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 six debut series.
The longest running series on this list is the “Spencer” franchise series at 50 books.
As always, I hope there is a new title to suit everyone’s personal taste. Enjoy the adventure!

January 1, 2022
Three Doorways Dark by Keith Donnelly (Donald Youngblood #8)
January 2, 2022
Selling Sabotage by CeeCee James (Flamingo Realty #9)
Red Velvet Villainy by Molly Maple (Cupcake Crimes #7)
January 3, 2022
Bushwhacked In The Outback by Nancy Raven Smith (Land Sharks #2)
January 4, 2022
The Big Steep by Sandra Balzo (Maggy Thorsen #14)
Wickedness and Waffles by Constance Barker (Mad Egg Diner #3)
Fatal Family Feast by Lynn Cahoon (Farm-to-Fork #6)
Spirits and Sourdough by Bailey Cates (Magical Bakery #10)
A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie
A Killer Sundae by Abby Collette (Ice Cream Parlor #3)
Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman
Death in Cornwall by G.M. Malliet (St. Just #4)
Royal Valentine by Jenn McKinlay
Villany in Venice by Kelly Oliver (Fiona Figg #3)
Gone Missin’ by Peggy O’Neal Peden (Nashville #2)
Dangers and Empty Mangers by Trixie Silvertale (Mitzy Moon #17)
The Twist and Shout Murder by Teresa Trent (Swinging Sixties) *new series*
The Librarian Always Rings Twice by Marty Wingate (First Edition Library #3)
January 5, 2022
Measure Twice, Murder Once by Barbara Barrett (Nailed It Home Reno) *new series*
January 6, 2022
Mystery at Magpie Lodge by Clare Chase (Eve Mallow #7)
January 7, 2022
Bake My Breath Away by Wendy Meadows (Twin Berry Bakery #7)
Two Time Loser by Kristi Rose (Samantha True #5)
Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott (Whiskers and Words) *new series*
January 9, 2022
Airy Allies and Enemies by Anne R. Tan (Raina Sun #11)
January 11, 2022
Find Me by Alafair Burke
The Girl on the Shore by Ann Cleeves (Detective Matthew Venn Short Story)
A Three Book Problem by Vicki Delany (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #7)
Crimes and Covers by Amanda Flower (Magical Bookshop #5)
The Mystery of Albert E. Finch by Callie Hutton (Victorian Bookclub #3)
Murder at the Mansions by Sara Rosett (High Society Lady Detective #7)
Tailing Trouble by Laura Scott (Furry Friends #2)
Fatal Fantasy by Jane Tesh (Grace Street #8)
Hush Hush by Gabriel Valjan (Shane Cleary #3)
January 12, 2022
Mainely Angst by Matt Cost (Goff Landgon #4)
A Pain in the Tuchis by Mark Reutlinger (Mrs. Kaplan #3)
January 13, 2022
Kiss My Ash by Annabel Chase (Bloomin’ Psychic #4)
January 14, 2022
Dead Messages by Kristen Brand (Texts From Beyond) *new series*
A Deception Most Deadly by Genevieve Essig (Cassie Gwynne) *new series*
January 16, 2022
Pumpkin Spice & Deadly Heist by Tanya R. Taylor (Nosy Paralegal) *new series*
January 17, 2022
Body in the Shop by Wendy Cartmell (Muddlebay #5)
January 18, 2022
Robert B. Parker’s Bye Bye Baby by Ace Atkins (Spenser #50)
Capers and Carnage by Constance Barker (Myrtle Lake #3)
The Mitford Vanishing by Jessica Fellowes (Mitford Murders #5)
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner (Frankie Elkin #2)
Where There’s a Will by Sulari Gentill (Rowland Sinclair WWII #10)
The Other Family by Wendy Corsi Staub
A Fair Isle Murder by Ann Yost (Bait & Stitch #3)
January 19, 2022
Gifts of the Ghost by Molly Fitz (Meowing Medium #2)
Bicycles, Barking & Murder by Kathy Manos Penn (Dickens & Christie #6)
January 21, 2022
Mount Hood Murder by Clementine Moore (Maggie Hopps #4)
January 24, 2022
Death And The Diva by Sam Cheever (Grave Theatrics #2)
January 25, 2022
Show Me the Bunny by Laurien Berenson (Melanie Travis #29)
Sewn At The Crime by ACF Bookens (Stitches In Crime #6)
Hot and Sour Suspects by Vivien Chien (Noodle Shop #8)
Now and Then by Kathi Daley (Resort at Castaway Bay #4)
Something’s Guava Give by Carrie Doyle (Trouble in Paradise #2)
Death Sends A Message by Kate Flora (Thea Kozak #11)
Murder at a Scottish Social by Traci Hall (Scottish Shire #3)
The Accomplice by Lisa Lutz
Easter Bonnet Murder by Leslie Meier (Lucy Stone #28)
Hot Springs Murder by Sue Pepper (Jackson Hole Moose’s Bakery #2)
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly (Grilled Cheese) *new series*
Last Seen Alive by Joanna Schaffhausen (Ellery Hathaway Mystery #5)
January 27, 2022
Framed for Murder by Suzanne Bolden (Parker Photography #7)
January 28, 2022
Tabby or Not Tabby by Eryn Scott (Whiskers and Words #2)
January 31, 2022
Silent Night, Unholy Bites by Ruth Baker (Ivy Creek #4)
Going, Going, Dead by Kirsten Weiss (Paranormal Museum #6)
Wow, what a list! Thanks, Dru, for the update! Happy new year.
Thanks so much for putting this together.
Thank for the list. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A great way to kick off the year!
A lot of favorite authors and a large number of new to me authors. Way to to start a new year!
Thanks, Dru!
Thank you Dru Ann.
Thanks for this list, Dru! Lots of good reading available.