Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV
Here is the list of new releases for June 8 to June 14!
Gretchen Archer: Double Trouble (This will be the 9th in the Davis Way Crime Caper Mystery Series.)
Mary Feliz: Snowed Under (This will be the 6th in the Maggie McDonald Mystery Series.)
Laurie R. King: Riviera Gold (This will be the 16th in the Mary Russell Mystery Series.)
Here is the list of new releases for June 1 to June 7!
Kate Carlisle: The Grim Reader (This will be the 14th in the Bibliophile Mystery Series.)
Leighann Dobbs: Murder on a Mississippi Steamboat (This will be a Stand Alone novel or the first in a new series.)
Kaye George (aka Janet Cantrell): Deadly Sweet Tooth (This will be the 2nd in the Vintage Sweets Mystery Series.)
Carolyn Hart: Ghost Ups Her Game (This will be the 9th in the Bailey Ruth Ghost Mystery Series.)
Iris Johansen: The Persuasion (This will be the 23rd in the Eve Duncan Thriller Series.)
The following Mystery Books will be released in July 2020:
Catherine Bruns: It Cannoli Be Murder (This will be the 2nd in the Italian Chef Mystery Series.)
Leslie Budewitz: The Solace of Bay Leaves (This will either be a stand-alone novel or the first in a new series.)
Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib): The Key Lime Crime (This will be the 10th in the Key West Food Critic Mystery Series.)
Jeanne M. Dams: Death Comes to Durham (This will be the 23rd in the Dorothy Martin Mystery Series.)
Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Tea & Treachery (This will be the 1st in the NEW Tea by the Sea Mystery Series.)
Amanda Flower (aka Isabella Alan): Mums and Mayhem (This will be the 3rd in the Magic Garden Mystery Series.)
Christina Freeburn: Dash Away (This will be the 3rd in the Merry & Bright Handcrafted Mystery Series.)
A.L. Herbert: Murder with Honey Ham Biscuits (This will be the 4th in the Mahalia Watkins Mystery Series.)
Leslie Langtry: Macho Man Murder (This will be the 15th in the Merry Wrath Mystery Series.)
Spencer Quinn (Peter Abrahams): Of Mutts and Men (This will be the 10th in the Chet and Bernie Mystery Series.)
Candace Robb: A Choir of Crows (This will be the 12th in the Owen Archer Mystery Series.)
Kirsten Weiss: Stone (This will be the 8th in the Witches of Doyle Mystery Series.)
Kirsten Weiss: Stream (This will be the 9th in the Witches of Doyle Mystery Series.)
If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the June 2020 Mystery Book New Releases.
You can find these and many more Cozies scheduled for release soon on the Soon to be Released Mysteries page on my site.
(These are the mysteries by authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery site.)
When I started compiling this list of Cozy Mystery movies that will be shown on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel during June 2020, I wondered where the weather was going to take us in June month! I always try to start this particular blog entry during the middle of the previous month (as soon as the channel allows us to see some of the next month’s shows) and on May 19 the temperature here in San Antonio was going to be 101°! Good grief! And our humidity index was 86%! Yow!!! That Irving Berlin song says it all: “We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave…” Summer is upon us!
Anyway, I just finished updating most of the month (except the last three days) and see that the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel doesn’t have any Cozy Mystery movies premiering this month. However there is one more Sunday the channel hasn’t yet made public, so there may be a premiere coming on Sunday 28. It looks like the channel has moved some of their romantic movies over from their other channel in lieu of having new mystery movies. So, here’s hoping there will be a new mystery movie the last Sunday of the month…
Monday – June 1, 2020
6:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
ng she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.
8:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Photographer Allie and Detective Sam’s investigation into a priceless stolen necklace leads to danger and an unexpected death. Stars Alexa & Carlos PenaVega, Erik Estrada.
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 2, 2020
6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Dating is Murder
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Stars Kellie Martin.
8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 3, 2020
8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 4, 2020
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 5, 2020
6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Bone to Pick
A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery.
8:00 PM
Hello, It’s Me
A woman coping with the loss of her husband and the task of raising two children on her own meets a handsome, rich man but doesn’t feel right about pursuing anything. Stars Kellie Martin and Kavan Smith.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 6, 2020
8:00 AM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty
Hailey Dean’s best friend DA Investigator Fincher Garland asks for her help when his old Marine friend is found dead and the Military Police take over the investigation. Stars Kellie Martin and Viv Leacock.
