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March 2020 New Book Releases

A Fatal Yarn (Knit & Nibble Mystery #5)

The trees in Arborville, New Jersey, have started sporting sweaters. Part of the trend of public knitting art? Not exactly. An anonymous activist has been wrapping trunks in yarn to cover red X's that mark certain trees for removal by the town so…

Anchored Inn (Gray Whale Inn Series #10)

It may be autumn on Cranberry Island, Maine, but things are heating up for innkeeper Natalie Barnes—and not just because of the cranberry scones in the oven. When a research team discovers the remains of a long-missing German U-Boat just offshore…

Berried in the Past (Cranberry Cove Mystery #5)

The dead of winter takes on a whole new meaning in the new Cranberry Cove Mystery from USA Today bestselling author Peg Cochran!

On a night of heavy snow and bitter cold, newlyweds Monica and Greg are comfortably nestled before a warm…

Borrowed, Something Mewed (Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #6)

It’s time for Sylvan Creek’s annual “Chili for Dogs” charity event—and when Daphne Templeton-Black’s father, Ben, rolls into town with his food truck and his faithful mutt, it’s sure to spice up the Memorial Day weekend. But another kind of…

Cocktails and Cowardice (Peridale Cafe Mystery #20)

Julia, Barker, Dot, and Percy are heading off on their luxurious joint honeymoon. What could possibly go wrong?

 


Dead in the Doorway (House-Flipper Mystery #2)

Whitney Whitaker has scored the perfect piece of real estate: a ramshackle white Colonial at the top of a hill with views of downtown Nashville. What more could a self-taught home-improvement maven and occasional house-flipper ask for? Ideally,…

Death of a Blueberry Tart (Hayley Powell Mystery #12)

It may not be front page news, but Island Times food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is now happily married. Before she can set sail on her honeymoon cruise, however, Hayley's mom, Sheila, pays an impromptu visit—and promptly…

Death on the Page (Castle Bookshop Mystery #2)

There are a thousand stories in New York's scenic Thousand Islands, and Bayside Books co-owner Shelby Cox stocks them all. But lately, the Blye Island bookseller's life is more about investigation than inventory. True-crime writer Savannah Page…

Dying to Celebrate (Tourist Trap Mystery #10a)

This is a collection of three books:

ROCKETS’ DEAD GLARE
When the local volunteer fire chief is found buried in ashes, Jill will have to work quickly to nab a killer with a short fuse—or else everyone’s Fourth of July will end with…

Freesias and Foul Play (Port Danby Mystery #12)

Port Danby residents, including grumpy Mayor Price, are giddy with the prospect of a live theater show in town. Everyone dons their best outfits for opening night of The Wizard of Oz but when the lead actress is found dead, an exciting…

Frozen Stiff Drink (Braxton Campus Mystery #6)

A winter blizzard barrels toward Wharton County with a vengeance. 

Madam Zenya predicted the raging storm would change Kellan’s life, but the famed seer never could’ve prepared him for all the collateral damage. After Nana D disappears,…

Gone with the Whisker (Bookmobile Cat Mystery #8)

A friendly feline and a feisty librarian merrily roll along in the newest Bookmobile Cat mystery...until murder stops them in their tracks!

It's the summer season in Chilson, Michigan, and the town is packed with tourists ready for a…

Lavender Blue Murder (Tea Shop Series #21)

Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier Drayton Conneley are guests at a bird hunt styled in the precise manner of an English shooting party. Which means elevenses (sloe gin fizzes), gun loaders, the drawing of pegs, fine looking bird…

Mimi Lee Gets a Clue (Sassy Cat Mystery #1)

Mimi Lee is in over her head. There's her new Los Angeles pet grooming shop to run, her matchmaking mother to thwart, her talking cat Marshmallow to tend to—oh, and the murder of a local breeder to solve...now if only Mimi hadn't landed herself…

Murder in the Forest (Liz Lucas Mystery #12)

Former cop Michael Hessop arrives in Red Cedar with a mission - track down a teen girl named Delaney Sparrow and the predator who convinced her to run away from her family.

He finds out about Liz Lucas' reputation for being an amazing…

Murder in Vancouver (Northwest Cozy Mystery #13)

A famous fashion designer
A poisoned box of chocolates
A stolen painting
Al, the Mafia man, is back on the job


Milton Arrowsmith is murdered by a poisoned box of chocolates on the morning of an art fundraiser,…

Murder, She Goat (Hill Country Mystery #1)

High-end chef Fancy Bohannon is high tailing it home to small-town Texas to escape a professional scandal. But instead of cooking up a little R&R on her aunt’s goat farm, she finds herself head caterer in her cousin’s impending nuptials.…

Musket Ball Murder (Merry Wrath Mystery #14)

From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a Civil War reenactment, a missing body, and one ex-CIA agent turned Girl Scout Troop leader with hilarious results!

Merry Wrath has a problem. Her Girl Scout Troop co-leader has…

No Questions Asked (Lexi Carmichael Mystery #6)

Weddings aren’t my thing—never have been. But eloping would break my mother’s heart, especially since the president of the United States put in a good word for me with his daughter’s wedding planner. I’m going to have the wedding of the year……

Pianos and Prison (Dune House #18)

Best friends Suzie and Mary, and their lovable yellow Labrador, Pilot, are enjoying hosting their guests at Dune House, their majestic B&B on the beach. The small town of Garber is filled with excitement because a well-known pianist has just…

Proof in the Photo (Inn at Holiday Bay #9)

After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat…

Revenge Is Sweet (Vintage Sweets Mystery #1)

In the picturesque tourist town of Fredericksburg, Texas, Tally Holt has opened a new candy store with a vintage twist . . .but there’s no sugar-coating a nasty case of murder . . .
 
Tally Holt has poured her heart, soul, and bank…

Rigged Rising (Donut Shop Mystery Series #47)

There’s a mayoral election in April Springs, North Carolina, and just as George Morris discovers that he’s been unseated by rival Lily Hamilton, the new mayor-elect winds up dead! A great many fingers point toward George as the main suspect in…

Shake Down (Elliott Lisbon Mystery #5)

Ballantyne Foundation Director and PI-in-training, Elliott Lisbon, is enjoying her idyllically slow life on Sea Pine Island, South Carolina. It’s the week before the annual Beach Ball and she’s sipping Bellinis on the sidelines. Her committee…

Sunsets, Sabbatical and Scandal (Camper & Criminals Mystery #10)

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky~ where nothing is normal.
Who served up the murder at the Normal Diner?
A beloved resident of Normal, Kentucky is found dead on the floor of the Normal Diner, leaving the entire town on high alert. Faster…

The Body in the Apartment (Jazzi Zanders #4)

The charming homes of River Bluffs, Indiana, make perfect projects for house-flipper Jazzi Zanders. Less charming is her hothead brother-in-law, who's a bit of a fixer-upper himself.
But could he also be a murderer?
 
Jazzi…

The Pomeranian Always Barks Twice (Furever Pets Mystery #1)

With a veterinarian dad and a pet-rescuing mom, helping animals is a family business for the Dentons--but after a shocking murder, it's Liz Denton's son who might end up in a cage . . .

Sadly, Timothy Fuller is too old and infirm to…

Welcome to Piney Falls (Piney Falls Mystery #1)

She has no idea what she's about to set in motion...

Lanie Anders has the perfectly-ordered life. From her half-foam latte to her marketing executive job to the creative writing course she takes for fun - she controls every outcome. The…