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March 2019 New Book Releases

A Bell in the Garden (Spicetown Mystery #2)

When the owner of a new business digs up buried bones on opening day, the rumor mill in Spicetown comes alive! Mayor Cora Mae Bingham and Police Chief Conrad Harris are faced with the Chamber of Commerce President on a rampage, the sweet biscotti…

A Bidder End (Antiques & Collectibles Mystery #7)

When a retired Hollywood A-lister decides to auction off part of his enviable collection of antiques, reporter Molly Appleby is thrilled to be covering the event for Collector’s Weekly, and she’s certain it will secure the reputation of the…

A Problem in Paxton Park (Paxton Park Mystery #5)

Early on a May morning, Shelly Taylor and her friend, Juliet, are completing their three-mile run over the mountain paths when they leave the trail and enter a large park near the center of town. Shelly notices something on the grass next to the…

Broken Bone China (Tea Shop Series #20)

It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the…

Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers (Camper & Criminals Mystery #6)

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky~ where nothing is normal. A Campers and Criminal Mystery Series is another brainchild of USA Today Bestselling Author Tonya Kappes. If you love her quirky southern characters and small town charm with a mystery to…

Caramel Canvas (Donut Shop Mystery Series #39)

When Suzanne Hart returns to April Springs after being away, she learns that one of her good friends, artist Annabeth Kline, has died by accident in her studio, but as Suzanne looks deeper into the situation, it quickly becomes clear to her that…

Cat Got Your Crown (Kitty Couture Mystery #4)

With a pet pageant around the corner and a killer unleashed, Lacy will have to collar the culprit before the claws come out. Lacy Marie Crocker can hardly believe it’s been a year since her return home to New Orleans. There hasn’t been a dull…

Chocolate a la Murder (Perfectly Proper Museum #4)

It's Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski has sweet dreams about her new Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Her latest attraction is a haunted Mexican whisk called a molinillo that rattles if someone lies…

Cookin' the Books (A Tish Tarragon Mystery #1)

Literary caterer Letitia ‘Tish’ Tarragon fights to save her reputation and catch a killer when a murder occurs during a fundraising dinner for the local library. Letitia ‘Tish’ Tarragon has just moved to Hobson Glen and opened a new restaurant…

Dark Drizzles (Donut Shop Mystery Series #40)

The owners of Donut Hearts and The Last Page decide to hold a festival featuring donuts and books, but when one of the guest authors dies in the middle of robbing the donut shop, Suzanne and Grace must solve the case and get the missing money…

Death by Dog Show (Creature Comforts Mystery #1)

Army vet Persephone 'Perri' Morgan has big plans, as her custom leather leashes, saddles, and other pet accessories are the rage of dog and horse enthusiasts everywhere. But when murder prances into the ring at a Massachusetts dog show, Perri…

Designs On Murder (Ghostly Fashionista #1)

What if you discovered your lively new friend wasn't really...alive?

Amanda Tucker is excited about opening her fashion design studio in Shops On Main, a charming old building in historic Abingdon, Virginia. She didn't realize a ghost…

Dyeing Season (Dewberry Farm Mystery #5)

It's springtime on Dewberry Farm, and homesteader Lucy Resnick is busy putting together her wares for the Easter Market. She's just finished potting the last of her herb starts when a tornado rips through her farm, destroying her crops,…

Flower Power Trip (Braxton Campus Mystery #3)

Who killed the strange man staying at the Roarke and Daughters Inn?

At a masquerade ball to raise money for renovations to the Memorial Library, Kellan finds a dead body dressed in a Dr. Evil costume. Soon after, a stalker targets school…

FURever Friends (Klepto Cat Mystery Series #34)

Rags keeps the action and suspense going.
When the Iveys agree to board half-dozen horses, they didn’t expect to be caught up in an evil rip-roaring, wild-west plot. One of the horses is threatened, putting those who care for him in danger…

Home Strange Home (Flamingo Realty Mystery #3)

You're not going to believe where this story is going to take you! When Stella's uncle drags her to a surprise party for Ian Stuber, no one is more surprised than the man of the hour--who promptly drops dead. But when it's determined something…

Leave No Scone Unturned (Chef-to-Go Mystery #2)

It's the beginning of a new school year at Normalton University and Dani Sloan has purchased a table for the big orientation extravaganza on the quad, determined to recruit the incoming freshmen as customers for her innovative packed-lunch…

May Day Murder (Wiccan Wheel Mystery #5)

Spring is in the air, but for Edindale, Illinois, attorney Keli Milanni, murder is the only thing blooming . . .
 
