by Victoria Fair

It’s 4 a.m. and I can already hear the birds chirping as they usher in a new day. But I have not been to bed yet, and I find their melodic voices are grating on my nerves. I can’t sleep because I’m worried about the direction our country is headed in and my 401(k) that’s going with it. Frustratingly, I flick through television channel after television channel looking for something I haven’t watched or something I want to watch, as I curse the cost of cable for over 150 channels all featuring the same programming. Then, suddenly, I happen upon a channel showing retro television shows. The theme music to Lassie comes on and I’m instantly transported back to my youth. I’m mentally tired and emotionally spent. Before long I find I’m weeping like a child as I remember simpler times watching Lassie with my own dog. Fifi was an adorable toy Poodle with a loving nature and a small but fierce bark. I remember how she would sidle up to me whenever I was in distress or sick.

Suddenly, I was wishing she were here, comforting me as only she knew how; placing her elegant muzzle on my knee and looking up at me as if to say, “Tell me all about it.” Nothing compared to running my fingers through her light apricot fur and gently scratching her ears with my sport-length nails. Fifi was intuitive and smart like many dogs who aid those who are blind or have other medical conditions, and even those who help solve crimes. It’s hard to believe but these miraculous creatures can detect cancer or even don a badge as a K-9 officer, risking their lives every day to sniff out drugs and the bad guys.

So, for month five of the KRL Coming Attractions Column Reading Challenge, and in honor of Fifi and all her years of quiet service in my youth, I’ll be focusing the theme and my Featured 5 on sleuthing dogs. You’ll be fascinated by the tales (pun intended) of Pumpernickel, Athos, Bailey, Neo and Teo as they venture into mystery and danger with their human companions. As always, if you find my recommendations are not to your liking, please feel free to choose any topic you like from the vast selection of new releases on offer for May.

Featured Five

When Leo and his dog Pumpernickel find their Soho office has been ransacked, the last thing they expect to find is a document that is the key to a scandal which led to the death of a popular MP. Their investigations involve them with a global oil company, a glamorous peeress, a young woman lawyer unknowingly attached to an undercover cop, a gay whistleblower, a muscular ex-convict, a prisoner plotting his revenge from jail, and a couple of Oxford students whose love survives all temptations. With the help of Leo’s loving partner, renowned therapist Marion Fitzwalter, and the grudging assistance of veteran crime reporter Dennis Arbuthnot, Leo gets to the heart of a mystery that, were it not for the efforts of the intrepid Pumpernickel, would have resulted in him being killed. — Dead Honest by Peter Buckman, Word of Mouth Books

The Master Sleuths head to Venice to meet their friend, Chief Inspector Oskar Nüring. A supposed miracle healer is visiting the iconic city of canals, offering hope for Oskar’s gravely ill wife. But in the historic palazzo where the Master Sleuths are staying, not everything is as it seems. Athos crosses paths with a very peculiar human, and before long, he and the tiny one are drawn into a deadly adventure — Gangsters, Ghosts, and Gondolas by Alex Wagner

Finally finished with the renovations on her new house, bestselling children’s book author Pris and her trusty bloodhound, Bailey, are finding more opportunities to join the community, including attending the annual town festival. But their efforts are paw-sed when David Townsend, volatile grandson of the late wealthy resident Edward Townsend, comes to fetch his inheritance. After the new arrival riles up several other locals with petty arguments, the once sleepy town goes barking mad. Before long, the wealthy bachelor disappears without a trace, and the police suspect foul play. Bailey’s tracking instincts helped them collar the last criminal in Crosbyville, so the cops turn to Pris and her sweet hound to track down David. But on their search-and-rescue mission, Pris and Bailey sniff out fraud, theft, and a body. Before they know it, both are hackles-deep inside another homicide investigation. Can the unlikely duo chase down the killer, or will they be left chasing their own tails? — Hounding a Killer by Kallie E. Benjamin, Berkley

Ex-Inspector Tom Ramsay is called in to help a musician who has been arrested for murder. The police have suggested the musician ask for his help because although they have the evidence they need to put her on trial, they have some doubts. Ramsay isn’t convinced by her plea of innocence until a second murder occurs. — Murder at a Musical Retreat by P. C. James

