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 ten debut series.

The longest running series on this list is “Dandy Gilver” by Catriona McPherson at 15 books.

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

December 1, 2021
April on Paris Street by Anna Dowdall
Murder in New Orleans by Denise Jaden (Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper #8)
Four Cat Night by Gin Jones (Crazy Cat Lady Chronicles #4)
Murder in the Badlands by Rita Moreau (Ghost & the Camper Kooky #3)
Dog’s Waiting Room by Neil S. Plakcy (Golden Retriever #13)

December 3, 2021
Pastries and Peril by Constance Barker (Mad Egg Diner #2)
Compote and Murder by R.A. Wallace (Teaberry #2)

December 7, 2021
Murder in the Drawing Room by C.J. Archer (Cleopatra Fox #3)
Mistletoe Malarkey by Stella Bixby (Shayla Murphy) *new series*
A Plus One For Murder by Laura Bradford (Friend For Hire) *new series*
Unsafe Haven by Lucy Burdette
Stitched in Crime by Emmie Caldwell (Craft Fair Knitters #2)
Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle (Fixer-Upper #9)
Death Under the Perseids by Teresa Dovalpage (Havana #4)
Murder at St Anne’s by J.R. Ellis (Yorkshire Murder #7)
Observations by Gaslight by Lindsay Faye
Renewed for Murder by Victoria Gilbert (Blue RIdge Library #6)
The Midnight Hour by Elly Griffiths (Brighton #6)
Deceit in High Heels by Gemma Halliday (High Heels #13)
How To Book A Murder by Cynthia Kuhn (Starlit Bookshop) *new series*
A Nose for Mischief by K.T. Lee (Riverbend K-9s) *new series*
Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush (Coffee Lover’s #2)
The Mirror Dance by Catriona McPherson (Dandy Gilver #15)
From Ladle To Grave by Amy Patricia Meade (Tish Tarragon #5)
Downriver by Jess Montgomery
Pride, Prejudice, and Peril by Katie Oliver (Jane Austen Tea Society) *new series*
Family Business by S.J. Rozan (Lydia Chin/Bill Smith #14)
Murder at the Castle by M.B. Shaw (Iris Grey #2)
Dark Night by Paige Shelton (Alaska Wild #3)
Prose and Con by Wendy Corsi Staub (Lily Dale #4)
City of Shadows by Victoria Thompson (Counterfeit Lady #5)
Death Washes Ashore by Caleb Wygal (Myrtle Beach #2)
Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young (Helen Dexter) *new series*

December 8, 2021
Murder at the Castle by Lisa Cutts (Belinda Penshurst #2)
Murder at the Clock Tower by Diana Orgain (Golden Restoration #3)
Playing Possum by Lois Schmitt (Kristy Farrell #3)

December 9, 2021
The Case of the Sugar Plum Shenanigans by Pamela Sue DuMond (Cheesehead Lodge) *new series*

December 10, 2021
Death by Flamenco by Jennifer S. Alderson (Travel Can Be Murder #7)
The Brief Luminous Flight of the Firefly by Ellen Byerrum

December 11, 2021
Terror In Tuscany by Carolyn L. Dean (World Traveler #5)

December 14, 2021
Jane Austen’s Lost Letters by Jane K. Cleland (Josie Prescott #14)
Beauty and the Deceased by Debra Sennefelder (Resale Boutique #4)

December 15, 2021
Eyelet Witness by Julie Ann Lindsey (Bonnie & Clyde #4)
Cereal Killer by Diana Orgain (Maternal Instincts #11)

December 17, 2021
Patricia Fisher Ship’s Detective by Steve Higgs (Patricia Fisher) *new series*
Pumpkin Spice & Deadly Heist by Tanya R. Taylor (Nosy Paralegal) *new series*

December 18, 2021
Body in the Shop by Wendy Cartmell (Muddlebay #5)

December 20, 2021
Sleigh Bell Tower by James J. Cudney (Braxton Campus #8)
Tails by the Fireplace by Courtney McFarlin (Razzy Cat #7)

December 21, 2021
Crime Strikes a Chord by Christy Barritt (School of Hard Rocks #2)
Hardcover Homicide by ACF Boookens (St. Marin’s #9)

December 24, 2021
Beagles Love Steak Secrets by C.A. Phipps (Beagle Diner #2)

December 25, 2021
Tik Tok Toe by Noah Alexander (Viral Vlogger #3)
Murder Under A New Moon by Abigail Keam (Mona Moon #8)

December 28, 2021
Bake, Borrow, and Steal by Ellie Alexander (Bakeshop #14)
A Memoir of Mystery by Danielle Collins (Florida Keys Bed & Breakfast #5)
Witch Trial by Cate Conte (Full Moon #2)
A Deadly Endowment by Alyssa Maxwell (Lady and Lady’s Maid #7)
Death by the Finish Line by Alexis Morgan (Abby McCree #5)
Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door by Barbara Ross (Professional Busybody #2) *available at all retailers*
Murder in the Meditation by Kari Lee Townsend (Sunny Meadows #8)

December 29, 2021
Baseball and Bad Guys by Bailey Booth (Spy Kitty in the City #4)

December 30, 2021
The Perils of Paris by Ana T. Drew (Julie Cavallo #5)

December 31, 2021
Bay Breeze by Anne Avery (Brandy Wyne #4)
Eat Once, Die Twice by Ruth Baker (Ivy Creek #3)
Murder at the Opera House by Dawn Brookes (Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe) *new series*
Last Words and Ladybirds by Sherri Bryan (Bliss Bay #5)
Berried by Clementine Moore (Ginger Burnet #4)