10:00 AM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder
Hailey Dean must prove a doctor’s innocence in a string of unexplainable deaths at Atlanta Memorial Hospital and stop the true killer before he can strike again. Stars Kellie Martin.
12:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence
Hailey Dean knows District Attorney Paulina D’Orazio is innocent of the murder of a man she once put behind bars and must do all she can to prove it in the face of mounting evidence. Stars Kellie Martin.
2:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: Past Malice
When Emma Fielding is recruited to aid in a groundbreaking discovery beneath the Chandler Castle, she is swept into another mystery when she finds her colleague murdered in the crypts. Stars Courtney Thorne Smith, James Tupper.
4:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter than Death
After a friend and head of the National Archaeological Society meets an untimely death, Emma and Agent Conner find themselves questioning her colleagues’ motives. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Tupper.
6:00 PM
Flower Shop Mysteries: Mum’s The Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
8:00 PM
Flower Shop Mysteries: Snipped in the Bud
When Abby Knight, former lawyer turned flower shop owner, agrees to deliver an anonymous bouquet of black roses to her daughter’s disagreeable law professor, she is hoping for a chance to get him on her good side. When he responds by throwing the flowers in the trash, Abby realizes she may be fighting a losing battle and leaves. Unwilling to sacrifice the bouquet, she returns to claim the flowers, only to discover the dead body of another professor and her former courtroom adversary. Now as the main suspect, Abby must work to clear her name and keep those she loves out of danger. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 7, 2020
8:00 AM
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
By all appearances, suburban housewife Cathy Davis is your typical mother of two. But when a top secret government security agency calls on their top-agent-turned-mom back to duty, can Cathy manage to get dinner on the table.
10:00 AM
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don’t
When the Declaration of Independence is stolen while on display at a Los Angeles bank, NSA agent Frank Darnell calls in Cathy Davis – code name “Jane Doe” – in hopes of figuring out who did it. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny.
12:00 PM
Jane Doe: ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Cathy is brought back to work a case for Frank Darnell and the NSA to find a missing arms dealer who faked a heart attack in prison to escape. Stars Lea Thompson and Joe Penny.
2:00 PM
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Cathy is brought in to find the U.S. Attorney’s missing wife and to ensure a money laundering investigation does not fall apart at a crucial point. Stars Lea Thompson and Joe Penny.
4:00 PM
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Cathy’s mom, Polly, a former CSA agent, comes for a visit. When a British agent with some top secret information is kidnapped, Cathy and Polly work together to uncover a plot which has global implications.
6:00 PM
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Horning Cereal is dumping contaminated food on Third World countries. When former CSA agent, Jim Monroe, is found with the drowned body of CEO Melville Horning, he is immediately the prime suspect.
8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
Tess dives into Logan’s murder investigation of her friend who was about to propose with her help. As she grows closer to the truth, she fears it could ruin everyone’s happily ever after. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 8, 2020
6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
Henry and Maggie attend party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical dual. Someone, however, has loaded the pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother.
8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah takes it upon herself to find the killer. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison.
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 9, 2020
8:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: Site Unseen
A dedicated archaeologist gets involved in a murder investigation when she and her students unearth a dead body while searching for evidence of a 17th-century coastal Maine settlement. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith and James Tupper.
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 10, 2020
6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder With Love
Former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean is acutely observant. During a tragic week, one of her patients loses her parents to fatal accidents. Stars Kellie Martin, Giacomo Baessato, Cindy Busby.
8:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 11, 2020
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 12, 2020
6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Julius House
Aurora Teagarden is a beautiful young librarian with a passion for solving murders. After an exhaustive search for the perfect home, Aurora finally purchases her dream house, unaware of its murky history.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 13, 2020
8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Game Time
Samantha is thrilled when she finally gets the reclusive mystery writer Donald Fiske to agree to a book signing in her store. But when Mr. Fiske is found dead, Samantha must solve his latest mystery, his own murder.
10:00 AM
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
When Samantha receives news of a hereditary health problem, she must go in search her birth mother to find answers. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
When a traveling Wild West Show comes into town, Samantha gets involved in solving the murder of one of the cowboys. Stars Kellie Martin and Clarence Williams III.
2:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murder tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Redemption
Although the Mystery Woman Bookstore is under construction, Samantha and Philby are busier than ever …that is, investigating the murder of a mysterious visitor. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
6:00 PM
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
Mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her secretive friend and store manager, Philby are thrust into the murderous world of international espionage. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
8:00 PM
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder
When crime reporter Ruby Herring receives clues to a murder that happened five years earlier involving a local psychic, she joins forces with Detective Jake Killian to help crack the case. Stars Taylor Cole, Stephen Huszar.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 14, 2020
8:00 AM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
Aurora and her new neighbor, a handsome professor named Nick, investigate when four students from a nearby college (including her cousin) go missing. Stars Candace Cameron Bure.
10:00 AM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
12:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
2:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention. While there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
4:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 15, 2020
8:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: Past Malice
When Emma Fielding is recruited to aid in a groundbreaking discovery beneath the Chandler Castle, she is swept into another mystery when she finds her colleague murdered in the crypts. Stars Courtney Thorne Smith, James Tupper.
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 16, 2020
6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Dead Over Heels
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns. She also never wanted to see him dead, but when he winds up murdered, she can’t help but get involved.
8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn’t always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 17, 2020
6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
8:00 PM
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
When a woman is murdered, and her fiance is the prime suspect, successful matchmaker Angie works to prove her client’s innocence, much to the dismay of Kyle, the detective working the case. Stars Danica McKellar, Victor Webster.
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 18, 2020
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 19, 2020
6:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
Tess dives into Logan’s murder investigation of her friend who was about to propose with her help. As she grows closer to the truth, she fears it could ruin everyone’s happily ever after. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 20, 2020
8:00 AM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Photographer Allie Adams is shocked when the groom at a wedding she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.
10:00 AM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Photographer Allie and Detective Sam’s investigation into a priceless stolen necklace leads to danger and an unexpected death. Stars Alexa & Carlos PenaVega, Erik Estrada.
12:00 PM
Mystery 101
When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer. Stars Jill Wagner.
2:00 PM
Mystery 101: Playing Dead
The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress’ life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.
4:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.
6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Dead Talk
Amy heads to Seattle to give a TED Talk-style lecture. When a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play. When local cops shut her out, Travis joins forces with Amy to figure out whodunit. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.
8:00 PM
Mystery 101: An Education in Murder
A young writer’s research prompts the police to revisit a famous murder case that convicted Amy’s colleague at Elmstead, so Travis & Amy get a second chance at clearing the professor’s name. Stars Jill Wagner & Kristoffer Polaha.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 21, 2020
Magnum PI marathon
8:00 PM
Riddled with Deceit: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madeiras to track down their friend’s missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also… a murderer. Stars Jesse Metcalfe, Sarah Lind.
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 22, 2020
6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Dating is Murder
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Stars Kellie Martin.
8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention. While there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 23, 2020
8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 24, 2020
6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Death al Dente
San Francisco homicide detective Maggie Price and former, world-class chef Henry Ross are on the case once again. The crime-solving odd couple investigates the murder of Henry’s friend.
8:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter than Death
After a friend and head of the National Archaeological Society meets an untimely death, Emma and Agent Conner find themselves questioning her colleagues’ motives. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Tupper.
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 25, 2020
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 26, 2020
6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah takes it upon herself to find the killer. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 27, 2020
8:00 AM
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
When a woman is murdered, and her fiance is the prime suspect, successful matchmaker Angie works to prove her client’s innocence, much to the dismay of Kyle, the detective working the case. Stars Danica McKellar, Victor Webster.
10:00 AM
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance
When a romance writer is murdered, matchmaker Angie Dove gets entangled in another case…and with Detective Kyle Carter. Can they read between the lines to find the murderer? Stars Danica McKellar, Victor Webster, Bruce Boxleitner.
12:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
Henry and Maggie attend party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical dual. Someone, however, has loaded the pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother.
2:00 PM
Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery
Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured recipe book have dire consequences for all who own it. Starring Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.
4:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
After several of her puzzles are linked to the murder of an art gallery owner, a crossword puzzle editor teams up with a no nonsense detective to stop a killer in their midst. Stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.
6:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
Tess dives into Logan’s murder investigation of her friend who was about to propose with her help. As she grows closer to the truth, she fears it could ruin everyone’s happily ever after. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.
8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn’t always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 28, 2020
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 29, 2020
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 30, 2020
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Sorry, I forgot to finish posting the last three days of June’s Cozy Mystery movies. I sure wish the channel would post the entire month at one time!
If you’re looking for a television series or movie to watch, take a look at the TV and Movies page on my Cozy Mystery site and click on a link (or more!) which will take you to my write-up of the show.
P.S. The above descriptions of the movies were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries website.
