The best cozy mystery books of 1980s (chosen by cozy mystery authors)

Loved by 2 people

Grey Mask

By Patricia Wentworth ,

Loved by 2 people

Malice in Maggody

By Joan Hess ,

Loved by 1 person

The Plain Old Man

By Charlotte MacLeod ,

Loved by 1 person

The Cat Who Played Post Office

By Lilian Jackson Braun ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Loved by 1 person

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

By Lilian Jackson Braun ,

Loved by 1 person

The Recycled Citizen

By Charlotte MacLeod ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 1 person

The Leper of Saint Giles

By Ellis Peters ,

Loved by 1 person

The Moving Finger

By Agatha Christie ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Loved by 1 person

Love Lies Bleeding

By Edmund Crispin ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Evil Alice and the Borzoi

By DK Coutant ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Evil Alice and the Borzoi

By DK Coutant ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

Railroad Ties

By M. S. Spencer ,

The Carrot Marmalade Murder

By Meg Benjamin ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Evil Alice and the Borzoi

By DK Coutant ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

Railroad Ties

By M. S. Spencer ,

The Carrot Marmalade Murder

By Meg Benjamin ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Glorious Debris

By Elisabeth Wathen ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Death in Red, White and Rooibos

By Kirsten Weiss ,

The best cozy mystery books of the 1980s

The books our community loved the most.

Grey Mask

Malice in Maggody

The Plain Old Man

The Cat Who Played Post Office

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Fried Chicken Castañeda

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

The Recycled Citizen

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Fried Chicken Castañeda

The Black Cat Detectives

The Leper of Saint Giles

The Moving Finger

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Fried Chicken Castañeda

The Black Cat Detectives

Murders in the Marquee

Love Lies Bleeding

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Fried Chicken Castañeda

The Black Cat Detectives

Murders in the Marquee

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Fried Chicken Castañeda

The Black Cat Detectives

Murders in the Marquee

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

Battered

Evil Alice and the Borzoi

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Fried Chicken Castañeda

The Black Cat Detectives

Murders in the Marquee

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

Battered

Evil Alice and the Borzoi

Danger Lies Within

Railroad Ties

The Carrot Marmalade Murder

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Fried Chicken Castañeda

The Black Cat Detectives

Murders in the Marquee

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

Battered

Evil Alice and the Borzoi

Danger Lies Within

Railroad Ties

The Carrot Marmalade Murder

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Glorious Debris

Holy Crap

A Knotty Problem

Death in Red, White and Rooibos