Divorcee’ Penelope starts a new chapter in a town known for its boutiques. But when handyman Ricky’s body is found behind her shop, the old cliché, shop ’til you drop, suddenly becomes a reality. Her curiosity piqued over the unsolved murder, she sets out to unearth the truth with her bite-sized sidekick, Teo the Teacup Chihuahua, in tow. When town gossip reveals Ricky’s shady past and his recent argument with Harry Cutter, the suspect list begins to form. As Penelope’s investigation progresses, George Albright’s guarded demeanor toward the victim sets off security alarms. She knows the truth is dangerously near as unexpected warnings and near-misses start coming. Penelope must crack this case quickly before she becomes the next clearance item. — Shop ’til you Drop Dead by Tessa Aura

May 1
A Darker Kind of War (Esther and the Professor Cozy World War Two Mysteries, Book 4) by Tia Brown
All That Shines (Glitter Bay Mysteries, Book 2) by Diane Bator
Auburn Avenue: 1912 (An Auburn Avenue Mystery, Book 2) by D. L. Jordan
Battlemints of Blue (Mayson-Dickson Mysteries Book, Book 6) by Jocie McKade
Deep Current Detective (Mystic Water Cozy Mystery, Book 2) by Lishla Barron
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? (A Totally ’80s Cozy Mystery, Book 2) by T. M. Agerton
Falafel and Fatalities (Alphabet Soup Mysteries Series, Book 6) by Erica J Whelton
Final Curtain Call (Inspector Boyle Series, Book 3) by J. H. Roche
Friends are Forever (The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series, Book 16) by Mike Martin
Gum and Ghouls (Witchy Candy Shop Mystery Series, Book 3) by Nyx Halliwell
Knitters Anonymous (Surrealistic Collection, Book 1) by Anna Emm
Malevolence at Daisy Hill Farm (Lexi Loafer Mysteries, Book 4) by Kat Stone
More Than Murder (More Than Murder, Book 1) by Jayne Chard
Murder With a Slice of Pie (Ivy Clark Mysteries, Book 6) by Kristy T Dixon
Ouija & Haints in the Silent City (A Cardboard Cottage Mystery, Book 5) by Jane Elzey
Pads, Purses, and Plum Pudding (A Paddy’s Peelers Mystery, Book 2) by Aubrey Wynne
Sentences and Spells (Magical Bookstore Mysteries, Book 6) by Sue Hollowell
That Time The Mermaid Made Mayhem (An Ava Storm Supernatural Mystery, Book 3) by Mathiya Adams
The Angler’s Deadly Catch (Silver Springs Mysteries, Book 5) by Liz Lamar
The Curse of Arundel Hall (The Yellow Cottage Vintage Mysteries, Book 2) by J. New
The Devil’s Draper by Donna Moore
The Gilded Page (The Hawk and Rose Mysteries, Book 2) by R. C. Griffin
The Lost Diamond (A Black Feather Mystery, Book 12) by Ellen Barksdale
The Mystery of the Cursed Estate (Artifacts and Apparitions, Book 7) by Tammy Beck
Transatlantic Terror Cruise (Cruising Through Midlife: Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries, Book 11) by Addison Moore
Villainous in Vermont (Moose on the Roof Books, Book 2) by Bonnie Stock
Widows and Orphans (A Quill & Packet Mystery, Book 2) by Elizabeth Renzetti & Kate Hilton

May 2
A Quiet Belief in Murder (Titan McCannigan Mysteries, Book 4) by Dennis Anthony
A Shamefaced Murder (The Devonshire Mysteries, Book 6) by Michael Campling
Deadly Deciduous (A Delilah Green Cozy Mystery, Book 6) by Fiona Grace
Hoaxes and Hauntings (A Spellbound Bookshop Mystery, Book 7) by J. A. Whiting
Latte Legacies (Sarah’s Secrets Mysteries, Book 2) by Sarah Macey
Murder On The Royal County Course (Rupert Mulligan Golfing Mysteries, Book 1) by Chris Franklin
The Middlesbrough Merlin (The Stringer & Bird Mysteries, Book 1) by Mark Hadlett
When You Witch Upon A Grudge (Foxglove Falls Mysteries, Book 13) by Corrine Winters

May 3
Christmas in Castillo (The Karen McLaren Cozy Mystery Series, Book 4) by Clara Seacroft
Murder and the Brickyard (Taco Truck Mysteries, Book 3) by Dennis Shock
Patchwork Perils (Quilting Cozy Mysteries, Book 7) by Kathryn Mykel
Shudder Pulp (Charley Scott Mystery, Book 2) by Vanessa Westermann
The Bindery’s First Chihauliday by Maya Black
The Case of the Poisoned Violets (Annie Archer Paranormal Mysteries, Book 10) by Daisy Landish

