Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers with Fall Vibes

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Abstract orange and yellow painting. There’s something about the cozy mystery genre that screams autumn to me.

No, every cozy mystery isn’t set at this time of the year, but I recently learned that a surprising number of them are.

There are also a lot of cozy mysteries that include the colour orange in their titles or somewhere in their covers.

This isn’t a genre I read regularly, so I’d be curious to hear if those of you who do have a lot of experience with it have noticed the same patterns.

Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #39) by Agatha Christie book cover. image on cover is of a pumpkin in shadows.

1. Hallowe’en Party (Hercule Poirot, #39) by Agatha Christie

The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer (Paws and Claws Mystery, #2) by Krista Davis book cover. Image on cover is of a cat and dog looking at smashed halloween pumpkin on a residential driveway.

2. The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer (Paws and Claws Mystery, #2) by Krista Davis

Death By Pumpkin Spice (Bookstore Cafe Mystery, #3)  by Alex Erickson book cover. Image on cover is of a cat and jack-o-lantern looking at a spilled cup of coffee from a skull mug in shock.

3. Death By Pumpkin Spice (Bookstore Cafe Mystery, #3)  by Alex Erickson

Shelved Under Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries, #2)  by Victoria Gilbert book cover. Image on cover is taken from library looking out it's big picture window. There is a tree with a crime scene do not cross tape around it and many red, yellow, and orange leaves on the ground.

4. Shelved Under Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries, #2)  by Victoria Gilbert

Turkey Day Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #7) by Leslie Meier book cover. Image on cover is of two pilgrims looking shocked by a skull and crossbones that have been carved into a turkey.

5. Turkey Day Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #7) by Leslie Meier

The Stitching Hour by Amanda Lee book cover. Image on cover is of dog logging at a stitching pattern on a white piece of cloth that is unravelling.

6. The Stitching Hour (Embroidery Mystery, #9) by Amanda Lee

Mulberry Mischief (A Berry Basket Mystery #4) by Sharon Farrow book cover. Image on cover is of scarecrows dressed with jack-o-lantern heads and witch clothing.

 

7. Mulberry Mischief (A Berry Basket Mystery #4) by Sharon Farrow

Knit of the Living Dead (A Knit & Nibble Mystery #6) by Peggy Ehrhart. Image on cover is of cartoon cats playfuly batting small knitted witch toys.

8. Knit of the Living Dead (A Knit & Nibble Mystery #6) by Peggy Ehrhart

Candy Corn Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #22) by Leslie Meier book cover. Image on cover is of a small ghost playfully peeking out of a bowl filled with candy corn

9. Candy Corn Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #22) by Leslie Meier

Wicked Witch Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #16) by Leslie Meier book cover. Image on cover is of a witch flying past a full moon. There is a black cat on a fence below her.

10. Wicked Witch Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #16) by Leslie Meier

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86 Responses to Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers with Fall Vibes

  1. Great list! This is a genre I’d really like to get into–the cover of Candy Corn Murder is so cute.

  2. Love this list! I dabble with cozy mysteries, and I have noticed a lot seem to have an autumn setting (or at least autumn vibe, based on the cover and/or title). I think I’ll be adding a couple of these to my TBR 🙂

  3. LOVE all of these covers, Lydia! Haha this is my second time seeing the cover for Knit of the Living Dead and I love it even more — it’s adorable 😍 The Candy Corn Murder cover is great too. I’ve been wanting to read more cosy mysteries so some of these are defo going on my TBR! Great picks 😊

  4. I love this. I am a huge cozy mystery reader and have read several of these. I did not know Agatha Christie had a Halloween Mystery though. Great post.

  5. I love cozy mystery titles and covers. They’re just so much fun! Nice picks!

  6. That’s a lot of fun! I enjoy reading cozy mysteries, but I hadn’t thought to look for any for this prompt. It does seem that cozies incorporate the season into the story (and book cover) more than many genres, so this was a perfect pick!

