December is upon us, and with it comes all the joys and wonders (and murder) of the holiday season! While we normally compile a list of all of the upcoming soft-boiled mysteries for the month (see December's titles!), we decided to put together a list of all of the winter/holiday-themed cozies we could find. Know of any other great holiday cozies? Let us know in the comments!
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| Criminal Element's Holiday Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List! | ||||||
| Title | Author | Series | How to buy! |
| Away in a Manger | Rhys Bowen | Molly Murphy Mystery #15 |   |
| Six Geese A-Slaying | Donna Andrews | Meg Langslow Mystery #10 | |
| Duck the Halls | Donna Andrews | Meg Langslow Mystery #16 | |
| The Nightingale Before Christmas | Donna Andrews | Meg Langslow Mystery #18 | |
| Kissing Christmas Goodbye | M. C. Beaton | Agatha Raisin Mystery #18 | |
| Christmas Crumble | M. C. Beaton | An Agatha Raisin Short Story | |
| A Cold Christmas | Charlene Weir | Police Chief Susan Wren #5 | |
| Jingle Bones | Carolyn Haines | A Sarah Booth Delaney Short Mystery | |
| That Silent Night | Tasha Alexander | A Lady Emily Christmas Story | |
| A Killer's Christmas in Wales | Elizabeth J. Duncan | Penny Brannigan Mystery #3 | |
| Mistletoe and Murder | Carola Dunn | Daisy Dalrymple Mystery #11 | |
| Visions of Sugar Plums | Janet Evanovich | A Stephanie Plum Holiday Novel | |
| Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem | Diane Kelly | A Tara Holloway Holiday Novella | |
| A Spider on the Stairs | Cassandra Chan | Bethancourt and Gibbons Mystery #4 | |
| Swan Dive | Kendel Lynn | Elliott Lisbon Mystery #3 | |
| Lowcountry Bordello | Susan M. Boyer | Liz Talbot Mystery #4 | |
| Heartache Motel | Terri L. Austin, Larissa Reinhart, and LynDee Walker | Three Interconnected Mystery Novellas | |
| Christmas in Paradise | Kathi Daley | TJ Jensen Mystery #4 | |
| Winter's Child | Margaret Coel | Wind River Mystery #20 | |
| Cheddar Off Dead | Julia Buckley | Undercover Dish Mystery #2 | |
| We Wish You a Murderous Christmas | Vicki Delany | Year-Round Christmas Mystery #2 | |
| Deck the Hallways | Kate Carlisle | Fixer-Upper Mystery #4 | |
| Frosty the Dead Man | Christine Husom | A Snow Globe Shop Mystery #3 | |
| Spouse on Haunted Hill | E. J. Copperman | Haunted Guesthouse Mystery #8 | |
| It's a Wonderful Knife | Christine Wenger | Comfort Food Mystery #5 | |
| Mystic Mistletoe Murder | Sally J. Smith & Jean Steffens | Mystic Isle Mystery #2 | |
| Mele Kalikimaka Murder | Aimee Gilchrist | Aloha Lagoon Mystery #5 | |
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