Recs if you like A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder...

The starters for cozy mystery series with fun and unique themes, amateur sleuths with niche-specific jobs and hobbies, adorable animal companions (or supernatural beings), small towns with close-knit communities, may or may not include tasty recipes, and generally just some fun romp mysteries!

One of my favourite genres: Women and girl sleuths solving mysteries! I’ve tried only to include one book per series to not clog up the list too much. Happy to get recommendations in the comments as this is definitely my comfort genre!

The Agatha Awards are given each year at the Malice Domestic conference for the best traditional or cozy mystery novels. This award is given for the best first mystery novel published by the author