December Cozy Mysteries
Cozy Stories Set in the Month of December
As December's first snowflakes settle and the nights get longer, it feels like the perfect time for a cozy murder mystery. The December cozy mysteries gathered here follow sharp amateur detectives solving perplexing puzzles amid snow-dusted villages, candlelit cottages, and festive small-town streets. They weave the ideal level of whodunit intrigue with holidays and humor. Whether you're warming your hands around a mug of cocoa beside a crackling fire or nestling under a comforting quilt, these December book recommendations deliver the ideal midwinter escape.
Killer For Christmas is a Christmas mystery rom-com by Kim Harrington. In this festive mystery, a down-on-her-luck social media manager finds two heartthrob suitors and a festive mystery in postcard-pretty Christmasville, Maine.
Sleep in Heavenly Pizza is part of the Deep Dish Mystery Series by Mindy Quigley. In this Chrismukkah (Christmas and Hanukkah) mystery, a pizza chef tosses herself into a chilling mystery during a catering gig at a snow sculpting championship.
Twelve Slays of Christmas is the first book in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Series by Jaqueline Frost. In this Christmas mystery, Holly White tries to figure out who is naughty and who is nice on a family Christmas tree farm in Mistletoe, Maine.
Mrs. Claus and the Fatal Figgy Pudding is part of the Mrs. Claus Mystery Series by Liz Ireland. In this cozy Christmas mystery, Mrs. April Claus juggles sleuthing, Santaland duties, a small baby, and a community production of A Christmas Carol.
The Scrooge Conspiracy is part of the Homefront Sleuths Mystery Series by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley. In this historical cozy mystery, the Homefront Sleuths uncover secrets and wartime espionage during A Christmas Carol production in 1941.
The Murder of Twelve is a Murder, She Wrote Mystery book by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land. In this December mystery, amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher takes on a closed circle Agatha Christie-style mystery when she gets snowed in with twelve strangers.
