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April 2019 New Book Releases

A Dream of Death (Kate Hamilton Mystery #1)

On a remote Scottish island, American antiques dealer Kate Hamilton wrestles with her own past while sleuthing a brutal killing, staged to recreate a two-hundred-year-old unsolved murder.

Autumn has come and gone on Scotland’s Isle of…

A Killer Latte (Killer Coffee Mystery #6)

Light, camera, lattes! A film production crew is wrapping up a major movie filming in Honey Springs, Kentucky. Everyone is excited. The production crew has brought the bright lights to the tourist town and The Bean Hive has been supplying the…

A Witch to Remember (Wishcraft Mystery Series #9)

Wishcrafter Darcy Merriweather’s enchanted wedding plans are put to the test when murder invites itself to her bridal luncheon… The Enchanted Village always has a touch of magic about it, but the buzz of excitement over the wedding between wish-…

Antiques Ravin' (Trash 'n' Treasures Mysteries #16)

The votes are in! Eccentric seventy-something Vivian Borne-elected county sheriff, to everyone’s amazement but her own-springs into action. In her new role, the community playhouse diva appoints daughter Brandy reluctant deputy and makes their…

Bitter Brew (Savannah Reid Series #24)

Although P.I. Savannah Reid always has a lot on her plate, she would drop just about anything for a friend in trouble. But when good intentions pull her into a toxic murder case, Savannah’s days as San Carmelita’s most full-figured detective…

Checked Out (The Village Library Mystery #1)

There are no renewals when you’re permanently checked out. When librarian Ann Beckett finally reluctantly agrees to being set-up on a blind date by one of her over-eager patrons, she figures the worst that could happen would be the two of them…

Death of a Wedding Cake Baker (Hayley Powell Mystery #11)

For Matron of Honor Hayley Powell, catching a half-baked poisoner before her friend's wedding will be icing on the cake... Liddy Crawford, best friend of food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell, is getting married. The wedding is the talk of…

Death Waits in the Dark (Writer's Apprentice Mystery #4)

Writer's apprentice Lena London is back and better than ever when her friend bestselling suspense novelist Camilla Graham needs help solving a town murder that hits a little too close to home... It's summertime, and Lena and Camilla are busy…

Edit to Death (Myrtle Clover Mystery #14)

Retired English teacher Myrtle Clover is frequently asked to proofread for friends. So she wasn’t totally surprised when her friend Pearl asked her to take a look at her memoir and polish it up. But before Myrtle could pull out her red pen, Pearl…

Knit One, Die Two (Knit & Nibble Mystery #3)

When Arborville, New Jersey’s snooty theater scene is upstaged by a shocking murder, Pamela Paterson and her Knit and Nibble knitting club must act quickly to stop a killer from making an encore performance... Knit and Nibble’s numbers are…

Magickal Mystery Lore (An Abracadabra Mystery #4)

The New Camel Day Fair is a fun-filled event for residents of this upstate New York town. Kailyn Wilde, a modern-day witch of ancient lineage, leaves her potion shop, Abracadabra-and her feline familiar, Sashkatu-to attend with her fortune-…

Message in the Mantel (Inn at Holiday Bay #3)

After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat…

Miss Julia Takes the Wheel (Miss Julia Series #20)

When Miss Julia's regular doctor goes on vacation with his wife, leaving a replacement in his stead, Miss Julia is immediately concerned. Never one to miss an opportunity to entertain--or size up--a newcomer, she invites the charming Dr. Don…

Mother's Day Mayhem (Tourist Trap Mystery Novella)

This is a novella (90 pages in length). Picturesque South Cove, California, is the perfect place to celebrate Mother’s Day, but not everyone is feeling motherly... Jill Gardner, owner of Coffee, Books, and More is almost out of Mother’s Day cards…

Murder at the Marina (Kelly Jackson Mystery #5)

Kelly Jackson, manager of the Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast, is fond of the Doblinsky brothers, Ivan and Rudy, members of the Silver Sentinels, a crew of crime-solving senior citizens in their Northern California seaside hamlet. After she…

Murder in Palm Springs (High Desert Mystery #8)

An aging American idol. A murder. A dog with paranormal abilities. Walking to the mailbox can be deadly, but sometimes things aren’t what they seem.

