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Originally Posted by Wiggo
Cozy mysteries are murder stories? I thought that was supernatural stuff.
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Cozy mysteries, also referred to as "cosy mysteries" or "cozies", are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur offstage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.
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One subtle joke in such series is how the main character constantly becomes embroiled in so many high-profile cases, often by accident. A long-running joke about the series Murder, She Wrote was how the main character/detective (Jessica Fletcher) had to be the actual murderer in every case, because, "No matter where she goes, somebody dies!"[5]
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I just find it funny how many cozies involve lots and lots of murders in small towns instead of, say, stolen jewelry or something.