5 Cozy Mystery Books to Prepare for the Holiday Season
By Emily Hoang
It’s never too early to celebrate the holidays with cozy mysteries and romance. Christmas parties at seemingly too good to be true estates hide grim histories behind its shiny exteriors. People will do anything to keep these secrets buried—even murder. Within the Armitage family, an annual Christmas game turns deadly as the family competes for the deed to the estate. Maggie and Ethan, enemies turned lovers, fight the clock as they try to solve the disappearance of a famous mystery writer. Snuggle up on a chair to enjoy these holiday treats early.
For fans of Knives Out, this holiday romantic comedy is for anyone who loves to see rivals become lovers with a mysterious twist. Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt decide to accept a cryptic invitation to a Christmas house party of a reclusive fan. They find out Eleanor Ashley, the most famous mystery writer in the world is their host. The next morning, she vanishes from a locked room. Both of them try to solve this mystery, despite hating each other’s guts. As they get closer to the truth, they get closer to each other and become maybe more than allies as they try to save Eleanor.
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Morgan Mori, a down-on-her-luck photographer, returns home to Black Harbor because of a cryptic note. Business mogul Clive Reynold’s disappearance has caused the “Reynolds” name to become synonymous with “murder” and “mystery”. When Morgan photographs the Reynolds holiday get-together, she unfortunately becomes a witness to a homicide of a cop that triggers the discovery of a long-buried clue that cracks open a cold case. Investigator Ryan Hudson has the chance to prove himself as the lead detective on the case to solve his partner’s recent murder. Could Morgan’s history be the key to unlocking more than mystery?
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At the Endgame House, the Armitages’ grand family home, the annual Christmas Game is about to start. The stakes are even higher with this year’s prize—the deeds to the house itself. Lily Armitage wants no part of it. She hasn’t been back for twenty one years, since her mother died. But a letter comes from her aunt, and it promises the key to Endgame’s darkest secrets, including the identity of her mother’s murderer. Lily must now compete with her estranged cousins for the twelve days of Christmas. Not everyone is playing fair, so there’s no telling who will be left when the winner is declared.
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Ashley Smith, an American art student in London, was planning on spending the holidays alone. But Emma Chapman, a fellow student, invites her last minute to her home. The Cotswold manor house is a dream come true for Ashley with its large family, firelit house, and pine boughs. She’s mesmerized in this life and with Emma’s aloof and handsome brother, Adam. Unfortunately, Adam is being investigated by the local police over the brutal murder of a girl. Ashley begins to wonder if she’s in a grand romance or a gothic tale. Behind the charming English village is a grim history Ashley will discover.
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Hardcover
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In Shady Palsm, Christmas is on full blast for everyone but Lila Macapagal. Her new business, the Brew-ha Café, is doing well, and she’s in a new romance with her good friend Jae Park. Her estranged cousin, Ronnie, is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago and claims he’s back on his feet with a recent purchase of a local winery. Tita Rosie is ecstatic for the return of her prodigal son, but wherever Ronnie goes, trouble soon follows. Ronnie is suspected of murder and secrets get revealed. Lila must put years of resentment and distrust to prove Ronnie’s innocence.
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