This challenge starts January 1, 2024

To discuss you cozy mysteries or ask questions go to the 2024 Cozy Mystery Challenge Discussion Topic

Read as many as you can for each topic

Some of our favorites from last year and some new ones

1. Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
2. Next in Line -- Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started.
3. New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.
4. Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title
5. 2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024
6. A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010
7. Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover
8. Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it
9. COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)
10. PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S
11. Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, an holiday counts
12. Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore
13. Make Up Your own Category.

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

Alice's lists

This challenge starts January 1, 2024

Read as many as you can for each topic

Some of our favorites from last year and some new ones

1. Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
   1. The Kamogawa Food Dectives by Hisashi Kashiwai done 3/11
   2. Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke done 3/14
   3. Murder at an Irish Castle by Ellie Brannigan 3/23
   4. Murder Mystery Book Club by Danielle Collins 4/7
   5. A Dream of Death by Connie Berry 8/3
   6. Mother Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon 8/11
   7. Witches in the Kitchen by Danielle Garrett done 9/21
   8. Mississippi Blood Cake (Southern Psychic Sisters Mysteries) by  A. Gardner 11/15
2. Next in Line -- Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started.
   1. Reel of Fortune by Jana DeLeon done 3/26
   2. Fatal Cajun Festival (Cajun Country, Bk 5) :: Ellen Byron done 4/17
   3. Public Anchovy #1 by Mindy Quigley done 6/12
   4. The Vanishing Type: A Charming Bookish Cozy Mystery (A Secret, Book and Scone Society Novel) by Ellery Adams 7/5
   5. A Pint of No Return by Ellie Alexander done 8/2
   6. Two Wicked Desserts by Lynn Cahoon done 8/15
   7. A Ghostly Secret (Ghostly Southern, Bk 7) by Tonya Kappes done 10/6
3. New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.
   1. The Marlow Murder Club by Robert  Thorogood  done 2/12
   2. The Fool Dies Last by Carol Miller  done 5/4
   3. Death at the Tavern by Lee Strauss done 8/19
   4. Stage Fright by Dakota Cassidy done 11/20
   5. Tomes Scones & Crones (Three Tomes Bookshop, Bk 1) by  Colleen Gleason done 10/30
4. Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title
   1. Murder at a London Finishing School (A Beryl and Edwina Mystery) by  Jessica Ellicott 1/27
   2. Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier done 4/18
   3. Murder at the Mortuary (Ginger Gold, Bk 5) by  Lee Strauss
5. 2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024 
   1. The Sign of the Four Spirits by Vicki Delany done 5/12
   2. To Slip the Bonds of Earth (Katharine Wright, Bk 1) :: Amanda Flower 8/23
6. A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010
   1. The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs done 1/10
   2. Nemesis by Agatha Christie done 1/23
   3. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie 3/31
7. Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover

• Murder on an Irish Farm (An Irish Village Mystery) by  Carlene O'Connor 2/15
• When The Crow's Away by Auralee Wallace don 7/23
• Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood done 8/28
• Murder at Vinland (Gilded Newport, Bk 12) byAlyssa Maxwell 9/28

1. Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it
   1. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns  2/4
   2. Murder in the Book Lover's Loft by Ellery Adams done 7/1
   3. Cheddar Off Dead (Cheese Shop, Bk 1) :: Korina Moss  done 8/5
2. COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)
   1. A Cruise to Murder [Rachel Prince, Bk 1] by Dawn Brookes done 9/16
   2. Come Shell or High Water by Molly MacRae  done 9/20
   3. Cherry Pie or Die by CeeCee James 10/16
3. PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S
   1. Lost Hours (Alaska Wild, Bk 5) by  Paige Shelton
   2. Six Sweets Under (True Confections, Bk 1) by Sarah Fox 2/19
   3. A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Sealesâ 4/23
   4. Three Shots to the Wind (Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon, Bk 3) by Sherry Harris done 7/25
4. Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, an holiday counts
   1. Snow Place for Murder by Diane Kelly done 5/27
   2. Christmas Scarf Murder: Christmas Scarf Murder / Scarfed Down / Death by Christmas Scarf by Carlene O'Connor, Maddie Day, Peggy Ehrhart 11/19
5. Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore
   1. Bait and Witch (Witch Way Librarian, Bk 1) by Angela M. Sanders
   2. Shelved Under by Victoria Gilbert 11/11
6. Make Up Your own Category.  Books with Dogs in it
   1. Home at Night (Mercy & Elvis, Bk 5) by  Paula Munier done 2/11
   2. Pillow Stalk by Diane Vallere done 7/8
   3. Deadly Dog Days by Jamie M Blair 10/26
   4. Murder at the Blueberry Festival (Beacon Bakeshop, Bk 3) by  Darci Hannah 11/13

