Must-Read Winter Cozy Mysteries
Winter Mystery Books You Can Cozy Up To
Winter cozy mysteries are a delightful subgenre of cozy crime fiction. They take place during the winter season and are often set in snow-covered villages and small towns.
Winter-themed cozy mystery books can be especially comforting during the colder months because they offer a warm escape with charming elements like crackling fireplaces, hot cocoa, and yummy treats that make readers feel cozy and relaxed.
If you’re looking for a good book to curl up with, here are 15 winter cozy mysteries to try. All of them are part of a cozy mystery series, with options for newcomers and seasoned fans alike. Some are the first books in the series, and others are not, but they can all be read as stand-alone novels so you find the perfect winter read based on your preferences.
Snowy With a Chance of Murder is part of the Murder, She Wrote book series (a spin-off of the popular television show). In this winter cozy mystery, Jessica Fletcher is homebound with an injury and trying to solve a mystery in this snowy Rear Window style whodunit.
Murder at Donwell Abbey is part of the Emma Knightley Mystery Series by Vanessa Kelly. In this historical mystery, Jane Austen’s Emma Knightley tries to outwit a cunning criminal after tragedy befalls her lady's maid during an extravagant betrothal ball.
Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off is part of the Amish Matchmaker Mystery Series by Amanda Flower. In this winter-themed mystery, Amish matchmaker and newlywed Millie Fisher heads to sunny Florida with a bus load of Amish snowbirds and gets mixed up in a mystery.
On Thin Icing is part of the Bakeshop Mystery Series by Ellie Alexander. In this winter themed cozy mystery, baker Jules Capshaw finds a body while catering a winter retreat for the directors of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Snow Time To Die is part of the Northwoods Mystery Series by Annie McEwen. In this winter cozy mystery, Emmy Cooper and a group of unwanted guests get snowed in at Cooper's Cove cottage resort in the Northwoods.
Death at Wentwater Court is the fist book in the Daisy Dalrymple Mystery by Carola Dunn. In this historical mystery, The Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, the daughter of a Viscount, solves a classic British cozy mystery in 1920s England.
Iced Under is part of the Maine Clambake Mystery Series by Barbara Ross. In this winter cozy mystery, clambake company proprietor Julia receives a strange package while hunkered down for the winter in Maine’s Busman’s Harbor.
A Deadly Inside Scoop is the first book in the Ice Cream Parlor Mystery Series by Abby Collette. In this cozy mystery, Bronwyn takes over the family ice cream shop in Ohio and has a very cold opening when she finds a body in the snow.
Dead and Gondola is the first book in the Christie Bookshop Mystery Series by Ann Claire. In this winter-themed mystery, The Christie sisters and their cat, Agatha, trek through a blizzard of clues in their Swiss-style Colorado hamlet.
To Catch a Witch is part of the Wishcraft Mystery Series by Heather Blake. In this witchy cozy mystery, wish-granting witch Darcy investigates a friend's death amidst blizzard conditions in the Enchanted Village.
Murder in a Cape Cottage is part of the Cozy Capers Book Club Mystery Series by Maddie Day. In this winter cozy mystery, bike shop owner Mackenzie tackles a decades-old case with the help of her fellow book club sleuths in Cape Cod.
A Spoonful of Murder is the first book in the Soup Lover’s Mystery Series by Connie Archer. In this wintery mystery, Lucky Jamieson takes on a mystery when a frozen body is found outside her soup shop in Snowflake, Vermont.
The Winter Widow is the first book in the Kansas Cozy Mystery Series by Charlene Weir. In this winter cozy mystery, a city-slicker career cop tries to track down her late husband's killer in a small Kansas town filled with quirky suspects.
Frosted Frappe Felony is part of the Killer Coffee Mysteries by Tonya Kappes. In this winter-themed small town Southern mystery, a decades-old secret turns Roxy Bloom's cozy Bean Hive Coffee Shop into a crime scene.
The Snowman Killer is the first book in the Alaska Cozy Mystery Series by Wendy Meadows. In this wintery mystery, Alaskan mystery writer and coffee shop owner Sarah Garland is taunted by a criminal inspired by her latest novel.
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