Cozy Mystery & Culinary Whodunits
Small towns, sharp wit, and just enough mischief.
Welcome to Cozy Joanna’s corner of FictionBy. Delightful seaside villages, feline sleuths, warm bakeries, and puzzling mysteries solved with a cup of tea. Claim your free introductory cozy read below.
The Whiskerwick Cat Cozy Mysteries
Set in a sleepy seaside village where every resident seems to own a cat with suspiciously sharp instincts, this series follows a clever amateur sleuth who runs a tiny rescue shelter and keeps stumbling into murders that disrupt the town’s otherwise peaceful charm. Each book pairs a puzzling whodunit with warm, quirky humor, a cast of recurring feline companions, and plenty of cozy cat-centered details, from adoption events to mystery-solving kitties that always seem one step ahead.
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The Maple & Apron Culinary Mysteries
Centered on a small-town bakery and café, this series features a talented home cook who becomes entangled in crimes after local feuds, recipe secrets, and food festivals start turning deadly. The books blend mouthwatering dishes, community gossip, and gentle suspense, with each installment unfolding around a seasonal menu, a local event, or a contested family recipe that leads the heroine to uncover hidden motives in the heart of the kitchen.
The book is well-paced and engaging, with a plot that keeps readers invested in the characters fates…More
Haunted by grief and consumed by illness, the determined young woman unravels a series of cryptic cl…More
From dreams to desperation. When the magical secrets of The Emerald Isle beckon, can she discover he…More