Are you looking for New Light and Cozy Mystery Books to Read for Summer 2025? Here are a wide variety of light and cozy reads ranging from amateur detective stories to neighborhood cozies, to fun game and puzzle mysteries. All brand new for Summer of 2025!
Cozy Mystery Books for Summer 2025
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Senior Detectives for fans of The Thursday Murder Club
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping by Jesse Q. Sutanto (April)
Vera and the gang try to locate a missing influencer and Vera gets scammed. Check out my Readers Guide to Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping!
A Senior Citizens Guide to Life on the Run by Gwen Floria (May)
After a heated dispute over feeding pigeons, a member of a retirement community turns up dead.
The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs (May)
Friends turn to murder so they can collect their husbands’ life insurance.
Charming Neighborhood Cozies
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (May)
A bickering book club must unite when a member goes missing.
A Senior Citizens Guide to Life on the Run by Gwen Floria (May)
A member of a retirement community turns up dead.
Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (August)
The owner of a summer cottage colony must solve a crime.
A Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder by Melinda Mullet (July)
The “neighborhood” for this one is a community of houseboats on a canal. When a ghostwriter ends up tangled in a real mystery, her neighbors come to her aid.
Cozy Vacation Thrillers
No One Was Supposed to Die at the Wedding by Catherine Mack (May)
Murder at a wedding on Catalina Island. For fans of Dial A for Aunties!
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan (June)
A woman visiting a private island investigates a missing guest. This one has a spicy romance!
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman (June)
Muriel Blossom, a supporting character in the Tess Monaghan series, looks into a murder on a river cruise.
Amateur Detective Stories
The Ex-Girlfriend’s Murder Club by Gloria Chao (June)
Three women discover they have been dating the same guy … who just got murdered!
World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully (July)
The young female assistant to a famous detective takes on a case.
Savvy Summers and Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July)
The proprietor of a Chicago cafe investigates the death of a customer.
Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West (June)
The women in a Sarah Jones club are concerned when women with that name start being murdered.
The Game is Afoot by Elise Bryant (July)
Book two in a comic cozy series about a mom who quits her job and turns detective.
A Novel Murder by EC Nevin (June)
An author turns sleuth at a murder mystery festival.
Marble Hall Murders (Susan Ryeland #3) by Anthony Horowitz
Quirky Detectives
Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman (August)
The conservator at a NYC mystery library teams up with a woman who insists she’s Agatha Christie to solve a crime.
All the Words We Know by Bruce Nash (July)
An elderly woman with dementia is determined to solve a crime.
Puzzles and Games
The Game is Murder by Hazell Ward (July)
You are invited to solve a cold case from 1970s England.
Picking Up The Pieces by JB Abbott (August)
A group of puzzle enthusiasts team up to solve a murder. Check out my list of cozy mysteries for another puzzle-themed cozy!
Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukes (June)
A woman finds her late mother’s ticket to a mystery murder week and decides to go.
If you know of a title I missed, please drop me a comment and I will add it!