Are you looking for a new mystery novel to explore but don’t want all the violence and gory details? It doesn’t take a magnifying glass to discover that the cozy mystery genre is the perfect option for you. In these fun and intriguing reads, dark and gritty detectives trade places with witty and tenacious amateur sleuths, big cities are replaced with cute and cozy small towns, and violent crime scenes are swapped with quirky and perplexing scenarios. Curl up on the couch, sip a cup of tea, and nibble on some scrumptious pastries while reading these buzzy new cozy mystery books for Kindle Unlimited!
Best Cozy Mystery Books for Kindle Unlimited | 2017
Crime and Nourishment
Miranda Sweet
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once. Neither does the island of Nantucket. Meet Angie Prouty – bookstore owner, cat-lover and budding sleuth. When Angie returns to Nantucket to open her bookstore, she gets more than she bargained for when a local murder upends the small town. Someone’s guilty and the deadly secret might cut closer to home than Angie wants to admit. Can Angie restore order or will her dream of a quiet and orderly life on her home island be ruined?
Buy on AmazonThe Lighthouse Keeper
Cynthia Ellingsen
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Despite the fact her parents are famous for finding historic treasures, Dawn Conner has a knack for losing things. First, it was her job and boyfriend, and now, her reputation. Dawn’s late great-grandfather is assumed guilty of stealing silver from a century-old shipwreck, so she returns to her hometown of Starlight Cove where the ship lies beneath a ramshackle lighthouse. Her plan is to remodel and sell the lighthouse, while at the same time uncovering the family mystery.
Buy on AmazonDead in the Water
Agatha Frost
Release Date: September 12, 2017
After retiring as a detective, Liz Jones moves to the beautiful fishing town of Scarlett Cove in hopes of pursuing her passion and opening an arts and crafts store. After she finds a dead fisherman in the sea, she realizes the big city world of murder and lies had followed her. While at first, it seemed to just be a drunken accident, the mysterious death was actually caused by something much more sinister: poison.
Buy on AmazonEat, Pray, Die
Chelsea Field
Release Date: July 3, 2016
Izzy used to make coffee for a living. Now she makes sure her high-profile clients don’t die at the dinner table… as an undercover poison taster. When she meets her new condescending and annoyingly attractive client, she doesn’t know whether to sleep with him or poison him herself. She’s definitely going to have her work cut out for her.
Buy on AmazonA Quiet Life in the Country
T E Kinsey
Release Date: October 4, 2016
The year is 1908 and Lady Emily Hardcastle and her maid Florence Armstrong have just moved from London to the country. Their hope is to leave their secret past behind them and live a quiet life. However, her retirement is short-lived when a dead body is found in the woods and the police couldn’t be further from the truth. It seems Lady Hardcastle has to make some enquiries of her own.
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