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 eleven debut series from Carolyn Ridder Aspenson, Stella Bixby Lynn Cahoon, E.J. Copperman, Paula Darnell, Mary Ellis, Fiona Leitch, Mona Marple, Dorothy St. James, Laura Jensen Walker, and Valerie Wilson Wesley.

The longest running series on this list is the “Spenser” franchise at 48 books.

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

January 1, 2021
Bloodlines by Jess Lourey

January 5, 2021
Fatal Divisions by Claire Booth (Hank Worth #4)
Killer Comfort Food by Lynn Cahoon (Farm-to-Fork #6)
Inherit The Shoes by E.J. Copperman (Jersey Girl Legal) *new series*
Artistic License to Kill by Paula Darnell (Fine Art) *new series*
Exercised Spirits by Alice Duncan (Daisy Gumm Majesty #16)
One for the Road by Mary Ellis (Bourbon Tour) *new series*
Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg (Eve Ronin #2)
High Treason at the Grand Hotel by Kelly Oliver (Fiona Figg #2)
Rockabye Murder by Diana Orgain (Maternal Instincts #8)
Tattooed to Death by Heather Redmond (Journaling #2)
18 1/2 Disguises by Larissa Reinhart (Maizie Albright Star Detective #7)
City of Schemes by Victoria Thompson (Counterfeit Lady #4)

January 6, 2021
The Hiker’s Guide To Murder by Jodi Linton (Southern Exposure #2)
Heiress On Fire by Kellie McCourt

January 12, 2021
Damaging Secrets by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson (Rachel Ryder) *new series*
Robert B. Parker’s Someone to Watch Over Me by Ace Atkins (Spenser #48)
Finding Shelter by Kathi Daley (Rescue Alaska #5)
A Curious Incident by Vicki Delany (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #6)
Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons by Christopher Fowler (Peculiar Crime Unit #17)
A Room with a Roux by Sarah Fox (Pancake House #7)
Shanghai Secrets by Sulari Gentill (Rowland Sinclair WWII #9)
Hepburn’s Necklace by Jan Moran
A Stranger at the Door by Jason Pinter (Rachel Marin #2)
Portrait of Peril by Laura Joh Rowland (Victorian #5)
Symphony Road by Gabriel Valjan (Shane Cleary #2)
Hope, Faith, and a Corpse by Laura Jensen Walker (Faith Chapel) *new series*
Glamour Girls by Mary Wingate

January 15, 2021
Metaphor For Murder by Becky Clark (Mystery Writer’s #3)
Murder on the Menu by Fiona Leitch (Nosey Parker) *new series*

January 19, 2021
Downward Death by Stella Bixby (Magical Mane) *new series*
Out of Hounds by Rita Mae Brown (Sister Jane Foxhunting #13)
The Mitford Trial by Jessica Fellowes (Mitford Murders #4)
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
A Message in Blood by Catherine Maiorisi (Chiara Corelli #3)
The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James (Beloved Bookroom) *new series*

January 21, 2021
Nailed It by J.R. Ripley (Todd Jones #3)

January 26, 2021
Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams (Secret, Book & Scone Society #4)
Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice by Emily Brightwell (Victorian #39)
A Tourist’s Guide to Murder by V.M. Burns (Mystery Bookshop #6)
One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon (Kitchen Witch) *new series*
Egg Shooters by Laura Childs (Cackleberry Club #9)
Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy Coco (Oregon Honeycomb #1) *release on all platforms*
Crime of the Ancient Marinara by Stephanie Cole (Tuscan Cooking School #2)
The Ancient Dead by Barbara Fradkin (Amanda Doucette #4)
A Pairing to Die For by Kate Lansing (Colorado Wine #2)
Death Comes to the Rectory by Catherine Lloyd (Kurland St. Mary #8)
A Sinister Service by Alyssa Maxwell (Lady and Lady’s Maid #6)
Murder at Mabel’s Motel by G.A. McKevett (Granny Reid #3)
Irish Parade Murder by Leslie Meier (Lucy Stone #27)
Death by Intermission by Alexis Morgan (Abby McCree #4)
Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan (Second Chance Cat #8)
A Cat On The Case by Clea Simon (Witch Cats of Cambridge #3)
Claw & Disorder by Eileen Watkins (Cat Groomer #5)
A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley (Odessa Jones) *new series*

January 28, 2021
Don’t Taco ‘Bout Murder by Mona Marple (Mexican) *new series*

January 29, 2021
Friends, Foes and Felonies by Angela K. Ryan (Sapphire Beach #9)

January 30, 2021
Inked Out by Karen MacInerney (Snug Harbor #2)

January 31, 2021
Festival Felony by Ami Diane (Traveling Town #9)
Bikinis and Murder by H.Y. Hanna (Barefoot Sleuth #4)