by Shawn Stevens
Fall is here with the cooler temps and colorful foliage. With October around the corner so are these new releases.
Becca is preparing for the Baking Spirits Bright holiday baking competition, a popular annual event. She’s planning to enter an edible model of Larch Haven. However, things heat up when an entrant is found stabbed with Becca’s chipper. Can Becca figure this one out? ~ Baking Spirits Bright by Sarah Fox
Samantha Sweet and her daughter Kelly investigate the murder of Gabrial who was killed a hundred years ago. Can they do it before all the secrets from the past come out? ~ Haunted Sweets by Connie Shelton
Merry’s got a full plate, her Chechen brothers-in-law are moving in with her after their pregnant wives kicked them out, and the troop illegally adopting a sullen turkey vulture. And her favorite ice cream parlor, has been condemned! Moody would be feeling her wrath…if he hadn’t been murdered by zombies inside the haunted house! Following a cryptic series of confusing clues and dodging a hail of bullets, Merry needs to find the killer fast if she’s going to save this Halloween! ~ Monster Mash Murder by Leslie Langtry
Harlow Cassidy is creating the perfect costume for her friend Josie’s Halloween party. She hopes she can she sew her own wishes and dreams into the Wednesday Addams dress. But fashion turns fatal when the Halloween party takes a dark turn. One of the party-goers is found dead next to the toppled barrel of apples and so many people have a potential motive, including Harlow’s good friend Orphie. Not only does Harlow need to get to the truth about the murder, she needs to keep her ghostly great-grandmother under wraps before the secret Cassidy charm isn’t so secret anymore. ~ Bobbin for Answers by Melissa Bourbon
Misty’s boys finished their exams and are “home” from college for the winter break, planning to spend most of their time snowboarding at the ski resort. While taking a few runs down Rocky’s sledding hill, they discover a funny-looking, nose-shaped rock. Only it’s not a rock. It’s the frozen nose of Nigel Goodwin, who’s found dead and buried under the mound of snow. Who put the developer on ice and why? ~ Snow Place for Murder by Diane Kelly
Here is a sampling of some new Cozy, Historical and Paranormal Mysteries.
New Leash on Life (Gone to the Dogs – Book 6) by Kathleen Y’Barbo, Release Date October 1, 2023
Murder at the Willcotts Hotel (Janet Simpson Cozy Mystery) by Sasscer Hill, Release Date October 1, 2023
Scares and Dares (A Book Store Cozy Mystery – Book 4) by Lucinda Race, Release Date October 1, 2023
Murder Among the Dead (Redmond and Haze Mystery – Book 12) by Irina Shapiro, Release Date October 2, 2023
Murders of a Feather (Dr. Kate Vet Mystery – Book 3) by Eileen Brady, Release Date October 3, 2023
Caught on the Book (An Antique Bookshop Mystery – Book 4) by Laura Gail Black, Release Date October 3, 2023
Cold Turkey (A Tish Tarragon mystery – Book 7) by Amy Patricia Meade, Release Date October 3, 2023
Last Word to the Wise (Christie Bookshop Mystery – Book2) by Ann Claire, Release Date October 3, 2023
Mrs. Pargeter’s Patio (A Mrs. Pargeter Mystery – Book 9) by Simon Brett, Release Date October 3, 2023
Hallo-waiian Murder Mystery (Aloha Lagoon Mystery – Book 20) by Rosalie Spielman, Release Date October 3, 2023
A Calculated Whisk (Baker Street Cozy Mystery – Book 8) by CeeCee James, Release Date October 4, 2023
‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas: An Andy Carpenter Mystery – Book 28) Davis Rosenfelt, Release Date October 10, 2023
Sugar Plum Poisoned (Cupcake Bakery Mystery – Book 15) by Jenn McKinlay, Release Date October 10, 2023
Baking Spirits Bright (A True Confections Mystery – Book 2) by Sarah Fox, Release Date October 10, 2023
Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! (Meg Langslow Mystery – Book 34) by Donna Andrews, Release Date October 10, 2023
As the Cookie Crumbles (Two Broomsticks Gas & Grill Witch Cozy Mystery – Book 8) by Amanda M. Lee, Release Date October 10, 2023
