Fall Cozy Mysteries
Cozy Mystery Books With Fall Vibes
Fall cozy mysteries are set during the autumn months (September, October, November) and lean into seasonal elements like pumpkin patches, leaf peeping, harvest festivals, and Halloween antics. What makes fall mysteries so addictive is how the autumnal details deliver that comforting, curl-up-on-the-couch satisfaction we crave when the days grow shorter.
If you’re looking for the best fall cozy mysteries, here are 12 books to try. All of them are part of a current or classic cozy mystery series, but can be read as stand-alone books.
Apple Pies and Poisoned Lies at the Cedar Falls Festival is the first book in the Cider Falls Orchard Series by Traci Hall. In this fall mystery, a family of Washington State apple orchard owners becomes entangled in an investigation involving a really bad apple.
Murder at the Woolen Mill is the first book in the Northwoods Knitting Mystery Series by Amelia Pine. In this fall cozy mystery, a yarn enthusiast and her nosy knitting circle investigate a crime at a historic woolen mill in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.
Murder With a Sip of Apple Cider is the first book in the Whisper Hollow Cozies by Laura M. Drake. In this fall-themed cozy mystery, a woman works with a sheriff who broke her heart ten years ago to discover who is trying to sabotage her bestie's fall wedding.
The Body in the Trees is part of the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran. In this cozy mystery, Jessica Fletcher must discover what happened to a tourist who came to Cabot Cove for leaf peeping season.
Autumns, Awnings, & Arson is part of the Camper and Criminals Mystery Series by Tonya Kappes. In this autumn whodunit, campground owner Mae West sleuths her way through a blazing autumn mystery at the Daniel Boone Festival.
Checking Out Crime is part of the Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series by Laurie Cass. In this fall cozy mystery, a bookmobile librarian and her rescue cat deliver good reads, justice, and fall vibes in their Michigan resort town.
Maple Sugar and Magic is the first book in the Hemlock Hollow Mysteries by Tara Lush. In this magical cozy mystery, a midlife witch returns to Vermont for Thanksgiving and rediscovers herself and a small town with endless secrets.
Caught Dead Handed is the first book in the Witch City Mystery Series by Carol J Perry. In this cozy mystery, a psychic on a call in television show in Salem, Massachusetts tries to figure out who killed her witchy predecessor.
Prose and Cons is part of the Magical Bookshop Mystery Series by Amanda Flower. In this fall cozy mystery, the proprietor of a magical bookshop uses Edgar Allan Poe’s works to solve a mystery during a Food & Wine Festival.
Axe Me No Questions is part of the Hometown Hardware Mystery Series by Paula Charles. In this fall mystery, a widowed hardware store has an axe to grind with a killer who took out a lumberjack in the Pine Bluff, Oregon Timber Festival.
Fondue or Die is part of the Cheese Shop Mystery Series by Korina Moss. In this Labor Day weekend mystery, a cheesemonger and her friends try to solve an autumn mystery at the annual Sonoma Valley Dairy Days festival.
Bear Witness to Murder is part of the Teddy Bear Mystery Series by Meg Macy. In this fall-themed cozy mystery, the owner of a teddy bear shop solves a mystery during Oktobear Fest, the town's annual teddy bear festival.
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