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Cozy Mystery News
Annual Cozy Mystery Book Market Report
The annual Cozy Mystery book market report has been released by K-lytics. According to the report, there has been a steady rise in search interest for cozy mystery books for the first time since 2021. The report also indicates that indie authors are dominating the market—over 70% of authors in the top rankings are indies. The report includes distilled insights from more than 7,000 cozy mystery books and identifies the best categories, most popular themes and market niches, high-selling covers, top authors and publishers, trending keywords, best price points, and more.
Hannah Swensen News
Kensington Books recently confirmed the cancellation of Joanne Fluke’s Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Murder, book 30 in the Hannah Swensen Mystery Series. They did not provide a reason for the cancellation.
Murder At The Masquerade, the next Hannah Swensen Mystery movie, is in the works for Hallmark. The movie is based on Joanne Fluke’s cozy mystery novel Red Velvet Cupcake Murder. Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven, and Gabriel Hogan will be returning to reprise their roles as Hannah Swensen, Delores Swensen (Hannah’s mother), and Doctor Norman Rhodes (Hannah’s close friend), respectively.
First Crime Novel Competition
Submissions are open for the 2026 Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition until 11:59 pm EST on December 14th, 2025. This contest is open to any writer, regardless of nationality, aged 18 or older, who has never written a published novel (in any genre). The submitted mystery manuscript must be at least 60,000 words and should feature a serious crime or crimes at the heart of the story. See contest submission guidelines.
Holiday Gift Guide
Gifts for Cozy Mystery Lovers Under $25
Check out the 2025 Cozy Crime Reads Holiday Gift Guide to see special deals and gift ideas for cozy mystery lovers. You’ll find digital gifts, Christmas cozy mysteries, new-release books, puzzle books, jigsaw puzzles, cozy craft-and-book pairings, magazine subscriptions, and reading accessories. Each gift is $25 or less!
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From now until December 16, 2025, you can get an Audible Subscription for just $0.99 per month for the first three months (cancel anytime). The subscription gives you one book from the Audible catalog to keep. You can also listen to thousands of additional titles every month from the growing collection of podcasts, audiobooks, and Audible Originals. An Audible subscription also lets you save on additional titles you want and gives you access to exclusive member sales and deals.
Highly Anticipated Books
Golden Girls
Death on the Lanai, the second book in the NY Times bestselling Golden Girls Mystery Series by Rachel Ekstrom Courage will be released on April 28, 2026 and is available for pre-order. The Golden Girls accept a very strange invitation to a lavish party on a remote island estate and get embroiled in a murder mystery. See Death on the Lanai on Amazon.
Amanda Flower
Amanda Flower has two new mystery series in the works. The first is the Amish Country Cafe Mysteries. This spinoff from the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries and the Amish Matchmaker Mysteries features Lois Henry’s granddaughter Darcy Woodin as the main character. The second is a new historical mystery series called The First Ladies Murder Club. The first novel is set in 1894 and involves the current and former First Ladies of the United States. Julia Dent Grant (Ulysses S. Grant’s widow) and her daughter, Nellie Grant, are the main characters.
More Cozies Coming Soon
There are lots of highly anticipated cozy mystery books coming out in 2025 and 2026. See other cozy mysteries coming soon.
Cozy Mystery TV and Movie News
A Man on the Inside
The second season of A Man on the Inside, starring Ted Danson, was released on Netflix on Thursday, November 20. All eight episodes of the hilarious amateur spy comedy will be available to binge on that day. In this season, Charles gets involved in a mysterious case at Wheeler College, his daughter’s alma mater.
Murder, She Wrote Movie
A Murder, She Wrote reboot is in the works. Jamie Lee Curtis will star in the Universal Pictures film as Jessica Fletcher. Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo (writers of Dumb Money) are writing the script. No release date announced.
Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club film rights were recently sold to Wendi McLendon-Covey, Gladys Gonzalez, and Sophia Lucchesi at Strong Beach Productions. The book’s author, Gloria Chao, will be adapting the story.
Cozy Mystery Events
Cozy Town Sleuth Fest 2025
Cozy Town Sleutherfest 2025, an annual celebration of all things cozy and mysterious, will be held on Sunday, December 7, 2025 on Facebook. This one-day event features over 100 cozy mystery authors. You can learn about their books and enter giveaways for signed books, book swag, and other prizes. To participate in Sleutherfest, you must join the free Cozy Town Sleuth Facebook Group, an online book community with more than 7,300 passionate cozy mystery readers.
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