by Shawn Stevens

Sunny Frazier is still on indefinite medical leave, and we are grateful to Shawn Stevens for stepping in during her absence! Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of Cold Turkey by Amy Patricia Meade mentioned in a past Coming Attractions column.

Can you believe the holidays are just around the corner, and as temperatures begin to dip, our cozy sweaters come out from hibernation, and the allure of curling up with a good book grows stronger. This November, why not indulge your love for reading by exploring these latest releases? Find that perfect spot to kick up your feet, unwind, and immerse yourself in the enchanting worlds waiting within the pages of these November treasures.

When the prominent Harden family is struck by tragedy, everyone becomes a suspect. It’s up to intrepid journalist, Violet Rhinehammer of the Junction Journal, to unearth the truths buried beneath layers of deception and old grudges. But as Violet delves deeper, she discovers secrets that entwine the art district with the village in ways she never imagined. With the town’s highly anticipated Leaf Dance Festival approaching, tensions rise and alliances are tested. Will Violet decipher the puzzle before the killer strikes again? ~ Thanksgiving Treachery by Tonya Kappes

Danika invites a mystery writer to the Cookies & Cream Café for a discussion and book signing. Things seem to be going well, until a guest shows up and confronts the author, accusing him of plagiarizing his work. Embarrassed by the incident, Danika goes to the inn where the writer is staying the following morning, to apologize and offer him another chance to return. What she finds instead is his dead body. Can Danika to find the killer before the killer writes Danika a not-so-happy ending? ~ Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory

Sam witnesses nasty arguments between Judith and two different authors—who accuse her of plagiarism and sabotage . . . When a publicist is poisoned during a cocktail reception, Sam wonders if the killer missed the intended target. It’s a twist that echoes the plot of Sam’s mystery, Murder at Wickfield Lodge. But fact can be stranger—and deadlier—than fiction. How much collateral damage is the killer willing to risk? With feisty Nana Jo and the girls from Shady Acres Retirement Village lending a hand. Can Sam solve the case before the festival delivers another fatality? ~ Murder on Tour by V.M. Burns

Here is just some of the many new Cozy, Historical and Paranormal Mysteries for November.

Bunburry – A Dangerous Lesson (Countryside Mysteries: A Cozy Shorts Mystery – Book 17) by Helena Marchmont, Release Date November 1, 2023
Royally Whacked (The Duchess of Snodsbury Amateur Detective Mystery – Book 2) by P.C. James, Kathryn Mykel, Release Date November 1, 2023
Murder by the Stroke (Fiona Quinn Mystery – Book 12) by C.S. McDonald, Release Date November 2, 2023
Thanksgiving Treachery (Holiday Cozy Mystery – Book 7) by Tonya Kappes, Release Date November 2, 2023
A Calamity of Contagious Curses (A Wags to Witches Cozy Mystery – Book 2) by Cordelia Rook, Release Date November 3, 2023
A Murderous Tryst: A Regency Cozy (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mystery – Book 11) by Lynn Messina, Release Date November 3, 2023
Zephyrs and Zombies (An Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy Mystery- Book 26) by Diana Xarissa, Release Date November 3, 2023
Murder At Manningtree (A Veda Wright Historical Mystery – Book 1) by Beth Byers, Release Date November 5, 2023
Mystery at Saltwater Cottages (An Eve Mallow Mystery Book – 11) by Clare Chase, Release Date November 6, 2023
The Proof of the Pudding (A Royal Spyness Mystery – Book 17) by Rhys Bowen, Release Date November 7, 2023
Twilight Falls (A Shady Hollow Mystery – Book 4) by Juneau Black, Release Date November 7, 2023
Murder Under the Mistletoe (A Mainely Murder Mystery – Book 2) by Sherry Lynn, Release Date November 7, 2023
Antiques Foe (A Trash ‘n’ Treasures mystery – Book 17) by Barbara Allan, Release Date November 7, 2023
Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock (A Girl Friday Mystery – Book 3) by Emily J. Edwards, Release Date November 7, 2023
My Cousin Skinny (A Jersey Girl Legal Mystery – Book 5) by E.J. Copperman, Release Date November 7, 2023

