The 15 Best Culinary Cozy Mystery Series

Small-town bakers, caterers, critics and shop owners who keep tripping over bodies between orders, most of them with recipes printed at the back.

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   Hannah Swensen Mysteries

   Joanne Fluke's series about Lake Eden, Minnesota baker Hannah Swensen, which began with Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder in 2000 and prints recipes alongside each case.
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   Goldy Schulz Mysteries

   Diane Mott Davidson's series about caterer Goldy Schulz of Aspen Meadow, Colorado, launched with Catering to Nobody in 1990.
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   Coffeehouse Mysteries

   Cleo Coyle's series about Clare Cosi, manager of the Village Blend coffeehouse in Greenwich Village, which opened with On What Grounds in 2003.
4. 4
   White House Chef Mysteries

   Julie Hyzy's series following Olivia Paras, a chef in the White House kitchen, starting with State of the Onion in 2008.
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   Cupcake Bakery Mysteries

   Jenn McKinlay's series about Melanie Cooper and her Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery in Scottsdale, Arizona, which began with Sprinkle with Murder in 2010.
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   Tea Shop Mysteries

   Laura Childs's series about Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop in Charleston, South Carolina, first published with Death by Darjeeling in 2001.
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   Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries

   Mia P. Manansala's series about Lila Macapagal and her family's Filipino restaurant in Shady Palms, Illinois, which opened with Arsenic and Adobo in 2021.
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   Noodle Shop Mysteries

   Vivien Chien's series about Lana Lee, who works at her family's Ho-Lee Noodle House in Cleveland, beginning with Death by Dumpling in 2018.
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   Deep Dish Mysteries

   Mindy Quigley's series about Delilah O'Leary, owner of a deep dish pizzeria in Geneva Bay, Wisconsin, which started with Six Feet Deep Dish in 2022.
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    Faith Fairchild Mysteries

    Katherine Hall Page's series about caterer Faith Fairchild, a minister's wife in the Massachusetts village of Aleford, which began with The Body in the Belfry in 1990.
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    Donut Shop Mysteries

    Jessica Beck's series about Suzanne Hart, who runs the Donut Hearts shop in April Springs, North Carolina, starting with Glazed Murder in 2010.
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    Bakeshop Mysteries

    Ellie Alexander's series about pastry chef Jules Capshaw at her family's Torte bakeshop in Ashland, Oregon, which opened with Meet Your Baker in 2014.
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    Key West Food Critic Mysteries

    Lucy Burdette's series about Hayley Snow, a restaurant critic for a Key West style magazine, which began with An Appetite for Murder in 2012.
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    Cheese Shop Mysteries

    Avery Aames's series about Charlotte Bessette, who runs Fromagerie Bessette in Providence, Ohio, starting with The Long Quiche Goodbye in 2010.
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    Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries

    Ellery Adams's series about baker Ella Mae LaFaye and her pie shop in Havenwood, Georgia, which began with Pies and Prejudice in 2012.

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