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June 2021 New Book Releases

A Glimmer of a Clue (Fairy Garden Mystery #2)

Courtney Kelly has a shop full of delights, a cat named Pixie, a green thumb—and a magical touch when it comes to garden design. But in Carmel-by-the-Sea, things aren’t all sweetness and fairy lights . . .
 
When…

Beauty Expos Are Murder (Poppy McAllister Mystery #6)

Gluten-free baker Poppy McAllister is about to see the ugly side of beauty expos . . .
 
Easter weekend on the Jersey Shore is hopping. Poppy’s Bed and Breakfast is busier than ever, but she needs to leave things in the hopefully…

Catastrophe in the Library (Secret Library Cozy Mystery #3)

A mysterious mansion, a suspicious death, and a cat too smart for its own good…

Laura Lee and her secret book club, led by Hank the marmalade cat, find themselves in the heart of their deepest mystery yet! Laura Lee's efforts to bring…

Deadly Delights (Bookish Baker Mystery #2)

August in Lake Potawatomi, Wisconsin, always means one thing: the annual baking contest. Picture The Great British Baking Show, writ Midwestern. It's a huge draw for the upper crust of Wisconsin pastry aficionados. And, of course, bon vivant…

Death of an Irish Mummy (Dublin Driver Mystery #3)

Squiring a self-proclaimed heiress around Dublin has got limo driver Megan Malone’s Irish up—until she finds the woman dead . . .
 
American-born Cherise Williams believes herself to be heir to an old Irish earldom, and she’s come to…

Death of an Italian Chef (Hayley Powell Mystery #14)

The charming coastal town of Bar Harbor, Maine, has a fancy new Italian restaurant—and a nasty new murder . . .
 
As the food and cocktails columnist for the Island Times, it’s Hayley Powell’s job to stay on top of the latest eateries…

Death on the Night of Lost Lizards (Hungarian Tea House #3)

Along with her mother and grandmother, Hana Keller has achieved renown serving tea and cakes with a European flair, but when a local professor is killed, she uncovers a serving of suspects instead…

Hana Keller is getting ready for a…

Draw and Order (Paint & Shine Mystery #2)

Appalachian artist and local guide Miranda Trent opens a new murder investigation after her Paint & Shine tour group discovers the remains of a missing hiker along an ancient trail . . .
 
For her latest…

It Takes Two to Mango (Trouble in Paradise #1)

After Plum Lockhart's job as a travel magazine editor is eliminated in corporate cuts, she decides she's sick of cold winters in NYC and fruitless swiping on dating apps―what she needs is a dramatic change of scenery. On a whim, she accepts a job…

Lethal Lullaby (Maternal Instincts Mystery Series #10)

Kate’s going to prison—Alcatraz, that is!

When her brother, Andrew, comes to San Francisco on a business trip, Kate takes some time off sleuthing to hang out with her family and tour the city’s best sites. She thinks the hardest part…

Little Black Book (Bibliophile Series #15)

San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is on the case when a rare edition of Rebecca leads to murder in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series.


Mocha, She Wrote (A Bakeshop Mystery #13)

When a barista competition comes to town, Torte's favorite pastry chef finds herself sleuthing once again—in the next installment of Ellie Alexander's beloved Bakeshop Mystery Series, Mocha, She Wrote!

Summer has ushered in a…

Murphy's Slaw (Alaskan Diner Mystery #3)

When a local prize-winning farmer is murdered at the state fair, Charlie Cook gets called in to help investigate, but she’s shocked to learn the victim is a friend in this latest installment in the Alaskan Diner Mysteries.

Charlie…

Never Trifle with Murder (Fresh-Baked Mystery Series #15)

It’s early summer in Weatherford, Texas, and retired teacher/amateur sleuth Phyllis Newsom and fellow retiree Carolyn Wilbarger are taking British cooking classes at the local senior center in this suspenseful Fresh-Baked mystery.

In the…

On Skein of Death (Riverbank Knitting Mystery #1)

For Libby Beckett, opening her charming yarn shop, and introducing customers to the joys of knitting and crochet, is the work she was meant to do.  Until the yarn she loves is used for murder….
 
Libby has come home to Collinstown,…

Outdoors, Oars, & Oath (Camper & Criminals Mystery #18)

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Tonya Kappes is leading the camping craze with her southern cozy mystery series, A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery. Be sure you join Tonya's newsletter for all of her adventures on and off the page while she…

Reserved for Murder (Book Lover's B&B Mystery #2)

More bloodshed at a bibliophiles' bed-and-breakfast as Victoria Gilbert's delightful series continues.

Meeting your favorite author in the flesh can be the chance of a lifetime. But for one unlucky fan, her plum place in line at a…

Ruby Red Herring (Avery Ayers Antique Mystery #1)

After her parents' deaths, Avery Ayers takes over the family business, Antiquities & Artifacts Appraised, from the home office in Lilac Grove and a branch in Manhattan. Now living back at home with her younger sister Tilly and their newly…

Strictly Murder (Whitstable Pearl Mystery #8)

It really is murder on the dance floor...

A new dance school opens in Whitstable run by celebrity tango champions - Tony and Tanya Ballard.

Pearl Nolan knows herself to be an ace cook and a sharp private eye but has always…

Sweet Sun and Shadow (Sweet Cove Mystery #20)

It is May in the seaside town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and Ellie and Jack have been trying to close on some land for over seven months. The agent for the seller is difficult and already the deal has fallen through twice.
Angie, Ellie,…

The Art of Betrayal (Kate Hamilton Mystery #3)

In Connie Berry's third Kate Hamilton mystery, American antique dealer Kate Hamilton's spring is cut short when a body turns up at the May Fair pageant.

Spring is a magical time in England--bluebells massing along the woodland paths,…

The Bath Conspiracy (Dorothy Martin Mystery Series #24)

American Anglophile Dorothy Martin is celebrating her birthday in the historic city of Bath, but the discovery of a number of stolen artefacts throws her plans awry.

Retired chief constable Alan Nesbit and his wife Dorothy Martin are…

The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway Mystery #13)

There’s nothing Ruth Galloway hates more than amateur archaeologists, but when a group of them stumble upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body, she finds herself thrust into their midst—and into the crosshairs of a string of murders…

The Time for Murder Is Meow (Urban Tails Pet Shop #1)

When her TV series is canceled, struggling actress Shell McMillan considers it a blessing in disguise. A beloved aunt who recently died left her a pet shop in her will, and she sees it as the perfect chance to walk away from Hollywood and…

Thistles and the Unthinkable (Port Danby Mystery #16)

It's wedding week in Port Danby! Lacey is busy helping Lola get ready for the big day. Nerves, tensions, and jitters are in the air. And so are parents, literally. Everyone is arriving soon in the small town to help Ryder and Lola celebrate their…

Truth or Dare (Resort at Castaway Bay #1)

Sydney Whitmore, a forensic psychologist living in San Francisco, moves home to Shipwreck Island, and the resort owned and operated by her family, after tragedy strikes leaving her struggling for a way to make sense of things. After finding out…

Where There's a Will (The Village Library Mystery #5)

The Whitby Library is a hive of activity. The basement of the old building is under construction and there are smaller projects on the main floor, too. The work is being done practically pro-bono by Cornelius, a Friends of the Library member who'…