Shot With Crimson (A Josephine Tey Mystery – Book 11) by Nicola Upson, Release Date November 7, 2023
Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery – Book 3) by Raquel V. Reyes, Release Date November 7, 2023
A Killer App (An HOA Mystery – Book 3) by Linda Lovely, Release Date November 7, 2023
Against the Witchy Tide (A Witch on the Rocks Cozy Mystery – Book 6) by Lily Harper Hart, Release Date November 7, 2023
Cry Wolf (An Alaska Untamed Mystery – Book 2) by Lark O. Jensen, Release Date November 7, 2023
The Dead Hand (A Harriet & Matthew Rowsley Victorian Mystery – Book 5) by Judith Cutler, Release Date November 7, 2023
White Witchmas (Wicked Witches of the Midwest – Book 23) by Amanda M. Lee, Release Date November 7, 2023
Against the Witchy Tide (A Witch on the Rocks Cozy Mystery – Book 6) by Lily Harper Hart, Release Date November 7, 2023
A Stitch In Key Lime (Baker’s Rise Mystery -Book 10) by R. A. Hutchins, Release Date November 7, 2023
4 Sleuths & A Barnstormer (A Killer Foursome Mystery – Book 3) by Diana Orgain, Leslie Langtry, Arlene McFarlane and Traci Andrighetti, Release Date November 7, 2023
Murder Comes Home (Hometown Mystery – Book 3) by Rosalie Spielman, Release Date November 7, 2023
Mayhem in the Mansion (Pearl Party Cozy Mystery – Book 2) by Nellie H. Steele, Release Date November 7, 2023
The Women Sleuths Club Murder: A Tabitha Clive Cozy Mystery (The Mystery Book Nook Shared World – Book 5) by Sharon Michaels, Release Date November 7, 2023

This is Medium (A Lost Souls Lane Mystery – Book 9) by Erin Huss, Release Date November 9, 2023
Handbook for Homicide (Brambleberry Bay Murder Club Mystery – Book 3) by Addison Moore, Release Date November 9, 2023
Death in the West End (London Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Rachel McLean, Release Date November 9, 2023
Deadly Desserts (The Cozy Café Mystery – Book 5) by C. A. Phipps, Release Date November 11, 2023
Bulletproof Barista (A Coffeehouse Mystery – Book 20) Cleo Coyle, Release Date November 14, 2023
Trotting into Trouble (Horse Rescue Mystery – A Book 2) by Amber Camp, Release Date November 14, 2023
Spiked Punch (Maddie Sparks Mystery Series – Book 1) by Lesley A Diehl, Release Date November 14, 2023
The Christmas Visitor (A Tess and Tilly Cozy Mystery – Book 15) by Kathi Daley, Release Date November 14, 2023
Mississippi River Mischief (Scotty Bradley Mystery – Book 6) by Greg Herren, Release Date November 14, 2023
A Cold Highland Wind (Lady Emily Mysteries – Book 17) by Tasha Alexander, Release Date November 14, 2023
Murder Checks Out (A Blue Ridge Library Mystery – Book 8) by Victoria Gilbert, Release Date November 14, 2023
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (An Emily Dickinson Mystery – Book 2) by Amanda Flower, Release Date November 14, 2023
Double Mocha Blues (Joss Miller Mysteries Book 1) by Tyora Moody, Release Date November 14, 2023
Murder on the Books (Modern Midwife Mysteries Book 3) by Christine Knapp, Release Date November 14, 2023

