Many of you may have already noticed this recent trend in mystery titles, especially if you read a lot of cozies. Authors are coming up with such words as “how to” or “guide” to describe their mysteries. Others use “art of” or “unsolicited advice.” If you are planning to knock off your significant other, my unsolicited advice to you would be to discard these before the police show up.

They remind me of my all-time favorite cozy title: I STILL MISS MY MAN BUT MY AIM IS GETTING BETTER by Sarah Shankman.

The following are covers of 14 such titles for your amusement and edification.

Jeff Popple sent me one from Australia.

And one more that is probably not a mystery, but is nevertheless very concerning to a cat owner like me —