Cat Cozy

"Mrs. Latimer Had a Fat Cat" by Bart J. Gilbertson is the first place winner in Cozy Cat Press’s recent Cozy Mystery Poem Contest. This anthology contains this winning poem and all of the many other finalists selected from 266 entries. With over 100 selections, this volume is filled with poems about many different types of mysteries––scary, funny, silly, frightening, sad, and enlightening. The entrants come from around the world and their interpretations of “mystery” will leave you enchanted, delighted, and––hopefully––mystified!

Our dubious duo, magical cat Jack McCuddles and mouse detective Charlie McMoose, have a new mystery to solve. The cutest cat in the world, Jack McCuddles, is about to lose the most precious thing he owns. Instead of seeing his fluffiness reflected back, Jack sees a princess trapped inside the mirror. But, having to compete with her to see his reflection becomes the least of his problems. The princess needs his help and one thing is certain, Jack is about to pay a price, no cat should ever have to pay. Jack and Charlie’s antics will have you laughing and screaming at them as they attempt ...

In Willowbrook, an ancient artifact has been uncovered—one that could reshape the world. When the town's seamstress, Agnes, is mysteriously killed, her apprentice, Clara, finds herself entangled in a web of lies, magic, and a centuries-old conflict threatening Willowbrook. Guided by Agnes's ghost and her loyal cat Whiskers, Clara must unravel Willowbrook's occult past and confront a ruthless order seeking the artifact's power. As Clara digs deeper, she realizes the true danger may come from her own allies, testing her trust. With time running short, Clara must draw on her family's ...

It's Halloween time and Book & Candle is busier than ever. Rory Wiltz, newbie witch, is in over her head. To make matters worse she learns from her friend Scott that there've been wild animal attacks on the edge of town. Taking a respite from her magic lessons with the always mysterious Hunter, Rory decides to check it out. When her pregnant sister comes to town to give birth, Rory is more determined than ever to find out who's really behind the attacks. But it won't be easy: the local sheriff is not a fan and tells her to stay away from his case. With the help of her best friend Scott, ...

When Liz inherited her grandmama’s bookstore in small town, Bliss, Georgia, she knew it came with a certain set of problems. Poor organization, a lack of shelf space, and a rumored ghost to name a few. Fortunately, Liz didn’t believe in the latter, and she was well prepared to handle the former. Until a sudden storm traps several shoppers inside the store, and one of them turns up dead! Now Liz is putting her keen eye and community knowledge to use identifying the killer, but it just might take a little help from her resident ghost kitty to finally solve the case!

It's fall in North Harbor, Maine, where Sarah owns a charming secondhand shop and sells lovingly refurbished items of all kinds. The shop is always bustling - and not just because a quirky team of senior-citizen detectives works out of it and manages to get in even more trouble than Sarah's rough-and-tumble rescue cat, Elvis. A cold case heats up when young Mallory Pearson appears at the shop. Mallory's father is in prison for negligence after her stepmother's mysterious death, but Mallory believes he is innocent and asks the in-house detectives to take on the case.

Miss Busby helped Major Heathcliff Lennox solve a series of murders at Bloxford in the Cotswolds. Now, she finds herself drawn into a new murder, but this time, it's just her, and she must rely on her sharp mind and sharper wits to catch a Cotswolds killer, along with a handsome police inspector and a reporter who's keen to make her mark.

What happens when two murders and a hurricane collide? In The Case of the Cautious Crow, Julia Ross is going to find out. Just as Julia is preparing for a new camping adventure, her cousin, Clarice, calls and asks if Julia can help with her mother’s estate. Julia’s Aunt Samantha was mega-wealthy and lived in the ultra-exclusive beachfront community of SeaBreeze, Florida. Aunt Samantha collected artwork, and Clarice is worried the contractors they’ve hired will “sticky-finger” some of the paintings and other priceless art treasures. Julia happily agrees to spend the next few weeks ...

It's 1920 and Christmas is coming. Major Lennox finds a body on his doorstep—why on his doorstep? Was it to do with the Countess? Was it about the ruby necklace? Lennox goes to Melrose Court home to his uncle, Lord Melrose, to uncover the mystery. But then the murders begin and it snows and it all becomes very complicated....

Meet Eliza Bennett, a brilliant but slightly klutzy textile scientist with a passion for dressage and a penchant for solving mysteries. Alongside is her charming and incredibly smart orange tabby cat, Merlin—who just happens to talk They travel across Europe, attending conferences and riding lessons. But wherever they go, trouble seems to follow. In this delightful cozy mystery, Eliza and Merlin stumble upon yet another murder. With Eliza's scientific expertise and Merlin's uncanny sleuthing skills, this duo unravels twisted plots and uncovers hidden secrets, all while navigating the ...

