Romcom cozy mysteries: when a romantic comedy meets a murder mystery
- Dane Luna
- Nov 21
- 2 min read
What happens when a romantic comedy meets a murder mystery? Lots of sleuthing, canoodling, and all the cozy feels, of course.
It's been fairly common for cozy mysteries to have a little bit of romance in them, usually with the amateur sleuth falling for someone in their cozy community. But lately', we've seen a number of books that have put the romcom and the murder mystery on equal footing, and we've compiled a few of them on this list.
A spoiled heiress must investigate her grandmother’s death in order to gain back her trust fund. But first she'll have to move in with the handsome but irritating son of her former nanny.
A mystery writer finds herself tangled in an actual murder mystery and a real-life romance.
Two rival writers—the Queen of Cozy Mystery and the Thriller Guy—are lured into the grand home of The World's Most Influential Author, who vanishes a day after her own Christmas party.
Warnings: mild profanity and mentions of sex
Bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants to kill off her main character who's based on Connor Smith, the hot mess of a conman she got mixed up with years ago. But when there's an actual attempt to kill him, Eleanor is enlisted to help solve the case.
Warning: contains profanity and mentions of sex
Do you think the romcom mystery will be a future trend in the cozy mystery genre? What other romcom cozy mysteries have you read?
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