Cosy mystery books for autumn

Autumn is my favourite time of year so what better time to read a cosy mystery, than autumn?! I hate to 

admit but I'm still yet to read a book this year, but autumn is the perfect time to read and get my mo-jo 

back. Tucked under a blanket with a hot chocolate, wearing the comfiest pyjamas. Obviously the genre 

you read, doesn't depend upon the time of year, however cosy mysteries definitely have an autumnal feel 

to them, just as teen romance books are great to read throughout the summer. 

FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT - ELLE COSIMANO

Finlay Donovan, single mom and crime writer is having a hard time.  Between her ex-husband firing her 

nanny and sending her 4 year old to school after a unfortunate scissor mishap, making it to lunch with her 

literary agent, is a minor victory. But as she's discussing the plot of her latest crime novel the conversation 

is misheard by a nearby women who believes she is a hit women planning of disposing of her 'problem 

husband'. Slipping Finlay her name and a promise of a large cash sum, Finlay finds herself plotting 

something bigger than just her next crime novel. This is book 1 in a trilogy. 

ONE OF US IS LYING - KAREN M McMANUS 

Five students go to detention but only four leave alive. Yale hopeful, Bronwyn, has never publicly 

broken a rule. Sports star, Cooper, only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy, 

Nate, is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen, Addy, is holding together the cracks of 

her perfect life. And outsider, Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't 

ever talk about any of them again. Dying 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. 

Investigators conclude it's no accident and all of them are suspects. This is book 1 in a duology.

TRULY DEVIOUS - MAUREEN JOHNSON

Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont, for the brightest thinkers, inventors and 

artists, founded by Albert Ellingham. Shortly after opening his wife and daughter were kidnapped 

with the only clue being a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with 'truly devious'. 

True crime lover, Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at the school and has an ambitious plan to 

solve this case, that is when she gets a grip on the new school life and housemates. But soon strange 

things starts happening. 'Truly Devious' makes a surprise return. The past has crawled out of it's 

grave and now someone has gotten away with murder. This is book 1 in a series of 4 books. 

A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER - HOLLY JACKSON

Five years ago schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police and everyone in town 

knows he did it. The case is closed. But having gown up in the same small town that was consumed 

by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. She choses this case as the topic for her final project 

and start to uncover secrets that someone in the town desperately wants to stay hidden. If the real 

killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pippa from the truth? This is book 1 in a trilogy.

xoxo

Lea-Mai