A recent new discovery!

I have discovered a whole genre of books I never knew existed! I had heard the term "cozy mysteries" before, but never paid much attention because I have always read non-fiction (mainly)...but one day I came upon one of these books. The first one was called Scrapbook of Secrets...a book that involves a mystery and revolves around a scrapbooking theme!They concentrate on the mystery rather than gore or suspense, and are often light-hearted or funny.

My next book was Monica Ferris' book called Crewel Yule! This was fun as it revolved around stitchers! The book also includes a crewel pattern.



She has multiple stitchers themed books...and I can't wait to read them all. They are so much fun!!!















I just found this book at a local used book store called Weeding out Trouble, a gardening cozy mystery. She also has multiple titles involving this subject.




































Below are cozy mystery writers organized by theme.

ACTOR SLEUTH
Stefanie Matteson: Charlotte Graham Mysteries.

ALASKA
Sue Henry: Maxie McNabb Mysteries.

ANCIENT ROME
Lindsey Davis.

ANGELS
Mignon Franklin Ballard: Augusta Goodnight Mysteries (yup, she's an angel.).

ANIMALS OTHER THAN EXCLUSIVELY CATS OR DOGS
Lydia Adamson: Dierdre Quinn Nightingale Mysteries (vet).
Donna Andrews: Meg Langslow Mysteries (birds).
Deb Baker: Beekeeper Mysteries.
Cynthia Baxter: Reigning Cats & Dogs Mysteries.
Christine Goff: Birdwatcher's Mysteries.
Jessica Speart: Rachel Porter Mysteries.
Karen Ann Wilson: Samantha Holt Mysteries (vet).

ANTIQUES
Ann Campbell: Annie O'Hara & Claudius Mysteries.
Tamar Myers: Den of Antiquity Mysteries.
Lea Wait: Antique Print Mysteries.

ARCHAEOLOGY
Elizabeth Peters: Amelia Peabody Mysteries.

ART
Heron Carvic & Hamilton Crane: Miss Seeton Mysteries (retired art teacher).
Aaron Elkins: Chris Norgren Mysteries. Find books!
Elizabeth Peters: Vicky Bliss Mysteries (art historian).

B & B's
Jill Churchill: Grace & Favor Mysteries.
Mary Daheim: Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries.
Jean Hager: Iris House B&B Mysteries.
Tamar Myers: Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries.
Tim Myers: Lighthouse Inn Mysteries.

BEADING
Barbara Burnett Smith: Kitzi Camden Mysteries.

BEAUTY
Sarah Strohmeyer: Bubbles Yablonsky Mysteries (although she's actually a reporter).

BOOKS (SEE ALSO: LITERATURE)
Lorna Barrett: Booktown Mysteries.
Carolyn Hart: Annie Laurance & Max Darling Mysteries (bookstore owners).
Joan Hess: Claire Malloy Mysteries (bookstore owner).
Kathryn Lasky Knight: Calista Jacobs Mysteries (children's book illustrator).
Frances & Richard Lockridge: Mr. & Mrs. North Mysteries (publisher).
Elizabeth Peters: Jacqueline Kirby Mysteries (librarian & romance author)

BOUNTY HUNTER
Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum Mysteries.

BURGLAR DETECTIVE
Lawrence Block: The Burglar Who Mysteries.

CANDLEMAKING
Tim Myers: Candlemaking Mysteries.

CATS
Lydia Adamson: Alice Nestleton Mysteries.
Marian Babson: Perkins & Tate Mysteries.
Cynthia Baxter: Reigning Cats & Dogs Mysteries.
Lilian Jackson Braun: Cat Who Mysteries.
Carole Nelson Douglas: Midnight Louie Mysteries.
Leann Sweeney: Cats in Trouble Mysteries.

CHEMISTRY
Camille Minichino: Periodic Table/Gloria Lamerino Mysteries.

COMPUTERS
Donna Andrews: Turing Hopper Mysteries.
Sally Chapman: Silicon Valley Mysteries.