Join Marty and her dog, Patron, as they eliminate suspects in the murder of a beloved…

Murder in the Reading Room (Book Retreat Mystery #5)

Storyton Hall, Virginia, is a paradise for book lovers who come from all over for literary getaways. But manager Jane Steward is temporarily leaving for another renowned resort-in hopes of solving a twist-filled mystery... Jane’s boyfriend is…

Murder Misunderstood (Kay Driscoll Mystery Series #5)

A privileged and unlikeable newcomer arrives in Sudbury Falls. This not-so-welcome addition to the community furthermore has an unsettling hobby: cultivating a poisonous garden. When the newcomer is discovered dead, the neighbors are somewhat…

Murder on Trinity Place (Gaslight Mystery Series #22)

The year of 1899 is drawing to a close. Frank and Sarah Malloy are getting ready to celebrate the New Year at Trinity Church when they notice Mr. Pritchard, a relative of their neighbor's behaving oddly and annoying the other revelers. Frank…

Mystery Night Murder (Merry Wrath Mystery #10)

From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes the next Merry Wrath mystery about one former CIA agent turned Girl Scout Troop leader who is playing the deadly game of her life! Mrs. Gable in the Conservatory with a noose? It was supposed…

Pelicans, Piers and Poison (Dune House #16)

Best friends, Suzie and Mary, love running Dune House, their majestic bed and breakfast on the beach. With their trusty, energetic Yellow Labrador, Pilot, by their side they are enjoying the new opportunities that being in their fifties have…

Photo Finished (Aloha Lagoon Mystery #14)

When photographer Autumn Season lands the job of official photographer at the prestigious Aloha Lagoon Resort, she's ecstatic. But a lively luau suddenly turns deadly, and Autumn realizes she may have accidentally snapped a picture of a murder in…

Prologue to Murder (Bookstore Mystery #2)

After a career working with rare books at the Boston Public Library, Addie Greyborne is back in her seaside New England hometown-where unfortunately, murder is not so rare... Gossip columnists love a bold-faced name-but 'Miss Newsy' at Greyborne…

Scot & Soda (Last Ditch Mystery #2)

Scottish-born California transplant Lexy Campbell sails again when a body is found during her houseboat Halloween party Now settled in her little houseboat, moored in the slough at the back of the Last Ditch Motel, Lexy Campbell wants nothing…

Sifting Through Clues (Cookbook Nook Mystery #8)

The Agatha Award–winning author of Wreath Between the Lines returns to the Cookbook Nook, where culinary mysteries are giving everyone food for thought... Book clubs from all over have descended on Crystal Cove to celebrate the library’s Book…

Sweet Obsession (Sweet Cove Mystery #16)

Angie has opened her second bake shop located in the Sweet Cove Museum and business is booming. The Roseland family has enjoyed a quiet summer since the police haven’t needed to call them in to help investigate any crimes, until now.


The Body in the Wetlands (Jazzi Zanders #2)

High summer in River Bluffs, Indiana, is always sweltering and sweet. But the heat is really on when a decidedly dead body turns up in the neighborhood. When established house flippers Jazzi Zanders and her cousin Jerod donate a week’s worth of…

The Diva Sweetens the Pie (Domestic Diva Series #12)

Nothing heats up Old Town quite like the annual Pie Festival, and this year is no exception, especially since Sophie’s professional rival, Natasha Smith, is barred from participating. Sophie, meanwhile, has been asked to oversee the pie eating…

The Loch Ness Papers (Scottish Bookshop Mystery #4)

Delaney Nichols is delighted with her life in Edinburgh, working at The Cracked Spine―a shop that specializes in hard-to-find books and artifacts. With a job she loves, and her fast approaching marriage to devastatingly handsome Scottish pub-…

The Mint Julep Murders (Southern Ghost Hunter Mystery #8)

For Southern girl Verity Long, friendship means sitting down to stories and sweet tea on the front porch. For her gangster ghost housemate, it means dragging Verity out to a remote haunted asylum during a raging thunderstorm to do a favor for a…

Thread on Arrival (Mainely Needlepoint Mystery #8)

Ike Hamilton is a part of the Haven Harbor community just like anyone else, though he’s fallen on hard times and has to make do on disability checks and deposit bottles. Most of the locals do what they can to help him out, and needlepointing…

Triple Jeopardy (Daniel Pitt Series #2)

Daniel Pitt, along with his parents, Charlotte and Thomas, is delighted that his sister, Jemima, and her family have returned to London from the States for a visit. But the Pitts soon learn of a harrowing incident: In Washington, D.C., one of…

Vegetables and Vengeance (Peridale Cafe Mystery #17)

The villagers of Peridale are excited to uncover the secrets of the past when a time capsule dating back to 1959 is dug up, but things soon take a turn for the worst. The time capsule contains a skeleton, leading Julia South-Brown into another…

Wed, Read & Dead (Mystery Bookshop #4)

Bookstore owner Samantha Washington sells and solves mysteries in North Harbor, Michigan-including the murder of her mother's wedding planner... Sam's mother can't wait to wed her wealthy beau, Harold Robertson. The big mystery is how they're…