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Cozy Mystery Series that Take Place In: DC


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Crime of Fashion Series

This series started in 2003 and is set in Washington D.C. It features Lacey Smithsonian who wants to work hard news but instead is a reluctant fashion reporter in Washington D.C. and savvy sleuth.


Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series

Julie Moffett writes the Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series which is set in DC. It features Lexi Carmichael, computer geek extraordinaire. She spends her days stopping computer hackers at the National Security Agency. And her nights? Those she spends…

Pen & Ink Mystery Murder

Krista Davis writes the Pen & Ink Mystery Murder Series which started in February 2018 and is set in Washington DC. By day, Florrie Fox manages Color Me Read bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C. By night, she creates her own intricately…

Trinket Mystery Series

Victoria Laurie writes the Trinket Mystery Series which started in November 2024 and is set in Washington D.C. Introducing the captivating Dovey Van Dalen, once the belle of 1840s Copenhagen, now charged with recovering magic property from…

Trudie Fine Mystery Series

Gale Deitch writes the Trudie Fine Mystery Series which started in 2013 and is set in Washington DC . It features caterer Trudie Fine and her partner Zachary Cohen. Join Trudi as she runs her catering company, A Fine Fix and solves murders...


Washington Whodunit Mystery Series

Colleen J. Shogan writes the Washington Whodunit Mystery series which starts in November 2015 and is set in Washington DC. It features Kit Marshall. She's a staffer in D.C. for a popular senator, and she lives with an adoring beagle and a brainy…

Whitehouse Chef Series

Never let them see you sweat -- that's White House Assistant Chef Olivia Paras's motto, which is pretty hard to honor in the most important kitchen in the world. She's hell-bent on earning her dream job, Executive Chef.


Whitehouse Gardener Mystery Series

This series started in 2011 and set in Washington DC. It features Casey Calhoun who is hired as an assistant White House Gardener and focuses on organic gardening.