No doubt a cozy, this installment of Lori Shepherd's adventures had mystery that did not involve murder, but rather a missing person. The activity in Next of Kin revolved mostly around Oxford, but some of Lori's neighbors and family in finch played a nice role as well. Another fun, cozy read from Atherton! ( )

Sweet, wholesome mystery with a very predictable ending. The recipe for raisin bread at the back of the book was a bonus. ( )

Nancy Atherton is the queen of the cozy mysteries. This is a fun and light series that keeps you guessing. And you always get a new recipe out of the deal! What an added surprise! ( )

This was my first foray into the Aunt Dimity series, a whimsical example of the cozy mystery genre. I find it very off-putting that Aunt Dimity is dead, though I rather enjoyed stuffed animals having a part in the story. The plot seems vapid and superficial and at the same time labored, and the characters lack much dimension, but the book is comforting in the way cozies tend to be. What I like best about it, is that it is (uniquely in my experience) a mystery filled with acts of goodness rather than acts of evil, and that's kinda refreshing. ( )

American women inherits village home in England from Aunt Dimity and raises her family of twins and husband Bill there. Silly but entertaining ( )