May 4
Bitten in the Bathroom (Brown’s Books, Book 2) by Abigail Thorne
Funnel Cake and Fairies (A Broomstick Bay Paranormal Cozy Mystery, Book 6) by RaShelle Workman
Murder at the Ponte Vecchio (An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery, Book 11) by T. A. Williams
Murder on a Wednesday (Monthly Murder Movie Club Cozy Mystery, Book 3) by Marcy Blesy

May 5
Book Club Murder (Maplewood Mysteries, Book 1) by Kathleen Guire
Dead in the Ditch (Elmo Simpson Mysteries, Book 3) by J.C. Kenney
Murder and Mishaps (The Witches of Whittaker Mysteries, Book 2) by Wendy Ledger
The Apple Falls Not Far (A Raven and Fisher Mystery, Book 6) by Ambrose Parry
The Judas Monk Murders (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series, Book 4) by Anna Elliott & Charles Veley
Spandex & Sleuthing (The Dominion Point Mystery Series, Book 1) by Isadora Brown & H. C. Cardona
Three for the Kill (The Cat Caliban Mysteries, Book 3) by D.B. Borton
When You Witch Upon A Kiss (Foxglove Falls Mysteries, Book 14) by Corrine Winters

May 6
#Throwback for Murder: (Trending Topic Mysteries, Book 4) by Sarah E. Burr
A Fatal Necessity (A Herbert Reardon Mystery, Book 6) by Marjorie Eccles
A Legacy of Lies (The Bookshop Mysteries, Book 3) by S. A. Reeves
A Pinch of Peril (A Cafe Crimes Cozy Mystery Series, Book 8) by Simone Stier
A Poisonous Silence (A Deadly Twenties Mystery, Book 2) by Jenny Adams
A Senior Citizen’s Guide to Life on the Run by Gwen Florio
Big Bad Wool (A Sheep Detective Story, Book 2) by Leonie Swann
Champagne Toast, Murder Chaser (River Bend Vineyard Cozy Mysteries, Book 4) by Joni Folger
Cold Comfort (Elsie Hargrove Mysteries, Book 5) by Claire Blackwood
Contemplation of a Crime (A Helen Thorpe Mystery, Book 3) by Susan Juby
Death of a Legend (Myrtle Beach Mysteries, Book 8) by Caleb Wygal
Detective Aunty (Kausar Khan Investigates, Book 1) by Uzma Jalaluddin
Diamond in the Ruff (A Wiggle Butt Manor Mystery, Book 1) by Cindy Goyette
Dying to Read (A Survivors’ Book Club Mystery, Book 5) by Lynn Cahoon
False Gold (An Abbot Agency Mystery, Book 18) by Veronica Heley
Grave Decisions (A Charlotte Graves Mystery, Book 2) by Debra DuPree Williams
Hounding a Killer (A Bailey the Bloodhound Mystery, Book 2) by Kallie E. Benjamin
Last Witch Attempt (Wicked Witches of the Midwest, Book 26) by Amanda M. Lee
Murder in the Grotto (A British Stately Home Mystery, Book 2) by Amy Myers
No Mercy for the Innocent (Mystery of Old San Francisco, Book 8) by Nancy Herriman
Rings and Rumours (Seaspray Isle Witch Mysteries, Book 1) by Mara Webb
Shot Through the Book (A Lighthouse Library Mystery, Book 12) by Eva Gates
Skeletons In the Closet (A Return to Magic Cozy Mystery, Book 9) by Lily Harper Hart
The Beast of Littleton Woods (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 12) by T E Kinsey
The Innocence Factor (Cottage on Gooseberry Bay, Book 18) by Kathi Daley
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, Book 2) by Alison Goodman
The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
The Spirits at the Storyteller (The Women of Sullivan’s Pointe Series, Book 1) by Heidi Meoak

May 7
Death and Crow-Struction (A Murder of Crows Mysteries, Book 3) by Harmony Hex
Murder in the Throne Room by Patti Petrone Miller
Mystery at Hideaway House (An Eve Mallow Mystery, Book 14) by Clare Chase
The Case of the Kona Curse by Emily Karmazin
The Ruthless Rice (Julie Cavallo Investigates, Book 8) by Ana T. Drew
Weddings & Wands (A Book Store Cozy Mystery, Book 12) by Lucinda Race
When You Witch Upon A Shiver (Foxglove Falls Mysteries, Book 15) by Corrine Winters

