Here is a list of over 55 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with nine debut series.

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

December 1, 2022
4 Sleuths & A Burlesque Dancer by Traci Andrighetti, Leslie Langtry, Arlene McFarlane, Diana Orgain (Killer Foursome #2)
All Dog’s Children by Neil S. Plakcy (Golden Retriever #15)

December 2, 2022
Killer Cranachan by R.A. Wallace (Teaberry Cozy Murder #5)

December 6, 2022
A Murder of Christmas Past by Magda Alexander (Kitty Worthington #5)
Little Red House by Liv Andersson
Murder at the Debutante Ball by C.J. Archer (Cleopatra Fox #5)
French Roast by Sandra Balzo (Maggy Thorsen #15)
Last Call by Jenna Bennett (Savannah Martin Short)
Waste of a Life by Simon Brett (Decluttering #3)
A Medium Homecoming by Lynn Cahoon (Haunted Life #2)
Knits, Knots, and Knives by Emmie Caldwell (Craft Fair Knitters #3)
Exit Interview by Dana Cameron (a.k.a. Jayne novel)
Death Checked Out by Leah Dobrinska (Larkspur Library) *new series*
Frozen Detective by Amanda Flower (Piper and Porter #2)
Death in the Margins by Victoria Gilbert (Blue Ridge Library #7)
Knot a Game by Betty Hechtman (Yarn Retreat #9)
A Streetcar Named Murder by T.G. Herren (New Orleans) *new series*
A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones (Sunshine Vicram #3)
What Meets the Eye by Alex Kenna (Kate Myles Detective)  *new series*
Murder on the Widow’s Walk by Christine Knapp (Modern Midwife #2)
Murder by Definition by Con Lehane (42nd Street Library #4)
Showstopper by Peter Lovesey (Detective Peter Diamond #21)
Death Takes A Bath by Sharon Lynn (Cotsword Crime) *new series*
It Happened One Christmas Eve by Jenn McKinlay
Scot in a Trap by Catriona McPherson (Last Ditch #5)
Death Rides A Pony by Carol Miller (Fortune Telling #2)
A Praying Mantis by RV Raman (Harith Athreya #3)
Sleuthing in Stiletto by Debra Sennefelder (Resale Boutique #5)
Winter’s End by Paige Shelton (Alaska Wild #4)
City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson (Counterfeit Lady #6)
Bombay Monsoon by James W. Ziskin

December 7, 2022
Death at Beresford Hall by Emma Davies (Adam and Eve #4)
Missing Santas by Sharon Michaels (Holiday Corner Christmas) *new holiday trilogy*
Ghostly Gift by Ileana Muñoz Renfroe (Holiday Corner Christmas) *new holiday trilogy*
Slay Ride by D.B. McNicol (Holiday Corner Christmas) *new holiday trilogy*

December 10, 2022
Candy Cane Killer by Mona Marple (Christmas Cozy #5)
Murder At The Front by Lynn Morrison (Dora and Rex Prequel)

December 13, 2022
Devil’s Delight by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin #33)

December 14, 2022
Not Mushroom for Death by Helen Golden (Right Royal Cozy Investigation #3)
The First Fiancée by Rita A. Popp (Bethany Jarviss) *new series*

December 15, 2022
Barking up the Wrong Tree by Janice Thompson (Gone to the Dogs #3)

December 16, 2022
A Tail of Woe by Eryn Scott (Whiskers and Words #5)

December 20, 2022
Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer (Liz Talbot #11)
Never Let Go by Lori Duffy Foster
Roast Date by Heather Day Gilbert (Barks & Beans Café Cozy #7)
Molasses Murder in a Nutshell by Frances McNamara (Nutshell) *new series*

December 21, 2022
Cosmic Trap by Matt Cost (Clay Wolfe / Port Essex #4)

December 22, 2022
Huron Nights by Landon Beach (Sunrise-Side #2)
Gingerbread and Gunshots by C.A. Phipps (Maple Lane #7)

December 24, 2022
Christmas Winds by C. Michelle Dorsey (Sabrina Salter #5)

December 25, 2022
Moving is Murder by Nellie H. Steele (Middle Age) *new series*

December 27, 2022
Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander (Bakeshop #16)
Killer Cupid by Laurien Berenson (Melanie Travis #29)
Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke (Record Shop) *new series*
Bookclubbed to Death by V.M. Burns (Mystery Bookshop #8)
Cat Dancer by Shaw Collins (Cassia Lemon #2)
Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous by Amanda Flower (Amish Matchmaker #4)
Rum and Choke by Sherry Harris (Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon #4)
Death by Arts and Crafts by Alexis Morgan (Abby McCree #6)
Tea is for Tears by Karen Sue Walker (Haunted Tearoom #6)
The Secret of the Lost Pearls by Darcie Wilde (Useful Woman) *re-release*

December 28, 2022
A Spot of Earl Slay by Aubrey Elle (Tea Time Troubles) *new series*

December 30, 2022
The Case of the Absent Heirs by Cathy Ace (WISE Enquiries Agency #6)
The Lies That Bind by Karen MacInerney (Snug Harbor #3)

December 31, 2022
Tenant and Trouble by Hope Callaghan (Lack of Luxury #2)