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October 2023 New Book Releases

A Corpse at the Witching Hour (Food Blogger Mystery #6)

Hope Early has to contend with ghosts, a fatal curse, and a decades-old family secret to catch a killer in the new Food Blogger Mystery . . .

When her best friend’s Aunt Issy falls ill, food blogger Hope Early agrees…

A Nutcracker Nightmare (Killer Chocolate Mystery #2)

Hanna and Alex, owners of the Murder and Mayhem book and chocolate shop, are busy preparing for the Harriston High School’s reunion weekend. Neighbors will connect with old friends and perhaps try to avoid old foes. One person no one can…

Baking Spirits Bright (True Confections Mystery #2)

Winter has arrived in Larch Haven, Vermont, bringing with it holiday cheer, lots of snow, and freezing temperatures. Becca Ransom is squeezing in time to skate on the frozen canals and drink hot chocolate by a roaring fire while also…

Bobbin for Answers (Magical Dressmaker's Mystery Series #8)

As the Halloween season approaches, Harlow Cassidy finds herself entangled in the spookiest of mysteries, racing against time to untangle the threads of deceit before they weave a chilling and inescapable knot…



Bound By Murder (Antique Bookshop Mystery #4)

he annual fishing tournament and festival in Hokes Folly, North Carolina, is the high-water mark event of the year. Antiquarian bookseller Jenna Quinn, owner of the Twice Upon a Time bookstore, is ready to catch some new customers with her…

Brides, Bribes, & Binoculars (Camper & Criminals Mystery #34)

Mae West has been kidnapped...BY THE LAUNDRY CLUB LADIES for a spa retreat bachelorette party like no other.
Dottie's screaming at the stripper to put it back on instead of keep taking off, fun bride games, and spa activities don't…

Clues and Canines (Bistro at Holiday Bay #5)

It’s Halloween in Holiday Bay and the gang at the bistro have gone all out with seasonal decorations, nightly drink and food specials, and truly haunt worthy games and drawings for the regulars who enjoy hanging out at the bar. The jack-o-…

Cold Turkey (A Tish Tarragon Mystery #7)

Literary caterer Tish Tarragon is looking forward to opening the new Cookin' the Books cafe the day after Thanksgiving, but before then she has the small matter of catering for the Thirty-First Annual Colonial Springs Turkey Trot, a…

Dating Can Be Deadly (Amish Matchmaker Mystery #5)

Set in the fan favorite Amish village of Harvest, Ohio, the latest novel in the USA Today bestselling author’s Amish Matchmaker series features the unlikely sleuthing duo of an Amish widow and her zany, oft-…

Death By Theft (Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series #19)

Josiah is happy for her pals Lady Elsmere and Shaneika Mary Todd when broodmare Jean Harlow gives birth to a male foal sired by Comanche. The owners of both horses have high hopes the foal will become a stakes winner—maybe even win the…

Gingerbread Cookies and Gunshots (Lucy Stone Novella)

When Lucy Stone discovers the body of Rick Juergens, whose five-year-old son Nemo disappeared, she senses foul play. Crumbs from a gingerbread cookie Lucy gave to Nemo are found in the back seat of Rick’s car. With the hours quickly ticking…

Hallo-waiian Murder (Aloha Lagoon Mystery #20)

These books are written by multiple authors. This book was written by Rosalie Spielman. It's Kiki Hepburn's first Halloween in Aloha Lagoon, and she doesn't know exactly what to expect. Between working at the busy Aloha Lagoon…

In the Wick of Time (Magic Candle Shop Mystery #2)

Tabby Winslow will help her twin sister Sage with anything and everything—and that includes putting out the flames of suspicion when Sage’s boss is found murdered in this magical mystery, perfect for fans of Amanda Flower and Sofie Kelly.…

Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! (Meg Langslow Series #34)

'Tis the season for sleuthing in Donna Andrews' cheery new addition to the New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow series.

