This is hardly an exhaustive list of cozy authors, but for those who are looking for some names to get them going, here is a start...
Joanne Dereske Karen MacInerney
Leslie Meier Nora Charles Alice Kimberly
Lillian Carl Barbara Michaels
Carolyn G Hart Mary Daheim Emily Brightwell
Carola Dunn Marian Babson Nancy Bush
Susan Wittig Albert Laura Childs Cleo Coyle
Anne George Donna Andrews Jennifer Apodaca
Leann Sweeney Deb Baker Sarah Atwell
Maggie Sefton Heather Webber Jill
Churchill,
Kate Boden Livia J. Washburn Tim Myers
Dolores Johnson Nancy Atherton JB Stanley
Ellen Byerrum Jeffrey Cohen Louise Penny
Donna Andrews MC Beaton Hazel Holt
Deanna Rayborn Beth Groundwater Rhys Bowen
Lillian
Jackson Braun Susan Conant Lindsey Davis
Agatha Christie Charlotte
MacLeod Charles Finch
Nancy Pickard Diane Mott Davidson Casey Daniels
Dorothy Dunnett M. M. Kaye
Linda O. Johnston Carol Higgins Clark
Natalie M. Roberts
Hank Phillippi-Ryan
Lorna Barrett Emilie Richards Leslie Meier
LL Bartlett Evelyn David Rhonda Dorsett
Anne George Livia Washburn Lori Avocato
Laurien Berenson Meg Chittenden Nancy J. Cohen
Barbara Colley Denise Dietz Laura Durham
Jerrilyn FarmerJudy Fitzwater Joanne Fluke
Kate Grilley Alesia Holliday Maddy Hunter
Jane Isenberg Toni Kelner Harley Jane Kozak
Evan Marshall Nancy Martin Susan McBride
Tamar Myers Tim Myers Rhonda Pollero
Joanne Pence Michele Scott Sharon Short
Sarah Strohmeyer Denise Swanson Elaine Viets
Jessica Conant-Park Laura Levine Ann B. Ross
Robert Spiller Linda Berry Mike Befeler
Patricia Stoltey Christine Jorgensen
Margaret Coel Christine Goff Kathy Brandt
Lorna Barrett Sarah Atwell Marion Edelmen Borden
Felicia Donovan Natalie M. Roberts Dean James
Clea Simon Gillian Roberts Carolyn Keene
Sarah Graves Kate Kingsbury Robin Paige
Monica Ferris