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

1. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 2/7 Egypt
2. Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse by D.J. Archer  3/1 England
3.  Dial P for Poison by Zara Keane done 4/12 Ireland

Mary's List

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

• Dead Before Dinner by Kat Bellemore....1/5/2024
• A Body in 3B by Eryn Scott.....1/23/2024
• Fresh as a Daisy by R.A. Hutchins......1/27/2024
• The Beach Hut Murders by Peter Bolan......1/7/2024
• The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell....2/14/2024
• I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claws by Amity Allen......3/15/2024
• The Last Word by Gerri Lewis......3/21/2024
• A Pie to Die For by Gretchen Rue......3/27/2024
• This Way to Murder by Shelley Shearer.....4/17/2024
• Murder at Tanton Towers by Amy Myers.....5/13/2024
• Where There's a Will There's a Way by Imogene Swan......6/27/2024
• Seeds of Murder by Rosie Sandler......8/15/2024
• There's No Murder Like Show Murder by M.S.Greene....9/7/2024
• A Secret of Feathers by EM Bolton.....10/1/2024
• A View from the Ledge by Virginia K. Bennett.......11/19/2024

Next in Line -- Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started.

• Murder in the Field by Sonia Parin.....1/2/2024
• Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen.....1/9/2024
• The Body in the Cottage by Diana Xarissa......1/14/2024
• Tea for Tears by Karen Sue Walker......1/16/2024
• Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory.....1/17/2024
• A False Pretense by Veronica Heley....2/15/2024
• Seams Deadly by Maggie Bailey.....7/8/2024
• Death by the Book by Lucy Connelly............11/20/2024
• Darjeeling Dead by Kirsten Weiss..........11/28/2024

New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.

• Murder of an Irish Bridegroom by Patricia Johns.....2/23/2024
• A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander.....7/19/2024
• Death by the Book by Beth Beyers......9/1/2024
• Village Fetes Can be Murder by Ann Sutton.......10/16/2024
• Poison at the Village Show by Catherine Coles.....11/6/2024
• Murder on the Page by Daryl Wood Gerber......11/19/2024

Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title

• Murder with Chocolate Tea by Karen Rose Smith.....1/17/2024
• Murder in a Care Home by Dawn Brooks.....2/15/2024
• Murder at Mortimer Manor by Addison Moore......4/10/2024
• In the Event of Murder by Cynthia Kuhn.....9/1/2024
• Murder at the Island Hotel by Helen Dixon......10/31/2024
• Murder at the Village Fair by Helen Dixon.....11/23/2024

2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024

• Murder at the Blarney Bash by Darci Hannah.....2/22/2024
• In the Life Ever After by Alice K. Boatwright......3/7/2024
• A Lethal Lake Effect by Lorna Barrett......6/29/2024
• A Fatal Feast in Bramsford Manor by Darci Hannah......9/14/2024
• Killing Time by M.C. Beaton......10/11/2024

A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010

• A False Charity by Veronica Heley.....1/6/2024

Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover

• Artful Antics at St. Bride's by Debbie Young.....1/11/2024
• Murder at the Rusty Anchor by Maddie Day.....10/1/2024

Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it

• Murder will Out by Nadine Doolittle....1/1/2024
• A False Picture by Veronica Heley.....1/16/2024
• Dead on Arrival by Kat Bellemore.....2/4/2024
• Patchwork Quilt Murder by Leslie Meier......4/30/2024
• Dastardly Deeds by Karin Kaufman.....10/2/2024
• The Case of the Deadly Dinner by Ann Sutton......10/26/2024
• The Cat From Nowhere by EM Bolton......11/3/2024
• Autumn, Awnings & Arson by Tonya Kappes....11/10/2024

COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)

• Over my Dead Husband's Body by Cheree Alsop.....1/10/2024
• Come Helen High Water by Susan McBride......3/16/2024
• Church Choirs Can be Murder by Ann Sutton......10/25/2024
• Crossed in Death by ACF Bookens.......11/21/2024
• And Then There Were 9 by C.A. Larmer....11/29/2024

PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S

• Murder at a Yard Sale by Elizabeth Spann Crain....2/2/2024
• Knitmare on Beech Street by Peggy Ehrhart.....2/17/2024
• Haunted Sweets by Connie Shelton......2/21/2024
• Edit to Death by Elizabeth Spann Craig.....10/13/2024

Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, an holiday counts

• Mischief Nights are Murder by Libby Klein....1/3/2024
• The Snows of Weston Moor by Benedict Brown....2/17/2024
• A Chapter on Murder by Sue Minix......3/10/2024
• The Jig is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews.....8/27/2024
• Death at Lover/s Leap by Catherine Coles......11/12/2024

Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore

• Wrong Poison by Nikki Knight.....2/20/2024
• A Cover for Murder by Sue Minix......3/23/2024
• Poisoned by the Book by Ellen Jacobson......8/14/2024
• An Irish Bookshop Murder by Lucy Connelly.....9/8/2024
• Catnip & Crimes by Lucinda Race.........11/23/2024

Make Up Your own Category.

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

• The Dastardly Debutante by Helen Goltz......1/24/2024.....Australia
• The Poisoner's Club by Ellen Barksdale.......2/12/2024......England
• Irish Pub Murder by Penny Brooke.......2/18/2024......Ireland
• Murder in Moscow by Kelly Oliver.......4/9/2024......Russia
• Death in a Scottish Castle by Lydia Travers.....7/30/2024......Scotland

LecClier's Lists

This challenge starts January 1, 2024

To discuss you cozy mysteries or ask questions go to the 2024 Cozy Mystery Challenge Discussion Topic

Read as many as you can for each topic

Some of our favorites from last year and some new ones

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

1. Kneading to Die (Pawsitively Organic, Book 1) by Liz Mugavero
2. Murder by the Book ( Beyond the Page Bookstore, Book 1)  by Lauren Elliott
3. Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop, Book 1) by Vivian Chien ...finished 6/26/24
4. Death by Bubble Tea(L.A: Night Market, Book 1) by Jennifer J. Chow ... finished 6/29/24
5. Dying for a Taste  A Sally Solari Mystery by Leslie Karst ...finished 7/2/24
6. Coming in Hot (A Piper Harris Mystery, Volume 1) by Deany Ray ... finished 7/17/24
7. Here Comes the Body (Catering Hall, Book 1) by Maria DiRico...finished 9/5/24
8. Dead as a Doorknocker (House Flipper, Book1) by Diane Kelly ... finished 10/25/24

 Next in Line -- Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started

1.  Lethal Licorice (Amish Candy Shop, Book 2) by Amanda Flower
2.  A Bodkin for the Bride  by Patrice Greenwood.  ...finished 4/3/24
3. Silence of the Jams by Gayle Leeson ... finished 4/21/24
4. Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien

New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.

1. In the Dog house  by V.M Burns ... finished 4/4/24
2. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns...finished 6/18/24
3. Yarn to Go (Yarn Retreat, Book 1) By Betty Hechtman ...finished 7/5/24
4. Ill-Fated Fortune (Magical Fortune Cookie, Book 1) by Jennifer J. Chow ... finished 7/19/24
5. Wine and Punishment (Literary Pub, Book 1) by Sarah Fox ...finished 9/20/24

Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title

1. Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O'Connor ... finished 2/10/24
2. Murder at Mallowan Hall (Phyllida Bright, Book 1) by Colleen Cambridge ... finished 9/25/24
3. Murder Lo Mein (Noodle Shop, Book 3) by Vivian Chien.  Finished 10/20/24
4. Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown, Book 1) by Alexia Gordon. ....finished 11/4/24

2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024

1. Molten Death (An Orchid Isle Mystery) by Leslie Karst ... finished 9/27/24

A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010

• A Buried Lie By Roberta Isleib (2007) ...finished 8/3/2024

Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover

Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it\

• Honey-Baked Homicide by Gayle Leeson ... finished 5/10/2024
• Nine Lives and Alibis bu Cate Conte ... finished
•  

COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)

PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S

1. Paging the Dead (Family History, Book 1) by Brynn Bonner...finished 1/9/24
2. From Beer to Eternity (Sea Glass Saloon, Book 1) by Sherry Harris ...finished 5/1/24.
3. Silence of the Lamb's Wool (Yarn Retreat, Book 2)  by Betty Hechtman ... finished 8/6/24

Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, an holiday counts

Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore

• The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander finished 8/24/24

Make Up Your own Category - Foodie Mysteries.

