England is the spiritual home of the cozy mystery. Agatha Christie set the template, and countless authors have followed her into the thatched-roof villages, stately homes, and quaint market towns of the English countryside. Here are the best cozy mystery series set in England.
The definitive modern Cotswolds cozy. Agatha Raisin's fish-out-of-water experience in village life is funny, sharp, and endlessly entertaining. Full reading order.
Lady Georgie navigates aristocratic society and murder in Depression-era England. The historical detail is excellent. Full reading order.
Daisy is a writer for a society magazine in the 1920s who keeps encountering murders among the aristocracy. Light, historically charming, and thoroughly enjoyable.
Lady Hardcastle and her maid Florence make an unconventional detective duo in early 1900s England. The relationship between the two women — employer and employee, but also genuine friends — is a highlight.
Poppy Lancaster returns to the Cotswolds and gets entangled in village mysteries. Gorgeous garden descriptions and authentic English village atmosphere.
American gardener Pru Parke works in the grand gardens of England. A love letter to English horticulture and the English countryside.
For more, see our guides to Historical Cozies and Small Town Cozies.