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October 2020 New Book Releases

A Brushstroke with Death (Owl & Crescent Mystery #1)

Near the creek that runs behind her Pennsylvania house, Willow Bellamy has converted an old barn into an art school--though the place does still have some animal inhabitants, including Rembrandt, the owl who lives up in the rafters. And while it'…

A Cotswold Christmas Mystery (Cotswold Mystery Series #18)

It’s Christmas, and things are looking good at the Slocombe house. Thea’s daughter Jessica has come to stay, much to her stepdaughter Stephanie’s delight. But then things take a turn for the worse. A local family, the Frowses, find themselves…

A Crime of a Different Stripe (Seaside Knitters Mystery Series #15)

When a body is discovered at Sea Harbor's opening reception for the autumn art series, the Seaside Knitters must take a break from stitching baby gear to unravel a series of secrets in Sally Goldenbaum's 15th Seaside Knitters Society mystery.…

A Death Long Overdue (Lighthouse Library Mystery #7)

When her former director is found dead in the water, librarian Lucy Richardson will have to get to the bottom of the mystery before the killer ends her tale.

It's summertime in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bertie James's…

A Garland of Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series #22)

Sarah Booth has traded in hosting this Christmas season for a road trip with her besties. Each little Delta town has a special Christmas activity, and Sarah Booth’s bff and detective partner, Tinkie, has arranged to rent a limo for the gang and…

A Page Marked for Murder (Bookstore Mystery #5)

A murder and a missing book have Addie Greyborne running around her Massachusetts town trying to read the clues . . .
 
January isn’t the season for the seaside, but the big Fire and Ice festival is keeping bookstore owner…

A Stocking Full of Murder (Tourist Trap Christmas Story Bundle)

Sunny South Cove, California, is the perfect spot for Jill Gardner and her store, Coffee, Books, and More—except when “more” turns out to be murder . . .  
 
Corned Beef and Casualties
Sunny South Cove is all…

A Tangled Murder (Dune House #20)

Suzie and Mary are excited that an amateur sailing yacht race is finishing in Garber. Dune House, the majestic B&B on the beach, is filled to the brim with contestants, racegoers and tourists.

But when a dead body ends up tangled…

A Waffle Lot of Murder (All-Day Breakfast Cafe #4)

For diner owner Gia Morelli, her seasonal fall menu calls for two main ingredients—maple syrup and murder . . .
 
While the first hints of autumn grace Boggy Creek, Florida, Gia misses the colorful harvest traditions she left behind…

Aunt Bessie Zeroes In (Isle of Man Cozy Mystery #26)

Aunt Bessie zeroes in on the perfect house for her friends, Elizabeth Quayle and Andy Caine.

Actually, the Looney mansion isn’t anyone’s idea of a perfect house. Decades of neglect have left the house in need of a complete renovation…

Bending the Paw (Paw Enforcement Mystery #8)

A bloodbath is a shocking new challenge for Megan and Brigit when Detective Audrey Jackson calls them to the scene of what could only be a brutal murder. But the one thing the nightmarish scene is missing is a victim. The frantic homeowner’s…

Broadcast 4 Murder (Sophie Kimball Mystery #7)

Phee's mother Harriet is going to be a star! At least, that's how the Sun City West retiree describes her chance to host a live radio program of her book club's Booked 4 Murder Mystery Hour on Arizona's KSCW. But instead of chatting about…

Candy Cane Crime (Amish Candy Shop Mystery Novella)

Christmas is coming all too quickly for Harvest, Ohio’s famous chocolatier, Bailey King. Thanks to her new cable TV show, her shop has more candy orders than she can handle this holiday season. Fortunately, her beloved Cousin Charlotte is happy…

Christmas Card Murder (3 Christmas Stories)

CHRISTMAS CARD MURDER by LESLIE MEIER
In the midst of holiday home renovations, Lucy Stone accidentally unwraps a murder mystery decades in the making when she discovers an old Christmas card with a nasty message belonging to one of her…

Curses Are for Cads (Eleanor Wilde Mystery #3)

Just as fake medium Eleanor Wilde begins falling for Nicholas Hartford III and his endearing family, she’s summoned to a remote Scottish castle where an unusual assignment to locate a haunted trove of treasure threatens Eleanor’s budding romance…

Death by French Roast (Bookstore Cafe Mystery #8)

Krissy Hancock runs a bookstore-café in Pine Hills, Ohio, but she’ll be setting up shop as a sleuth when she discovers a long-unsolved murder . . .
 
Krissy’s helping a friend clean out her late mother’s house when she learns that…

Deep Flakes Christmas: A Nisse Visit (Deep Lakes Mystery #3)

Baker/vintner Frankie Champagne is named coordinator for the Deep Lakes Holiday Festival in the unexpected absences of the town officials. What should be a piece of cake for the confident multi-tasker is a half-baked fiasco when the town is…

Dress to Kill (An Irina Curtius Mystery #2)

Irina Curtius, a retired ballet dancer living on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, runs a ballet studio for young children. One of Irina's good friends is found dead after an opening night performance with the New York City Ballet Company. The…

Enchantments and Escape Rooms (Spooky Games Club #2)

After the disaster of the month before, Dahlia Poplar, cursed witch and helper extraordinaire, is ready for her serene, supernatural small town life to return to normal. However, her hopes for a more peaceful existence don’t last when a childhood…

Fair Trade (Barks & Beans Cafe Mystery #3)

Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java...and where murder sometimes pays a visit.