The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery – Book 7) by Gigi Pandian, Release Date October 10, 2023
Brush Up On Murder (Aurora Anderston Mystery – Book 6) by Sybil Johnson, Release Date October 10, 2023
Bobbin for Answers (Magical Dressmaking Mystery – Book 7) by Melissa Bourbon, Release Date October 15, 2023
Haunted Sweets (Samantha Sweet Magical Cozy Mysteries – Book 17) by Connie Shelton, Release Date October 12, 2023
Paws to Remember (Magical Cats Book – Book 15) by Sofie Kelly, Release Date October 17, 2023
Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery – Book 4) by Jacqueline Frost, Release Date October 17, 2023
A Nutcracker Nightmare (A Killer Chocolate Mystery – Book 2) by Christina Romeril, Release Date October 17, 2023
In the Wick of Time (Magic Candle Shop Mystery – Book 2) by Valona Jones, Release Date October 17, 2023
The Harbour Lights Mystery (A Shell House Detectives Mystery – Book 2) by Emylia Hall, Release Date October 17, 2023
Murder by the Seashore (A California Bookshop Mystery – Book 1) by Samara Yew, Release Date October 17, 2023
Monster Mash Murder (Merry Wrath Mysteries – Book 28) by Leslie Langtry, Release Date October 17, 2023
The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Mystery – Book 17) by Kate Carlisle, Release Date October 24, 2023
Dating Can Be Deadly (An Amish Matchmaker Mystery – Book 5) by Amanda Flower, Release Date October 24, 2023
Snow Place for Murder (Mountain Lodge Mysteries – Book 3) by Diane Kelly, Release Date October 24, 2023
The Bistro at Holiday Bay (Clues and Canines – Book 5) by Kathi Daley, Release Date October 24, 2023
Murder Uncorked (A Cece Barton Mystery – Book 1) by Maddie Day, Release Date October 24, 2023
Murder on Mistletoe Lane (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery – Book 5) by Clara McKenna , Release Date October 24, 2023
A Medium Gift (The Haunted Life cozy Mystery Series – Book 4) by Lynn Cahoon , Release Date October 24, 2023
Poisoned in Little Leaf Creek (A Little Leaf Creek Cozy Mystery – Book 20) by Cindy Bell , Release Date October 24, 2023
A Parfait Crime (A Five-Ingredient Mystery – Book 9) by Maya Corrigan, Release Date October 24, 2023
Ex Marks The Murder (Silver Springs Mysteries – Book 2) by Liz Lamar, Release Date October 24, 2023
Some of Us Are Looking (A County Kerry Novel – Book 2) by Carlene O’Connor, Release Date October 24, 2023
Quiet in the Library (A British Historical Mystery – Book 5 ) By C S Woolley
Witness, Woods, & Wedding (A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series – Book 33) by Tonya Kappes, Release Date October 26, 2023
Murder at St. Paul’s Cathedral (A Ginger Gold Mystery Book – 24) by Lee Strauss, Release Date October 27, 2023
The Fear and Meow (A Whiskers and Words Mystery – Book 8) by Eryn Scott, Release Date October 27, 2023
Cheap Thrills (Cyd Redondo Mystery – Book 4) by Wendall Thomas, Release Date October 30, 2023
The Ghost and the Twins (Haunting Danielle Book – 33) by Bobbi Holmes and Anna J McIntyre, Release Date October 30, 2023
Double Cross Dead (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries – Book 4) by Lynn Morrison, Release Date October 30, 2023
Murder in a French Village (A Flora Steele Mystery – Book 7) by Merryn Allingham, Release Date October 30, 2023
A Deadly Inheritance (Lady Marigold’s 1920s Murder Mysteries – Book 3) by Ava Ness, Release Date October 30, 2023
Syrup to No Good (Maple Syrup Mysteries – Book 2) by Catherine Bruns, Release Date October 31, 2023
From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – Book 24) by Alexander McCall Smith, Release Date October 31, 2023
Spoon to be Dead: A Dessert Cozy Mystery (Shake Shop Mystery – Book 3) by Dana Mentink, Release Date October 31, 2023
Check out KRL’s Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions column, and our Queer Mystery Coming Attractions column in the Coming Attractions section.
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thanks for the update on all the new books coming
out. Saw lots of new series.