Free Cozy Mystery Books
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The free cozy mystery books shown here are ebooks or audiobooks made free for readers by the author or publisher. They are all prequel short stories, prequel novellas, first books in a series, or cozy mystery samplers. Each book offers a fun, risk-free way to try a new author or series.
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Free Cozy Mystery Audiobooks
While you’re baking cookies, trimming the tree, and wrapping presents, you can listen to all three books in the Very Murder Christmas Mystery Trilogy for free on cozy mystery author Rosie A. Point’s YouTube Channel. In this series, Holly (dogwalker and amateur sleuth extraordinaire) solves Christmas-themed mysteries in small-town New York with the help of her furry friends.
Check out all of the free audiobooks on Rosie’s YouTube Channel
Free Christmas Cozy Mysteries
Peace on Earth is an Irma Saves Christmas holiday novella and a spinoff of the Beaver Island mystery series by Maia Ross.
Light Parade is a Detective Lottie King Holiday Short Story with bonus holiday recipes by award-winning author Shelley Coriell; includes bonus holiday recipes.
Decker and Joy is a sweet, cozy Christmas romance with furry sidekicks and a kitten-related mystery by Elle Rush.
Free Cozy Mystery Prequels
Mr. Pepys's Stolen Diaries is a short story prequel to the Samuel Pepys Mystery Series, a historical cozy mystery series by Ellis Blackwood.
Pride and Prejudice and Potions is a prequel story in the 12-book Jane Austen Cozy Mysteries, a multi-author retelling of Pride & Prejudice.
Murder by Moonlight is a prequel story for the Freddie Archer Mystery Series, a 1920s historical cozy series by Julie Mulhern.
Free Cozy Mysteries With Unique Sleuths
Dead Before Dinner is the first book in the Maddie Swallows Mystery Series, a New Mexico cozy mystery series by Kat Bellmore.
Floral Misfortune is the first book in the Willow Wisteria Cozy Mystery Series, a cozy series from Audrey Shine featuring a globetrotting florist.
Louisiana Longshot is the first book in the Louisiana-based Miss Fortune Mystery Series by NY Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon.
Free Culinary Cozy Mysteries
Murder Behind the Coffeehouse is the first book in the Pineapple Grove Cozy Mystery Series by Brenda Kennedy and Kayden Keaton.
A Sticky Inheritance is an award-winning cozy mystery and the first book in the Maple Syrup Mysteries by Emily James.
Mixing Up Murder is a cozy culinary dog mystery and the first book in the Little Dog Diner Series by Emmie Lyn.
Free Cozy Ghost Stories
The Ghost of Marlow House, the first book in the Haunting Danielle Mystery Series by Bobbi Holmes, features an amateur sleuth who inherits a haunted house by the sea.
Ghost Mortem is the first book in the Ghost Detective Mystery Series, an exceptionally well-reviewed paranormal cozy mystery romance by Jane Hinchey.
Southern Spirits is the first book in the Southern Ghosts Mystery Series, a clean and cozy paranormal romance series by NY Times bestselling author Angie Fox.
Free Animal Cozy Mysteries
Once Wicked, the first book in the Teas and Temptations Series by Cindy Stark, features a witch sleuth and a snarky orange cat.
A Shot in the Bark, the first book in the Dog Park Mystery Series by C.A. Newsome, features an artist sleuth and a dog park mystery.
Tabby Trouble is the first book in the Cat Aunt Cozy Mystery Series, a cozy animal mystery series by Iris Leigh.
Free Witchy Cozy Mysteries
Murder and Moonstones, the first book in the Crystal Cove Cozy Mysteries by Cindy Stark, features a sleuth with magical powers.
The Witching Place is the first book in the Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery Series, a supernatural series from Sophie Love.
The Perfect Brew is the first book in a cozy trilogy by Jo-Ann Carson that combines mystery, magic, and romance.
Free Food Mysteries for Cozy Lovers
Bonbon Betrayal, the first book in the Millie Swiss Cozy Mystery Series by Fiona Grace, features a chocolatier with a Paris chocolate shop.
Game of Scones is the first book in the Sugar and Spice Mystery Series, a culinary cozy series by Mary Lee Ashford.
