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April 2026 New Book Releases

A Body at the Irish Book Club (Mercy McCarthy Mystery #5)

The Shamrock Cove Autumn Festival is filling the town with the delicious aroma of cinnamon-filled pastries, the cheerful sight of jaunty jack o’lanterns and… a body at the local book club

Mercy McCarthy

A Death in the Dark (Novel Detectives Mystery #2)

An assistant athletics coach is found murdered at Redwood Grove High School and all evidence points one way―but the Novel Detectives are about to face their most puzzling case yet.

When beloved local teacher and track…

A Poisonous Pour (Cece Barton Mystery #3)

Since moving from L.A. to California’s verdant wine country, widowed single mom Cece Barton has gone from Colinas wine bar manager to wine bar owner—with a chaser of sleuthing . . .

It’s Memorial Day weekend and…

Clawed and Dangerous (Mrs. Murphy Series #34)

When a series of suspiciously similar deaths begin to pop up across Crozet, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen must connect the dots with the help of her beloved cats and dogs in the latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author…

Confessions of an Amateur Sleuth (Bainbridge Island Mystery #2)

Bainbridge Island bookseller, aspiring author, and amateur sleuth Meg (no relation to Bill) Gates investigates the murder of a crabby food critic in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s latest Pacific…

Death by Chocolate Ladyfingers (A Death by Chocolate #9)

The townsfolk of Eastport, Maine, know the best place to satisfy their sweet tooth is at Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and Ellie White’s bakery, the Chocolate Moose. But some people living in the island town have more sinister appetites…

Death on a Deck (Flamingo Realty Mystery #16)

Real estate closer Stella O’Neil just wants to unload the infamous estate, but when a midnight game ends with the host clutching his chest and a fortune in play, the stakes turn lethal. Marked cards, forged wills, and eight million dollars…

Murder in a Lavender Daze (Aroma Wellness Mystery #2)

Emma Brennan always knew that her idyllic California hometown of Carmel-by-the-Sea would be the perfect place to open her very own spa. The success of her Aroma Wellness Spa, gift shop, and café has proved her right. But while the business…

Some Like It Fudgy (Candy-Coated Mystery Series #14)

Allie McMurphy lives the sweet life running her world-famous fudge shop on Mackinac Island—but when a killer strikes, she has to turn from creating confections to extracting confessions . . .

TAKING A BITE OUT OF…

Trouble's Turn to Lose (Carolina Tales Mystery #3)

Private Investigator Hadley Cooper has a knack for finding trouble—and this time, it’s wearing pearls.

Life on Sullivan's Island is about as close to bliss as it gets—bike rides at sunrise, cases that don't make…