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October 2021 New Book Releases

A Brush with Murder (Paint by Murder #1)

A quiet lakeside town in western New York state is the new home of Manhattan artist Chloe Abbington and the backdrop for murder in this series debut by Bailee Abbott.

For Chloe Abbington, the transition…

Cereal Killer (Maternal Instincts Mystery Series #11)

They say nothing compares to striking gold… well, that person was never pregnant with twins and launching a PI business!Join all the usual suspects in gold country as Kate and Vicente Domingo take a romp in his old town, Golden,…oh – and a dead…

Christmas Dessert Murder (Hannah Swensen 2 Christmas Stories)

It’s Christmas in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and there’s no better way to enjoy the holidays than by cozying up to two Hannah Swensen yuletide mysteries with a plateful of goodies from The Cookie Jar bakery . . . 

CHRISTMAS CARAMELMURDER…

Claws for Alarm (Mrs. Murphy Series #30)

Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen gets a little help from her veterinarian husband to solve the murder of a young equine vet whose death may be linked to his new clinic in this tantalizing mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky…

Confusion at the Convention (Northwest Cozy Mystery #22)

An old lover, technology knockoffs, a missing self-defense instructor, and a dead convention exhibitor. They must have something in common, but what?

When DeeDee, Jake, Al, and Cassie, from the Northwest Cozy Mystery Series,…

Death By Chance (Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series #16)

Halloween is right around the corner when Lady Elsmere throws an elaborate Civil War costume ball. Wearing a nineteenth-century ball gown, Josiah ventures into the party's corn maze to find her dog, Baby, and take him home, only to find Baby…

Death by Hot Apple Cider (Bookstore Cafe Mystery #9)

Krissy Hancock’s bookstore-café in Pine Hills, Ohio, is teaming up with the local library for a seasonal celebration, but someone is spiking the refreshments—with fatal results...
 
With autumn in full swing and Thanksgiving on the…

Deck the Donuts (Deputy Donut Mystery #6)

’Tis the season for the delectable desserts Emily Westhill and her cuddly cat serve up at Deputy Donut—but someone naughty on Santa’s list has come to town . . .
 
It’s Christmastime again in Fallingbrook,…

Digging Up Trouble (Sweet Fiction Bookshop #1)

Life is sweet when you live in Confection, Oregon. Or, at least, that's how it's supposed to be. But on a summer day, when tourists and locals alike gawk at the majestic mountains, quaint Craftsman houses, and lovely flowers--particularly…

Down the Hatch (Agatha Raisin Mystery Series #32)

Private detective Agatha Raisin, having recently taken up power-walking, is striding along a path in Mircester Park during her lunch break when she hears a cry for help. Rushing over, she finds an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Swinburn, in the…

Getaway With Murder (Mountain Lodge Mystery #1)

As if hitting the half-century mark wasn’t enough, Misty Murphy celebrated her landmark birthday by amicably ending her marriage and investing her settlement in a dilapidated mountain lodge at the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With the old inn…

God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen (Royal Spyness Series #15)

Georgie is back and hanging the stockings with care when a murder interrupts her Christmas cheer in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen.

Georgie is excited for her first…

Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas (Kitchen Witch Novella)

Mia Malone is planning a holiday party to promote her catering and cooking school business—but she’s got a Christmas spirit to deal with first, in this new Kitchen Witch Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon . . .
 …

Hypnosis Is for Hacks (Eleanor Wilde Mystery #4)

Eleanor Wilde has traded a career as a sham medium for a (relatively) respectable life in a small English town, providing the locals with herbal remedies and elixirs. But on a trip to the seaside town of Brighton, her past comes calling—and so…

In Hot Water (Misty Bay Tea Room #1)

Vivian Wainwright is living her dream. The middle-aged widow owns the Misty Bay Tearoom, a quaint, English-accented shop on the Oregon coast. But on the eve of the tearoom's second anniversary, the dream turns nightmarish when a man falls to his…

In the Company of Witches (Evenfall Witches B&B #1)

When a guest dies in the B&B she helps her aunts run, a young witch must rely on some good old-fashioned investigating to clear her aunt's name in this magical and charming new cozy mystery.

For four hundred years, the Warren…

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder (Catering Hall Mystery #3)

Astoria, Queens, is decorated within an inch of its life for the Christmas season, and Mia Carina is juggling her job at the Belle View catering hall with a case of murder . . .
 
Mia’s busy with a full schedule of…

Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice (Camper & Criminals Mystery #22)

Let me be the first person to welcome you to Normal, Kentucky located in the heart of the Daniel Boone National Forest. I'm Mae West the owner of Happy Trails Campground.

Fall at the campground is my favorite time of the year. The…

Manga and Murder (Merry Wrath Mystery #20)

Welcome to Druid-Con!