COOKING/FOOD
Avery Aames: Cheese Shop Mysteries.
Riley Adams: Memphis Barbecue Mysteries.
Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Mysteries (Herbs).
Claudia Bishop: Hemlock Falls Mysteries.
Joanna Carl: Chocoholic Mystery Series & Hannah Swensen Mysteries.
Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mysteries.
Cleo Coyle: Coffeehouse Mysteries.
Diane Mott Davidson: The Goldy Bear Culinary Mysteries.
Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mysteries.
Jerrilyn Farmer: Madeline Bean Catering Mysteries.
Julie Hyzy: White House Chef Mysteries.
Cathie John: Journals of Kate Cavanaugh.
Tamar Myers: Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries.
Joanne Pence: Angie Amalfi Mysteries.
Nancy Pickard: Eugenia Potter Mysteries.
Phyllis Richman: Chas Wheatley Mysteries.
Lou Jane Temple: Heaven Lee Culinary Mysteries.
Livia J. Washburn: Fresh Baked Mysteries.
Wendy Watson: Ice Cream Mysteries.
Melinda Wells: Della Cooks Mysteries.

CRAFTS, OTHER
Elizabeth Bright: Card-Making Mysteries.

CROSSWORDS
Nero Blanc: Crossword Mysteries.

DEAF SLEUTH
Penny Warner: Connor Westphal Mysteries.

DECORATING
Dorothy Cannell: Ellie Haskell Mysteries.
Paula Carter: Mysteries by Design.
Jill Churchill: Jane Jeffry Mysteries.
Denise Osborne: Feng Shui Mysteries.

DOGS
Cynthia Baxter: Reigning Cats & Dogs Mysteries.
Laurien Berenson: Melanie Travis Mysteries.
Ann Campbell: Annie O'Hare & Claudius Mysteries.
Melissa Cleary: Jackie Walsh Mysteries.
Susan Conant: Rowdy and Kimi Mysteries.
Sue Henry: Maxie and Stretch Mysteries.
Leslie O'Kane: Allie Babcock Mysteries.

FASHION
Laura Bradley: Hair-Raising Mysteries.
Ellen Byerrum: Crime of Fashion Mysteries.
Nancy J. Cohen: Bad Hair Day Mysteries.

FISHING
Victoria Houston: Loon Lake Fishing Mysteries.
David Leitz: Max Addams Fly-Fishing Mysteries.

GARDENING
Mary Freeman: Gardening Mysteries.
Janis Harrison: Bretta Solomon Mysteries.
Ann Ripley: Gardening Mysteries.

GENEALOGY
Rett MacPherson: Torie O'Shea Mysteries.

GOLF
Charlotte & Aaron Elkins: Lee Ofsted Mysteries.
Roberta Isleib: Golf Lover's Mysteries.
Lee Tyler: Golf Mysteries.

GUNS
Gerald Hammond: Keith Calder Mysteries (gunsmith).

HISTORICAL NOT OTHERWISE CATALOGUED
Sandra Scoppettone: Faye Quick Mysteris: (1940s NYC).
Victoria Thompson: Sarah Brandt Mysteries (1890s NYC: midwife).
Jacquelin Winspear: Maisie Dobbs (1920s London: psychologist).

HOME REPAIR
Jill Churchill: Jane Jeffry Mysteries.
Sarah Graves: Home Repair Is Homicide Mysteries.

JOURNALISM
Hannah Dennison: Vicky Hill Mysteries (obituary writer).
Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries.
Sarah Strohmeyer: Bubbles Yablonsky Mysteries.
Roberta Isleib: Advice Column Mysteries.
Karen E. Olson: Annie Seymour Mysteries.

KARMA
Claire Daniels: Karma Crime Mysteries.

KNITTING & CROCHET
Betty Hechtman: Crochet Mysteries.
Maggie Sefton: Knitting Mysteries.

LICENSE PLATES
April Henry: Claire Montrose Mysteries. (Northwest)

LITERARY CHARACTERS
Stephanie Barron: Jane Austen Mysteries.
Carrie Bebris: Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mysteries.

LITERATURE
Carolyn Hart: Death on Demand Mysteries (bookstore owners).
Evan Marshall: Marshall, Evan, Jane Stuart and Winky Mysteries.
Marlys Millhiser: Charlie Green, Literary Agent Mysteries.
Noreen Wald: Ghostwriter Mysteries.

