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* CloseKnitCommunity: Many cozies are set in small towns or villages where pretty much everyone knows everyone, with the protagonist taking it upon themselves to solve mysteries in their community, or being called upon by their neighbours to save the day.



* LighterAndSofter: Even in stories involving murder mysteries, the plots tend to more light-hearted in tone and much less graphic or sordid compared to other examples of crime fiction (sometimes, the central mystery doesn't involve a ''crime'' at all). Some cozy mysteries do touch upon darker themes but tend not to dwell on them (as that would negate the "cozy" part).

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* LighterAndSofter: Even in stories involving murder mysteries, the plots tend to be more light-hearted in tone and much less graphic or sordid compared to other examples of crime fiction (sometimes, the central mystery doesn't involve a ''crime'' at all). Some cozy mysteries do touch upon darker themes but tend not to dwell on them (as that would negate the "cozy" part).





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* ''Regan Reilly Mysteries'': Follows private investigator Regan Reilly as she travels around solving various mysteries; the stories are usually fairly light-hearted with quirky scenarios, lots of humour and a romantic subplot. There are also some Christmas-themed crossover novels.
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* ''Series/SisterBonifaceMysteries'': Set in England during the early 1960s, Sister Boniface is a Catholic nun at St. Vincent's Convent in the of Great Slaughter in the Cotswolds. In addition to her religious duties at the convent, she makes wine and has a PhD in forensic science, allowing her to serve as a scientific adviser to the local police on investigations. A SpinOff of ''Series/FatherBrown''.

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* ''Series/SisterBonifaceMysteries'': Set in England during the early 1960s, Sister Boniface is a Catholic nun at St. Vincent's Convent in the of Great Slaughter in the Cotswolds. In addition to her religious duties at the convent, she makes wine and has a PhD [=PhD=] in forensic science, allowing her to serve as a scientific adviser to the local police on investigations. A SpinOff of ''Series/FatherBrown''.
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* Several series have been produced for the Series/HallmarkMoviesAndMysteries channel, including ''[[Creator/CharlaineHarris Aurora Teagarden]]'', ''[[Literature/HannahSwensen Murder, She Baked]]'' and ''Garage Sale Mysteries''.

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* Several series have been produced for the Series/HallmarkMoviesAndMysteries Creator/HallmarkMystery channel, including ''[[Creator/CharlaineHarris Aurora Teagarden]]'', ''[[Literature/HannahSwensen Murder, She Baked]]'' and ''Garage Sale Mysteries''.
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Is "Death from a Shell" really a cozy mystery? it's 61 pages with no reviews from its goodreads page.


* ''Literature/DeathFromAShell'': Anna is a grumpy teenage wannabe lounge-singer who stumbles into a creepy mystery in a small, isolated coastal town.
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* ''Literature/ShadyHollow'': Set in a small town in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, Vera Vixen is a reporter for the local paper with a habit of poking her nose into murders.
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* ''VideoGame/ThisBedWeMade'' begins with a maid merely cleaning up the rooms in a hotel, learning things about their occupants in the process, but shifts towards the end into her having to help the police solve a crime with the evidence that she uncovered in the process.

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