It’s Who’s There, Iowa’s first Druid-Con, a comic book themed convention organized by the teens of The Cult of Nicoderm (a group of four local teens who’ve taken the idea of extracurricular activities a bit…

Mango, Mambo, and Murder (Caribbean Kitchen Mystery #1)

Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith becomes a seasoned sleuth in Raquel V. Reyes's Caribbean Kitchen Mystery debut, a savory treat for fans of Joanne Fluke and Jenn McKinlay.

Food anthropologist Miriam Quiñones-…

Mistletoe Cake Murder (All-Day Breakfast Cafe #6)

’Tis the season for celebrating when Gia Morelli’s holidays include both a wedding and yuletide festivities. Until someone naughty delivers a most unwanted Christmas gift—murder. . .
 
For a native New Yorker…

Mulled to Death (Colorado Wine Mystery #3)

A Valentine's Day getaway is on the rocks when a young winemaker discovers a body at an alpine resort in this delightful cozy mystery.

When Parker Valentine decides to take a weekend getaway with her boyfriend Reid, a ski trip seems…

Murder at Mallowan Hall (Phyllida Bright Mystery #1)

The first in an exciting new historical mystery series set in the home of Agatha Christie!

Colleen Cambridge's charming and inventive new historical series introduces an unforgettable heroine in Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper…

Murder at the Mistletoe Ball (Ferrara Family Mystery #6)

Christmas in Tranquility, New Jersey, means togetherness for the Italian-American Ferrara family—and an unexpected reunion for Alberta Scaglione. But someone has murder on their holiday wish list . . .
 
Alberta is…

No Memes of Escape (Brooklyn Murder Mystery #2)

Amateur sleuth Odessa Dean is about to discover the only thing harder than finding her way out of an escape room is finding an affordable apartment in Brooklyn in this sequel to Killer Content.

Odessa Dean has made a home of Brooklyn…

Once Upon a Seaside Murder (Beach Reads Mystery #2)

As the holidays approach, bookstore owner Summer Merriwether learns a dark secret in this second volume of Maggie Blackburn's Beach Reads mystery series.

There's no place like home for the holidays, even if home is sleepy, beachside…

Pineapple Mystery Box (Pineapple Port Cozy Mystery #14)

When Mariska trades the brisket she won at “meat bingo” for three tickets on the new Gulf Voyager cruise ship, she, Darla, and our detective Charlotte enjoy a ladies' cruise to Key West. But when passengers start…

Slashing Through the Snow (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #3)

Maine innkeeper Holly White returns to sleuth another seasonal slaying in the third Christmas Tree Farm mystery from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost.

Reindeer Games Christmas Tree Farm is going into the B&B business, and Holly…

Strangers on a Skein (Black Sheep Knitting Series #12)

Romantic entanglements and handcrafted murder tie the Black Sheep knitters in knotswhen the local farmers’ market becomes a haven for a killer . . .
 
Phoebe Myers, Black Sheep Knitting Shop’s assistant manager,…

Strawberries and Crime (Finn Family Farm #2)

Things are finally growing smoothly on the Finn Family Farm. With the help of caretakers Joe and Alice Wong and farmer Samuel Brown, Charlotte Finn is starting to feel at home at the Santa Barbara County produce farm she inherited. But all is not…

The Cure for What Ales You (Sloan Krause Mystery #5)

After a long cold winter, spring is beginning to bloom in the alpine village of Leavenworth, Washington, where craft brewer Sloan Krause and her partner in crime Garrett Strong are putting the finishing touches on their bright and refreshing…

The Enemy You Gnocchi (Italian Chef Mystey #3)

It's the deadliest thyme of the year...

With snow dusting the ground and sauce sizzling on the stove, local chef Tessa Esposito is ready to serve up some holiday cheer. And with the annual Festival of Lights underway, it seems nothing can…

The Mysterious Detective (High Desert Mystery #15)

It seemed like any other routine appraisal. But that was before Marty found out about the theft, the illegal gambling and other questionable activities, and then there was the note in the book. A note that resulted in twenty police officers…

The Twelve Jays of Christmas (Meg Langslow Series #30)

Meg's brother Rob and his fiancé Delaney have been engaged for some time now. In fear of their mothers’ propensity for over-the-top celebrations, they decide to throw a party just before Christmas and then elope.

When a blizzard traps…

To the Tome of Murder (Bookstore Mystery #7)

Three weeks before Thanksgiving, bookshop owner Addie Greyborne already has a full plate—and a killer on her case . . .
 
Addie’s determined to turn a seemingly ordinary November in coastal Greyborne Harbor into one for the books. The…

Trick or Treat (Resort at Castaway Bay #3)

In book 3 in the series, it's Halloween and Sydney joins Ezra and his group as they take on an old murder case where the suspected killer has been caught and convicted although Ezra has reason to believe he may be innocent as he has claimed from…

Trouble Brewing (Barks & Beans Cafe Mystery #5)

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.

Convinced that the elderly lady in her care didn't die of natural causes…

Twisted Tea Christmas (Tea Shop Series #23)

 An attack on the host of a fancy tea party sends Theodosia Browning looking for answers in the latest entry in the New York Times bestselling series.
 
Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea…