The Female Sleuths in the Cozy Mystery World

Women as the sleuths in mystery novels have been popular almost as long as mystery novels have been written. The queen of the cozy mystery, Agatha Christie, even had her charming Miss Marple as an amateur sleuth.

Like Miss Marple, we enjoy reading the mystery, but also enjoy the way our female sleuths will outwit the professionals. Romance is not required to make these novels worth our read, but some romance is bound to be fun. Especially when that romance starts revolving around the professional.

Female sleuth cozy mysteries are light reads, but not light on plot and character. What makes a cozy mystery cozy is the setting and suspects. The setting is ususally a single location, in other words, we are not traveling around the country. And the suspects are usually less than a dozen and often known to each other. Twists and turns in the plot, along with little sub-plots, are fun to read, but not required.

A bit of wit, charm and humor make the amateur female sleuth mysteries fun to read. We like to smile, chuckle, even laugh at the antics that go on. Whether it's an historical mystery set in a time gone-by or a more modern female sleuth mystery, we can enjoy them curled up in our favorite armchair and get lost in a world of whodunit.