Holiday Havoc (A Parker Photography Cozy Mystery – Book 12) by Suzanne Bolden, Release Date November 15, 2023
Purrfect Bookshop (The Mysteries of Max – Book 73) by Nic Saint, Release Date November 18, 2023
Murder Most Mindful (Ruby O’Donovan Mysteries – Book 3) by Lily Cherry, Release Date November 19, 2023
A Wedding in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow – Book 19) by C. S. Woolley, Release Date November 19,2023
Grounds for Murder (Coffee & Cream Cafe Mystery – Book 2) by Lena Gregory, Release Date November 21, 2023
A Cornucopia of Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mystery – Book 7) by Michele PW (Pariza Wacek), Release Date November 21, 2023
Violet Vendetta (Charming Mystery – Book 5) by Joann Keder, Release Date November 21, 2023
Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: The Christmas Baby (Cottage on Gooseberry Bay Mystery – Book 14) by Kathi Daley, Release Date November 28, 2023
Murder in a Cup (A Crystals & CuriosiTEAS Mystery – Book 2) by Lauren Elliott, Release Date November 28, 2023
Murder with Chocolate Tea (A Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery – Book 10) by Karen Rose Smith, Release Date November 28, 2023
A Twisted Skein (Seaside Knitters Society Mystery – Book 6) by Sally Goldenbaum, Release Date November 28, 2023
Knitmare on Beech Street (A Knit & Nibble Mystery – Book 10) by Peggy Ehrhart, Release Date November 28, 2023
Murder on Tour (Mystery Bookshop Mystery – Book 9) by V.M. Burns, Release Date November 28, 2023
The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel (Molly the Maid Mystery – Book 2) by Nita Prose, Release Date November 28, 2023
Murder Wears a Hidden Face (Gilded Age Mystery – Book 8) by Rosemary Simpson, Release Date November 28, 2023
Mince Pies and Madness (Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery – Book 30) by Agatha Frost, Release Date November 28, 2023
Arsenic at Ascot (A Fiona Figg & Kitty Lane Mystery – Book 4) by Kelly Oliver, Release Date November 28, 2023
Turtle Terror (Charlotte Gibson Mystery – Book 9) by Jasmine Webb, Release Date November 28, 2023

Holidays and Homicide (A Book Store Cozy Mystery – Book 5) by Lucinda Race, Release Date November 29, 2023
Hexes and Hedgehogs (Familiar Spirits Mystery – Book 3) by Christine Pope, Release Date November 29, 2023
Purrs & Poison (Chatty Cat Cozy Mystery – Book 1) by Elle Wren Burke, Release Date November 29, 2023
Elves, Evergreens, & Evidence (A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery – Book 34) by Tonya Kappes, Release Date November 30, 2023
Peculiar Pumpkins: Mysteries of Meri (Familiar Kitten Mysteries – Book 25) by Sara Bourgeois, Release Date November 30, 2023
The Case of the College Conspiracy in Las Vegas (Tiffany Black Cases Mystery – Book 16) by A.R. Winters, Release Date November 30, 2023
Dead Reckoning (A Lorelei Luna Witchy Mystery – Book 4) by Sara Bourgeois, Release Date November 30, 2023
Murder on the Coast: A 1920s Cozy Mystery (Lady Felicity Quick Mystery – Book 5) by Rosie Hunt, Release Date November 30, 2023
Carrot Cake Jailbreak (A Charlie Mission Cozy Mystery – Book 2) by Rosie A. Point, Release Date November 30, 2023
Hominy Homicide (Snips and Snails Cafe Murder and Mayhem Mystery – Book 9) by Elizabeth Rain, Release Date November 30, 2023

To enter to win a copy of Cold Turkey by Amy Patricia Meade, simply email KRL at krlcontests@gmail[dot]com by replacing the [dot] with a period, and with the subject line “turkey” or comment on this article. A winner will be chosen November 4, 2023. U.S. residents only, and you must be 18 or older to enter. If entering via email please include your mailing address in case you win. You can read our privacy statement here if you like.

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Shawn Stevens born in New Jersey and lives there with her husband and rescue pup Piper. She enjoys reading and listening to cozy mysteries whiles she cooks, cleans and is driving. Be sure to visit The Cozy Mystery Party Group for “Cozy” chats, Author Takeovers and more.