☕ Cozy Mystery

Puzzles to solve without the violence keeping you up at night — amateur sleuths, quirky small towns, and murders polite enough to pair with a cup of Earl Grey.

The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman • 2023

After a dealer is shot, the Thursday Murder Club uncovers a priceless box worth killing for.

4.46

240k+

🏘️ Retirement Community 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🎭 Ensemble Mystery 💔 Dementia Storyline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Last Devil to Die 92%

After a dealer is shot, the Thursday Murder Club uncovers a priceless box worth killing for.

by Richard Osman 2023

4.46

240k+ ratings

🏘️ Retirement Community 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🎭 Ensemble Mystery 💔 Dementia Storyline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Mystery Guest

by Nita Prose • 2023

The Head Maid's fingerprints are on the poisoned teacup that killed a famous mystery author.

3.79

163k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏨 Hotel Mystery 🖊️ Author Murder 🧐 Quirky Detective 🔑 Family Secrets

The Mystery Guest 92%

The Head Maid's fingerprints are on the poisoned teacup that killed a famous mystery author.

by Nita Prose 2023

3.79

163k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏨 Hotel Mystery 🖊️ Author Murder 🧐 Quirky Detective 🔑 Family Secrets

Death of a Nurse

by M.C. Beaton • 2016

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

3.80

6k+

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit 💰 Inheritance Plot 🌊 Coastal Mystery

Death of a Nurse 91%

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

by M.C. Beaton 2016

3.80

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit 💰 Inheritance Plot 🌊 Coastal Mystery

Game of Cones

by Cynthia Baxter • 2020

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

3.75

182

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

Game of Cones 91%

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

by Cynthia Baxter 2020

3.75

182 ratings

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man]

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2025

A widowed tea shop owner investigates a dead influencer whose curated life was all performance.

4.16

79k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🍜 Culinary Cozy 📱 Social Media Critique 💬 Witty Banter

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] Summary

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] 91%

A widowed tea shop owner investigates a dead influencer whose curated life was all performance.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2025

4.16

79k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🍜 Culinary Cozy 📱 Social Media Critique 💬 Witty Banter

The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman • 2022

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

4.35

283k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❤️ Found Family

The Bullet That Missed 91%

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

by Richard Osman 2022

4.35

283k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❤️ Found Family

The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories

by Gigi Pandian • 2018

A locked room, a dead curator, a vanished artifact: a historian hunts truth behind a family curse.

3.92

299

🔐 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 📜 Historian Detective 🎩 Stage Magician ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories Summary

The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories 91%

A locked room, a dead curator, a vanished artifact: a historian hunts truth behind a family curse.

by Gigi Pandian 2018

3.92

299 ratings

🔐 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 📜 Historian Detective 🎩 Stage Magician ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club

by Gloria Chao • 2025

Three ex-girlfriends plot revenge, then find his body and a crime scene full of their DNA.

3.56

16k+

🧶 Cozy Mystery Energy 😈 Revenge Comedy 🎙️ Podcast Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club 90%

Three ex-girlfriends plot revenge, then find his body and a crime scene full of their DNA.

by Gloria Chao 2025

3.56

16k+ ratings

🧶 Cozy Mystery Energy 😈 Revenge Comedy 🎙️ Podcast Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity

Murder at the Bookstore

by Sue Minix • 2023

A mystery writer inherits her murdered friend's bookstore, along with a killer who shops there.

3.26

7k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 📚 Bookstore Cozy ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🗣️ Small Town Gossip 💔 Betrayal By Lover

Murder at the Bookstore 90%

A mystery writer inherits her murdered friend's bookstore, along with a killer who shops there.

by Sue Minix 2023

3.26

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 📚 Bookstore Cozy ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🗣️ Small Town Gossip 💔 Betrayal By Lover

Apple Cider Slaying

by Julie Anne Lindsey • 2019

Winnie planned a cider shop. A body in the press makes Granny the prime suspect instead.

3.96

4k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🍎 Family Business 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Found Family

Apple Cider Slaying 90%

Winnie planned a cider shop. A body in the press makes Granny the prime suspect instead.

by Julie Anne Lindsey 2019

3.96

4k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🍎 Family Business 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Found Family

Death Beside the Seaside

by T.E. Kinsey • 2019

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

4.26

11k+

🕰️ Edwardian Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Cozy 🌊 Seaside Mystery 👯 Lady Detective Duo 🏠 Found Family

Death Beside the Seaside 90%

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

by T.E. Kinsey 2019

4.26

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Cozy 🌊 Seaside Mystery 👯 Lady Detective Duo 🏠 Found Family

Murder by Cheesecake

by Rachel Ekstrom Courage • 2025

A wedding to plan, a corpse in the freezer, and four older friends suspected of murder.

