Cuddle Up With 42 of This Year's Cozy Mysteries - Page 2

"The phrase "cozy mystery" has become a useful descriptor for writers and readers both. It's the emerging consensus term for mystery stories where sex and profanity are toned down, and any violence takes place offstage—or off page, perhaps. It's a kinder, gentler style of crime fiction. Cozy mysteries are for those of us who like to puzzle over a whodunit without all the bad vibes and viscera.

We've rounded up here a handful of the best cozy mysteries of 2022, based on Goodreads popularity and also our general sense of which of this year's stories qualify as cozy."