Light-Hearted Mysteries for Spring

Published Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Spring has sprung! Cast off the cold and dreary winter by reading a light-hearted mystery. These mysteries offer all the intrigue but without the gruesome details and bleak settings commonly found in their counter parts. They are light reads with quirky characters who can make you laugh out loud. Try these mysteries for some laughter, adventure, and a hint of whimsy.

Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery

by Spencer Quinn

Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of Dog on It, and Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator, take a new case involving a frantic mother and her missing teenage daughter. With Chet’s highly trained nose leading the way, their hunt takes them into the desert to biker bars and other exotic locales—until the bad guys turn the tables and the resourceful duo lands in the “paws of peril”. This book will have you panting for more Chet and Bernie adventures.

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Squeeze Me

by Carl Hiasson

This is a hilarious novel of social and political intrigue, set against the glittering backdrop of Florida’s gold coast. It involves a missing prominent member of geriatric high society, a group of women who have a club dedicated to supporting the President who spends half the year at the “Winter White House”, a monster-sized Burmese python and Angie Armstrong, wildlife wrangler extraordinaire.

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Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery

by Alan Bradley

Set in the English countryside in 1950, this book features Flavia de Luce, a precocious 11-year-old sleuth who pulls herself away from her beloved chemistry lab in order to clear her father in a murder investigation. She is intrigued by inexplicable events, including the discovery a dying man in the cucumber patch. Flavia finds this to be “the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.”

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Still LIfe

by Louise Penny

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec and his team are called to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. We are introduced to the residents of the village of Three Pines. As Gamache remarks, “It was a town full of lovely people. Too bad one of them was a murderer." Despite being about murder, the book is infused with a sense of kindness and a faith in humanity that is quite refreshing.

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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

by Benjamin Stevenson

This is a witty twist on classic whodunits. This book is a bit unique because it has a narrator, speaking in first person, but deliberately speaking to the reader as if recounting his tale in person. There are lots of clues and red herrings to keep you guessing.

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About the Author

Sally has been working at EPL since 2015. More often than not, you can find her downstairs in the Youth Library, but she makes guest appearances upstairs! Sally has worked for years in the field of social work and guidance counseling, but has always dreamed of working in a library. Dreams do come true!