3.54

16k+

🕵️ Senior Sleuths 🔍 Amateur Investigation 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Mistaken Identity 👯 Older Women Friendship

Murder by Cheesecake 90%

A wedding to plan, a corpse in the freezer, and four older friends suspected of murder.

by Rachel Ekstrom Courage 2025

3.54

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Senior Sleuths 🔍 Amateur Investigation 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Mistaken Identity 👯 Older Women Friendship

Thanksgiving Past

by Kathi Daley • 2020

A Thanksgiving vanishing pulls a newcomer into a mystery tangled with her own lost past.

4.46

2k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🦃 Thanksgiving Setting ❤️ Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

Thanksgiving Past 90%

A Thanksgiving vanishing pulls a newcomer into a mystery tangled with her own lost past.

by Kathi Daley 2020

4.46

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🦃 Thanksgiving Setting ❤️ Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

by Agatha Christie • 1957

From a passing train, a friend sees murder. No corpse appears. Miss Marple must prove it.

3.97

78k+

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💰 Inheritance Plot 🎭 False Identity 👁️ Witnessed Murder

4 90%

From a passing train, a friend sees murder. No corpse appears. Miss Marple must prove it.

by Agatha Christie 1957

3.97

78k+ ratings

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💰 Inheritance Plot 🎭 False Identity 👁️ Witnessed Murder

In the Market for Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2015

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

4.12

17k+

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

In the Market for Murder 90%

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

by T.E. Kinsey 2015

4.12

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

A Picture of Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2018

Deaths mirror a cinema troupe's witch film. An Edwardian lady and her maid investigate.

4.29

10k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 👒 Edwardian England 🏘️ Small Village Secrets 💬 Witty Banter 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

A Picture of Murder 90%

Deaths mirror a cinema troupe's witch film. An Edwardian lady and her maid investigate.

by T.E. Kinsey 2018

4.29

10k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 👒 Edwardian England 🏘️ Small Village Secrets 💬 Witty Banter 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

Death of a Gentle Lady

by M.C. Beaton • 2008

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

3.84

7k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎯 Revenge Plot

Death of a Gentle Lady 90%

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

by M.C. Beaton 2008

3.84

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎯 Revenge Plot

The Fatal Flying Affair

by T.E. Kinsey • 2020

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

4.41

8k+

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village 😄 Witty Mystery 🕵️‍♀️ Historical Espionage

The Fatal Flying Affair 90%

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

by T.E. Kinsey 2020

4.41

8k+ ratings

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village 😄 Witty Mystery 🕵️‍♀️ Historical Espionage

Death of a Bore

by M.C. Beaton • 2005

A pompous writer mocks a Highland village then dies. Hamish Macbeth doubts it was suicide.

3.85

7k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕵️ Loner Detective 🐾 Animal Companions

Death of a Bore 90%

A pompous writer mocks a Highland village then dies. Hamish Macbeth doubts it was suicide.

by M.C. Beaton 2005

3.85

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕵️ Loner Detective 🐾 Animal Companions

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman • 2020

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

3.85

804k+

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership 🫂 Found Family Ensemble 💬 Witty Mystery

The Thursday Murder Club 90%

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

by Richard Osman 2020

3.85

804k+ ratings

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership 🫂 Found Family Ensemble 💬 Witty Mystery

A New Lease on Death

by Olivia Blacke • 2024

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

3.63

4k+

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 💬 Witty Banter

A New Lease on Death 90%

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

by Olivia Blacke 2024

3.63

4k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 💬 Witty Banter

We Solve Murders

by Richard Osman • 2024

A bodyguard framed for murder, a retired cop, and a famous novelist hunt the real killer.

