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Cozy Mystery New Releases for August 2026

And Then There Were Bun (Noodle Shop Mysteries Book 13) by Vivien Chien The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett Summer Coven (A Dead & Breakfast Mystery Book 2) by Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor Murder's the Word by Sue Minix A Killer Plot (Jane Hepburn Mysteries Book 2) by E.C. Nevin Killer Donuts (Deputy Donut Mysteries Book 11) by Ginger Bolton Murder at the Toy Soldier (Cozy Capers Book Group Mysteries Book 8) by Maddie Day Board to Death (Charcuterie Shop Mysteries Book 5) by J.C.

Dane Luna

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Around the world in cozy mysteries

Let's do a bit of armchair travel and sleuthing with these cozy mysteries set in different countries around the world! This will be a first of many posts, as we'd like to feature as many cozy mysteries from different places as we can. The Star from Calcutta (Perveen Mistry Book 5) by Sujata Massey (India) Perveen Mistry, the only female lawyer in Bombay in 1922, has secured her biggest client yet: renowned actress Rochana. But when a guest at a special screening of the actres

Dane Luna

Jul 192 min read

Drinks and Untimely Deaths: New Cozy Mystery Books to Quench Your Thirst for Cozy Crime

A splash of murder and a swirl of intrigue—sip your way into sleuthing with these cozy mystery new releases! Tea, coffee or a cozy mystery? Three exciting cozy crime books are releasing this month with a common theme: murder chased with a drink. The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni All Neeti Shah wants is to enjoy retirement and drink chai with friends, but the murder of a much-despised neighbor gets in the way of her plans. To find the killer, the former librarian and her

Dane Luna

Jul 102 min read

Mysteries featuring Jane Austen's characters

If you love Jane Austen's books, you would've surely come across other books written by other authors featuring her beloved characters. And with The Other Bennett Sister, a spin-off adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, receiving so much love lately thanks to its charming BBC adaptation, I thought it would be timely to create a list of mysteries featuring Jane Austen's characters. Here are four mysteries featuring characters from Jane Austen's books! The Perils of Lady Catherin

Dane Luna

Apr 182 min read

Egg-citing Easter cozy mysteries

Whether you celebrate the Easter holiday for its painted eggs, chocolate bunnies, or for your faith, here are five Easter-themed cozy mysteries to accompany your festivities. Scot’s Eggs (A Last Ditch Mystery Book 8) by Catriona McPherson This Easter, Lexy Campbell should be hunting for Easter eggs and enjoying chocolate bunnies. But because of an abandoned vintage Mustang and two missing tourists, she's instead on the hunt for a killer. Easter Bunny Murder (A Lucy Stone Mys

Dane Luna

Apr 52 min read

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What is a cozy mystery?

You might be familiar with the dark, brooding, and sometimes disturbing crime fiction and mystery genres, but did you know they have a lighter, brighter, cozier cousin?

Enter the cozy mystery: all the murder, intrigue, suspicion and sleuthing of a conventional mystery but with quirky characters, set in a place you’d want to live in, and always with a “happy" ending.

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Dane Luna writes cozy books. She has a theory that if you do what you love, you’ll (almost) always love Monday. So she tries to start every work week in cozy cafes plotting her next story. Otherwise, she can be found writing, reading and crafting in the tiny writing cottage she calls home.

She also believes in the restorative benefits of a delightful brunch any day of the week (and you should, too).

Dane is represented by Jonathan Villegas, literary agent at Olswanger Literary. For inquiries, please contact Jonathan Villegas at jonathan@olswangerliterary.com.