Cozy mystery read-through: how many readers reach book 2?

We took every series with 3+ books in the Kindle Cozy Mystery Top 60 on Amazon.com (October 24, 2026) and measured read-through two ways: Amazon ratings per book and Best Sellers Rank per book.

63%median book 1 → 2, by ratings (28 series)
55%median book 1 → 2, by sales rank (24 series)
52%median book 1 → 3, by ratings
18 of 28series with book 1 in Kindle Unlimited (where checked)
18 of 28series are indie, no traditional or digital-first publisher (where checked)

What stands out

All series

SeriesBooksBook 1→2 (ratings)Book 1→2 (rank)Book 1→3 (ratings)Book 1 in KUTypeCalculator
Lord Edgington Investigates Abroad
Benedict Brown
693%91%107%YesIndieopen
Lakeside Cottage Cozy Mysteries
Cindy Bell
887%42%57%YesIndieopen
Wicked Witches of Cauldron Hollow
Sara Bourgeois
886%87%76%YesIndieopen
The Inn at Holiday Bay
Kathi Daley
2081%93%74%YesIndieopen
A Spell's Angels Cozy Mystery
Amanda M. Lee
1678%106%68%NoIndieopen
DI Hillary Greene
FAITH MARTIN
2075%58%60%YesPublisheropen
Yorkshire Murder Mysteries
J. R. Ellis
1273%55%64%NoPublisheropen
The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries
PETER BOLAND
672%45%46%YesPublisheropen
A Luna Thorn Witchy Mystery
Amanda M. Lee
870%55%69%NoIndieopen
The Secret Detective Agency
Helena Dixon
469%57%66%YesPublisheropen
The Ruth Morgan Mysteries
Peter Jay Black
469%59%51%YesPublisheropen
Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries
Amy Boyles
2068%20%56%YesIndieopen
Wicked Witches of Coventry
Sara Bourgeois
1167%63%59%YesIndieopen
Cruising Through Midlife: Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries
Addison Moore
1665%29%59%NoIndieopen
Thursday Murder Club Mysteries
Richard Osman
561%37%51%NoPublisheropen
The Chiltern Hills Mysteries
Anthea Fraser
1059%13%53%YesPublisheropen
A Piper Harris Mystery
Deany Ray
755%28%42%YesIndieopen
Florida Keys Mystery Series
Deborah Brown
2054%59%43%YesIndieopen
A Novel Detectives Mystery
Ellie Alexander
453%68%43%YesPublisheropen
Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers
Steve Higgs
751%23%65%NoIndieopen
Pacific Northwest K-9 Mysteries
Sophie Lyon
347%60% *32%NoIndieopen
Twilight Hollow Witchy Cozy Mysteries
Sara Christene
1047%28%38%NoIndieopen
An Eve Mallow Mystery
Clare Chase
1647%–36%NoPublisheropen
Bought-the-Farm Mystery
Ellen Riggs
2044%84%36%YesIndieopen
Bookstore Café Mysteries
Alex Erickson
1541%3%51%YesPublisheropen
Driftwood Harbor Bookshop Mysteries
Veronica Mixon
339%25% *33%YesIndieopen
Miss Fortune Mysteries
Jana DeLeon
2031%–26%NoIndieopen
Charming Mysteries
Joann Keder
531%2%24%YesIndieopen

* Book 2 released in the last 60 days, so its rank is inflated by launch. “open” loads the series into the free calculator.

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Method and limits

Sample: Kindle Store › Mystery › Cozy best sellers, ranks 1–60, amazon.com, captured October 24, 2026. Series counted once, only if book 1 is listed with 200+ ratings and the series has at least 3 released numbered books (novellas, box sets and pre-orders skipped; a book with under 25% of the previous book's ratings is treated as a fresh release and the series is cut there). These are bestselling series, so expect them to beat the average series in the genre.

Ratings read-through = ratings on book N ÷ ratings on book 1. Lifetime and stable, but book 1 usually collects extra early reviews, so this understates true read-through. Rank read-through = estimated daily sales of book N ÷ book 1, with sales ∝ rank−0.9, from a single-day snapshot; promotions and new releases move it a lot.

Publisher type comes from the “Publisher” field of book 1; author-owned imprints count as indie. KU = Kindle Unlimited badge on book 1's page that day. Estimates from public data, not sales reports. Not affiliated with Amazon.