May 8
Death of a Sandscratcher (The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency, Book 14) by Mandy Morton
Fires in Flux Sector (The Lady Elizabeth Cozies in Space, Book 6) by Diana Xarissa
Found Drowned (May Keaps, Book 2) by B. K. Duncan
The Secret of Lockwood Manor (The Grumpy Ghost, Book 2) by Maggie March
The Wheel Truth (The Dahlia Wildes Magical Mysteries, Book 5) by Nova Nelson
Which Pairs Best with Murder? (Mermaid Bay Wine Mystery, Book 1) by Lynn Joseph

May 9
Bouquets, Betrayal, and Burial (Thorne Sister Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series, Book 2) by D. G. Thomas
Shop ’til you Drop Dead (A Penelope Sinclair Cozy Murder Mystery, Book 1) by Tessa Aura
The Body in the Igloo (Sunset Lodge Mysteries, Book 9) by Diana Xarissa
The Venice Murders (A Flora Steele Mystery, Book 11) by Merryn Allingham
The Wordsworth Key (Regency Secrets, Book 3) by Julia Golding

May 10
A Mythical Case of Theft (A Mythical Pet Sitting Mystery, Book 3) by Melissa Erin Jackson
Baked for Christmas (Jane and Kennedy Daniels Mysteries, Book 6) by Daisy Landish
Purrfect Ransom (The Mysteries of Max, Book 96) by Nic Saint
The Case of the Outrageous Osprey (A Julia Lives in a Van Mystery, Book 12) by L. C. Richards

May 12
A Taste of Trouble (A Clowder Cats Cozy Mystery, Book 5) by Courtney McFarlin
Apparitions & Anniversaries (The Harper Quinn Paranormal Mystery Series, Book 4) by Kira Jane Harper
Layers and Larceny (Cassie Desmarais Mysteries, Book 6) by Tammy Beck
London’s Lethal Legacy (A Beatrice Holloway Mystery, Book 5) by C. J. Arden
Whisking up Whodunits by Eliza Floretta

May 13
A Charming Touch of Tarot (The Gin & Tarot Club, Book 2) by Melissa Holtz
A Most Parisian Murder (An Opal Laplume Mystery, Book 1) by Millicent Binks
Alchemy and Afterlives (Midlife is Magic Series, Book 5) by Clare Lockhart
Fairy in the Mourning (Mistbrook Manor, Book 2) by A.N. Sage
Ghost in the Garden (Silver & Grey, Book 3) by Mary Lancaster
Killer at the County Show (The Malvern Mysteries, Book 5) by Kate Wells
Marble Hall Murders (Susan Ryeland Series, Book 3) by Anthony Horowitz
Media Made Murder (Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 35) by Leslie Langtry
Medium Roast by Shannon Ryan
Murder at Mablethorpe Castle (A Harlowe & Fitch Historical Mystery, Book 1) by Elizabeth Rose
No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding (The Vacation Mysteries, Book 2) by Catherine Mack
Peach Blossom Peril (Claire’s Candles Cozy Mystery, Book 12) by Agatha Frost
Smoke and Embers (Inspector Troy, Book 9) by John Lawton
The Cost of a Hostage (A Lane Winslow Mystery, Book 12) by Iona Whishaw
The Silversmith’s Puzzle (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, Book 4) by Nev March
The Stolen Heart (The Kyiv Mysteries, Book 2) by Andrey Kurkov
Trouble for Your Thoughts (A Kalli Ballas Mystery, Book 6) by Kari Lee Townsend

May 14
Busted and Bail Money (Cozy Mysteries on the Open Road, Book 2) by CeeCee James
Cabana Bay (Cabana Bay Mystery Series, Book 1) by Ruben D. Gonzales
Continuity Killing (Beyond The Veil Detectives, Book 2) by Saffron Amatti
Ghost in the Brew (Kami White Para(normal) Mystery, Book 3) by E. L. Oakes
The Fatal Bouquet (The Pearl Hotel Cozy Mystery Series, Book 4) by Nancy Pennick

