Cozy Mysteries set in B&Bs
- Dane Luna
- May 7
- 2 min read
Updated: May 13
There’s no place like home—unless it’s a charming bed & breakfast in an idyllic location. Imagine checking into a lovely inn and being led to a room with a view, a large, comfortable bed and a luxurious bathroom. The next morning, after a good night’s sleep, you head downstairs to the dining room for a scrumptious breakfast of fresh pastries, fruit, pancakes, eggs and bacon. You then spend the rest of the day exploring the charming town and its surrounding areas, only returning to the B&B for dinner. After a luxurious bath, you tuck into your warm, cozy bed, excited to do it all over again the next day.
Unfortunately, at least in the cozy mystery world, B&Bs are also often the perfect setting for murder.
Here are three cozy mystery books set in B&Bs perfect for reading during a staycation, and a refreshing espresso-based drink to go with them!
Generations of Warren witches have lived in the sleepy New England town of Evenfall for four hundred years, with each witch secretly using her own brand of magic to help townsfolk in need. But these days, Brynn Warren and her aunts Nora and Izzy hardly ever need their magic to run Ivywood Hollow, their B&B.
All that changes when Constance Graves, a rather difficult guest, ends up dead during her stay. Her Aunt Nora is suspected of the murder, and Brynn has to result to some good old-fashioned sleuthing with a touch of magic to try and prove her innocence by finding the real culprit.
Renowned chef Antonia Bingham runs away from a harrowing past to the Hamptons, where she buys Windmill Inn and hopes to start over. But she realizes too late that she can’t quite escape the past of the cursed inn: all of its previous owners have died under suspicious circumstances.
Between cooking scrumptious meals for her guests and keeping the business afloat, Antonia has to find the killer behind the curse, before murder finds her.
Welcome to Chapters Bed and Breakfast, a newly renovated inn for book lovers. And while its new proprietor Charlotte Reed knew very little about running a B&B before she inherited Chapters from her great-aunt Isabelle, she’s now determined to make the business flourish, attracting guests by holding book-related special events.
But just when Charlotte thinks she’s already figured out how to run a successful B&B, a guest turns up dead on one of her events and she’s suddenly thrust into a real-life murder mystery. With a killer on the loose, Charlotte must seek help from her bookish guests to uncover the deadly truth.
Our Featured Cozy Drink: Brown Sugar Iced Shaken Espresso
Refreshing and indulgent but super easy to make, this brown sugar iced shaken espresso is the perfect drink for a quiet day at home for reading.
You’ll need the following:
Brown Sugar
Espresso
Your choice of milk or milk substitute
Ice
Cinnamon
Find the recipe by My Everyday Table here.
