![]() ![]() ![]() But I can pick up a cozy, and can figure out clues and try to figure out whodunit but I don’t have to live in all of the horror associated with true crime or a noir.”Įsi Sogah, a senior editor at Kensington Books, says she’s seen an uptick in cozy mystery sales in the past year. “It’s basically a puzzle, but there’s that safety net in knowing there’s not going to be a whole lot of blood and guts and violence,” she says, laughing. But, she adds, trying to solve a mystery gives a feeling of accomplishment when so much of life seems stalled. She acknowledges the unusual nature of cozies - that they revolve around a murder yet are also soothing to read. ![]() Since the pandemic began in early 2020, she’s noticed more readers are taking the time to email her about her work, seeking that human connection that’s sorely missing.īurns, who lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is an avid cozy reader as well as a writer of them. Burns, and her “Mystery Bookshop” series is now six stories long. Valerie Burns writes gentle murder mysteries under the pen name of V.M. ![]()
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