Meg has been roped into participating in a weaponsmithing…

Lost & Hound (Foxhunting Series #15)

When a body is found curiously displayed on “Sister” Jane Arnold’s foxhunting grounds, members of her hunt club realize someone is sending them a dire message, in this exciting mystery from New York Times

Marigold Avenue (Rose Hill Mystery #13)

When Grace Branduff returns to Rose Hill after a decade away, she finds many things have changed, but thankfully, the people who love and care about her are glad she's back. The book she wrote about her childhood, although thinly veiled as…

Monster Mash Murder (Merry Wrath Mystery #28)

What’s scarier than ex-CIA agent Merry Wrath’s Girl Scout troop? How about the spookiest Halloween haunted house ever? And the girls have found the perfect place to hold it—a disturbingly dilapidated Victorian with something in the basement…

Murder by the Seashore (A California Bookshop Mystery #1)

Southern California is where dreams come true—or so Scarlett Gardner thought. When she moved there and opened the Palm Trees and Page Turners bookshop, she thought her boyfriend and business partner would be part of the story. When he…

Murder Uncorked (Cece Barton Mystery #1)

Raise a glass to Cece Barton, a widowed single mom and recent L.A. transplant to California wine country, who suddenly finds herself at the center of a murder investigation in this sparkling new mystery series from Agatha Award–winning and…

Murders of a Feather (Dr. Kate Vet Mystery #3)

It's February in the Hudson Valley and Oak Falls veterinarian Dr. Kate is once again up to her galoshes in corpses

Hudson Valley winters can be brutal…and deadly! Dr. Kate is once again on the case (not to mention thin…

Once Upon a Haunting (The Bookstore at Holiday Bay #2)

With the remodel complete Lou and the gang have settled into what Lou hopes will be a regular weekly routine including the new senior sleuthing group, Murder on Tuesdays.

When the investigation into the authenticity of the…

Overdue or Die (Haunted Library Mystery #7)

Carrie Singleton has a wedding to plan, a killer to catch, and a conspiracy to uncover in this charming seventh novel of Agatha Award-nominee Allison Brook’s Haunted Library mysteries.

Carrie Singleton has more than…

Paws to Remember (Magical Cats Series #15)

Librarian Kathleen Paulson and her enchanted felines get involved in a cold case that is putting people in very hot water in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series.


Pumpkins and Peril (Peridale Cafe Mystery #29)

When the leader of the Peridale Preservation Society is found dead at a Halloween party thrown by notorious property developer James Jacobson, the sleepy Cotswold village is rocked by scandalous revelations that could alter its future.…

Sieve and Let Die (Vintage Kitchen Mystery #11)

Vintage cookware collector Jaymie Müller is stunned when an irate woman accuses her pharmacist friend Val of tampering with her prescription. When more unfounded accusations follow, it seems clear the woman has a personal grudge against Val…

Snow Place for Murder (Mountain Lodge Mystery #3)

International resort developer Nigel Goodwin has traveled all the way from London, England to Misty Murphy’s little corner of North Carolina and bought out the Mountaintop Lodge for the week prior to Christmas. Their intention? To pitch an…

Spoon to be Dead (Shake Shop Mystery #3)

A murder for the holidays is about to shake things up!

Trinidad Jones is starting the festive season with sugary confections and a heaping scoop of worry as her shake shop enters its first Oregon winter. With snow…

Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #4)

Tis the season to solve a murder—and innkeeper Holly White knows she’ll have to make her list and check it twice if she wants to catch the killer in the 4th Christmas Tree Farm mystery from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost.

Sugar Plum Poisoned (Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series #15)

It’s Christmastime, and this holiday season, things are heating up for the bakers at Fairy Tale Cupcakes, in the newest Cupcake Bakery Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.

Syrup to No Good (Maple Syrup Mystery #2)

Only a sap would try to ruin a bride's special day…

Spring has finally come to Sugar Ridge, Vermont, and with it the end of syrup-making season. But Leila Khoury, new owner of Sappy Endings Farm, won't be making like…

The Fatal Folio (Cambridge Bookshop #3)

After moving to Cambridge, England, Molly Kimball has found a lot to love, including—of course—her family’s ancestral bookshop, Thomas Marlowe-Manuscripts and Folios. And though she’s not quite ready to use the “L” word when it comes to her…

The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Series #17)

The first ever Christmas mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series!

San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert…

Witness, Woods, & Wedding (Camper & Criminals Mystery #33)

In the heart of the charming town of Normal, Kentucky, Mae West has patiently awaited her wedding day to Hank Sharp. Friends and family gather, the crisp autumn air carries the scent of fallen leaves, and laughter dances through the warm Southern…