Would love to see more cozy mysteries! Whether it’s a traditional one a la Amanda Flower or something a bit more in the vein of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES.
I love bookish or cooking premises, something that is lightly paranormal (think witches or a friendly ghost.) and an animal companion!

#mswl

My queries are open! Please make sure your work matches my MSWL (link in bio) :) #mswl
querytracker.net/query/QueryDany

a lot more Upmarket Women's Fiction/Book Club Fiction and Adult Mystery/Thriller from queer folks and BIPOC women

Begging for books that both have Something to Say and are extremely addictive/fun/compulsive. (I have many books like this, but this is as close to an agent brand as I have) #mswl

Running late on #MSWL Day but HMU if you have smart literary spec work like HOW HIGH WE GO JN THE DARK or STATION ELEVEN with a spiritual twist: whp.submittable.com

My MSWL editor’s page:
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/rebecca-johns/

Happy #MSWL day! Here's my recently-updated, quite specific wishlist: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/ra...

& one more for good luck: I am hankering for a horror novel about the whole tradwife scene. DON'T WORRY DARLING / THE STEPFORD WIVES on the internet ..

Can't wait to get your queries!

Other mysteries I love:
Knives Out
Bad Sisters
Only Murders in the Building
Death and Other Details
Bad Monkey
The Grand Budapest Hotel
No Good Deed

^^if these are your comps, try me! #MSWL

Mysteries I love:
Lavender House
Dial A For Aunties
Last Seen in Santorini
Finlay Donovan is Killing It
Arsenic and Adobo
The Thursday Murder Club
A Deadly Inside Scoop

^^if these are your comps, try me! #MSWL

I love mysteries with:
-fast pacing
-revenge stories
-inheritance stories
-heists
-unique settings
-fun friend groups
-interesting family dynamics
-millennial/genz audiences
-fresh twists on tropes
-series and standalones

I'm on a mystery kick at the moment, so please try me with yours! #MSWL

✨ 2025 MYSTERY #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new mystery authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of mysteries, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.

And I'd like to see some older characters for protagonists (over 40) in SFF and younger MC in Mystery. #MSWL

It's #MSWL Day! 😃 🔍 📖

My most recent white whale project? A chilling, thrilling mystery with a disabled detective - where their disability is a strength.

Wishlist:
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/le...

Submission guidelines:
www.openbooklit.com/submissions

Next open to queries 3/3/25!

Hi, this is Courtney at Handspun Lit participating in #mswl ! I'd love:
- cozy mystery comparable to Richard Osman; fun, feel good, centers a glimpse into unusual lives, character driven.
- high concept women's fiction
- cosy fantasy and sf

Reminder we reopen to queries March 1st!💜

MG, YA or adult, I'm always looking for high-concept, commercial reads. Great plots and hooks. Strong voices and characters in those well-drawn worlds and situations. I'm up for some genre blending. A rom-com in a dystopian world? Agatha Christie in space? Murder mystery and dragons? Do it.

Mystery! Anything from gentile POIROT and MISS FISHER to gritty supernaturally tinged TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY. I'd love a sleuth I can sink my teeth into and I'm really hungry in this space

Hello and a wonderful #MSWL day to you!
Big thank you to manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social
Here's my QM querytracker.net/query/AnneTi...
Wanted: Commercial Fiction
Psychological Horror, Mind-twisting Thriller, Millennial Cozy Mystery, Feminist Historical.

Niche #mswl dream projects: OUTERBANKS X GLASS ONION within small towns with a young cast of characters solving mysteries and riddles.

Mystery: I’m looking for feel-good mysteries that have a cozy vibe but also have some grit to them. Tightly wound mysteries with a fun hook! Also love a sense of community and interesting cast of characters who feel like real people.

Some niche #MSWL dream projects: CRYPTIDS. YA fiction with some mystery, thriller, maybe even horror. Give me the eery Appalachia stories or a chupacabra in Puerto Rico. If you have cryptids, I want to see it.

Still looking for a murder mystery set in space or with a touch of magic that is fun and inclusive! #MSWL

Also helpful to know that I love historical British/BBC mysteries, like Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Endeavor, Grantchester, Dalgliesh. #mswl