1. Mastering the French Art of Murder by Colleen Cambridge

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

Some of our favorites from last year and some new ones

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those)

         A Body in the Village Hall by Dee Macdonald (also Nice to Meet You and Yellow/Orange on Cover)        

         The Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar by Steve Hicks (also New Series and Yellow on Cover)

        A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey (also New Series and Yelloe/Orange catagories)

        The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg ( also New Series catagory)

Next in Line -- Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started.

         Sweet Deceit by J.A. Whiting

        Sweetness and Light by J.A. Whiting

         Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke (also Murder in the Title catagory)

         Murder at Ochre Court by Alyssa Maxwell (also Murder in the Title and Yellow/Orange catagories)

         Lord James Harrington and The Spring Mystery by Lynn Florkiewicz (also Yellow/Orange and Holiday Catagories)          

         The Russian by James Patterson

         Alert by James Patterson 

         Shattered by James Patterson

New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.

       Grand Slam Murder by R.J.Lee ( also Nice to Meet You, Murder in the Title, Yellow on Cover catagories)

        Murder in the Manor by Fiona Grace ( also Yellow/Orange,  Nice to Meet You and Murder in the Title catagories)

        Murder Most English by B.D.Churston (also Nice to Meet You, Murder in Title, PBS, and Holiday catagories)

        Gone With a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West ( also Nice to Meet You catagory)

        A Roaring Murder by Ava Ness ( also Nice to Meet You and Murder in the Title catagories)

Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title

     Mistletoe and Murder by Carola Dunn (also Holiday, A Bit Older and Orange/Yellow catagories)

     Murder So Sweet by L.A.Whiting ( also Next in Line catagory)

     Murder at Keyhaven Castle by Clara McKenna (also Next in Line catagory)

     Murder on Bedford Street by Victoria Thompson ( also Next in Line catagory)

2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024

      A Deceptive Composition by Anna Lee Huber ( also Next in Line and Yellow/Orange catagories)

A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010

      Callander Square by Anne Perry (also PBS and COZY catagories)

      Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier ( also Nice to Meet You, New Series, Murder in the Title, Holiday catagories)

      Murder List by Julie Garwood ( also Nice to Meet You, Yellow on Cover and Murder in the Title Catagories)

Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover

      Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (also Next in Line, Older and Orange on Cover catagories)

      Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews (also Old, Next in Line, COZY, and Yellow/Orange catagories)

      Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton (also PBS catagory)

Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on cover

     Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (also Next in Line and Murder in Title catagories)

     Sweet Secrets by J.A.Whiting (also Next in Line catagory)

     Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz (also Next in Line catagory)     

     Lord James Harrington and The Summer Mystery by Lynn Florkiewicz (also Next in Line catagory)

Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)

       The Cat Who Came to Breakfast by Lilian Jackson Braun (also Yellow/ Orange , PBS, A Bit Older catacories)

        A Catered Tea Party by Isis Crawford (also Yellow/Orange, Nice to Meet You Catagories)

PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S

       A Dream of Death by Conny Berry (also Nice to Meet You and New Series Catagories) 

       A Body at a Bording School by Benedict Brown ( also Next in Line catagory) 

       A Hiss Before Dying by Rita Mae Brown

       Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win by Emily Brightwell ( also Next in Line )

Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, any holiday counts

           Mother's Day Murder by Leslie Meier( also Nice to Meet You, Older, Murder in Title, Yellow/ Orange Cover catagories) 

           Silent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany - Thanksgiving ( also Next in Line, Yellow on the Cover catagories)

           Murder in the Snow by Verity Brite (also PBS, Yellow Murder in the Title Catagories)

Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore

      Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott (also Nice to Meet You, First in Series, Murder in Title catagories)

      Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams ( also Murder in Title and Yellow catagories)

Make Up Your own Category. Mysteries that do not fit into 2024 designated catagories.

