There's nothing like a curling up with a good cozy mystery. Instead of gore, we get a cast of characters that become near and dear to us. Here's a selection of some cozy mystery series that are perfect for binge reading:
Cozy & Contemporary
The Miss Fortune Mystery Series by Jana DeLeon - Screwball detecting in the vein of Stephanie Plum
Anything by Anthony Horowitz - Standalone, or series, these are well-plotted private eye mysteries.
Rose Gardner Investigates - Denise Grover Swank - A little bit of romance, a little bit of detecting, featuring an appealing low-key heroine.
Historical Mysteries
The Lady Julia Gray Mystery Series - Deanna Raybourn- featuring Lady Jane Gage and private investigator Nicholas Brisbane, this duo detects their way across the upper crust of Victorian society.
Veronica Speedwell Mystery Series - Deanna Raybourn - Veronica Speedwell is a most decidedly modern woman, even though Victorian morals still rule English society. With a shadowy connection to the royal family Veronica becomes their on-call bag woman.