Cozy crime?

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I'm a new convert (mainly as I've exhausted Tami hoag at our library and Linda le plante gives me night mares!)
I'm currently reading Hazel holt- but her main character is a lot older. Any other recommendations? I like the character depths and the flow

Haven't read the above authors but M C Beaton does the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series that are character based and humorous rather than gory. A bit like Midsomer Murders for silly scenarios IYSWIM.

junping in here becasue also seeking cozy murders can't take gritty/drug/glasgow stuff, looking for midsomer/stmarymead type sutff...

Agatha Christie?

Karin Slaughter.

Karin Slaughter is far from cosy!

Agatha Raisin is v much light relief. Or the Lilian Jackson Braun who did The Cat Who ... series.

Really can't beat Agatha Christie though.

need a 'jill Paton Walsh' who can do for Agatha Christie fans what JPW did for PeterWimsey/Harriet Vane fans...

Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series would suit you really well.

Set around the village of Three Pines near Quebec, so lots of interesting background detail about the French speaking/English speaking divide in the area, also the main policeman's relationships, and mouth-watering descriptions of the food and drink in the local bistro.

Highly recommended :)

highland - have just ordered one - cost me all of 1p on Amazon, so betta be good...

I don't like period things- think I'm sensing a gap in the Market

I was going to suggest Hamish Macbeth as well although I've only read one. It was a very gentle story despite the murders.

Janet Evanovitch. Stephanie Plum series

and Sue Graftons alphabet series.

not quite cozy, but I would recommend Ann Cleeves, either Shetland Quarter or Vera series. Or for more modern cozy stylee, Joyce Cato. If you can cope with period, Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody or Vicky Bliss) series or Michael Pearce (Mamur Zapt series.)

Harlan Coben isnt graphic nor is Peter Robinsons Inspector Banks.

Agree Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels are enjoyable. Very funny. Love the interaction with Grandma Mazur. Earlier novels are better though.

Ann Granger's Mitchell an Markby series are cozish whodunnits set in the Cotswolds - not period (some of her other stuff is but not these)

Ruth Rendell's inspector Wexford novels maybe

sorry I seem to have made up a word - I meant cozy not cozish

Joyce Holms Fizz & Buchanan series are good, as is Spencer Quinn (dog narrator!)

charlaine harris does a couple of these series that are good, like the Aurora Teagarden and Lily Bard ones. No vampires in sight

Ivy Malone - I forget who they're by, but they are so "cozy crime" to a T There are four to date, I got them on the Kindle recently. I think they first one was either free or 77p, and the others were less than 2 quid each.

Yes the Charlaine Harris Aurora Teagarden series is good. Real Murders is the first one.

Plus you can't beat the Agatha Christie Miss Marple novels - although your OP seems to suggest you are looking for younger detective protagonists.

PomBear Thanks - the first Ivy Malone is indeed free. Just downloaded it!

Dorothy L Sayers and the Lord Peter/Harriet Vane series, brilliant!

Simon Brett - have loved all his series. All light-hearted murders. Enjoy!

Elly Griffiths is good. M. C. Beaton is too but very cosy.

I actually read Ivy by mistake - the blurb says something about "as she got older Ivy became invisible" and I love sci-fi and fantasy, and thought it meant she actually became invisible rather than what it really means, about people "just don't see" old people... I did enjoy it though, and went on to read all the others, so it was a good mistake in the end