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

This challenge starts January 1, 2024

Personal Challenge: read 4 in each category 

• Nice to Meet You - Read a cozy by a new to you author

1. Maids of Misfortune (Victorian San Francisco, Bk 1) Author: M. Louisa Locke
2. Maisie Dobbs: Library Edition Author: Jacqueline Winspear
3. The Three Dahlias (Three Dahlias, Bk 1) Author: Katy Watson
4.  

• Next in Line - Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started.

1. Quilter's Knot (Harriet Truman / Loose Threads, Bk 2) Author: Arlene Sachitano
2. Death by the Dozen (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 3) Author: Jenn McKinlay
3. An Incomplete Revenge - A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Unabridged) Author: Jacqueline Winspear

• New Series - Read a new to you cozy series.

1. A New Chapter Author: Kristin Eckhardt
2. Random Acts of Murder (Holly Anna Paladin Mysteries) (Volume 1) Author: Christy Barritt

• Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title

1. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 17) Author: Joanne Fluke
2. Blackberry Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 17) Author: Joanne Fluke
3. Wedding Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 19) (Audio CD) (Unabridged) Author: Joanne Fluke, Suzanne Toren (Narrator)
4. Banana Cream Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 21) (Audio CD) (Unabridged) Author: Joanne Fluke, Susan Toren (Narrator)

• 2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024
• A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010

1. Even Cops' Daughters Author: Martha G. Webb
2. A White Male Running Author: Martha G. Webb
3. Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, Bk 3) Author: Jacqueline Winspear
4. Messenger of Truth (Maisie Dobbs, Bk 4) (Audio CD) (Unabridged) Author: Jacqueline Winspear, Orlagh Cassidy (Narrator)

• Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover

1. Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, Bk 2) Author: Jacqueline Winspear

• Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it

1. Double Fudge Brownie Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 18) Author: Joanne Fluke
2. Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 1) Author: Jenn McKinlay

• COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)

1. Chocolate Cream Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 24) Author: Joanne Fluke
2. Coconut Layer Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 25) Author: Joanne Fluke

• PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S

1. Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic (Lady Violet, Bk 4) Author: Grace Burrowes 
2. A Quilt in Time (Harriet Truman / Loose Threads, Bk 7) Author: Arlene Sachitano
3. Lady Violet Says I Do (Lady Violet, Bk 8) Author: Grace Burrowes

• Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, any holiday counts

1. Christmas Caramel Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Unabridged) Author: Joanne Fluke, Susan Toren (Narrator)
2. Christmas Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 23) Author: Joanne Fluke
3. Buttercream Bump Off (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 2) Author: Jenn McKinlay (Valentine Day)

• Library, Bookstore - Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore

1. Rewriting History (Secrets of Mary's Bookshop, Bk 2) Author: Vera Dodge

• Make Up Your own Category. Murderless Mysteries

1. Lady Violet Holds a Baby (Lady Violet, Bk 5) Author: Grace Burrowes
2. Lady Violet Goes for a Gallop (Lady Violet, Bk 6) Author: Grace Burrowes
3. Lady Violet Pays a Call: The Lady Violet Mysteries--Book Seven Author: Grace Burrowes

• Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

1. Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
2. Next in Line -- Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started.
3. New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.
4. Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title
5. 2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024
6. A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010
7. Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover
8. Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it
9. COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)
10. PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S
11. Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, an holiday counts
12. Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore
13. Make Up Your own Category.

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

Read as many as you can for each topic:

