Small Town Cozy Crime Books
- Dane Luna
- Aug 21
- 2 min read
Like Ms. Marple's St. Mary Mead and Jessica Fletcher's Cabot Cove, these quaint towns often play host to murder. Thankfully, they're also home to some very curious amateur sleuths!
Ellie Swan and her grandmother Maggie have welcomed the village book club to their newly renovated shop, Meadowfield Books, not knowing they would be thrust into the middle of deeply rooted grievances, rivalries, and buried secrets. And when one book club member turns up dead, Ellie must solve the mystery of the murder in a tangle of tomes, tea, and village intrigue.
Alice Carroll is looking forward to her first countryside Christmas in the village of Little Pride in the Cotswolds. With her Curiosity Shop up and running, she's free to revel in the festive cheer of the traditional village Christmas fair and Santa Run.
But when a Santa runner steals something from her mother's knitting stall and turns up dead, Alice is determined to solve the mystery behind the death of the Santa thief.
Rayne McGrath. has six months left to save McGrath Castle and Grathton Village, and she hopes opening the castle as a wedding venue will bring in the finances they desperately need.
But when a body is discovered that might have connections to Rayne's ancestors, she must solve the mystery while making sure the two weddings they'll be hosting will run smoothly, hopefully without any more murders.
Which fictional towns in cozy mysteries are your favorite?
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