May 15
A Jar of Thursday (Sherlock and Jack, Book 1) by Liz Hedgecock
A Justified Death (Dr. Margaret Demeray Mystery, Book 5) by Paula Harmon
August: Treasure (Tim Brown Mysteries, Book 8) by Jan Fancy Hull
Checked Out at the Snowy Plover Inn (Snowy Plover Inn Cozy Mysteries, Book 1) by Deanna Nese
Crime from Another Time: Stories of Mystery and Suspense by David H. Hendrickson
Dangerous Sea (Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne, Book 4) by David Roberts
Killer Granola (A Sea Glass Beach Mystery, Book 3) by Amelia Pine
Milo’s Garden Mystery (Milo’s Mysteries, Book 2) by Victoria LK Williams
Mrs. Spy by M. J. Robotham
Murder at the Osborne Outlet (Ruth Morgan Mystery Series, Book 5) by Peter Jay Black
Put Another Crime in the Jukebox (Sunny Side Up Mysteries, Book 2) by Misty Simon
Rosemary and Rage (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries, Book 7) by Carly Winter
Shot Through the Tart (The Laughing Loaf Bakery Mysteries, Book 7) by Victoria Kazarian
The Artist’s Secret (Seabrook Cozy Mystery Series, Book 3) by Dianne Harman
The Long Shadow of Murder (Will Rees Mystery Series, Book 12) by Eleanor Kuhns
The Maypole Murders (Kit and Mary Aston Mysteries, Book 4) by Jack Murray
Tom Gurney of Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 28) by C. S. Woolley

May 16
A Splash of Murder (Mermaid Springs Mysteries, Book 1) by Evaine Wells
An Auction of Secrets (A Cotswold Antique Mystery, Book 1) by Victoria Tait
Apawling Magic (Unfamiliar Magic, Book 4) by Paula Lester
Fur and Fury (Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator Cozy Mystery, Book 24) by P. D. Workman
Wedding Belles in Lower Dimblebrook (Isabelle Darby Cozy Village Mysteries, Book 5 ) by Julie Butterfield
Witch Familiar Curse (Superior Bay Witch Doctor Mysteries, Book 4) by Paula Lester

May 17
Kidnapped on Guy Fawkes’ (Jane and Kennedy Daniels Mysteries, Book 7) by Daisy Landish
Slander in Somerset (Mill-Upon-Mortlake Cozy Historical Mysteries, Book 4) by M. Culler

May 18
The Monstrous Murders (The Alewives of Colmar, Book 3) by Elizabeth R. Andersen

May 19
A Witch Awakens (Fire Circle Mysteries, Book 1) by Ellis Elliott
Death at the Highland Loch (Lady Poppy Proudfoot, Book 1) by Lydia Travers
Double Take (Cathedral Mysteries, Book 5) by Barbara Siebeneick
Four Fatal Elements (The Cat Caliban Mysteries, Book 4) by D.B. Borton
Murder by Masquerade (Moon’s Landing Cozy Mystery Series, Book 9) by Shelley Weiss
Pistachio Peril (A Cookie’s Creamery Mystery, Book 14) by Kathleen Suzette
Vanilla and Vendettas (Frosted Misfortunes Mysteries, Book 3) by Lisa Siefert

May 20
Bonnie Writes the Beatles: New York! (Cozy Beatles Mystery, Book 3) by Kal Smagh
Death at a Highland Wedding (Rip Through Time Novels, Book 4) by Kelley Armstrong
First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Black Horse Inn Mystery, Book 1) by Amy M Bennett
Heist in Little Leaf Creek (A Little Leaf Creek Cozy Mystery, Book 27) by Cindy Bell
Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin
Kidnapped (The Browns of Butcher’s Hill, Book 1) by Holly Bush
Magic Spells and Wedding Bells (A Spellbrooke Mystery Series, Book 6) by Renee Marski
Night in the City by Michael McGarrity
Peril in Piccadilly (Pippa Darling Mysteries, Book 7) by Jenna Bennett
Poisoned Passover (Torah Group Mystery, Book 2) by Susan Van Dusen
The Culinary Caper (By Cook or By Crook, Book 1) by Nick Greenberg
The Heart’s Choice (Cotton Cops Mysteries, Book 1) by Anna Markland

May 21
Blackmail and Kitty Tails (A Purr-fect Relic Cozy Mystery, Book 5) by DeAnna Drake
Death by Dreidel (Holly Swimsuit Mystery, Book 6) by Susie Black
The Cat and the Codex (Aunt Alice’s Bookshop Mysteries, Book 2) by Julie Ecker
The Dog Ladies: A Cozy Murder Mystery by Julie Titterington

