According to Puxatawney Phil, we’re looking at 6 more weeks of winter. So grab your Snuggie and a hot beverage and relax with some local cozy mysteries. The following authors write mysteries with San Francisco or Bay Area settings.

Juliet Blackwell features both Lily Ivory, a vintage clothing shop owner in SF, and Mel Turner, who renovates historic homes in the city.

Kate Carlisle’s main sleuth is Brooklyn Wainwright, a rare book expert in SF.

Lee Goldberg writes the popular Mr. Monk series set in San Francisco. Fans of the television show are familiar with the brilliant though neurotic Adrian Monk, a retired detective in the city by the bay.

Nadia Gordon cooks up some delicious whodunits with Chef Sunny McCoskey in Napa Valley.

Rebecca Hale’s mysteries tell the tale of two cats, Rupert and Isabella, in an antique shop in SF. They’re ably assisted and fed by their accountant person.

Nancy Lynn Jarvis chronicles the escapades of Regan McHenry, a realtor in Santa Cruz.

Lisa Lutz’s funny stories feature Izzy Spellman, a San Francisco Private Investigator, and the rest of the quirky Spellman clan.

In Marcia Muller’s long running series, the iconic sleuth, Sharon McCone, is a crack investigator based in San Francisco.

Diane Orgain’s character, Kate Conolly, is a full-time new mom from San Francisco, who part-time sleuthing is recounted in the Maternal Instincts series.

Michele Scott’s Nikki Sands doesn’t “wine” when she runs into trouble managing her vineyard in Napa Valley.

Terri Thayer pieces together the stories of Dewey Pellicano, owner of a quilt shop in Santa Clara County.

Penny Warner’s gumshoe, Presley Parker, is a bay area party planner extraordinaire.

If you’re feeling really adventurous, and you want to leave the comforts of the couch, you may want to check out the wonderful exhibit, Bullets Across the Bay at UC Berkeley’s Doe Library. This first class display features crime fiction set in San Francisco and the Bay Area. It will run through February 29, 2012. The shear number and variety of work on display here is truly amazing. The labor of love took almost 18 months to put together. It’s no surprise that the incomparable Dashiell Hammett reigns as the primary influence.