1. Nice to Meet You - Read a cozy by a new-to-you author (many cozy authors write under several names and it's okay to use one of those): Cinnamon Girl by Valerie Horowitz
2. Next in Line - Read the next cozy book in a series you have started: The Late Mrs Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, Bk 2) by Claudia Gray - 1/14; Four-Alarm Homicide (A House-Flipper Mystery, Bk 6) by Diane Kelly - 6/3; The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, Bk 3) by Claudia Gray - 8/13; A Dead End Christmas (Tiger's Eye Mysteries, Bk 9) by Alyssa Day - 11/24
3. New Series - Read a book in new-to-you cozy series: Getaway with Murder (Mountain Lodge, Bk 1) by Diane Kelly - 2/8
4. Murder - Read a cozy mystery with "murder" in the title: The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, Bk 1) by Claudia Gray - 1/13
5. 2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024 - The Witless Protection Program (Catering Hall, Bk 5) by Maria DiRico - 5/26
6. A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010
7. Bird/Raptor - Read a cozy mystery with a bird/raptor on the cover: Between a Flock and a Hard Place (Meg Langslow Mysteries, Bk 35) by Donna Andrews - 8/13
8. Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it: A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality (Saffron Everleigh, Bk 2) by Kate Khavari - 2/16; Death at the Deep Dive (Secrets & Scrabble, Bk 7) by Josh Lanyon - 6/18
9. COZY - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y (A, An, The do not count): A Calculated Whisk by Victoria Hamilton - 1/26
10. PBS - Read a cozy mystery whose author's first, last, or middle initial is P, B or S - A Midnight Puzzle (Secret Staircase, Bk 3) by Gigi Pandian - 4/3
11. Holiday - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday; any holiday counts: Rockin' Around the Chickadee (Meg Langslow, Bk 37) by Donna Andrews (Christmas) - 11/11
12. Library, Bookstore - Read a cozy mystery set in a library or bookstore - Lament at Loon Landing (Secrets & Scrabble, Bk 6) by Josh Lanyon - 6/17
13. Make Up Your Own Category - Historical Cozy: The Apothecary's Poison by C.J. Archer - 1/21; The Magician's Diary (Glass and Steele, Bk 4) by C.J. Archer - 2/15; Beyond the Grave (Ministry of Curiosities, Bk 3) by C.J. Archer - 3/3; A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, Bk 8) by Sherry Thomas - 7/29; The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, Bk 3) by Claudia Gray - 8/13
14. Bonus -  Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA: The Late Mrs Willoughby by Claudia Gray (England); The Apothecary's Poison by C.J. Archer (England); The Magician's Diary by C.J. Archer (England); Beyond the Grave (Ministry of Curiosities, Bk 3) by C.J. Archer (England); The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, Bk 3) by Claudia Gray (England)

To discuss your cozy mysteries or ask questions, go to the 2024 Cozy Mystery Challenge Discussion Topic

My personal challenge is to read at least three in each category. 

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author

1. The Lighthouse Cafe  Bebe Reed

Next in Line -- Read the next cozy  book in a series you have started.

1. Death of an Ice Cream Scooper (Hayley Powell, Bk 15)  Lee Hollis
2. Donut Disturb (Bakeshop Bk 15) Ellie Alexander
3. In Farm's Way - Farm to Table, Bk 3 by Amanda Flower
4. QuiltRidden - Southern Quilting Mysteries, Bk 14 by  Elizabeth Craig
5. Three Tainted Teas (Kitchen Witch, Bk 3)  Lynn Cahoon
6. Killer Wedding Cake  (Daphne Martin, Bk 5) Gayle Trent
7. Tulips to Late  Kate Collins

New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.

1. A Killer Ending (Snug Harbor, Bk 1) Karen MacInerney
2. Because I Could Not Stop for Death - Emily Dickinson, Bk 1 by Amanda Flower
3. To Slip the Bonds of Earth - Katharine Wright, Bk 1 by Amanda Flower

Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title

1. Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen mysteries) Joann Fluke
2. Murder with a View (House Flipper, Bk 3) Diane Kelly
3. Murder on the Class Trip (Maya and Sandra, Bk 3) Lee Hollis
4. Murder at the Blueberry Festival - Beacon Bakeshop, Bk 3 by  Darci Hannah
5. Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Beacon Bakeshop, Bk 4 by Darci Hannah

2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024

1. To Slip the Bonds of the Earth - Katherine Wright, Bk 1 by Amanda Flower
2. Four Alarm Homicide (House Flipper, Bk 6 ) Diane Kelly
3. Fondant Fumble (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 16) Jenn McKInlay

A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010

Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover

1. Primer and Punishment (House Flipper, Bk 5) Diane Kelly
2.  

Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it

1. Tandem Demise (Cycle Path, Bk 3) Duffy Brown
2. Blueberry Blunder - Amish Candy Shop, Bk 8 : Amanda Flower
3. Two Wicked Desserts (Kitchen Witch, Bk 2) Lynn Cahoon  
4. Pulp Friction (CIder Shop, Bk 2) Julie Anne Lindsey 
5. Muffin But the Truth  (Bakeshop, Bk 16 ) Ellie Alexander
6. In Farm's Way - Farm to Table, Bk 3 by Amanda Flower

COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z or Y  (A, An, The do not count)