4.05

197k+

🕵️ Witty Mystery 👴 Retired Detective 🏘️ English Village 🤝 Unlikely Allies ⚡ High Stakes Cozy

We Solve Murders 90%

A bodyguard framed for murder, a retired cop, and a famous novelist hunt the real killer.

by Richard Osman 2024

4.05

197k+ ratings

🕵️ Witty Mystery 👴 Retired Detective 🏘️ English Village 🤝 Unlikely Allies ⚡ High Stakes Cozy

The Impossible Fortune

by Richard Osman • 2025

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

4.26

141k+

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers 🕵️ Former Spy Protagonist 😄 Wry British Humor

The Impossible Fortune 90%

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

by Richard Osman 2025

4.26

141k+ ratings

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers 🕵️ Former Spy Protagonist 😄 Wry British Humor

Rotten to the Core

by T.E. Kinsey • 2022

A murdered cider warden, an apple in his mouth, and a secret brotherhood's twenty-year-old crime.

4.43

7k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth Duo 🔐 Secret Society 💀 Cold Case Revenge 👑 Aristocrat And Servant 🎩 Edwardian England

Rotten to the Core 90%

A murdered cider warden, an apple in his mouth, and a secret brotherhood's twenty-year-old crime.

by T.E. Kinsey 2022

4.43

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth Duo 🔐 Secret Society 💀 Cold Case Revenge 👑 Aristocrat And Servant 🎩 Edwardian England

Happy Bloody Christmas

by Jo Middleton • 2024

Her boss dead in her larder, a hungover mother must catch a killer before Christmas.

3.78

7k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎄 Christmas Cozy 🖤 Dark Humor 🗣️ Wry Narrator 🏘️ English Village

Happy Bloody Christmas 90%

Her boss dead in her larder, a hungover mother must catch a killer before Christmas.

by Jo Middleton 2024

3.78

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎄 Christmas Cozy 🖤 Dark Humor 🗣️ Wry Narrator 🏘️ English Village

Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder

by Gracie Ruth Mitchell • 2023

A romance writer returns home, moves in with her former crush, and finds a vanishing body.

3.99

7k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕵️‍♀️ Small-Town Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy-Sunshine

Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder 90%

A romance writer returns home, moves in with her former crush, and finds a vanishing body.

by Gracie Ruth Mitchell 2023

3.99

7k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕵️‍♀️ Small-Town Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy-Sunshine

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies

by Catherine Mack • 2024

A mystery novelist's Italian book tour becomes a real whodunit when her blackmailing ex is targeted.

3.45

40k+

📚 Book Tour Murder ✍️ Author Sleuth 👯‍♀️ Sisters And Secrets 🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🪞 Meta Mystery

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies Summary

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies 90%

A mystery novelist's Italian book tour becomes a real whodunit when her blackmailing ex is targeted.

by Catherine Mack 2024

3.45

40k+ ratings

📚 Book Tour Murder ✍️ Author Sleuth 👯‍♀️ Sisters And Secrets 🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🪞 Meta Mystery

A Fire at the Exhibition

by T.E. Kinsey • 2023

A village exhibition. Fire. Theft. Murder. Two lady sleuths dig for treasure in Edwardian England.

4.47

6k+

🔎 Village Cozy Mystery 👒 Edwardian England 👯 Female Detective Duo 🖼️ Art Theft 💎 Treasure Hunt

A Fire at the Exhibition 90%

A village exhibition. Fire. Theft. Murder. Two lady sleuths dig for treasure in Edwardian England.

by T.E. Kinsey 2023

4.47

6k+ ratings

🔎 Village Cozy Mystery 👒 Edwardian England 👯 Female Detective Duo 🖼️ Art Theft 💎 Treasure Hunt

Death by Dumpling

by Vivien Chien • 2018

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

3.65

14k+

🍜 Restaurant Setting 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets 💞 Slow Burn Romance

Death by Dumpling 90%

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

by Vivien Chien 2018

3.65

14k+ ratings

🍜 Restaurant Setting 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets 💞 Slow Burn Romance

The Fairfleet Affair

by K.H. Saxton • 2023

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

4.06

185

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

The Fairfleet Affair 90%

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

by K.H. Saxton 2023

4.06

185 ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

This Is Not a Game

by Kelly Mullen • 2025

Blackmailed into a mansion party, a grandmother and her granddaughter are snowed in with a killer.

3.41

6k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤫 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❄️ Snowbound Mansion

This Is Not a Game 90%

Blackmailed into a mansion party, a grandmother and her granddaughter are snowed in with a killer.

by Kelly Mullen 2025

3.41

6k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤫 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❄️ Snowbound Mansion

Still Life

by Louise Penny • 2005

An antique arrow kills a retired teacher in a Quebec village where no one locks their doors.

