Around the world in cozy mysteries
- Dane Luna
- 10 hours ago
- 2 min read
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.
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 actress' latest film is found murdered and Rochana goes missing, Perveen must do more than her lawyerly duties and investigate the case to find the star from Calcutta before it's too late.
The Bush Tea Murder (A Caribbean Island Mystery Book 1) by Ashley-Ruth Bernier (US Virgin Islands)
The first in a series of cozy mysteries set in the US Virgin Islands, food journalist Naomi Sinclair doesn’t expect a side of murder with her passion fruit juice. But when her return to Saint Thomas heralds a series of troubling cases, ranging from petty theft to cold-blooded murder, that is exactly the kind of unsavory treat she must sink her teeth into.
Retired detective Rich "Chase" Chasen joins a group walking tour of the rocky Cornish coast, but their outing takes a sudden, deadly detour.
Could one of the local landowners—rumored to have been sabotaging the trails with booby-traps—have taken a prank too far?
The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting: New Zealand Cozy Paranormal Mystery by Naomi Kuttner (New Zealand)
The orchid convention comes to Dante's New Zealand town, so the retired assassin's hope for some peace and quiet are once again dashed as he finds himself knee deep in suspects, intrigue, and red herrings.
On top of all this, Dante must navigate a mysterious woman from his past, cat issues, and the terrifying prospect of a first date.
Tannie Maria's recipe column for the local paper has been turned into an advice column, and the middle-aged widow who likes to cook is now forced to dish up advice on matters of the heart instead of recipes.
But her involvement in the local community's domestic drama goes beyond her column when she's dangerously entwined in the investigation of a woman's murder.
Set in 1930s Singapore, local girl and aspiring journalist Su Lin steps in as the governess for Acting Governor Palin's daughter after her Irish nanny dies under mysterious circumstances.
But when another murder occurs at the residence, Su Lin uses her traditional skills and intelligence to help British-born Chief Inspector Thomas LeFroy solve the murders - and escape with her own life.
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