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May 2019 New Book Releases

A Deadly Feast (Key West Food Critic Mystery Series #9)

Key West food critic Hayley Snow scents-es something fishy when a customer falls stone-crab cold dead on a seafood tasting tour. Thanksgiving is nearly here, and Key West food critic Hayley Snow has just one more assignment to put to bed for Key…

Aunt Bessie Understands (Isle of Man Cozy Mystery #21)

Aunt Bessie understands why Hugh is so worried about his wife, Grace. She’s about to have their first child, and Hugh doesn’t want her left alone in case she goes into labour. Bessie is happy to agree to spend an afternoon with the woman. Aunt…

Captured, Escape, Repeat (Sleuth Sisters Mystery #7)

In Book 7, Retta and her FBI agent boyfriend stop in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the night, at which point Lars disappears. Desperate, Retta calls in sisters Faye and Barb. As they follow leads, they run into three sisters who might be future…

Chocolate Fudge Murder (Frosted Love Cozy Mystery #20)

Murders have a habit of happening at the least convenient times.
Cupcake baker and Inn owner, Melissa Beckett has her hands full.
It’s holiday time, there’s no room at the Inn, and her two friends are still at each other’s throats.…

Counterfeit Confections (Donut Shop Mystery Series #41)

When Suzanne, Jake, Momma, and Phillip decide to buy an old house and fix it up, they soon discover that the neglected property is being used as a base for an illegal operation. The more they dig into the old house, the more they realize that…

Crêpe Expectations (Pancake House Mystery #5)

When a murder case from the past heats up again, it’s up to Marley McKinney to sort through a tall stack of suspects in the latest Pancake House Mystery... Although it’s a soggy start to spring in Wildwood Cove, the weather clears up just in time…

Diggin' Up The Dirt (Kenni Lowry Mystery #7)

Sweet as honey, soured by murder! Everyone in Cottonwood loves the new bakery, Sweet Shop. Until a Cottonwood resident is found dead with a half-eaten donut in her hand. Sheriff Kenni Lowry has her hands full. With a new murder in town and a new…

Dying for Devil's Food (Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series #11)

As the New York Times bestselling series continues, it's going to take every recipe the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew has to whip up a quick defense for Mel Cooper when her high school reunion goes from a cake walk to a car wreck... Melanie Cooper has…

Fair Game (Zoe Chambers Mystery #8)

Paramedic Zoe Chambers hoped a week at the Monongahela County Fair, showing her horse and manning the ambulance, would provide a much-needed diversion from recent events that continue to haunt her. An old friend, a bossy nemesis, and a teenage…

For a Good Paws (Barkery & Biscuits Mystery #5)

Barkery owner Carrie Kennersly is leashed with a tale of two culprits When Carrie Kennersley, owner of a two-part bakery that serves tasty treats to both dogs and humans, learns that a local killer is being paroled, she worries that danger will…

Game of Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series #20)

Dr. Frank Hafner is an archeologist working on excavating a new-found Native American temple site in the Mississippi Delta. He's also too handsome for his own good, and a bit of a flirt. Oddly enough, it's the first quality that gets him in…

Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides (Camper & Criminals Mystery #7)

Everyone in Normal is excited for the Hoe Down to celebrate the opening of the new Old Train Station motel grand opening. The evening comes to an abrupt end when a lightning storm knocks out all the power. At least, that's what appears to have…

Lunacy Lake (Zoe Donovan Mystery #32)

Things go from bad to worse when Zoe and Ellie accompany a group of teens from Zimmerman Academy on a female empowerment retreat while the guys stay home with the kids.