3.90

288k+

🏘️ Cozy Village Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎩 Gentleman Detective 📚 Literary Cozy 🤫 Small-Town Secrets

Still Life 90%

An antique arrow kills a retired teacher in a Quebec village where no one locks their doors.

by Louise Penny 2005

3.90

288k+ ratings

🏘️ Cozy Village Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎩 Gentleman Detective 📚 Literary Cozy 🤫 Small-Town Secrets

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman • 2021

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

4.35

362k+

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family 🏘️ Retirement Village 🎭 Cozy Thriller

The Man Who Died Twice 90%

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

by Richard Osman 2021

4.35

362k+ ratings

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family 🏘️ Retirement Village 🎭 Cozy Thriller

Coming in Hot

by Deany Ray • 2023

A grandma and granddaughter fleeing a biker gang find a corpse in their Florida retirement village.

3.95

14k+

🏘️ Retirement Community Mystery 🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths 👵 Intergenerational Duo 🛡️ Witness Protection 🤝 Found Family

Coming in Hot 90%

A grandma and granddaughter fleeing a biker gang find a corpse in their Florida retirement village.

by Deany Ray 2023

3.95

14k+ ratings

🏘️ Retirement Community Mystery 🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths 👵 Intergenerational Duo 🛡️ Witness Protection 🤝 Found Family

A Mischief of Rats

by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett • 2023

A dead driver in an ecologist's pond exposes the killer rivalries inside a classic-car racing team.

3.84

6k+

🍃 Ecological Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Closed Circle Suspects 🌳 British Countryside 🤥 False Confession

A Mischief of Rats 90%

A dead driver in an ecologist's pond exposes the killer rivalries inside a classic-car racing team.

by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 2023

3.84

6k+ ratings

🍃 Ecological Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Closed Circle Suspects 🌳 British Countryside 🤥 False Confession

Death of a Ghost

by M.C. Beaton • 2017

Hamish Macbeth finds a corpse in a haunted castle; by morning the body has vanished.

3.78

7k+

🏘️ Highland Village 🤫 Small Town Secrets 💋 Femme Fatale 🏰 Haunted Castle ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Death of a Ghost 90%

Hamish Macbeth finds a corpse in a haunted castle; by morning the body has vanished.

by M.C. Beaton 2017

3.78

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Highland Village 🤫 Small Town Secrets 💋 Femme Fatale 🏰 Haunted Castle ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

The Morning Show Murders

by Al Roker • 2009

A TV chef becomes the prime suspect when his producer is poisoned outside his Manhattan restaurant.

3.36

1k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🍳 Culinary Cozy 🎯 Framed For Murder 🎭 Secret Identity 💬 Witty Banter

The Morning Show Murders 90%

A TV chef becomes the prime suspect when his producer is poisoned outside his Manhattan restaurant.

by Al Roker 2009

3.36

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🍳 Culinary Cozy 🎯 Framed For Murder 🎭 Secret Identity 💬 Witty Banter

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2023

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

4.02

209k+

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 90%

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023

4.02

209k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

The Maid's Secret

by Nita Prose • 2025

A hotel maid's TV appraisal reveals a Fabergé egg; fame attracts a thief who steals it.

3.86

53k+

🧹 Maid Protagonist 🔐 Locked-Room Mystery 💰 Inheritance Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🏨 Grand Hotel

The Maid's Secret 90%

A hotel maid's TV appraisal reveals a Fabergé egg; fame attracts a thief who steals it.

by Nita Prose 2025

3.86

53k+ ratings

🧹 Maid Protagonist 🔐 Locked-Room Mystery 💰 Inheritance Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🏨 Grand Hotel

The Night in Question

by Susan Fletcher • 2024

After her care home manager's window plunge, an 87-year-old sleuth unearths a death-haunted past.

4.02

3k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏡 Retirement Home 👵 Elderly Protagonist ❤️ Late-Life Romance 🤫 Hidden Identities

The Night in Question 90%

After her care home manager's window plunge, an 87-year-old sleuth unearths a death-haunted past.

by Susan Fletcher 2024

4.02

3k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏡 Retirement Home 👵 Elderly Protagonist ❤️ Late-Life Romance 🤫 Hidden Identities

Hallowe'en Party

by Agatha Christie • 1969

A drowned girl, a Halloween party, a boast about murder: Poirot uncovers a village's buried crimes.

