Recs if you like Cheddar Off Dead (Cheese Shop Mystery, #1)...

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!

Join me on a cozy tour of the United States and beyond! Cozy mysteries are low stakes, high enjoyment, and an excellent palate cleanser. And reading a cozy mystery about surroundings you recognize or would like to explore just adds to the fun! This list features cozy mystery, first-in-series books set in California!

inspired by and to assist with the Food Pyramid prompt for version 3.0 of the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do, pls find on this list books with different kinds of food on the cover that fit into the food pyramid.

Books related to the culinary arts and amateur baking - all genres, mixed audience

Female-centered mysteries. These books are best read on a rainy day, with a cup of tea, and a cat on your lap. Now let’s solve some murders!

These are all parts of series, but I only included the first book in each.

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

Just a list of cozy fall reads across all genreszl