15 Cozy Mysteries Coming Out in the Second Half of 2022

Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple series set the foundations for the cozy mystery genre. This upcoming short story anthology, with contributions from 12 contemporary mystery writers, brings together plenty of new cases featuring the iconic sleuth.

The contributing authors are: Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Val McDermid, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse, and Ruth Ware (September 13, Harpercollins)

Cheesemonger Willa Bauer’s new shop in the Sonoma Valley region is starting to pick up steam, just in time for the Yarrow Glen fall festival. They’ve even attracted a celebrity guest: culinary influencer Phoebe Winston. But when Phoebe is killed and cheese shop employee Archie is framed for the crime, it’s up to Willa to clear his name.

When her cousin Ronnie returns home following 15 years of no contact, amateur sleuth and owner of The Brew-ha Cafe Lila Macapagal cannot bring herself to trust him. And after Ronnie is accused of murder, Lila feels that her suspicious about him bringing trouble wherever he goes were proven right. But despite her misgivings, Lila is compelled to investigate for the sake of her family.

Separated at birth, reunited fraternal twins Keaton and Koby run a bookstore and soul food café in the Pacific Northwest town Timber Lake. When Koby’s foster mom Mama Zola moves to town, she and bookstore employee Pete become murder suspects when they find the body of someone with whom they had recently argued. It’s up to Keaton and Koby to use their sleuthing skills and find the real killer.

Evelyn Elizabeth Grace Murphy struggles with agoraphoria, in part related to trauma from discovering her mother dead when she was a child. She rarely leaves the halls of The Pinnacle hotel, which her father owns. When an artist hosting a party at The Pinnacle reports his work stolen and is later found dead, Evelyn must work with hotel employee Mac Cooper to prove the innocence of movie star Henry Fox, who was falsely accused of the crime.

In the second installment of this Lefty Award-winning series, culinary anthropologist and cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith is horrified to discover a body in her front yard. Shortly after, the head chef of a local country club is found dead following an argument with his sous chef. It’s up to Miriam to solve the crime before anyone else is hurt.

This book is the second installment of a historical mystery series following Phyllida Bright, Agatha Christie’s housekeeper who has a knack for solving crimes. When a victim is poisoned ahead of a local charity event organized by renowned mystery writers, it’s up to Phyllida to catch the killer… and the clock is ticking.

To follow her dreams of becoming a professional photographer, Liv Spyers moves to New York City and works part-time at her grandparents’ key shop. When she is invited to shoot with events photographer Regina Montague at the glamorous Holiday Debutante Ball, Liz feels as if her career is finally taking off.

But by the end of the night, billionaire Charlie Archibald is found killed. Liv must use her wits and eye for detail to clear Regina’s name when she is accused of the crime.

Judith, Suzie, and Becks are three amateur sleuths who form the Marlow Murder Club in their small English village. When a local groom-to-be is found dead just days before the wedding, Judith cannot shake her suspicious that foul play is involved and brings the club together to investigate.

Juni Jessop runs a record-slash-coffee shop called Sip & Spin Records with her sisters Tansy and Maggie in Cedar Springs, Texas. When a killer strikes close to their shop and their uncle is falsely arrested for the crime, she and her sisters must work together to catch the real culprit.