Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of April 19 – 25, 2026 with two debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

APRIL 20
Murder Under A Bitter Moon by Abigail Keam (Historical Mystery 1930s)
Mona Moon adores Kentucky Derby week, enjoying all the festivities. She is hosting a ladies’ tea and a Derby breakfast herself. The celebration at Moon Manor will include her former professor and mentor, Dr. Beryl Farris. Mona is delighted to have an old friend visit, but is concerned when Dr. Farris confesses that someone has been threatening her. Worried, Mona assigns Pinkertons to protect the professor. Format: Digital, Print

APRIL 21
A Death in the Dark by Ellie Alexander (Cozy Mystery)
When beloved local teacher and track coach Josh Bynum stumbles into the Secret Bookcase distressed and with no memory of the previous night, Annie and Fletcher’s instincts tell them something doesn’t add up. As the duo delve deeper into the tight-knit world of high school athletics, they uncover a web of secrets. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Bush Tea Murder by Ashley-Ruth Bernier (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Food journalist Naomi Sinclair doesn’t expect a side of murder with her passion fruit juice. But when her return to Saint Thomas heralds a series of troubling cases, ranging from petty theft to cold-blooded murder, that threaten her tight-knit community, that is exactly the kind of unsavory treat she must sink her teeth into. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Would I Lie To You? by Nicole Blades (Traditional Mystery)
What if a covert, high-stakes cat burglar is given one last job before she can retire, but the gig is to steal the classified code to an innovative genetic editing tool her unaware husband is developing? Ask anyone about Lucille “Lu” Barlow and they’ll tell you that she’s a loving wife and mom, fire-body Pilates studio owner, and kind neighbor. But none of them know the true Lu. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Ghosts of Autumn by Donna Clancy (Cozy Mystery)
Summer is coming to a close. An early, powerful Northeaster has hit Anchor Point. The extreme high tides have uncovered the bones of a long hidden ship on Jay’s private section of the beach. Keeping the ship’s existence a secret until the brothers can decide what to do with it proves harder than it sounds.
Collectors want a piece of the bones and treasure hunters want to dig up the area looking for any valuables that might have washed ashore with the ship. One of Jay’s employees disappears while standing guard and hasn’t been heard from since. Format: Digital, Print

A Body at the Irish Book Club by Lucy Connelly
Mercy McCarthy is delighted to see old neighbors and new friends come to the bookstore to support her sister’s autumn book club. But as Mercy closes the chapter on the evening, she stumbles across local grandmother Eva, lifelessly slumped in a squashy armchair at the back of the store. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

What We Keep Silent by Karen Grose (Thriller) *first book in a new series*
Bri Watters has always loved Paris, yet she never imagined she’d be forced to flee to the City of Lights to escape the shadow of her past crimes. But when her brother Ty is arrested for accessing confidential patient files at the Vermont hospital where they both work, Bri can’t risk being caught in the crossfire. From the safety of her Paris hotel room, Bri learns that Ty’s crimes may be much worse than she feared. Format: Digital, Print

A Cute Little Murder by Molly Harper (Traditional Mystery)
As teens, Harlow Drake and Lainey Piper built an online fandom solving small-town crimes. Harlow was the star, Lainey the behind-the-scenes genius (and often, Harlow’s scapegoat). Years later, Harlow’s hosting a hit true crime tv show. Lainey? She’s working in forensics. Well, forensic accounting . . . from home. In pajamas. With her cat. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

To the End of Reckoning by Joe Moldover (Traditional Mystery)
Twenty-three-year-old Lukas Moore has returned to his hometown of Faith, New York, and left his burgeoning acting career behind to care for his father. Dr. Richard Moore is a psychiatrist known for being nearly as misanthropic as he is brilliant, but a recent traumatic brain injury has left him dependent on his begrudgingly attentive son and has changed his worldview in unexpected ways. Attuned to the slightest detail, Dr. Moore now sees mysteries where other people see settled facts—nowhere more so than in the disappearance of his former colleague and neighbor Dr. Jason Grant. Format: Digital, Print

The Secret of Ravens Valley by Linda Norlander (Cozy Mystery)
Fanny Porter, besieged rural community librarian, ends a video call with her friend Liza Johnson with the cryptic words “You know I’m in deep, and it’s scaring me.” Several days later, she is found dead on a lonely county road near the town of Ravens Valley. At the funeral, Liza and her neighbor, Mrs. Wilkens, discover a town cloaked in fear. Format: Digital, Print

