Cozy mysteries are about more than just the mystery. They tend to have exceptional character development. By the time you reach the end of the book, you feel like you've just spent time with some good friends and you're sad to see the time end.
Similarly one may ask, what makes a good cozy mystery?
A cozy mystery book or cozy mystery series embodies the key components of classic mystery novels—suspense, misdirection, intrigue, and some degree of criminality—while eschewing the graphic violence and profanity that is often embedded in pulpier mysteries.
Similarly, what does cozy mystery mean? Cozy mystery (or cosy mystery, in British English) is the gentlest subset of the broad genre of crime writing. As its name suggests, it's a comfort read that leaves you satisfied and at one with the world, rather than scared to sleep alone with the lights out.
Beside above, are cozy mysteries popular?
Today's cozy mysteries are popular because readers feel connected to the characters who seem like someone they would want to have as a friend. The situations are never overly done and all is usually neatly tied up by book's end. The popularity of mystery shows no sign of retiring.
Why do we like mysteries?
Probably because we evolved to (1) want to learn the causes of death (so we can prevent our own), (2) want to decrease uncertainty, because uncertainty can be hazardous, and (3) want to make our world understandable and predictable, because that minimizes our anxiety.
