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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Cozies and Thrillers 2026

 

Mysteries and Thrillers



There are several challenges that track how many mysteries, thrillers and cozies you read in a given year.  


Cloak and Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal

The first mystery based genre challenge I will do again this year is the Cloak and Dagger challenge

 It is hosted by  Carol on her CarolsNotebook blog.  This tallying includes cozy mysteries but also traditional mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels.  Basically, anything with a mystery can be tracked at this challenge

Levels:

  •  5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
  • 16-25 books – Detective- 
  • 26-35 books – Inspector
  • 36 – 55 – Special agent 
  • 56+ books – Sherlock Holmes  My Choice


The second is Craving for a Cozy hosted by Dolly at EscapewithDollyCas  As the name implies this just involves reading and tallying cozy mysteries.         #CravingCozies




                                    



        
Levels


  • Peckish – 1 – 25 Cozy Mysteries
  • Famished – 26 – 51 Cozy Mysteries  
  • Yearning – 51 – 75 Cozy Mysteries THIS IS MY GOAL
  • Starving  – 76 – 100 Cozy Mysteries 
  • Ravenous – 101 – 125 Cozy Mysteries
  • Voracious – 126 – 150 Cozy Mysteries 
  • Overindulged – 151 – 200 Cozy Mysteries
  • Pigged Out – 201 or more Cozy Mysteries
You can always go up a level but you can’t go down. 



Track Cloak a
nd Dagger reviews on Carol's blog and discuss on FB
Craving for Cozy reviews are posted on FB and a year end form


Optional Mini challenge on DollyCas Blog  When completed fill out this form

  1. A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHO HAS PASSED AWAY
  2. A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WITH AN ALLITERATIVE NAME (Cleo Coyle, Cate Conte, etc.)
  3. A BOOK SET OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES
  4. A BOOK SET IN ALASKA OR ARKANSAS
  5. A BOOK BY A NEW TO YOU AUTHOR
  6. A BOOK SHORTER THAN 200 PAGES
  7. A BOOK THAT IS MORE THAN THE 7TH BOOK IN A SERIES
  8. A BOOK THAT TAKES PLACE OVER A HOLIDAY
  9. A BOOK CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORICAL COZY MYSTERY
  10. A BOOK THAT HAS BEEN ON YOUR TO-BE-READ STACK FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS
  11. A BOOK WITH PARANORMAL ELEMENTS
  12. A BOOK WHERE A PET PLAYS A PROMINENT ROLE


Mysteries I've Read in 2026
0/51 cozies
0 thriller/mysteries

  1. Penned In (Farm to Fork #4.5 ) by Lynn Cahoon
  2. Bingo Bashed (Meg Butler #2) by Leena Clover
  3.  High Style and Homocide (Hamptons Home and Gardens #8)   by Kathleen Bridge
  4.  Death by Bagpipes ( Travel Can be Murder #4) by Jennifer Alderson
  5.  Adventure in Alaska (Ocean Cruises #2) by Cheryl Dougan
  6.  Something Read, Something Dead (Lighthouse Library Mystery #5) by Eva Gates
  7.  Read on Arrival (Bookmobile Mystery, #2) by Nora Page
  8.  Dog Gone Troubles by Karen McSpade
  9. Candy Corruption (The Cozy Café Mysteries #2) by CA Phipps
  10. Elementary, She Read (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Vicki Delany
  11. Much Ado about Nutmeg   (Pancake House Mystery, #6) by Sarah Fox
  12.   by Karen McSpade
  13.    by Karen McSpade
  14.    by Karen McSpade
  15.    by Karen McSpade
  16. Crab Cake Criminal   by Karen McSpade
  17.  Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill
  18.  Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch Mysteries, #5) by Lynn Cahoon
  19.  Chocolate Cherry Cheater (Murder on the Equator #5) by Becca Bloom
  20.  Mayhem in the Mediterranean (Ocean Cruise Cozies, #3) by Cheryl Dougan
  21.  A Wee Christmas Homicide (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #3) by Kaitlyn Dunnett
  22. The Wayward Wind: Sailing New Seas: The Cozy Cruise #15 by Lizzie Josephson
  23. Diamonds on the Danube (River Cruise Cozies #1) by Cheryl Dougan
  24. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien
  25. Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery 6) by Maddie Day
  26. Drugged on Deck (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #1) by Susan Harper
  27. Dead in the Water (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #2)  by Susan Harper
  28. Private Oz (Private, #6) by James Patterson
  29. When There Were 9 by C.A. Larmer
  30. Private Rome Private #18 by James Patterson 
  31. The Gates to the Afterlife French Quarter #2 by Jen Pitts
  32.  Crime Rangoon by Vivien Chien



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