Cozy Mysteries

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Cozy Mysteries
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What is a Cozy Mystery?

• set in a small town or village
• setting makes it believable that the suspects
  know each other
• do not involve gory details or explicit adult
  situations
• any murder or sex that do take place, occur
  offstage
• victim usually treats others badly and is
  disliked, creating a long list of suspects

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Queen of the Cozy Mystery

• Agatha Christie is the queen of the cozy mystery
• books are typical of the genre
• master of false leads
• culprit is always caught and a clear resolution
  is given in a big reveal right at the end
• Poirot and Miss Marple have become the model for
  many fictional detectives and amateur sleuths

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Classic Cozy Mysteries
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Themed Cozy Mysteries
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Current Cozy Mysteries