's historic Greenwich Village neighborhood. The first book in the Coffeehouse Mystery series is On What Grounds.
In the Miss Fortune Mystery Series by Jana DeLeon, undercover CIA agent Fortune Redding gets mixed up in a mystery while lying low in a small bayou town in Louisiana. The first book in the series is Louisiana Longshot.
In the Agatha Raisin Mystery Series by M.C. Beaton, PR maven Agatha Raisin retires early to Lilac Lane in the Cotswolds, falls in love (a lot), and solves mysteries in style. The first book in the series is The Quiche of Death.
In the Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery Series by Tonya Kappes, campground owner Mae West and the gossip-loving Laundry Ladies solve mysteries in Kentucky. The first book in the series is Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries.
In the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Series by Verity Bright, Lady Eleanor Swift, amateur detective and adventurer extraordinaire, solves puzzling mysteries in 1920s England. The first book in the series is A Very English Murder.
Consigned to Death is the first book in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery Series by Jane K Cleland. In this antique-themed cozy mystery, an auctioneer opens her very own auction house and investigates curious whodunits on the New Hampshire coast.
The Antique Store Detective is the first book in The Antique Store Detective Mystery Series by Clare Chase. In this English Village mystery, the owner of a small antique store in an English Village tries to dig up secrets after the death of a treasure hunter.
A Killer Collection is the first book in the Antiques and Collectibles Mystery Series by Ellery Adams. In this antique-themed cozy mystery, a reporter covering auctions and antique shows all over the South gets mixed up in a deadly mystery in North Carolina.
In the Meg Lanslow Mystery Series by Donna Andrews, blacksmith and accidental sleuth Meg Lanslow is always juggling a mystery and the demands of her wacky family. The first book in the series is Murder With Peacocks.
In the Murder in the Mix Series by Addison Moore, baker Lottie Lemon communes with the dearly departed and solves enchanting whodunits in a small New England town. The first book in the series is Cutie Pies and Deadly Lies.
In the Tea Shop Mystery Series by Laura Childs, tea, trouble, and mystery is always brewing for tea shop owner Theodosia Browning in Charleston, South Carolina. The first book in the series is Death by Darjeeling.
In the Aunt Dimity Mystery Series, Lori Shepherd solves a variety of mysteries in the idyllic English countryside with the help of her sidekick, the ghostly Aunt Dimity. The first book in the series is Aunt Dimity’s Death.
In the Bite-Sized Baker Mystery Series by Rosie A. Point, Ruby Holmes serves up sleuthing and bite-sized bakery treats from her food truck in small towns across America. The first book in the series is Murder by Chocolate.
In the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series, a TV tie-in book series by Jessica Fletcher, mystery novelist and OG sleuth Jessica B. Fletcher solves mysteries in Cabot Cove and beyond. The first book in the series is Gin & Daggers.
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