With the one-year anniversary of the now-successful Barks & Beans Cafe…

Gears, Gearboxes, & Grills (Camper & Criminals Mystery #13)

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky~ where nothing is normal. A Campers and Criminal Mystery Series is another brainchild of USA Today Bestselling Author Tonya Kappes. If you love her quirky southern characters and small town charm with a mystery to…

Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas (Candy Coated Mystery #8)

In Nancy Coco's eighth Candy-Coated Mystery, Christmas on Mackinac Island brings a flurry of festive activity for fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy--but also a body in a snowbank. With fun recipes, cute pets, quirky characters, and an endearing…

Jeopardy in High Heels (High Heels Mystery #12)

Maddie Springer may know more about fabulous heels than tough trivia, but she's thrilled when her hairdresser-to-the-stars stepfather, Fernando, earns a spot on a celebrity edition of American's favorite game show. But she's not so thrilled when…

Murder at an Irish Christmas (Murder in an Irish Village Series #6)

Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan’s holiday plans hit a sour note when murder rearranges the yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies . . .
 
This December in Kilbane, if you’re planning to warm up with a cuppa tea at Naomi’s Bistro, you may…

Murder at the Village Fete (Tommy & Evelyn Christie #2)

Downton Abbey crossed with Murder, She Wrote...set in a Yorkshire village!

Evelyn Christie, the new Lady Northmoor, is looking forward to hosting the local village fete in the grounds of Hessleham Hall.

However, the last…

Murder Comes to Call (Beryl and Edwina Mystery #4)

The lean years following World War I can lead to desperate acts--even in the quiet English village of Walmsley Parva. When a series of burglaries seems to culminate in murder, brash American Beryl Helliwell and proper, buttoned up Brit Edwina…

Murder in the Margins (The Open Book Mystery #1)

The plot thickens for American gothic writer Penelope Parish when a murder near her quaint British bookshop reveals a novel's worth of killer characters.

Penelope Parish has hit a streak of bad luck, including a severe case of writer'…

Murder is in the Air (Kate Shackleton Mystery Series #12)

North Yorkshire, 1930. It's the season for warm and spirited countryside celebrations. Ever since the war, pubs have been in the doldrums, and in an attempt to promote and breathe new life back into the business, brewers select a charismatic…

Murdered Mentor (Cedar Bay Mystery #20)

Everyone looked up to the Senator,
And he mentored so many people.
A few knew about his mistress,
And even his illegitimate daughter.
But no one knew his ultimate secret.
A secret that would only be revealed when he…

No Gravestone Unturned (Cobble Cove Mystery #5)

It’s October in Cobble Cove, and Alicia is busy preparing for the library’s Halloween party when she learns that John’s aunt from Florida has died and that John’s cousins and their spouses are coming to town to bury their mother. The day after…

On Borrowed Crime (Jane Doe Book Club #1)

The Jane Doe book club enjoys guessing whodunit, but when murder happens in their midst, they discover solving crimes isn't fun and games...

Lyla Moody loves her sleepy little town of Sweet Mountain, Georgia. She likes her job as…

Pies & Poison & Pooches, Oh, My! (Wayside Bay Mystery #2)

Charlie loves the food and fun at the spring fair until Mabel is poisoned and almost dies. Can Charlie stop the culprit before they strike again?

Time again for the Wayside Bay Spring Fair. Charlie always helps with Mabel’s stand…

Saddled with Murder (Dr. Kate Vet Mystery #1)

Veterinarian and amateur sleuth Kate Turner has her hands full trying to juggle two boyfriends, a thriving practice, and a criminal investigation

It's the Christmas season and veterinarian Kate Turner is not feeling very jolly. She's…

Sweet Revenge (Dewberry Farm Mystery #7)

Fall into another sweet Dewberry Farm adventure!  When Priscilla Jordan, a wealthy descendant of Buttercup's new living history museum's historic owner, turns up dead in one of the museum's cabins, the police…

Tales of Naybor Manor (Piney Falls Mystery #3)

A beautiful winery with a deadly past!

In a historic mansion outside of Piney Falls, dark rumors have swirled for over a century.  Strange occupants, mysterious disappearances and unexplained deaths have frightened the locals away from…

The Darling Dahlias and the Voodoo Lily (Darling Dahlias #9)

Spring, 1935 finds the little Alabama town of Darling excited about their new local radio station, WDAR. But there are problems brewing at the newspaper, where a trio of new hires causes headaches for editor Charlie Dickens.


The Gift of the Magpie (Meg Langslow Series #28)

Meg’s running Caerphilly’s Helping Hands for the Holidays project, in which neighbors help each other with things they can’t do and can’t afford to have done. Her hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when someone murders…

The Last Resort (Flamingo Realty Mystery #7)

The mother that Stella O'Neil thought she'd lost forever is getting out of jail. Today.
Stella doesn't know if she's excited or terrified but one thing is for sure, everything in life feels like it's finally settling down.
But as…