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Cozy Mysteries. What is a Cozy Mystery?. set in a small town or village setting makes it believable that the suspects know each other do not involve gory details or explicit adult situations any murder or sex that do take place, occur offstage
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What is a Cozy Mystery? • set in a small town or village • setting makes it believable that the suspects know each other • do not involve gory details or explicit adult situations • any murder or sex that do take place, occur offstage • victim usually treats others badly and is disliked, creating a long list of suspects
Queen of the Cozy Mystery • Agatha Christie is the queen of the cozy mystery • books are typical of the genre • master of false leads • culprit is always caught and a clear resolution is given in a big reveal right at the end • Poirot and Miss Marple have become the model for many fictional detectives and amateur sleuths