Murder by the Sea (By the Sea Mystery #3)

When a murderer crashes a masquerade ball, it's up to Liz to unmask the killer... It's been quite a year for novelist Liz Holt. She's overcome a lot and is finally feeling at peace with her new life at her family's hotel, the Indialantic by the…

Murder Fest (Whitstable Pearl Mystery #7)

Pearl's detective agency takes a back seat as she prepares to offer a warm welcome to a group of special visitors. A local Arts Festival is being held to honour a cultural exchange visit from representatives of Borken - Whitstable's Twin Town in…

Murder Off the Beaten Path (Search and Rescue Mystery #2)

As a member of a mountain search and rescue team, Gracie Kinkaid routinely volunteers to put her life on the line to save others. But it’s at her new job at a residential camp in the mountains of southern California where she discovers her life…

Murder on the Horizon (Search and Rescue Mystery #3)

In Timber Creek, the hot, dry Santa Ana winds are blowing. But more than just the threat of wildfire endangers the tiny mountain community. And as a member of a mountain search and rescue team, Gracie Kinkaid will come face to face with that…

Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches (Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery #3)

Daisy’s Tea Garden in Pennsylvania’s Amish country is known for its elegant finger foods-but now owner Daisy Swanson has to finger a killer... Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy’s Tea…

On the Wrong Side of the Paw (Klepto Cat Mystery Series #35)

While helping to manage a colony of homeless cats, Rags uncovers what could be clues to an old mystery. In this story, not only does Rags rescue a toddler from a precarious situation, he nearly loses his life saving a litter of kittens, he…

Pineapple Puppies (Pineapple Port Cozy Mystery #9)

Someone has left puppies on the doorsteps of Pineapple Port's residents, but the adorable balls of fur seem to be connected to the murder of a nearby millionaire with too many heirs of his own. Meanwhile, Mariska's been framed for baking a killer…

Read on Arrival (A Bookmobile Mystery #2)

Death, deadly omens, and a decades-overdue book put senior librarian Cleo Watkins on a collision course with a killer in the second Bookmobile mystery. Septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins believes in gracious manners, sweet tea, and justice-…

Sconed to Death (Cat Latimer Mystery #5)

Cat has a full plate at her Aspen Hills Warm Springs Resort, as a group of aspiring cozy mystery authors arrives for a writers retreat. So when baker Dee Dee Meyer stirs up trouble by filing a false complaint with the health inspector against the…

Silent Secrets (Whispering Pines Mystery #7)

In Whispering Pines, even downtime can be deadly.
 
The quiet time of year as settled over Whispering Pines. For months, Sheriff Jayne O’Shea had been looking forward to a little R&R but now she’s not so sure. What’s she supposed…

Something Borrowed, Something Mewed (Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #5)

Daphne Templeton’s sister Piper is getting married-and their mother is getting carried away. She insists on hiring Sylvan Creek’s top event planner, Abigail Sinclair, who proposes an Independence Day theme complete with Statue of Liberty-inspired…

Southern Sass and Killer Cravings (Marygene Brown Series #1)

Life has always been sweet on Georgia’s Peach Cove Island, but a case of murder has Marygene Brown down in the pits... For generations, the women of the Brown family on Peach Cove Island have been known for their Southern sass and sweet homemade…

Spirited Away (Bay Island Psychic Mystery #4)

With the summer tourist season on Bay Island in full swing, shop owner Cass Donovan barely has a minute to breathe, and things at Mystical Musings become even more hectic when a fight breaks out at one of her psychic readings. Shaken by the…

Steeped in Murder (Tea and Tarot #1)

Abigail Beanblossom’s dream of owning a tea room in her California beach town is about to come true. She’s got the lease, the start-up funds, and the recipes. But Abigail's out of a tearoom and into hot water when the realtor turns out to be a…

The Body in the Wake (Faith Fairchild Series #25)

Amateur detective and caterer Faith Fairchild is at her Penobscot Bay, Maine cottage preparing for a summer wedding, when she stumbles across... another body in this 25th entry in the beloved mystery series. For the first time in years, Faith…

The Codebook Murders (Oakwood Mystery #4)

Amateur sleuth Charley Carpenter discovers a coded journal that could crack her small town’s most infamous cold case wide open in this charming cozy mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Club Murders. As the owner of Old Hat…

The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway Mystery #11)

DCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters. They are anonymous, yet reminiscent of ones he has received in the past, from the person who drew him into a case that’s haunted him for years. At the same time, Ruth receives a letter purporting…

When Fortune Knocks (Claire Rollins Mystery #7)

On a warm April evening in Boston, Claire Rollins and her boyfriend, Detective Ian Fuller, are walking the Corgis when they a hear a woman’s scream. When they enter the historic Granary burial ground, Claire and Ian discover a dead woman on the…