Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of April 30 – May 6, 2023 with one debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!

Dressed to Drill by Kate Carlisle (Cozy)
While Shannon Hammer is thrilled to attend the premiere of the movie based on her boyfriend Mac’s latest book, she can’t wait to trade her killer heels for work boots and start her next renovation project in Lighthouse Cove: a quaint Victorian church that has seen better days. And will see them again—as a museum—if Shannon, her talented crew, and her sister Chloe have anything to say about it. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Below the Line by Lowell Cauffiel (Traditional)
Former Detroit homicide detective Edwin Blake broke into show business as a script consultant on cop movies. Now living in Los Angeles five years later, Blake is suffering from clinical depression, is no longer in demand in film and TV – and money is short. But things look up when Blake gets a call from wealthy, oddball producer, Jason “JP” Perry, telling him he wants to hire him for a future cable TV series. But there’s a catch. First he wants Blake to locate the missing ex-wife of a “friend of a friend” from Chicago. Format: Print, Digital

Ukulele of Death by E.J. Copperman (Traditional) *first book in new series*
After losing their parents when they were just babies, private investigators Fran and Ken Stein now specialize in helping adoptees find their birth parents. So when a client asks them for help finding her father, with her only clue a rare ukulele, the case is a little weird, sure, but it’s nothing they can’t handle. Format: Print, Digital

The Ghost Goes to the Dogs by Cleo Coyle (Cozy)
Pet Mystery Week brings brisk business to Penelope’s Rhode Island bookshop, but a real mystery comes barking at her door when a lost dog turns up in a panic. Pen and her son Spencer follow the furry fugitive to a wooded area where the dog’s owner lies unconscious. Mrs. Cunningham is a warm-hearted widow who volunteers at the animal shelter and runs Buy the Book’s pet lovers book club. Why would anyone shoot such a sweet soul? Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Blow Up by Ellen Crosby (Traditional)
International photojournalist Sophie Medina and her old school friend Father Jack O’Hara are out for a run on Capitol Hill when they find the body of Associate Supreme Court Justice Everett Townsend lying in an alley, barely alive. Townsend, a diabetic, later dies in the ER from complications due to hypoglycemia. Format: Print, Digital

Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily J. Edwards (Historical)
Viviana Valentine–Girl Friday turned partner to New York’s top investigator, Tommy Fortuna–is drawn into a sordid new case when Buster Beacon, a wealthy man of science, beckons them to a party at his mansion north of the city. There, Buster entertains blue-blooded friends as well as investors keen to make a dollar on the many advancements made in his home laboratory, but he’s been hearing strange noises in the night coming from his expansive estate, and he doesn’t know who to trust. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Murder on the Home Front by Jessica Ellicott (Historical)
It’s been a month since rector’s daughter Billie Harkness left her rural village to make a fresh start in the northern city of Hull. Now she has a new home and an exciting new job as one of only two female police constables in the whole city. But Hull still feels like a foreign country, and some people are less than impressed by the idea of a woman doing a ‘man’s job’. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Dog of Thieves by Neil S. Plakcy (Traditional)
Follow semi-reformed computer hacker Steve and his clue-sniffing golden retriever Rochester as they track different kinds of thieves. From a tree-removal scam artist to a museum heist, Steve and Rochester’s investigations lead them on a thrilling journey from their small town in Pennsylvania to the bustling streets of New York City. They follow a trail that takes them from an elegant Fifth Avenue museum to a drop-in center for the poor and homeless on the Lower East Side. Format: Digital

A Fudge Flavored Grudge by Rosie A. Point (Cozy)
Nothing is worse for business than a corpse marring the lovely oceanfront view. A circus performer has been murdered, or so it seems, and the town is abuzz with the news and gossip. But that’s not Elly’s problem. She’s got enough to deal with—her ex-husband causing trouble, the bakery needing a serious makeover, and the strange instances of disappearing fudge cupcakes. Format: Digital