The editors over at Goodreads have looked at this year’s cozy mysteries and compiled a list they think their 150+ million members would like. They mention how, as we’ve explored before, the escapism and softness of cozy reads has become more sought after these days. Though this particular list focuses on cozy mysteries, the cozy bug has stretched into fantasies as well, with books like Legends & Lattes and That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon leading the way.
As for Goodreads’s idea of the best cozy mysteries coming out this year, they include bibliophiles and rogue nuns, and even serial killers getting married. There are bestselling authors like Jesse Q. Sutanto and her meddling Aunties, as well as a new foodie mystery coming from Vivien Chien (The Chow Maniac).
Below is a sampling of the best new cozy mysteries coming out this year, according to Goodreads:
Detective Aunty (Kausar Khan Investigates, #1) by Uzma Jalaluddin
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
A Murder for Miss Hortense: A Mystery by Mel Pennant
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man (Vera Wong, #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars
The Chow Maniac (Noodle Shop Mystery, #11) by Vivien Chien
Murder Runs in the Family by Tamara Berry
The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl
Death in the Downline by Maria Abrams
For the full list, visit Goodreads.
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