When you want to break out your magnifying glass and become a detective but don’t want to deal with gory horror, consider picking up a funny mystery book. This subgenre involves characters solving a ...

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Not a fan of rom-coms or traditional romance novels? Picture this instead: charming small-town settings, hilarious hijinks and a sprinkle of intrigue-and often a mysterious death-that will keep you on ...

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A dead body is found at the bottom of the stairs. A child is kidnapped. A wife vanishes without a trace. What happened? Who did it? And, perhaps most importantly, why? These are the questions that ...

If you're looking for a book featuring small-town charm, an amateur sleuth, lighthearted suspense and an eerie case that keeps you guessing, you'll find all that and more in the cozy mystery genre.