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April 2025 New Book Releases

A Fatal Feast at Honeychurch Hall (Honeychurch Mystery #11)

When Eric Pugsley, who runs the unsightly scrapyard on the Honeychurch Hall estate, brings home his Turkish fiancée, everyone is delighted -- even if the marriage does seem to include her feisty mother who is never without a Terkel…

Bait and Swiss (The Cheese Shop Mystery #6)

It’s been almost two years since Willa Bauer opened Curds & Whey in Yarrow Glen, and both cheesemonger and cheese shop are thriving in the Sonoma Valley. While Willa doesn’t eat chocolate, it’s true that life is like a box of chocolates…

Canine Courier (Rescue on Gooseberry Bay #1)

A stray dog, a murder, a microchip worth killing for, a mysterious past, and the ongoing search for answers to the secret that started it all.

Bexley Cosgrove has a soft spot for abandoned animals after being…

Cliffs, Clues, & Conspiracies (Camper & Criminals Mystery #40)

Welcome back to the quirky town of Normal, Kentucky, where the mysteries are as rich as the southern charm!

Fans of Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies know there’s never a dull moment with their sleuthing escapades, camper…

Dead Post Society (House-Flipper Mystery #7)

This year's honor roll is killer...

Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are no strangers to murder. After all, they’ve encountered corpses on their properties before. But this is the first time they’d…

Death at Inishmore Castle (Mercy McCarthy Mystery #3)

A grand castle, a glass of Irish whiskey, a good book by the fire… and a rather mysterious murder?

Historic Inishmore Castle is opening its doors for the first time, hosting a charming weekend of whiskey tasting and…

Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin (A Death by Chocolate #8)

One of the sweetest places to visit in Eastport, Maine, is Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and Ellie White’s bakery, the Chocolate Moose, where people treat themselves to the most decadent desserts. But the island town also seems to cater to those…

Fatal Brouhaha (Ground Rules Mystery #5)

Twentysomething master barista and owner of Portland, Oregon’s popular Ground Rules coffee cart, Sage Caplin is ready to celebrate her growing business at a weekend long maker’s festival, complete with live music, a cornhole tournament, 4th…

Fudge and Marriage (Candy-Coated Mystery Series #14)

Only two things might ruin fudge maker Allie McMurphy’s wedding: murder—and her mother . . .

June is always beautiful on Mackinac Island, which is why Allie chose this month for her wedding to police officer Rex…

Last Wool and Testament (Knit & Nibble Mystery #12)

Spring has sprung in Arborville, New Jersey, and Pamela Paterson and Bettina Fraser are keeping busy with their knitting group, Knit and Nibble. But it looks like April showers have brought May murders . . .

Fiber…

No Roast for the Weary (Coffeehouse Mystery Series #21)

When the Village Blend opens a Writer's Block Lounge, a cold case crime turns up the heat on Clare and her crew in this gripping new entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mystery series from New York Times bestselling…

Pineapple Easter Egg (Pineapple Port Cozy Mystery #24)

Easter eggs surround the body. One of them has a note. Charlotte teams up with Sheriff Frank to solve a cryptic murder in a do-or-dye situation...

Too bad she won't have her husband's help. Uncle Seamus and Bob accompany Declan to his…

Scone Cold Dead (Country Store Mystery #13)

After a body is found in a local farmer’s field, country store and café owner Robbie Jordan suspects that a newcomer in South Lick, Indiana, may not be a stranger to everyone in town . . .

Robbie is just weeks away…

Sealed with a Hiss (Mrs. Murphy Series #33)

When a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface of a local creek, with a body still in the driver’s seat, it’s up to Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her beloved cats and dogs to save the day, in this latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and…

The Chow Maniac (Noodle Shop Mystery #11)

Asia Village is in peril when Private detective Lydia Shepard returns to enlist the help of Lana Lee to solve a rash of unsolved murders and thefts.

When Lydia brings Lana onto the case, three of the members of an…

This Is Not a Game (This Is Not a Game #1)

A unique locked-room debut with a memorable intergenerational relationship and gaming angle, about a grandmother and granddaughter who are snowed in at a lavish party at a mansion where the host has been murdered, and the unlikely sleuthing…

Written in Stone (Scottish Bookshop Mystery #10)


When Delaney wins a special Hidden Door Festival invitation to artist Ryory Bennigan's studio, she isn’t sure quite what to expect. What she finds is an elusive fellow obsessed with the Picts—complete with his own versions of their…