C The Cider Shop Rules (Cider Shop, Bk 3) Julie Anne Lindsey
O  Overdue (Village Library, Bk 2) Elizabeth Spann Craig   
Z  Zero Degree Murder  (Search and Rescue, Bk 1) M. L. Rowland
Y  You Might As Well Die - Algonquin Round Table, Bk 2 by  J. J. Murphy

PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last or initial starts with P,B or S

P  Murder Can Confuse Your Chihuahua - A Haunted Craft Fair Mystery by Rose Pressey
B  A Reel Catch (Lotus Bay bk 2) Lorraine Bartlett
S  HushHush - Village Library, Bk 4 by Elizabeth Spann Craig

Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, any holiday counts

1. Four Leaf Cleaver  (Country Store, Bk 11) Maddie Day    St Patrick's Day
2. Catch Me If You Candy Bakeshop Bk 17  Ellie Alexander    Halloween
3. To Catch a Witch - Wishcraft, Bk 8 by Heather Blake   Halloween
4. Sugar Plum Poisoned (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 15) Jenn McKInlay    Christmas

Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in Library or Bookstore

1. Borrowed Time (Village Library) Elizabeth Spann Craig  also has cat on cover
2. Where There's a Will - Village LIbrary, Bk 5 by  Elizabeth Spann Craig
3. Frictional Characters - Village Library, Bk 6 by  Elizabeth Spann Craig
4. SpineTingling - Village Library, Bk 7 by  Elizabeth Spann Craig
5. Deadly Ever After (Lighthouse Library, Bk 8 ) Eva Gates
6. Out of Circulation (Village Library, Bk 11) Elizabeth Spann Craig

My category - Read a cozy with a cat pictured on the cover (in memory of our sweet Bame)

1. The Lighthouse Cafe  Bebe Reed
2. Give Fudge a Chance (A Candy Coated Mystery, Bk 11) Nancy Coco   Also has yellow on cover
3. Dead in the Doorway (HouseFlipper, Bk 2) Diane Kelly
4. Batten Down the Belfry (HouseFlipper, Bk 4) Diane Kelly
5. A Hint of Mischief by Daryl Wood Gerber

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

Nice to Meet You:
Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore, Nellie H. Steele (1/19/24)
Under Lock & Skeleton Key, Gigi Pandian (6/16/24)
Ill-Fated Fortune, Jennifer Chow (8/7/24)

Next in Line:
Witch Way Out,  Cate Conte (1/31/24) 
Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous, Amanda Flower (6/24/24)
Snow Place for Murder, Diane Kelly  (8/3/24)
Fur Love or Money, Sofie Ryan  (9/20/24)
The Last Mrs. Summers, Rhys Bowen (9/25/24)
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died, Amanda Flower (10/23/24)
Syrup to No Good, Catherine Bruns (11/2/24)

New Series:
Because I Could Not Stop for Death, Amanda Flower (1/15/24)
A Pie to Die For, Gretchen Rue (1/20/24) 
Steeped in Secrets, Lauren Elliott (8/25/24)
Cold Brew Corpse, Tara Lush  (9/22/24)
Dead and Gondola, Ann Claire (11/12/24)

Murder in the Title:
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft, Ellery Adams (1/21/24)
A Murder of Aspic Proportions, Amy Lillard (3/26/24) 
Murder at a Cape Bookstore, Maddie Day (5/26/24)
Murder at Beacon Rock, Alyssa Maxwell (9/27/24)
Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse, C. J. Archer  (10/13/24)

Released in 2024:
Murder at the Blarney Bash, Darci Hannah (4/11/24)
The Dog Across the Lake, Krista Davis (9/1/24)
Crime and Cherry Pits, Amanda Flower  (9/17/24)
A Murder for the Sages, Amy Lillard  (10/4/24)
A Slay Ride Together With You, Vicki Delany (10/29/24)

A Little Bit Older - Released Before 2010:

Bird/Raptor on the Cover:
Death Knells and Wedding Bells, Eva Gates (8/20/24)
Dashing Through the Snowbirds, Donna Andrews (9/14/24)
Birder, She Wrote, Donna Andrews  (9/29/24)
The Lies that Bind, Karen MacInerney (11/27/24)

Yellow/Orange on the Cover:
Nine Lives and Alibis, Cate Conte (2/23/24)
Booked for Death,  Victoria Gilbert (5/11/24)
Fiddling with Fate, Diane Kelly (8/17/24)
Dating Can Be Deadly, Amanda Flower (11/21/24)

COZY - Title Begins with C, O, Z or Y:
C City of Shadows, Victoria Thompson (6/19/24)
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Y

PBS - Author's first,  last or initial starts with P, B or S:
P The Fatal Folio, Elizabeth Penney (6/10/24)
B Smile Beach Murder, Alicia Bessette (5/4/24)
S Baking Spirits Bright, Sarah Fox (3/2/24)

Holiday:
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant, Darci Hannah (Halloween) (1/6/24)
Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas, Vicki Delany (3/7/24)
Four Leaf Cleaver, Maddie Day  (Saint. Patrick's Day) (3/30/24) 
Peanut Butter Panic, Amanda Flower (Thanksgiving) (11/17/24)

Library or Bookstore:
A Troubling Tail, Laurie Cass (4/8/24) 
A Killer Ending, Karen MacInerney (4/14/24) 
Inked Out, Karen MacInerney (10/1/24)
No Paw to Stand On, Laurie Cass (11/7/24)

Make Up Your Own Category - Skullture (skull imagery on cover):
Murder Off the Books, Tamara Berry (Bookstore sign) (1/8/24)
Fatal Fudge Swirl, Meri Allen (ice cream cone) ((2/3/24)
Donut Disturb, Ellie Alexander (skull on a donut) (3/14/24)
Steeped to Death, Gretchen Rue (spoon) (7/14/24)
A Murder Like No Author, Amy Lillard (film reels) (7/21/24)
Murder at a Scottish Social, Traci Hall (yarn) (7/26/24)
Blueberry Blunder, Amanda Flower  (blueberries) (11/24/24)

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA
The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, Lydia Travers (Scotland) (2/18/24) 
Peril on the Page,  Margaret Loudon, (England) (2/27/24)
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs,  Rhys Bowen (Kenya) (4/19/24)
Murder in an English Glade, Jessica Ellicott (England) (5/1/24)
A Most Agreeable Murder, Julia Seales  (England) (7/30/24)
Murder at a Scottish Wedding, Traci Hall  (Scotland) (9/10/24)

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new-to-you author

Next in Line

1. The Year Without a Summer, Being a Jane Austen Mystery ~ Stephanie Barron
2. Four Leaf Clover ~ Maddie Day

New Series

Murder in the title

2024

A Little Bit Older - before 2010

Bird/Raptor on the cover

Yellow or Orange on the cover

C-O-Z-Y  in title 

P-B-S  author first, last, or initials

Holiday

1. Mischief Nights are Murder (Halloween)  Libbmyas Klein
2. Christmas Cupcake Murder ~ JoAnne Fluke

Set in a Library or Bookstore

1. A Questionable Character  ~  Lorna  Barrett
2. Fatal First Edition ~ Jenn McKinlay

âMake Up Your Own Category  ~   "Mystery with Food"

1. Deep Fried Death  ~  Maddie Day
2. Bake Offed ~ Maya Corrigan

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

1. Next in Line -- Read the next cozy book in a series you have started.
2. New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.
3. Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title
4. 2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024
5. A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010
6. Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover
7. Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it
8. COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z, or Y  (A, An, The do not count)
9. PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last, or initial starts with P, B, or S
10. Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, any holiday counts
11. Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in a Library or Bookstore
12. Make Up Your Own Category.

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

1. Next in Line -- Read the next cozy book in a series you have started.
2. New Series- Read a new to you cozy series.
3. Murder - Read a cozy Mystery with Murder in the title
4. 2024 - Read a cozy mystery released in 2024
5. A Little Bit Older - Read a cozy mystery released before 2010
6. Bird/Raptor -  Read a cozy mystery  with a Bird/Raptor on the cover
7. Yellow/Orange - Read a cozy mystery whose cover has orange or yellow on it
8. COZY  - Read a cozy mystery whose title begins with C, O, Z, or Y  (A, An, The do not count)
9. PBS  - Read a Cozy mystery whose author's first, last, or initial starts with P, B, or S
10. Holiday  - Read a cozy mystery that takes place during a holiday, any holiday counts
11. Library, Bookstore,  Read a cozy mystery set in a Library or Bookstore
12. Make Up Your Own Category.

Bonus   Read at least 5 cozy mysteries set in countries other than the USA