Things Are As They Should Be by P.M. Raymond (Gothic Horror Noir)
THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE and other words to die for is an interconnected Southern gothic noir journey from Reconstruction New Orleans to a present-day landscape of terror. Each story invests the reader in a setting and characters that traverse the fringes of the Louisiana swamps, pool halls in New Orleans, and attics filled with boxes of cherished memories, each tale patinaed with desperation and death. Format: Digital, Print

Between a Roquefort and a Hard Place by Linda Reilly (Cozy Mystery)
When the elderly owner of a historic mansion asks Carly to come visit and make one of her famous grilled cheese sandwiches, Carly can hardly say no. She loves spending time inside the fabled home, and she knows her husband will be at the grand old manse too, rewiring the electrical as part of larger renovations. But sparks fly when he gets into a shoving match with the contractor overseeing the project, and that puts him at the top of the suspect list when the contractor later falls to his death from the roof amid signs of foul play. Format: Digital, Print

APRIL 22
Murder on the Fit and Fabulous Cruise by Denise Jaden (Cozy Mystery)
Cruise ship photographer Olivia Ocean expected her latest assignment on the Moonlit Majesty to mean sunshine, smoothies, and scenic photoshoots—not a celebrity bodybuilder crushed beneath a sabotaged weight machine. When Gage “The Granite” Gienger’s after-hours workout turns fatal, Olivia and her clever rescue cat Pickle are pulled into another high-seas mystery. Format: Digital, Print

Walnut Brownies and Murder by Lucinda Race (Cozy Mystery)
Former FBI analyst turned baker Temperance Matthews is finally settling into her brand-new kitchen in Oak Hollow. With her best friend Josie by her side, her loyal dachshund Hank underfoot, and a fresh batch of Aunt Lottie’s famous walnut brownies in the oven, life is starting to feel sweet again. Format: Digital, Print

APRIL 23
Death by Blueprint by Terry Ambrose (Cozy Mystery)
When Rick Atwood’s contractor is found murdered at the construction site of his family’s new home, Seaside Cove’s mayor makes a shocking move—ordering the police to shut Rick out of the investigation entirely. Certain there’s more at stake than a single crime, Rick uncovers the mayor’s quiet ties to the town’s most powerful developer and launches his own discreet search for the truth. Format: Digital, Print

Death Under the Dogwoods by Neil S. Plakcy and Joanna Campbell Slan (Cozy Mystery)
In the third collaboration between Neil S. Plakcy and Joanna Campbell Slan, two fan-favorite worlds come together in a pair of twist-filled novellas where instinct—both human and canine—makes all the difference. In “Dog Moves in Mysterious Ways,” Steve Levitan and his golden retriever, Rochester, return to untangle a case that leads far beyond first appearances. In “A Paws Beneath the Petals,” Kiki Lowenstein—and her perceptive Great Dane, Gracie—navigate a mystery where charm masks danger and every clue points to something deeper beneath the surface. Format: Digital, Print

The Bones of Logan Rock by Sally Rigby (Traditional Mystery)
When human remains are found at the excavation site near Logan Rock in Treen, Cornwall, Detective Lauren Pengelly is called to investigate. These bones don’t belong to some Bronze Age settler – they’re the remains of a sixteen-year-old girl who vanished at a beach party in 1996, a night of bonfires, cheap cider and a killer who has gone unchecked for thirty years. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Turn the Dial for Death by Jeremy Vine (Cozy Mystery)
When a doctor is found dead in the woods, shot through the heart with a crossbow, his wife is the prime suspect, despite an ironclad alibi. Desperate to clear her name, she appeals to radio presenter Edward Temmis for help. But Edward has troubles of his own. With his beloved radio station in crisis and a mysterious motorbike crash on the seafront, the doctor’s death is the least of his worries. Format: Digital, Audio

APRIL 24
Fibers and Felonies by Ramey James (Cozy Mystery)
Spring has sprung in Hoochville, and Sadie Sexton’s mind is turning faster than her spinning wheel as she tries to make a decision about her future. If that weren’t enough pressure, another dead body and a shocking revelation about someone near and dear to her keep dividing her focus. Can Sadie spin another miracle out of thin air and tie up all the loose ends in time to decide her future? Format: Digital, Print

Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.