Cozy Spring Mysteries
What are cozy mysteries? Cozy mysteries are books that include a small cast of characters. In small towns, the individuals live. The towns have an abundance of gardens and idyllic settings. The individuals involved are regular people but have a cheery outlook on life. You find the people having fairs or fetes. They have one place where they gather. The community of people is a very tightknit community, where people usually get along.
But there is a crime. Which the habitats find shocking because everyone gets along. The author does not describe the crime in gory details. The deceased most of the time is a person no one had affection for.
Readers read these books to escape. Or if you are like me, you just read them because you love suspenseful stories but hate gory violence. I also like them because cozies have women protagonists. Their curiosity knows no bounds as they delve into the mysteries around them.
Looking for a spring escape? Read these cozy spring-themed mystery books.
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Easter Bunny Murder
Lucy Stone is glad she gets to cover the Easter Egg Hunt for the local newspaper. Wealthy socialite Vivan van Vorst hosts the Easter egg hunt. She hosts it every year at her oceanfront home. When Lucy arrives at Vivan's home, she can't enter. Someone locked the gate. She only sees a person dressed in an Easter Bunny costume. The costumed person drops dead at the fence.
I enjoyed reading this book. Vivan van Vorst led a secret life. It was not what I expected. I enjoyed how Lucy was able to figure it out.
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Mother's Day Murder
Lucy Stone's family has taken her out to brunch for Mother's Day. Everything is going well until two women cause a scene at the restaurant. The two women are revivals and often get into arguments. However, this turns deadly when one lady is dead.
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Digging Up Dirt
Poppy McGowen is working on a renovation project. When her builder finds a dead body on the premises, she has to pause the project. When an archeologist states that the body is from a rare animal, the police stop her home renovation. Another appears and this time it is the archeologist. There are a lot of secrets in Poppy's home. Secrets that no one wants to discover.
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A Catered Mother's Day
It’s Mother’s Day in Longley, New York. Ellen feels unappreciated. She feels overworked and is tired of being overlooked. Her family forgets her birthday and anniversary.
To get back at them, she stages her own kidnapping as a prank. The phony note she sent led her husband to a hotel room. When he arrives, he the police are arresting Ellen for the murderer. The police discovered a dead man in her room. The police accuse her of murdering the man. When she tells the cops she is innocent, they do not believe her, especially when she says she faked her kidnapping. Now it is up to Bernie and Libby Simmons to help Ellen prove her innocence.
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The Diva Digs up the Dirt
Natasha, Sophia's neighbor, is determined. She is determined to be the next garden variety diva. Natasha comes up with a plan to have Sophia on TV. Natasha wants to feature Sophia's garden on TV. The cast and crew of the makeover show Tear it Up with Troy bulldoze through her backyard. Sophia stays at her boyfriend's house. While at his house, she replaces a dead rose bush. While digging, she finds a purpose to belong to Wolf's missing wife.
Rumors start flying that Wolf killed his wife. Wolf leaves town out of fear. Then someone found a body in the garden. Now Natasha and Sophia have to find out what really happened.
This book includes recipes and entertaining tips.
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The Proof of the Pudding
party. She wants to celebrate as she waits for the birth of her first child. She also wants to show off her new chef. Pierre. Sir Hubert is also coming home from an expedition. The dinner party goes well. Sis Mortimer Mordred, the famous author of Gothic horror novels, is one guest. He just brought the manor nearby and wants to show his poison garden. He asks to borrow Georgie's new chef. Sir Mortimer events Georgiana and her husband to his party.
When they arrive, they take a tour of his poison garden. They also look at Sir Mortimer's laboratory. After the banquet, several guests fall ill. One of them dies after supposedly eating poisoned berries from the garden. But Georgie questions how this can be since everyone ate the same food. Georgie has to find the culprit since the police murderaccuse her of murder.
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Aunt Dimity and the Widows Curse
Early April Lori Shepard is glad to be at home with her toddler Beth. Lori's sons and husband are spending Easter break camping. Lori takes Beth to a village meeting. At the meeting, Mrs. Annabelle Craven speaks up and says she wants to host a quilting bee. This surprises Lori and others because Mrs. Annabelle is usually shy around others.
Lori attends the quilting bee. Lori sits near Mrs. Annabelle and asks her questions about her life. Lori knows little about her. Mrs. Annabelle opens up to Lori. She tells Lori a shocking secret about her husband's death. Lori is stunned that Annabelle would say such a thing. This revelation causes Lori to do some investigating.
