Cozy Mystery Sleuths With Interesting Occupations

Amateur sleuths spend a lot of time solving mysteries, but they usually have a day job. The cozy mysteries on this page have main characters with interesting occupations.

Ranch and Red Herrings

(Horse and Cattle Ranch Owner)

An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder

(Writer/Writer’s Assistant}

Ill-Fated Fortune

(Baker at a Magical Pastry Shop)

Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

(Christmas-themed Store Owner}

Cheddar Off Dead

(Cheesemonger)

The Antique Store Detective

(Antique Store Owner)

A Very Woodsy Murder

(Sitcom Writer Turned Motel Owner)

Killer Granola

(MillinerHat Shop Owner)

Hammers and Homicide

(Hardware Store Owner)

Murder on the Page

(Literary Caterer)

Murder at the Lemonberry Tea

(Lighthouse Bakery Owner)

Death Among the Stitches

(Artist/Yarn Store Owner)

One Sharp Stitch

(Needlepoint Shop Owner)

Chaos in the Lazy Bones Bookshop

(Bookseller in a Halloween-themed Town)

The Body in the Bookstore

(Bookseller/Events Planner)

Haunting and Homicide

(Ghost Tour Guide)

Instagoner

(Lifestyle Blogger)

Death in the Dice

(Owners of a Donut/Gaming Shop)

Vengeance in the Vines

(Veterinarian)

Cliffs, Clues, and Conspiracies

(Campground Owner)

Steamed in Secrets

(Lawyer Turned Coffee Shop Owner)

French Quarter Fright Night

(Vintage Cookbook Store Owner)

Gingerbread Danger

(Candymaker)

Eat, Pray, Hex

(Innkeeper in the Psychic Capital)

A Spirited Blend

(Gemologist/Tea Shop Owner/Seer)

The Frost Fair Murders

(Diarist and Inquisitors)

Death By Trauma

(Beekeeper)

A Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder

(Mystery Ghostwriter)