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If you loved A Very Lively Murder by Katy Watson, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Cozy, Women Sleuths, Crime, and Mystery & Detective.

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Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of A Very Lively Murder.

The Christmas Cracker Killer — Alexandra Benedict

The Christmas Cracker Killer

Alexandra Benedict

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

The Bullet that Missed — Richard Osman

The Bullet that Missed

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

A Cotswold Casebook The Page-Turning Cosy Crime Series — Rebecca Tope

A Cotswold Casebook The Page-Turning Cosy Crime Series

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

You Can Go Home Now — Michael Elias

You Can Go Home Now

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Desperate Housedogs — Sparkle Abbey

Desperate Housedogs

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

American by Day — Derek B. Miller

American by Day

Derek B. Miller

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Murders of a Feather — Eileen Brady

Murders of a Feather

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Dark Objects A Novel — Simon Toyne

Dark Objects A Novel

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Dirty Blonde A Novel — Lisa Scottoline

Dirty Blonde A Novel

Lisa Scottoline

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Cat Deck the Halls A Joe Grey Mystery — Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Cat Deck the Halls A Joe Grey Mystery

Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Till Death Do Us Tart A Bakeshop Mystery — Ellie Alexander

Till Death Do Us Tart A Bakeshop Mystery

Ellie Alexander

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

The Man who Died Twice — Richard Osman

The Man who Died Twice

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

The Silence of the Library — Miranda James

The Silence of the Library

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Make Them Cry A Novel — Smith Henderson

Make Them Cry A Novel

Smith Henderson

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

The Paris Apartment A Novel — Lucy Foley

The Paris Apartment A Novel

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

All Her Little Secrets — Wanda M. Morris

All Her Little Secrets

Wanda M. Morris

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Dangerous Deception at Honeychurch Hall — Hannah Dennison

Dangerous Deception at Honeychurch Hall

Hannah Dennison

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Do I Know You? A Novel of Suspense — Sarah Strohmeyer

Do I Know You? A Novel of Suspense

Sarah Strohmeyer

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Guilty as Cinnamon — Leslie Budewitz

Guilty as Cinnamon

Leslie Budewitz

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

The Art of Murder A Dead-End Job Mystery — Elaine Viets

The Art of Murder A Dead-End Job Mystery

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Saddled with Murder — Eileen Brady

Saddled with Murder

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

A Fool and His Honey — Charlaine Harris

A Fool and His Honey

Charlaine Harris

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

The Vanishing Box A Mystery — Elly Griffiths

The Vanishing Box A Mystery

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

Nine Lives A Novel — Peter Swanson

Nine Lives A Novel

Themes: Cozy • Women Sleuths • Crime

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for A Very Lively Murder by Katy Watson — spanning Cozy, Women Sleuths, Crime and featuring authors such as Alexandra Benedict, Richard Osman, Rebecca Tope, Michael Elias, and others.

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