Here is a list of over 60 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with 11 debut series.

The longest running series on this list is “Meg Langslow” by Donna Andrews at 31 books.

As always, I hope there is a new title to suit everyone’s personal taste. Enjoy the adventure!  


August 1, 2022
The Case of the Disgraced Duke by Cathy Ace (WISE Enquiries Agency #5)
Dead Man’s Float by Deany Ray (Hailey Webb #4)
Death at the Mansion by Andrew Thomas (Charming Little Bookshop) *new series*
The Last Lie Told by Debra Webb (Finley O’Sullivan) *new series*

August 2, 2022
Round Up the Usual Peacocks by Donna Andrews (Meg Langslow #31)
Where The Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
Reckoning by Catherine Coulter (FBI #26)
Murder of a Mail-Order Bride by Mimi Granger (Love Is Murder #2)
Making It Write by Betty Hechtman (Writer for Hire #3)
California Fever by John J. Jacobson
The Fragrance of Death by Leslie Karst (Sally Solari #5)
Catch Your Death by Lissa Marie Redmond (Cold Case Investigation #6)
Black Dog by Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington #62)

August 6, 2022
Purloined Poinsettia by Dahlia Donovan (Motts Cold Case #4)

August 8, 2022
Double Trouble by Diana Orgain (Maternal Instincts #12)

August 9, 2022
A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette (Hollywood Treasures) *new series*
A Dish To Die For by Lucy Burdette (Key West Food Critic #12)
A Dark and Stormy Tea by Laura Childs (Tea Shop #24)
Mystery at Windswept Farm by Wendy Sand Eckel (Rosalie Hart #3)
Death of a Miser by Jenna Harte (Sophie Parker Coupon #3)
Look Twice by R. Franklin James (Johanna Hudson #2)
In Too Steep by Kate Kingsbury (Misty Bay Tea Room #2)
Lie Down With Dogs by Liz Milliron (Laurel Highlands #5)
Long Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen (Detective Annalisa Vega #2)
Death on a Cliff by Rosalie Spielman (Aloha Lagoon #18)
The Orphans of Mersea House by Marty Wingate

August 11, 2022
Breaking Medium by Erin Huss (Lost Souls Lane #8)

August 15, 2022
AppleJacked by Liz Boeger (Moccasin Cove #2)
A Truth Most Treacherous by Genevieve Essig (Cassie Gwynne #3)

August 16, 2022
Murder Most Newsworthy by Alice Adler (Murder Most Cozy) *new series*
Male Revues and Subterfuge by Heather Weidner (Delanie Fitzgerald #4)

August 18, 2022
An Unfortunate Christmas Murder by Hannah Hendy (Dinner Lady Detectives #2)
A Cornish Recipe for Murder by Fiona Leitch (Nosey Parker #5)

August 23, 2022
Twist of Fate by Kathi Daley (Cottage On Gooseberry Bay #10)
Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower (Amish Candy Shop #7)
The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan
Home Is Where the Body Is by Jody Holford (Wannabe Sleuth) *new series*
Murder At First Blush by Arlene Kay (Cosmetic Crime) *new series*
The Hunt by Faye Kellerman (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus #27)
A Treacherous Tale by Elizabeth Penney (Cambridge Bookshop #2)
Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley (Deep Dish) *new series*
Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold by Traci Wilton (Salem B&B #6)
Death on the Golden Mile by Caleb Wygal (Myrtle Beach #3)

August 24, 2022
Long Delayed Justice by Alec Peche (Damian Green #5)

August 25, 2022
Murder at Mount Ephraim by Julie Wassmer (Whitstable Pearl #8)

August 28, 2022
A Berry Flavored Obituary by Rosie A. Point (Beach Bakery) *new series*

August 29, 2022
Granite Oath by James M. Jackson (Seamus McCree #7)
The Hollyday Spirit by Beth Prentice (Dandelion Ponds #2)

August 30, 2022
No Deal by J.D. Allen (Sin City #6)
Chesapeake Crimes: Magic is Murder edited by Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman, and Marcia Talley
Where Wild Peaches Grow by Cade Bentley
Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Senior Sleuths) *new series*
The Trouble with Hope and Glory by Melissa Bourbon (Trouble in Tumbleweed) *new series*
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns (Baker Street) *new series*
Death on the Argyle by Anne Canadeo (Black Sheep & Company #5)
The Trouble With Exes by Christie Craig (Trouble in Tumbleweed #2)
A Colorful Scheme by Krista Davis (Pen & Ink #4)
Mischief, Murder and Merlot by J.C. Eaton (Wine Trail #8)
A Certain Darkness by Anna Lee Huber (Verity Kent #6)
The Trouble with Digging Too Deep by Diane Kelly (Trouble in Tumbleweed #3)
The Trouble with the Tumbleweed Twister by Lawrence Kelter (Trouble in Tumbleweed #4)
Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell (Gilded Newport #10)
The Alchemist of Riddle and Ruin by Gigi Pandian (Accidental Alchemist #6)
Tourist Trap Murder by Sue Pepper (Jackson Hole Moose’s Bakery Not So Cozy #4)
A Nice Place To Die by Joyce Woollcott (Detective Sergeant Ryan McBride) *new series*