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Cozy Mysteries Set in the 1920s: Three Series to Start Now
Love tea, cloche hats and a puzzle worth solving? Here are three clean, cozy mystery series set in the 1920s, from an English village tearoom to Paris to Chicago, and where to start each one. Read more...
The Postcard Diagram — A Gilded Peacock Mystery, Book 1 cover
Six New Books to Start This Fall
Five brand-new series and one standalone: cozy mysteries, a Jazz Age whodunit, a romantic fantasy, and ancient history. Find your next first book. Read more...
Return to Firstwater — Firstwater Ranch Series, Book 1 cover
Where to Start with the Firstwater Ranch Series
New to the Firstwater Ranch Series? Start here with the reading order and the families of Willow Creek in this clean contemporary Montana ranch saga. Read more...
The Last Lift Pass — A Frosty Peak Cozy Mystery, Book 1 cover
Where to Start with A Frosty Peak Cozy Mystery
New to A Frosty Peak Cozy Mystery? Start here with the reading order and the people of Bluebird Lodge in this snowbound ski-lodge cozy series. Read more...
The Clockmaker's Stopped Watch — A Bellweather Mystery, Book 1 cover
Where to Start with The Bellweather Mysteries
New to The Bellweather Mysteries? Start here with the reading order, the main characters, and why this clock-shop cozy series is best read from Book 1. Read more...
Ancient Civilizations Were Absolutely Unhinged — Book 1 cover
12 Absolutely Unhinged Facts from the Ancient World (All True)
Roman fast food, Greek computers, cat mummies sold as fertilizer, and a monkey in a sack. Twelve true facts from the ancient world, straight from The Absolutely Unhinged Series. Read more...
A Bitter Batch — A Greenroom Mystery, Book 1 cover
Where to Start with The Greenroom Mysteries
New to The Greenroom Mysteries? Start here with the reading order, the main characters, and why this backstage dinner-theatre cozy series is best read from Book 1. Read more...
A Thread of Silver — A Bell's Fleece & Fiber Mystery, Book 1 cover
Where to Start with A Bell's Fleece & Fiber Mystery
New to A Bell's Fleece & Fiber Mystery? Start here with the reading order, the main characters, and why this knitting-and-spinning cozy series is best read from Book 1. Read more...
Murder Steeped in Thyme — The Thornwick Tea Shop Mysteries, Book 1 cover
Where to Start with The Thornwick Tea Shop Mysteries
New to The Thornwick Tea Shop Mysteries? Start here with the reading order, the main characters, and why this 1920s Kent village cozy series is best read from Book 1. Read more...
A Palette for Poison — A Thornwick Hat Shop Mystery, Book 1 cover
Where to Start with the Thornwick Hat Shop Mysteries
New to A Thornwick Hat Shop Mystery? Start here with the reading order, the main characters, and why this 1920s cozy series is best read from Book 1. Read more...