The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
1892
Books with the “Cozy Mystery” trope
A gentle whodunit full of tea, small towns, and amateur sleuthing rather than graphic violence.
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Atmosphere and mood · Cozy Mystery
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G. K. Chesterton
1911
Too Many Cooks
Rex Stout
1938
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
1998
Still Life
Louise Penny
2005
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley
2009
The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman
2020
The Marlow Murder Club
Robert Thorogood
2021
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie
1920
The Murder at the Vicarage
Agatha Christie
1930
The Nine Tailors
Dorothy L. Sayers
1934
The Moving Toyshop
Edmund Crispin
1946
The Red House Mystery
A. A. Milne
1922
The Maid
Nita Prose
2022
Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz
2016
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto
2023
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
M. C. Beaton
1992
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
Elle Cosimano
2021
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Locked Room MysteryRelated tropes
Dark Fantasy
A bleak fantasy world without clear good or evil, where magic always comes at a high price.
Creeping Dread
Horror that slowly builds a quiet sense that something is terribly wrong, instead of using jump scares or gore.
Magical Realism
Magic and the strange are woven naturally into everyday, ordinary life.
Cozy Fantasy
Warm, unhurried fantasy full of home life, friendship, and gentle humor.