Summerland Cove
Ellen Baker
Published 2026
352 pages
The most popular cozy mystery books of 2026
Cozy mysteries are murder without the nightmares. An amateur sleuth, often a baker, bookseller or librarian, solves crimes in a small community, with the violence kept off the page. Expect quirky neighbors, a pet or two and long series you can settle into. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Definitely Maybe Not a Detective
Sarah Fox
Published 2026
352 pages
A False and Fatal Claim
Iona Whishaw
Published 2026
480 pages
Death by Chocolate Ladyfingers (A Death by Chocolate Mystery)
Sarah Graves
Published 2026
256 pages
Some Like It Fudgy
Nancy Coco
Published 2026
352 pages
Murder, She Wrote
Jessica Fletcher, Barbara Early
Published 2026
320 pages
A Spirited Supper at Dundoon Castle
Darci Hannah
Published 2026
336 pages
Justice Unleashed
Julie Miller
Published 2026
288 pages
If Books Could Kill
Karen Rose Smith
Published 2026
288 pages
Death Times Seven A Daniel Pitt Novel
Anne Perry, Victoria Zackheim
Published 2026
288 pages
How to Cheat Your Own Death A Novel
Kristen Perrin
Published 2026
368 pages
The Ending Writes Itself A Novel
Evelyn Clarke
Published 2026
352 pages
Death of a Groom
M. C. Beaton
Published 2026
256 pages
Fast and Fastidious A Novel
R. MacLeod
Published 2026
272 pages
A Field Guide to Murder A Novel
Michelle L. Cullen
Published 2026
320 pages
Hot Wings and Homicide
Carmela Dutra
Published 2026
320 pages
The Great Houses of Pill Hill
Diane Josefowicz
Published 2026
333 pages
Murder on the Sea Otter Express A Grace the Hit Mom Mystery
Nikki Knight
Published 2026
240 pages
Cat on a Hot Tin Woof A Chet & Bernie Mystery
Spencer Quinn
Published 2026
320 pages
The Whisking Hour A Bakeshop Mystery
Ellie Alexander
Published 2026
320 pages
To Kill a Cook
W. M. Akers
Published 2026
352 pages
The Apothecary Diaries 08 (Light Novel)
Natsu Hyuuga
Published 2026
304 pages
Would I Lie to You? A Novel
Nicole Blades
Published 2026
320 pages
Murder Like Clockwork
Nicola Whyte
Published 2026
352 pages