  7. I love this theme! Super cute going for books that are actually seasonally themed vs. coloration! Even though I don’t read cozy mysteries (except on a rare occasion) I always have loved their naming convention! Also, is it weird that when I saw “Death by Pumpkin Spice” I gave a side eye of caution to the pumpkin spice flavored coffee next to me?

  8. Cozy mysteries always seem to have such cute titles.

  9. I don’t read a ton of mysteries, let alone cozy mysteries, but all these covers look so much fun, so I need to give them a try. Also, the cover for Candy Corn Murder is ADORABLE.

  10. Will have to give the Halloween Agatha Christie a try, I’m surprised I’ve never seen that one done for TV!

  11. Love the list! That Candy Corn ghost is SUPER adorable, all of these give off such great “fall” vibes!

  12. I love your list and want to read a lot of the books. Hallowe´en Party is in my bookshelf. Rmbroidery mystery, Paws and claws mystery, Blue Ridge Library Mystery – irresistable series!

  13. Fun list–candy corn does murdeer me! Ugh so sweet!

  14. Nice list! It’s only recently that I’ve come to really appreciate cozy mysteries. I don’t love all of them, of course, but I’ve found some series I really enjoy. And, yes, I’ve noticed that most of them seem to take place during the Fall and Winter. Since Fall is the definition of cozy, I think that makes sense 🙂

    Happy TTT!

    Susan
    http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

  15. Didn’t realise so many cosy mysteries had such autumn vibes!

  16. Cozy mystery is one of my favorite genres, so I’m thrilled to see your post today! Especially with so many great ones included. The Stitching Hour is great, and you can never go wrong with a good Agatha Christie novel.

  17. I’m loving the cozy mysteries 🙂

  18. I’ve been wanting to get into cozy mysteries. This is such a great list of books.

  19. Ah, some good and seasonal choices there! 😀

  20. Great list! I think my favorite is Candy Corn Murder. Happy reading!

  21. These are great! I love all these mysteries with jack-o-lanterns on the cover! Knit of the Living Dead is particularly adorable. 🙂

  22. So many fun cozy mysteries! Thank you for sharing!

  23. All these look so much fun. I love mysteries any time of year, but now is the best time for them.

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  24. I don’t typically read a lot of mysteries but this post makes me want to! So many of these just look so cosy and great for this time of the year. Great picks!

  25. I love the really cute Halloween mystery covers! All for cats and pumpkins.

  26. I LOVE that cover of Hallowe’en Party. That just screams spooky to me haha. In fact I started that book once but fell away… need to try again. also I love the Meier covers. So cute and fun!

  27. So many of these covers are adorable, especially the Death by Pumpkin Spice one!

  28. Great list!

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  29. I really like these, some of them are so pretty. I’m hoping to read Halloween Party this month.

  30. So many pumpkins! Love the cover of Halloween Party.

  31. verushka

    I like cosy mysteries, but I haven’t noticed the same pattern you have — that said, with such lovely covers like this, I really ought to!

  32. Cute covers. I love them all.

    Thanks for visiting my TTT earlier.

  33. Those are such fall books! can I jumped into those covers and experience fall for the very first time? Love it <3

  34. Knit of the Living Dead got my attention immediately, that cover is so cute!

  35. I’ve never read a cozy mystery (except for a few Agatha Christie books) but I really want to give it a try! These all look like fun options. Great list!

  36. Nice list! I’m adding a couple of these to my TBR, it’s a genre I really want to get into.

  37. Great list – Death by Pumpkin Spice is an excellent title!

  38. OMG, these covers are so cute! Love your list. 🙂

  39. I hadn’t noticed that pattern before but I bet I’ll be more aware of it moving forward. I love all of these covers. 🙂

  40. ooooooh! i wanna read the first one! nice picks, Lydia!

  41. Ooh cozy mystery fall covers! I love a good cozy mystery and stopped reading them for awhile. I need to go back because I’m in the middle of like 4 different series lol.

  42. These pun titles are just the best. XD

  43. I agree! There IS something about the cozy mystery genre that feels very autumn. Even when her covers don’t convey fall, the subject of Agatha Christie stories always “seem” autumn-esque – perhaps because they’re darker. Thanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland.

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