May 22
A Lethal Cocktail (The Woolf & Bell Mysteries, Book 2) by Ciar Byrne
A New Leash On Life (A Canine Crew Mystery, Book 3) by Fiona Grace
A Witch’s Whisk & Whodunit (The Espresso Witch Mysteries, Book 3) by Samaire Wynne
A Study in Black Brew by Marie Howalt
Afternoon Absentea (Baker’s SurpRISE Mysteries Book 2) by R. A. Hutchins
Deeds and Deceptions (Northern Lights Cozy Mysteries, Book 2) by Cheryl Dougan
Inlaid to Rest (The Charm Island Mystery Series, Book 3) by Casey Griffin
Murder at a Musical Retreat (One Man and His Dog Cozy Mysteries, Book 6) by P. C. James
Murder in Oxford (Blind Detective, Book 9) by Christina Koning
Secrets in St Ives (St Ives Mysteries, Book 2) by Deborah Fowler
Witch’s Brew & Book Shop Clues (The Espresso Witch Mysteries, Book 1) by Samaire Wynne
Witchy Whispers & Tea Leaves (The Espresso Witch Mysteries, Book 2) by Samaire Wynne

May 23
A Brew-Tea-Ful Disaster (Mercy Ingram Mysteries, Book 2) by Lia Davis
A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment (The Lord Julian Mysteries, Book 9) by Grace Burrowes
A Novel Murder: The Rare Book Dealer’s Demise (Books N’ Botanicals: A Yorkshire Coast Cozy Mystery, Book 1) by Annie Denver
A Slip in the Dark (Tiggy Jones Mystery Series, Book 5) by Virginia King
Coven Crime Catastrophe (The Raspberry Witch Mysteries, Book 3) by Samaire Wynne
Funerals and Familiars (Willowmere Mysteries, Book 1)by Carmen Radtke
Moonstone Manor Mystery (The Raspberry Witch Mysteries, Book 2) by Samaire Wynne
Murder at the English Manor (A Miss Underhay Mystery, Book 20) by Helena Dixon
Murder in the Making (An Evie Parker Mystery, Book 23) by Sonia Parin
The Lady and the World’s Fair (Lady Inventor Mysteries, Book 3) by Brittany E. Brinegar & J. E. Brinegar
Witching Hour Whodonut (The Raspberry Witch Mysteries, Book 1) by Samaire Wynne

May 24
Death By The Orchard (A Quiet Town Mystery, Book 3) by Bia Brown
Robbed on Twelfth Night (Jane and Kennedy Daniels Mysteries, Book 8) by Daisy Landish

May 25
A Perk of Trouble (Killer Coffee Mysteries, Book 17) by Tonya Kappes
Bullets and Beignets (A Seaside French Patisserie Mystery, Book 3) by Kat Bellemore

May 26
The Captain’s Last Secret (A Nubble Point Mystery) by Johanna Ainsley
The Gresham Scandal (The Rannoch Fraser Mysteries, Book 31) by Tracy Grant
The Surgeon’s House by Jody Cooksley
Trail of the Ancients (Seabreeze Mysteries, Book 5) by Salem Karven

May 27
A Cyclist’s Guide to Villains & Vines (A Cyclist’s Guide Mystery, Book 2) by Ann Claire
Bodies and Battlements (The Ravensea Castle Series, Book 1) by Elizabeth Penney
Body on the Beach (Pearl Sands Beach Resort Cozy Mystery, Book 6) by Danielle Collins & Millie Briggs
Deadly Drafts by Courtny Drydale
Doggone Bones (A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery, Book 29) by Carolyn Haines
Famous Last Words (Mackenzie Owens Mysteries, Book 7) by Jasmine Webb
In Cold Brewed (A Roastwood Hollow Cozy Mystery Series, Book 2) by Kristin Helling
Milestones, Magic and Murder (Witchy at Fifty Cozy Mystery, Book 1) by Bella Colby
Millionaire’s Shortbread and Murder (Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery, Book 34) by Agatha Frost
My Father Always Finds Corpses by Lee Hollis
Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries, Book 4) by Mary Lee Ashford
Fortune or Folly (Resort at Castaway Bay, Book 10) by Kathi Daley
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg (A Domestic Diva Mystery, Book 18) by Krista Davis
The Gravedigger’s Almanac (A Leopold von Herzfeldt Case, Book 1) by Oliver Pötzsch
The Potting Shed Murder (A Hill House Vintage Murder Mystery, Book 1) by Paula Sutton
The Rio Affair (Hattie James, Book 2) by Stacy Lynn Miller
The Spirit Moves (A Haunted Haven Mystery, Book 4) by Carol J. Perry
Toxic Massage (Luna Mare Spa Mysteries, Book 2) by Ellie Cassidy