With the help of Aunt Dimity, Lori goes to another village. When at Old Coweron, she talks to the residents of the town. She wants to know about this "widow's curse". The deeper Lori finds the truth, the worse the stories get. In the end, she finally finds the truth.
Out of all the books, this one is the coziest. The author makes the mystery less violent than most mystery writers. The stories usually take place in a quiet village filled with nosey neighbors. The mysteries usually are about a secret or finding someone. It has a paranormal element to it. Lori talks to her deceased aunt via writings in the journal.
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The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush
Spring of 1933 everyone has money problems. The only person not struggling for cash is the moonshiner, Mickey LeDoux. His main problem is staying away from the federal government. The Great Depression is going on. Nobody has access to the money in their bank accounts. Banks are closing down, and people are panicking.
Several town leaders gather together to solve the problem. The bank president, Alvin Duffy, made a plan to help the town. He and others would print money on the newspaperman Charles Dicken's printing press. The money they printed can serve as temporary currency for the town.
When the first scrip of the money disappears, those involved in the scheme are trying to figure out who made money on their own.
Treasurer Verna Tidwell questioned whether she could trust Alvin. Verna likes Alvin and always has liked him. Liz Lancy also has a man she loves. However, he is about to have a shotgun wedding with someone else. The members of the town have issues. Hopefully, they can solve them.
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Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
Hannah Swenson is busy with Easter bakery orders. Plus, she has to prepare for her mother's dinner party. When her sister Andrea calls and says the mayor is dead, Hannah forgets about her plans. Especially when the police considered Andrea the prime suspect.
Mayor Bascomb was a bully, but days before his death he was behaving differently. Hannah suspects he may have been in some trouble.
Death of Mad Hatter
Scarlet Parker and her British cousin, Vivian Tremont, are looking forward to being involved in a tea party. Scarlet and Vivian own a hat shop on London’s chic Portobello Road. They have to create hats from the Alice and Wonderland-themed tea party. The tea party is a fundraiser for the Children's Hospital.
Scarlet and Parker are happy to design hats for the Grisby family. The Grisby family is hosting the event.
One Grisby heir does not live to see the event. Someone poisoned one heir. When a trace of the poison on found on the hat Scarlet and Vivian made it for him. The police now think Scarlet and Vivian are involved.
Sweet Tea Revenge
Theodosia Browning’s dear friend Delaine Dish has asked her to be her bridesmaid. But on the day of the wedding, so many things go wrong. First, there is a storm coming on the coast of Charleston. Then Delaine's sister is late for the wedding. The groom does not show up for the Wedding and is instead found dead. Theodosia consols the best friend, and then looks to find the murderer. She has a host of suspects. The groom and bride's family have motives to kill the groom.
Lemon Curd killer
Another Theodosia mystery. This time the tea maven has been asked to host a limon tea party. The party is held in an actual lemon orchard. The event will start the Charleston Fashion Week.
A fashion designer is murder. The designer's daughter begs Theodosia to help find the killer.
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Tea and Treachery
Lily Roberts is the head pastry chef and owner of Tea by the Sea. Lily has her hands full dealing with her business and grandmother, Rose. Rose has a Bed and Breakfast near Lily's business. Jack Ford is an aggressive developer. He wants to build a gold resort. His new real estate development would destroy Lily and Rose's business.
Every business impacted is upset with Ford. Someone murdered Ford and left his body at Rose's business. The police believe Rose had something to do with the murder. Now Lily must find others who disliked Ford. Ford had enemies throughout the town and Lily must find out which one killed Ford.
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The Potted Gardener
Agatha Raisin, a private detective in the garden, is upset that her ex-James Lacey is seeing a new woman in the neighborhood. Everyone thinks Mary Fortune is perfect. She is pretty and has a wonderful garden. This new woman's garden and her looks are getting everyone's attention. Agatha tries her hand at gardening but fails. Agatha Raisin then tries to get James' attention by solving a case.
Agatha has found a case. Someone is destroying beautiful gardens in the village. These gardens all have one thing in common. The gardeners place their gardens in a local contest. Also, all the gardeners have run-ins with the new woman. Someone finds a body in a garden.
Agatha and James are working together to solve the murder.
MC Beaton, the writer of this series, has a dry sense of humor. Her characters swear, and she includes romance in her books. If you like books like that, you will enjoy this book. The main character, Agatha, can be over the top and get herself in a lot of trouble. That is what I love most about this series.
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Conclusion:
These mysteries have good plots involving events that happen in Spring. You will discover one that you enjoy reading. If you find one, let me know what you thought about it.