Bake It to the Limit is the first book in the Twin Berry Bakery Mystery Series, a culinary cozy mystery series by Wendy Meadows.
Free Historical Mysteries
The Good Knight is the first book in the Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, a historical cozy mystery series by Sarah Woodbury.
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel is the first book in the Cleopatra Fox Mystery Series, a historical (1899) cozy mystery series by C.J. Archer.
Maids of Misfortune is the first book in the Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series, a historical cozy series by M. Louisa Locke.
Free Vacation & Travel Cozy Mysteries
Knifed in Nice is the first book in the Travel P.I. Mystery Series, a cozy P.I. series by Zara Keane that features a new location in each book.
A Not So Shocking Murder is the first book in the Holt Jacobs Mystery Series, a cozy series by Lily Stirling with a new location in each book.
Murder Doesn’t Take a Vacation is a cozy mystery anthology series featuring stories from eleven different mystery authors.
Free British & Irish Cozy Mysteries
A Body on the Doorstep is the first book in the London Ladies Murder Club Series, a historical cozy mystery series by Marty Wingate.
The Deadly Detective Agency is the first book in the Abigail Summers Mystery Series, a cozy series with a touch of paranormal by Ann Parker.
Welcome Home to Murder is the first book in the Molly McGuire Mystery Series, a cozy series set in Ireland by Cindy Kline.
Free Animal Cozy Mysteries
Claws of Justice is the first book in the Mint Chocolate Chip Mystery Series, a cat cozy mystery series by Emmie Lyn.
Death by Association is the first book in the DIY Diva Mystery Series, a cozy mystery series by Paula Darnell.
Purrs and Peril is the first book in the Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery Series, a humorous and clean cat cozy series by Jinty James.
Free Culinary Cozy Mysteries
Sugar and Vice is the first book in the Cupcake Truck Mystery Series, a culinary cozy series with found family by Emily James.
The Secret of Seaside is the first book in the Paige Comber Mystery Series, a beachy culinary cozy series by Agatha Ball.
Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse is the first book in the Cape Bay Cafe Mystery Series, an Italian cafe cozy series by Harper Lin.
Free English Village Cozy Mysteries
Murder on the Marshes is the first book in the Tara Thorpe Mystery Series, a thrilling, atmospheric cozy series by Clare Chase.
Death by Candlelight is the first book in the Adam and Eve Mystery Series, a catering cozy mystery series by Emma Davies.
Mystery at Monty’s Teashop is a short story from the popular Eve Mallow Mystery Series by Clare Chase.
Free Humorous and Heartwarming Mysteries
Granny’s Got a Gun is the first book in the Secret Agent Granny Series, a thrilling and humorous cozy mystery by Harper Lin.
Permed to Death is the first book in the Bad Hair Day Mystery Series, a hairstylist cozy mystery series by Nancy Cohen.
The Sleuth Sisters is the first book in the Sleuth Sisters Mystery Series, a family-centric cozy mystery series by Maggie Pill.
Free Prequel Cozy Mysteries
Cattitudes & Curses is a short story prequel to the Crescent Moon Mystery Series, a paranormal cozy mystery series by Tara Lush.
Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds is a prequel novella to the Scottie Ramone Mystery Series, a culinary cozy series by London Lovett.
Terra Cotta Theft is a short story prequel to the Succulent Sleuth Mystery Series, an eco-cozy series by Iris March.
Free Cozy Mystery Audiobooks on YouTube
Murder at Maplewood Market Audiobook is the first book in the Helen & Halo Mystery series by Catherine Waltan.
The Scene of the Grind Audiobook is the first book in the Killer Coffee Mystery Series, a Southern cozy series by Tonya Kappes.
Free Cozy Mystery Samplers From Minotaur Books
Cozy Case Files Volume 22 features stories from Donna Andrews, Celeste Connally, Cate Conte, Carolyn Haines, Korina Moss, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, and more.
Cozy Case Files Volume 23 features stories from Jennifer J. Chow, Ellie Alexander, Gigi Pandian, Paige Shelton, Diane Kelly, and Vivien Chen.
Cozy Case Files Volume 24 features stories from Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Donna Andrews, Carolyn Haines, and Katharine Schellman.
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