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August 2026 New Book Releases

A Dish Best Served Dead (The Myrtle Clover Mystery #29)

When the dish is to die for. Literally.

When Cora Croft—pillar of the community—drops dead at the neighborhood block party, Myrtle's casserole is exhibit A. Which sadly makes Myrtle a forensic point of interest…

A Murderer's Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mystery #5)

It's cozy. It's culinary. It's Mardi Gras madness! It's the fifth book in this fabulous mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today-bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen…

And Then There Were Bun (Noodle Shop Mystery #13)

Things get spicy when Megan throws a surprise birthday party for Lana at Ho-Lee Noodle House that ends in disaster.

With the help of Lana’s parents and close friends, Megan packs the family restaurant with a guest…

Apple Pies and Poisoned Lies at the Cider Falls Festival (Cider Falls Orchard #1)

For lovers of everything cozy and fall time, USA Today bestselling author Traci Hall brings all the autumn vibes to a brand new series featuring a family of Washington State apple orchard owners who become…

Awl Shook Up (Hometown Hardware Mystery #4)

Pine Bluff, Oregon’s annual Winter Carnival is the perfect remedy for the cabin fever that has hit the town hard. Dawna pulls on her bobby socks for this year’s 50s-themed event, ready to relax and mingle after a long winter.


Board to Death (Charcuterie Shop Mystery #5)

With loose cattle and a murderer hiding in plain sight, Katie’s got to think fast before making her next move, or it will be her last

Charcuterie chef, Katie Aubrey, is all agog, having been selected to cater a…

Deadly First Edition (Boones Book Nook Bookstore #2)

The Boone’s Book Nook Bookstore Mysteries invite readers into the heart of downtown Normal, a “living, breathing postcard” tucked inside the Daniel Boone National Forest. Here, charming cottage-style shops line…

Death at a Scottish Halloween (Scottish Isle Mystery #5)

When Dr. Emilia McRoy stumbles upon a dead body in a haunted house, she resolves to find the killer before another body can fall.

Halloween isn’t the only cause for fright in the fifth Scottish Isle mystery, perfect for fans of…

Death on the Books (Blue Ridge Library Mystery #10)

A sleuthing library director is on the case when a patron drops dead in the tenth installment of Victoria Gilbert’s critically acclaimed Blue Ridge Library mysteries.

When a stranger falls over dead in the…

Killer Donuts (Deputy Donut Mystery #11)

It’s fall in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, and Emily Fyne, owner of the popular local Deput Donut café is on a trail—a Donut Trail, that is—to tour pre-Halloween treats and activities, not to mention check out the competition. It’s all fun and…

Murder at Rosecliff (Gilded Newport Mystery #14)

When a troublemaking party crasher is found dead in a fountain during an elegant soiree in Newport, Rhode Island, newspaper editor Emma Cross Andrews must clear her own society reporter from suspicion of murder…

August…

Murder at the Toy Soldier (Cozy Capers Book Group #8)

It’s a cold, wet, February on Cape Cod, but a murder at the local toy store blows an especially icy wind through town—and through bike shop owner Mackenzie “Mac” Almeda’s sleuthing Cozy Capers Book Group.

Mac is…

Murder’s the Word (Bookstore Mystery Series #7)

Bookstore owner and crime writer Jen is leaving her amateur sleuthing days behind her. She’s got a new novel to finish – if she could just figure out the final murderous twist. But, when the local high school…

Probable Caws (Meg Langslow Series #39)

Meg has finally found time to get some blacksmithing done when a call from her dad interrupts her--can she come out to Ragnar’s right away to help with the horses? Their friend Ragnar Ragnarsen, who is gradually turning the enormous house…

The Quilt Whisperer Investigates (Quilt Whisperer Mystery #1)

Working at the Arts and Crafts Museum in small town Massachusetts, a quilting and antique quilts expert pieces together a patchwork of clues against the vibrant backdrop of a New England fall in this crafty new cozy series from Peggy…

Where There's Smoke (Haunted Paint Store #2)

Paint store owner Laura Meehan must prove her amateur sleuthing skills (again!) when her small town’s public library starts burning in this installment of the Haunted Paint Store cozy mystery series.

Don’t mess with…

Witnessed and Delivered (Bistro at Holiday Bay #10)

Summer is winding down in Holiday Bay, and Shelby and the Bistro crew are preparing for one of the town's biggest events of the season, the annual Lobsterfest Celebration. Everyone is involved in the celebration until the Labor Day…