3.56

107k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🐺 Girl Who Cried Wolf 👁️ Child Witness 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🎃 Halloween Mystery

Hallowe'en Party 90%

A drowned girl, a Halloween party, a boast about murder: Poirot uncovers a village's buried crimes.

by Agatha Christie 1969

3.56

107k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🐺 Girl Who Cried Wolf 👁️ Child Witness 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🎃 Halloween Mystery

A Pocket Full of Rye

by Agatha Christie • 1953

Rye in a dead man's pocket: a killer at a country house follows a nursery rhyme.

3.94

55k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🐦 Nursery Rhyme Murders 😢 Unwitting Accomplice 🎭 Charming Sociopath

A Pocket Full of Rye 90%

Rye in a dead man's pocket: a killer at a country house follows a nursery rhyme.

by Agatha Christie 1953

3.94

55k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🐦 Nursery Rhyme Murders 😢 Unwitting Accomplice 🎭 Charming Sociopath

How to Solve Your Own Murder

by Kristen Perrin • 2024

A fortune-teller's prophecy foretold her murder; now her great-niece must solve it to inherit.

3.79

132k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🧩 Inheritance Puzzle 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 📂 Cold Case Revisited 📔 Diary Clues

How to Solve Your Own Murder 89%

A fortune-teller's prophecy foretold her murder; now her great-niece must solve it to inherit.

by Kristen Perrin 2024

3.79

132k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🧩 Inheritance Puzzle 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 📂 Cold Case Revisited 📔 Diary Clues

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie • 2018

A corpse in a colonel's library draws Miss Marple into a village's hidden web of lies.

3.76

1k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Elderly Detective 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Body in the Library 89%

A corpse in a colonel's library draws Miss Marple into a village's hidden web of lies.

by Agatha Christie 2018

3.76

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Elderly Detective 🎭 Mistaken Identity

Death of a Gossip

by M.C. Beaton • 1985

A gossip columnist joins a Highland fishing school. She's found strangled. Everyone wanted her dead.

3.64

22k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👮 Small Town Constable 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💌 Secrets And Blackmail

Death of a Gossip 89%

A gossip columnist joins a Highland fishing school. She's found strangled. Everyone wanted her dead.

by M.C. Beaton 1985

3.64

22k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👮 Small Town Constable 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💌 Secrets And Blackmail

Tres ratones ciegos (La ratonera)

by Agatha Christie • 1950

A snowbound guesthouse traps newlyweds and their guests with a killer following a nursery rhyme.

3.79

21k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Golden Age Detective 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💔 Revenge Motive 🎭 Hidden Identities

Tres ratones ciegos (La ratonera) Summary

Tres ratones ciegos (La ratonera) 89%

A snowbound guesthouse traps newlyweds and their guests with a killer following a nursery rhyme.

by Agatha Christie 1950

3.79

21k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Golden Age Detective 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💔 Revenge Motive 🎭 Hidden Identities

Christmas at The Grange

by T.E. Kinsey • 2017

A country house Christmas turns odd when a theft leaves clues so abundant they feel like a prank.

4.15

9k+

🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Lady Detective 💝 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Meta Mystery

Christmas at The Grange 89%

A country house Christmas turns odd when a theft leaves clues so abundant they feel like a prank.

by T.E. Kinsey 2017

4.15

9k+ ratings

🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Lady Detective 💝 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Meta Mystery

The Maid

by Nita Prose • 2022

A hotel maid discovers a dead guest, and her social awkwardness makes her the prime suspect.

3.75

719k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Quirky Narrator

The Maid 89%

A hotel maid discovers a dead guest, and her social awkwardness makes her the prime suspect.

by Nita Prose 2022

3.75

719k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Quirky Narrator

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict • 2023

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

3.41

12k+

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders 89%

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

by Alexandra Benedict 2023

3.41

12k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

Death of a Maid

by M.C. Beaton • 2007

A Highland constable wins a cleaning from the village gossip. She is dead by morning.

3.84

7k+

🗡️ Gossip As Weapon 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Reluctant Detective 💰 Blackmail Motive 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Death of a Maid 89%

A Highland constable wins a cleaning from the village gossip. She is dead by morning.

by M.C. Beaton 2007

3.84

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Gossip As Weapon 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Reluctant Detective 💰 Blackmail Motive 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

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