Need brain candy book recommendations

[Night Elf]

One of my absolutely favorite series is the Cat Who by Lilian Jackson Braun. I've read and reread them so many times. I want something similar. They are light cozy mysteries that have very little conflict, or at least nothing intense. I want more books like that. Any ideas?

[hornblower]

have a look at this list of cozies on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3810.Best_Cozy_Mystery_Series#508903


offhand I'd say you might also enjoy Patricia Wentworth mysteries as well as the Georgette Heyer mysteries 

[happi duck]

Jenn McKinlay and Betty Hechtman both write a few different cozy mystery series that I've liked.

 

The Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke is good too but it makes me crave coffee and cookies! (Main character is a baker)

[BlsdMama]

I just picked up Book Thief, does that count?

[Onceuponatime]

Aunt Dimity!

[happypamama]

Shopaholic series (and stand-alones by the same author)

Miss Julia series

 

I like crime drama too -- I have Tess Gerritsen and Patricia Cornwell on my nightstand right now -- but they're not exactly brain candy.

 

I love the Elm Creek Quilts series; it's not quite as fluffy as some, and some of the books are set historically, but it's a relaxing and pleasant series.

[happi duck]

Aunt Dimity!

Ooo! How did I forget Aunt Dimity?!

 

Fun series!

[Baseball mom]

A Miss Fortune Mystery series by Jana Deleon.   Very funny not scary.  Not a heavy read either.  But you MUST read them in order.

[happi duck]

A Miss Fortune Mystery series by Jana Deleon. Very funny not scary. Not a heavy read either. But you MUST read them in order.

Reading in order is a good heads up! Sometimes it doesn't matter but sometimes whodunit from a previous book is mentioned. I always try to read in order and wish series would be marked 1, 2, 3 etc.

[AnnE-girl]

I like the Richard Jury mysteries by Martha Grimes. There's lots of scenes in English country pubs, if that qualifies as cozy.

[Night Elf]

Aunt Dimity!

 

I love Aunt Dimity! I have almost all of her books too but had forgotten about them. I'll pull some out.

[Night Elf]

Ok, thanks for the ideas. I'm off to research. I started the first Miss Marple last night. So far it's fairly mild. Agatha Christie is a hit or miss with me. I also have some Joanna Fluke books on my Kindle but they must not have been great because I don't want to reread them.

[Starr]

One of my absolutely favorite series is the Cat Who by Lilian Jackson Braun. I've read and reread them so many times. I want something similar. They are light cozy mysteries that have very little conflict, or at least nothing intense. I want more books like that. Any ideas?

 

How about the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman?

[UCF612]

Ivy Malone series. I read them ages ago and am pretty sure I enjoyed them as an easy read/cozy mystery.

Edited April 16, 2016 by UCF612

[musicianmom]

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Edited May 21, 2022 by musicianmom

[Baseball mom]

Reading in order is a good heads up! Sometimes it doesn't matter but sometimes whodunit from a previous book is mentioned. I always try to read in order and wish series would be marked 1, 2, 3 etc.

 

Yes I too wish series were marked 1, 2, 3 etc.   This series literally picks up where the previous book left off. 

 

Here is the Miss Fortune Mystery series by Jana Deleon.  I forgot to add the books in my previous post.

1. Louisiana Longshot

2. Lethal Bayou Beauty

3. Swamp Sniper

4. Swamp Team 3

5. Gator Bait

6. Soldiers of Fortune

7. Hurricane Force

[Janeway]

I really loved the Orphan Train book and would like more along those lines.

[skimerinkydo]

I just finished the Flavia de Luce series. The protagonist is a smart, spunky 11yo girl.  At first I found her a little annoying but maybe more in the first book than later ones. My favorite is "The dead in their vaulted arches."