LITTLE OLD LADIES
Hernon Carvic: Miss Seeton Mysteries.
Agatha Christie: Miss Marple Mysteries.

MAID SLEUTH
Jeanne M. Dams: Hilda Johansson Mysteries.
Charlaine Harris: Lily Bard Mysteries.
Susan S. James: Flip Paxton Mysteries.

MECHANIC
Barbara Seranella: Munch Mancini Mysteries.

MEDIEVAL
Alys Clare: Hawkenlye Medieval Mysteries.
Sara Conway: Lord Godwin Medieval Mysteries.
P. C. Doherty: Hugh Corbett Medieval Mysteries.
Margaret Frazer: Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries.
Michael Jecks.
Viviane Moore: Chevalier Galeran Medieval Mysteries.
Ian Morson: William Falconer Medieval Mysteries.
Sharan Newman: Catherine LeVendeur Mysteries.
Sharon Kay Penman.
Ellis Peters: Brother Cadfael Mysteries.
Candace Robb.
Kate Sedley.
Joan Wolf: Medieval Mysteries.

MOTHERS
Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Mysteries.
Ayelet Waldman: Mommy-Track Mysteries.
James Yaffe: Mom Mysteries. [One of my old college professors, believe it or not!]

MUSEUMS
Earlene Fowler: Benni Harper Mysteries.

MUSIC
Sara Hoskinson Frommer: Joan Spencer Mysteries.

NEEDLEWORK
Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mysteries.

ORGANIZER, PROFESSIONAL
Mary Jane Maffini: Charlotte Adams Mysteries.

PARANORMAL
Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Mysteries (ghost detective).
Lorraine Bartlett: Paranormal Mysteries.
E. J. Copperman: Haunted Guesthouse Mysteries.
Charlaine Harris: Southern Vampire Mysteries.

PSYCHICS
Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mysteries.

PUZZLES
Parnell Hall: Puzzle Lady Mysteries.

RECOVERY/ADDICTION
Elizabeth Zelvin: Bruce Kohler Mysteries (recovering alcoholic).

RELIGION
Terence Faherty: Owen Keane Mysteries.
Margaret Frazer: Sister Frevisse Mysteries.
Ralph McInery: Father Dowling Mysteries.
Sister Carol Anne O'Marie: Sister Mary Helen Mysteries.
Ellis Peters: Brother Cadfael Mysteries.
Peter Tremayne: Sister Fidelma Mysteries.

QUILTING
Earlene Fowler: Benni Harper Mysteries.

REGENCY
Ashley Gardner: Mysteries of Regency England.
Dawn Aldridge Poore: Miss Sydney Regency Mysteries.
Joan Smith: Regency Romantic Mysteries.

SCRAPBOOKING
Laura Childs: Scrapbooking Mysteries.
Terri Thayer: Stamping Sisters Mysteries.
Mollie Cox Bryan: Scrapbook Mystery

SENIORS
Although old sleuths are not a new thing, these series deal with the theme of aging (usually humorously).
Sherry Lewis: Featuring Senior Sleuth Fred Vickery.

SKATING
Alina Adams: Figure Skating Mysteries.

THE SOUTH
Anne George: Southern Sisters Mysteries.
Patricia Sprinkle: Thoroughly Southern Mysteries.

TATTOO
Karen E. Olson. Tattoo Shop Mysteries.

TEACHING
Linda French: Professor Teodora Morelli Mysteries.

TELEVISION
Louise Shaffer: Daytime Crime Mysteries.

TRAVEL
Gar Anthony Haywood: Joe and Dottie Loudermilk Mysteries (retired & travelling).
Maddy Hunter: Passport to Murder Mysteries (tour guide).

VICTORIAN
Emily Brightwell: Victorian Mysteries.
Robin Paige: Victorian Mysteries.
Sally Spencer & Alan Rustage: Victorian Mysteries.

WEDDINGS
Deborah Donnelly.

This list was found at Browsers Bookstore, where you can also purchase them. I would like to give a big thank you to this company for having this list. I have no affiliation with them what so ever. I will use it to add as I find more. Other places to find them are at your library, used and new bookstores, and of course, e-books.