May 28
Christening in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 29) by C. S. Woolley
Murder Most Spirited (Ravenwood Inn Cozy Ghost Mysteries, Book 3) by Jamie Lee Scott
The Dress Was Red (Mountain Girl, P.I., Book 1) by C.C. Bolick
The Engineer’s Nemesis (Lady Georgia Brunel Mysteries, Book 3) by Shelley Adina

May 29
An Enigmatic Woman (Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series, Book 10) by Sarah F. Noel
Dangerous Dusting (Clean Sweep Cozy Mysteries, Book 13) by Dianne Harman
Wedding at Dunhaven Castle (Cate Kensie Cozy Mysteries, Book 10) by Nellie H. Steele

May 30
A Riverside Robbery (A Stoneybrook Mystery, Book 14) by Eryn Scott
A Witchy Spookfest (Witches of Whispering Pines, Book 4) by Rhonda Hopkins
All I Haunt for Christmas (Mystic Mutt Mysteries, Book 6) by Ellen Riggs
Campfires and Dead Liars (Max’s Campervan Case Files, Book 14) by Tyler Rhodes
Dahlias, Deceit, and Doom (Thorne Sister Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series, Book 3) by D. G. Thomas
Dead Honest (The Pumpernickel Mysteries, Book 2) by Peter Buckman
Happy Murder at Haines House (Anastasia Romanov Adventures, Book 4) by Auburn Seal
Parties, Pavlova & Poison (The Just Desserts Club Mysteries, Book 1) by Daisy James
Zombies and Zinfandel (Monster Match, Book 4) by Rose Kent

May 31
A Dead End Wedding (Tiger’s Eye Mysteries, Book 13) by Alyssa Day
A Murder in Mayfair (Rosalynd & Steele Mysteries, Book 1) by Magda Alexander
A Rocky Renovation (A Rocky Rollins Mystery, Book 3) by Gioya McRae
After The Tempest (The Lotus Bay Mysteries, Book 5) by Lorraine Bartlett
Death at the Green Man (Veronica Vale Investigates, Book 8) by Kitty Kildare
Future Tense (Ellis McFadden Mysteries, Book 3) by Kristen Painter
Gangsters, Ghosts, and Gondolas (A Case for the Master Sleuths, Book 11) by Alex Wagner
Hex No! (A Willow Berne Paranormal Cozy Mystery, Book 1) by Deidre Bjorson
Honey Cake Halloween (Mysteries à la Mode, Book 9) by Tammy Beck
Killer by Candlelight (Suzy Spencer Mysteries, Book 6) by Lis Howell
Lethal Secret (The Seacastle Mysteries, Book 8) by P. J. Skinner
Murder at Blind Beck (Detective Inspector Skelgill Investigates, Book 25) by Bruce Beckham
Murder at the Wedding (A Maisie Cooper Mystery, Book 6) by Greg Mosse
Murdered at the May Day Ball (Jane & Kennedy Daniels Mysteries, Book 9) by Daisy Landish
Paw and Order (Twilight Hollow Witchy Cozy Mysteries, Book 9) by Sara Christene
Poison in the Pie Dough (Willow Mystery, Book 2) by Juliette N. Daniels
The Case of the Haunting at Hanging Lake (Ghostly Glenwood Mysteries Paranormal Cozy Mystery, Book 8) by B I Skinner
Tipsy Tea (Camping Girl, Book 7) by Josephine Beintema

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Victoria Fair is a rabbit rescuer and foster for disabled rabbits by day and an avid cozy mystery and historical mystery reviewer and beta reader by night. When she’s not reading, drinking a steady stream of tea, or advocating for animals, you can find her arranging author takeovers for the Cozy Mystery Lovers/Meg’s Cozy Corner Facebook group, a strong community of cozy mystery and historical mystery lovers. They’re always welcoming new members so don’t be afraid to check them out.