Cozy Mystery Books to Read on a Rainy Day

Book one in the Canon Clement Mysteries series follows Daniel Clement who, when announcing his plans to install a lavatory in the church, ends up dividing the parish. As lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the calm of the village. When a body is found at the back of the church, Daniel feels he’s the only one who can keep his community together... and catch a killer.

This book is a funny, cosy whodunnit with oodles of charm and an intriguing mystery to solve. If you’ve already read and loved the book, it’s now a major TV series!

I loved this fun, twisty, meticulously written murder mystery, and I’ll now read anything else this author writes in a heartbeat!

Retired interior-designer-turned-influencer, Willa, is invited to the opening of a chic new cocktail bar. With her marriage in a rut, she hopes this night will rekindle something with her husband. Instead, she bumps into her ex-husband, and the owner of the bar ends up dead on the rocks below. Not quite the evening she had envisaged. The death is ruled a suicide, but things don’t add up…

Tightly plotted, wonderfully witty and a true delight. Perfect for lovers of a complex whodunnit.

This is book one in The Marlow Murder Club series and is now a major TV series!

Seventy-seven-year-old Judith is living a simple life in a Marlow mansion, somewhere she can do whatever she pleases, with no one getting in her way. But one evening, she witnesses a brutal murder, and the police don’t believe her story. Alongside two of her friends, they decide to investigate themselves, but they couldn’t have imagined just how much danger they’d get themselves into.

A fantastic cosy crime novel that will keep you guessing until the very end. A perfect read for fans of Richard Osman.

This whodunit is set on an isolated island off the coast of Scotland, where the Agarwals are having a family reunion, celebrating their parents’ wedding anniversary. Six family members with different lives and experiences come together on the island, each having their own secret. But only one of them would kill to protect it…

The Inheritance is a tense murder mystery and thriller rolled into one that will really keep you on your toes. Others have described the book as Succession-meets-Agatha Christie, and it’s perfect for fans of Lucy Foley!

I am a big fan of Janice’s books and her signature mixed-media style, so this one was a must read for me!

In The Killer Question, the landlords of a quiet country pub are missing and no one knows what happened. Yet some strange events occurred in the days leading up to their disappearance; a murdered man pulled from a river, an eccentric couple who claimed to be led by a spirit guide, a mysterious new pub quiz team… And so another mystery must be solved!

It’s always such fun getting involved in a new Janice Hallett mystery, and I will always recommend her books. This one is fiendishly clever and was an instant bestseller. No surprises
there!

If you’re a fan of a mind-bending mystery and also like a fairytale, listen up! In Little Red Death, DI Lyla Rondell is tasked with investigating a series of deaths that all appear to be based on a different classic fairytale. With an investigation that forces her to look deep into her own story, she discovers the truth… and that nothing will be the same again.

It’s a twisty, original tale with all the elements of a great mystery. It’s horrifying, mysterious and so clever. If you love a book that’ll make your brain spin, this is the one!