What could be better than reading a one-of-a-kind mystery novel on a cold winter night? How about finding out it’s actually evidence of a murder? The manuscript for Murder in Walnut Cove is even more entertaining than Jessica Braun expected it would be when she rescued it from storage. But it isn’t just a thrilling tale of intrigue and criminal behavior. Some of the characters bear an unlikely resemblance to real people, and the town in the book sounds awfully familiar… Sharing news of the story stirs up a hornet’s nest of trouble with Jessica right in the middle, leaving her to ...

How can you hold an auction when the auctioneer is dead? That’s the problem facing Jessica Braun after her scheme to clear out thrift shop inventory through a bidding war goes sideways. Before the truck is even unloaded, she and her friends discover a terrible crime. With luck working against them and no one on their side, can Jess and her crew find enough evidence to solve the murder and stop the killer before they get away? What will happen to Jess if her auction plans are killed, too?

A snowy afternoon at the Paris Opera... What could possibly go wrong? When Ava Sext, an amateur sleuth who sells books from an outdoor stand overlooking the Seine, is hired to interview the dancers of an upcoming ballet at the Paris Opera House, she jumps at the chance. But her joy is short-lived when she stumbles upon a secret concerning the death of the last dancer who danced the ballet and finds herself pulled into a web of intrigue where anyone and everyone seems to have a motive. Death in the Paris Opera: A lighthearted cozy mystery set in Paris, a city where food, wine, and crime make...

Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson never wanted to be the crazy cat lady. But after Owen and Hercules followed her home, she realized her mind wasn't playing tricks on her - her cats have magical abilities.

When the body of elderly do-gooder Agatha Shepherd is found near Kath's favorite local cafe, she knows Owen's talent for turning invisible and Hercules's ability to walk through walls will give the felines access to clues Kath couldn't get without arousing suspicion.

Mira’s snarky cat, Arnold, finally gets his own story. Told from the point of view of Mira’s trusty cat, Arnold, this short story is about the trials and tribulations of being a cat-dad to three rambunctious kittens during the Christmas holiday. Even more challenging, Arnold’s rivals arrive with Mira’s sister Darla, on Christmas eve. The twin cats are psychic and annoying, forcing Arnold to use every ounce of patience to be a good cat for Christmas. To make matters worse his kittens go missing and he must partner with Darla’s twin menaces to save them. Quickly things go sideways, ...

Old Buelah Henry is dead. Esther Flynn found her body sprawled out on the frozen snow. Everyone said it was an accident. Everyone, that is, but Mabel Wickles. There was no way Buelah would go outside when it was thirty below without a jacket and boots. She knows she is right too when she receives a threatening phone call. Will she be the next victim?

Sarah Grayson is taking a break from her bustling secondhand shop in small-town Maine to spend time with a friend and her dog. But their purr-fect visit comes to an end when the dog leads them to a storm cellar on a nearby property, where they discover a dead body. The deceased turns out to be a sticky-fingered financial adviser who swindled millions from investors and who has been presumed dead for almost three years. Unfortunately, suspicion falls on the owner of the property where the body was found.

Recently widowed Jillian Hart is rebuilding a life for herself and her three beloved cats - Chablis, Syrah, and Merlot - as a quilter in a small South Carolina town. The quilts she makes are for cats as smart, special, and sweet as her own, and business is thriving. But when she returns from an overnight quilting show, she discovers Chablis sneezing - and since Chablis is allergic to humans, that can only mean one thing: Someone has broken into her house. When she realizes her Abyssinian, Syrah, is missing, Jillian suspects catnapping. Spurred by Chablis and Merlot’s mournful meowing, she investigates - and discovers more missing cats and a murder.

Audrey’s reputation is spreading, and she is asked to travel to other parts of Sicily to help other towns with their animal problems. When she journeys a short ferry ride away to the beautiful Aeolian Islands, Audrey thinks she has found paradise - until a rival vet makes her life hell - and an unexpected murder pins her as the main suspect.

When a water leak repair results in a body being found behind the walls of the store run by the artists' co-op that Kathleen's friend, Maggie, is part of everyone is completely mystified as to whose body it is and who hid it there. But as the dust settles, her boyfriend, Detective Marcus Gordon, begins to suspect the body could belong to a young woman who disappeared more than thirty years ago.