Fourth of July Cozy Mysteries
Cozy Mystery Books Set During July 4th
Fourth of July cozy mysteries are cozy mystery novels that take place on or around Independence Day. These stories typically involve an amateur sleuth solving a murder mystery in a small town during community celebrations featuring parades, fireworks, festivals, cookouts, and other holiday traditions that bring people together.
The celebrations often play important roles in the plot, providing both colorful settings and clever ways to conceal clues and draw in killers, victims, and suspects. Readers are drawn to Fourth of July cozy mysteries because they combine the relaxing atmosphere of summer with holiday nostalgia and community spirit.
If you'd like to celebrate the season with a Fourth of July cozy mystery, here are 12 books to try.
The Diva Hosts a Murderer is part of the Domestic Diva Mystery Series by Krista Davis. In this Fourth of July mystery, an Old Town Virginia entertaining guru juggles Fourth of July fireworks, patriotic pastries, house guests, and homicide.
Oh Say Can You Fudge is part of the Candy Coated Mystery Series by Nancy Coco. In this July 4 mystery, a hotel and fudge shop owner supplies treats and sleuthing for her town’s Fourth of July celebration on Mackinac Island.
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder is part of the Hannah Swensen Mystery Series by Joanne Fluke. In this holiday mystery, a Minnesota cookie maker gets a surprise ingredient and a lemon meringue pie mystery for the 4th of July.
Murder on Parade is part of the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain. In this cozy mystery, Jessica Fletcher investigates her fellow Cabot Cove citizens after a fireworks celebration gone wrong.
A Catered Fourth of July is part of the Mystery With Recipes Series by Isis Crawford. In this Fourth of July whodunit, two catering sisters investigate a murder by musket at a catered Revolutionary War re-enactment in Longley, New York.
Dead, White, and Blue is part of the Northwoods Mystery Series by Annie McEwen. In this Fourth of July cozy mystery, an interior designer helps out at her family's Northwoods resort and tries to solve a 4th of July mystery with her bestie.
Murder Most Frothy is part of the Coffeehouse Mystery Series by Cleo Coyle. In this culinary cozy mystery, a New York barista heads to the Hamptons for a fantastic summer job that turns into a Fourth of July sleuthfest.
Jealousy Filled Donuts is part of the Deputy Donut Mystery Series by Ginger Bolton. In this summer holiday cozy mystery, a donut shop owner gets deputized to supply donuts and detective work for a Fourth of July picnic.
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake is part of the Death by Chocolate Mystery Series by Sarah Graves. In this July 4 cozy, two besties open a chocolate-themed bakeshop in Down East Maine and get accused of indulging in revenge.
Gone With a Whisker is part of the Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series by Laurie Cass. In this Fourth of July mystery, a feisty librarian and her rescue cat, Eddie, investigate a purr-fect crime involving one of their patrons.
Rockets’ Dead Glare is a Tourist Trap novella by Lynn Cahoon. In this summer mystery, a California bookshop owner tries to nab a killer with a very short fuse after a fireworks safety lesson goes terribly wrong.
Fatal Brouhaha is part of the Ground Rules Mystery Series by Emmeline Duncan. In this July 4th cozy mystery, a coffee cart owner investigates a murder mystery at a weekend-long maker’s festival in Portland, Oregon.
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