Keli’s looking forward to Beltane, the time-honored Wiccan holiday that celebrates life with feasting,…

Mrs. Jeffries Delivers the Goods (Mrs. Jefferies Series #37)

When poison fells an arrogant and rude businessman in public, Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon both realize they are looking for a deranged maniac in this all new installment in the beloved Victorian Mystery series On a cold night in…

Murder from Scratch (Sally Solari Mystery #4)

Restaurateur Sally Solari’s cousin Evelyn may be blind, but she can see all too clearly that her chef mother’s death wasn’t an accidental overdose-she was murdered. Santa Cruz restaurateur Sally Solari’s life is already boiling over as she deals…

Murder in Chicago (Northwest Cozy Mystery #10)

Al’s past is catching up with him...40 years in the mob and karma has his number.

He’s a marked man, but a tip-off buys him some time. Can he catch his would-be murderer before they catch up with him?

It’s a game of cat…

Murder in Tranquility Park (Ferrara Family Mystery #2)

Alberta Scaglione and her twentysomething granddaughter, Jinx, love to spend time-and solve crime-together... Ever since Alberta Scaglione inherited her spinster aunt’s Cape Cod cottage, she’s been enjoying the good life in Tranquility, New…

Murder Lo Mein (Noodle Shop Mystery #3)

Everyone agrees that the food at Ho-Lee Noodle House is delicious-unless it happens to be deadly. Lana Lee’s stake in her family’s Chinese restaurant is higher than ever now that she’s been made manager. So when she enters Ho-Lee into Cleveland’s…

Murder Once Removed (Ancestry Detective #1)

S.C. Perkins' Murder Once Removed is the captivating first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster uses her skills to solve murders in both the past and present.

Except for a good taco,…

Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce (Mahalia Watkins Soul Food #3)

Mahalia’s Sweet Tea boasts the most flavorful soul food in all of Prince George’s County, Maryland. But as events at the beauty industry’s leading trade show turn ugly, owner Halia Watkins needs to bite into an unsavory new item on the menu-…

No Visible Means (Stella Kirk Mystery #1)

Witnesses saw Lorraine Young arrive home. Her 1977 black Malibu is parked beside her twenty-seven-foot Holiday Rambler trailer. Her windows and doors are bolted from the inside, but she’s not there.

Stella Kirk has the instinctive ability…

One Potato, Two Potato, Dead (Farm-to-Fork Mystery #3)

Angie Turner’s restaurant, The County Seat, is conveniently located near a first-class farmers market-so her menu is full of fresh ingredients. But a visiting culinary professor has just had a taste of something very unhealthy... Angie first…

Pineapple Jailbird (Pineapple Port Cozy Mystery #8)

To save her loved ones, Charlotte must find a way to clear her boyfriend's crazy ex of a killing. It may be the only crime the woman didn't commit...but things don't get any easier when someone mistakes Charlotte as a traitor and sends a madman…

Pinot Red or Dead? (Wine Trail Mystery #3)

As the vineyards in Seneca Lake, New York, prepare for the seasonal 'Deck the Halls Around the Lake' festivities, someone is determined to keep pinot noir off the wine list. Hijacked trucks and sabotaged ingredients have made it a hard-to-acquire…

Something Read, Something Dead (Lighthouse Library Mystery #5)

Winter falls on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as Lucy Richardson and her friends joyfully help her favorite cousin, Josie O'Malley, plan her wedding. The owner and head baker of Josie's Cozy Bakery and her fiancé, chef Jake Greenblatt, want a…

Sprinkled in Malice (Cookies & Chance Mystery #7)

Spring has officially arrived, and while the weather outside may still be frightful, Sally Muccio is feeling especially delightful as she prepares a homemade family dinner in honor of her husband’s birthday. Sal’s determined to make it an…

The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries Series #15)

Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, 'one of the great fictional heroines' (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival. When…

The Grasmere Grudge (Lake District Mysteries #8)

Returning from a much-needed holiday, Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown discovers that life in the Lake District is, as ever, far from relaxing. Before she can enjoy the idea of being the future Mrs Chris Henderson, her fiancé discovers the body of his…

The Hidden Corpse (Food Blogger Mystery #2)

Former reality TV baking show contestant and recent divorcée Hope Early is trying to find her recipe for success as a food blogger-but murder keeps getting in the mix... When Hope’s elderly neighbor perishes in a home fire, she can't help but…

The Saint Paddy's Promise (Tess and Tilly Mystery #6)

Sixty years ago a man made a promise to the woman he loved to meet her on Saint Patrick's Day. They were to meet in the park on the bench where they liked to sit and watch the world go by. The couple were deeply in love and planned to marry but…

Trouble on the Books (Castle Bookshop Mystery #1)

Rookie bookstore owner Shelby Cox must hit the books to learn the ropes before she loses a killer in the stacks. Shelby Cox never intended to become a bookseller, so when the former editor returns to her hometown of Alexandria Bay, nestled in…