There isn't one. Cosy crime and cozy mystery are the same genre wearing two different spellings. Cosy crime is what we call it in the UK. Cozy mystery is the American name for exactly the same books, gentle whodunits with a low body count, a nosy amateur sleuth, and a village you'd quite like to move to yourself.

If you love Midsomer Murders and Father Brown on the telly, here's the good news. Cosy mystery books cover exactly the same ground, and a couple of them are the actual books these shows came from. Start with Caroline Graham's Inspector Barnaby novels for the Midsomer feel, and the original Father Brown stories by G.K. Chesterton for the vicar detective one. After that, there are five more murder mystery books below that give you the same gentle village crime and the same nosy

If you love Agatha Raisin, go straight to Simon Brett's Fethering mysteries. Same sort of English village, same middle-aged woman who is not remotely nice about her neighbours, same murder that everybody would rather gossip about than solve. After that, there are six more cosy crime series below that scratch the same itch. M.C. Beaton did something a lot of cozy mystery books do not dare to do. She made her sleuth unlikeable. Agatha is vain, rude and lies about her age. The v

Yes, there are LOTS of cozy mystery books you can read quickly, and my Bob and Shirley series is top of my list. Each book is a fast, funny, murder mystery read that you can finish in a weekend (or in one long bath, no judgement). Hello, wonderful readers! I get this question a lot, usually from people who love a good whodunnit but have about eleven minutes of free time a day. I completely understand. My own reading pile is currently taller than my cat. Why Cozy Mystery Books

Pub-set cozy mysteries are rarer than you would think. Here are the ones where the pub genuinely earns its place, from Simon Brett to Agatha Raisin.

Comforting murder mystery books are the ones where somebody dies but nobody suffers. Here's what makes a cozy mystery comforting, and which ones I'd press into your hands.

Escapist mystery books let you solve a murder from the sofa, with no gore and no nightmares. Here are the cozy mystery books I recommend.

The cozy mystery books that make you laugh out loud are the ones where the detective is a bit of a liability. My own Bob and Shirley series, M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin books, Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels and Faith Martin's Hillary Greene mysteries all do it, and every one of them is in Kindle Unlimited. If you want murder mystery books that make you snort tea onto your screen, start with those four. Why some cozy mystery books are funnier than others The funny one

A good first cozy mystery is short, funny and set somewhere gentle. Here's exactly where to start, including my own Bob and Shirley books.

If you're wondering what cozy mystery series to start, here's my answer: start with one where the worst thing that happens to you is wanting a cup of tea and a biscuit halfway through. That's the whole joy of cozy mystery books. A gentle village, a nosy amateur sleuth, a body that turns up somewhere polite (the vicarage garden, the WI bake sale), and absolutely nobody getting chased through a car park by a man with a chainsaw. I get asked this question SO often by readers who

Every Suzy K Quinn book in order, with blurbs: the Bob and Shirley cozy mystery series, the Puzzlories murder mystery puzzle books, and her book club fiction.

Light, funny books that aren't too dark: why cozy mystery books are the answer, plus Bob and Shirley, M.C. Beaton, Faith Martin and Janet Evanovich.

The best cozy mystery books with amateur detectives, from nosy villagers to pub landlords Bob and Shirley. All free on Kindle Unlimited.

Love cozy mystery books with food, baking and village shops? Here are my favourite murder mystery books that mix crime with cake. Suzy K Quinn.

Looking for cozy mystery books with eccentric characters? Meet Bob and Shirley, plus M.C. Beaton, Richard Osman and more, free on Kindle Unlimited.

If you love cozy mysteries with older protagonists, you're in very, very good company. Some of the best murder mystery books out there star sleuths who are sixty, seventy, even eighty-plus, and honestly, I think they solve crimes better than characters half their age. They've got life experience, they've got nosy neighbours who tell them everything, and nobody suspects a lady with a knitting bag. I'm Suzy K Quinn, and I write cozy mystery books myself (more on that in a minut

The best cozy mystery books don't give you just one sleuth - they give you two. Or a whole group. Here are my favourite detective duos and teams, including my own Bob and Shirley.

Looking for cozy mystery books with brilliant female leads? Suzy K Quinn shares her favourite picks, plus her own Bob and Shirley series, free on Kindle Unlimited.

Love Janet Evanovich? Here are the funniest cozy mystery books to read next, including Kindle Unlimited books like Bob and Shirley, Richard Osman, and M.C. Beaton.

Light, feel-good murder mystery books are cozy mystery books - warm, funny, and gentle enough to read before bed without hiding under the duvet afterwards. Think charming villages, brilliant amateur sleuths, baffling crimes, and a very satisfying ending. All the fun of a whodunnit, none of the nightmares. What Makes a Murder Mystery Book Feel-Good? The best light murder mystery books share a few things. The setting is warm and inviting - a cosy English village, a quirky small