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Crime Fiction - Cozies
Cozies involve not much violence, ususally an amatuer sleuth and a very small town feel.
US
| Peter Abresh | James P. Dandy series. Retired physical therapist visits elderhostels encountering mysteries throughout North America |
| Susan Wittig Albert | China Bayles series. Herbalist/former attorney in Texas. Also has started a set of cozies invoving Beatrix Potter with humans solving the crimes but the little animals around the village helping out |
| Donna Andrews | Meg Lanslow series, southern decorative blacksmith |
| Nancy Atherton | Aunt Dimity series. US author, UK setting. Aunt Dimity is a British crime solving ghost |
| Charlaine Harris | Aurora Teagarden series. Librarian/real estate agent in Georgia; Lily Bard series. Housecleaner in Shakespeare, AR |
| Carolyn Hart | Death on Demand series. Annie Laurance, book store owner in SC |
| Julia Spencer-Fleming | Not sure if this classifies as a cozy but it does involve crimes in a small town near the New York Adirondacks. Rev. Clare Fergusson and police chief Russ Van Allstyne try to keep their citizens in order. The first of the series In a Bleak Midwinter won multiple awards |
UK
| Nancy Atherton, Nancy | Aunt Dimity. US author, UK setting. Aunt Dimity is a British crime solving ghost. It is a humorous series and Aund Dimity makes guest appearances with the people she knew when living more involved with solving the various crimes |
| M.C. Beaton | Agatha Raisin series, retired ad. exec. in the Cotswolds : Hamish McBeth series - police officer in Scotland |
International
| Alexander McCall Smith | Precious Ramotswe series, Botswana's own Miss Marple |
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