Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of July 6 – 12, 2025 with six debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

JULY 8
How They Were Taken by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Jenna Wyatt thought she’d left her demons behind when she traded her GBI badge for a private detective’s license. But when a desperate mother’s plea echoes the unsolved mystery of Jenna’s own missing sister, she’s pulled into a labyrinth of deceit spanning decades. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos (Traditional Mystery)
A helicopter driving a controversial round-up of wild horses suddenly crashes and the pilot is found to have been shot. Then the person coordinating the round-up for the Bureau of Land Management is savagely murdered, buried up to her neck and then trampled to death by the very same wild horses. And there’s no lack of suspects—with the wild horse advocacy group having sworn to protect the horse At Any Cost! Now the state and federal agencies are showing up looking for answers or at least a scapegoat. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Lies Lost and Found by Jacqueline Boulden (Traditional Mystery)
When Rose Webster discovers a hidden stash of money and a desperate note in her late father’s den, she’s pulled into a dangerous investigation that escalates the closer she gets to the truth. A photojournalist who’s sidelined by injury, Rose follows the trail of the whistleblower and uncovers the abuse of immigrant workers at a lakeside inn in the Adirondack Mountains. Rose is driven by a sense of justice and moral duty to stop the exploitation of the workers, but she can’t do it alone. Format: Print, Digital

The Game Is Afoot by Elise Bryant (Cozy Mystery)
After rage quitting her job, Mavis finally has time to get all the rest she’s been putting off. Or she should have the time. Hypothetically. Except she’s taken on a new role: Supermom. Her hours are filled with chauffeuring her daughter, Pearl, around to her extracurricular activities, somehow ending up class mom, and…investigating another mystery? Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Rage by Linda Castillo (Police Procedural)
Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Eicher, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. What twisted individual murdered him in such a sadistic way? Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A Plattering of Murder by J.C. Eaton (Cozy Mystery)
Excitement is in the air as charcuterie chef, Katie Aubrey, is asked to showcase her magnificent creations for a once-in-a-lifetime library event featuring world renown mystery authors. The only snafu is Edith Ellroy, the obnoxious ghost and former food critic who just can’t stand to leave Katie alone. And while Edith means well by offering advice, she has a penchant for interfering at the worst moments. But that’s not what’s troubling Katie. Her demanding Aunt Regina, who was supposed to stay at her parents’ house for a visit, is now planning on staying at Katie’s, and Katie cannot say no. Format: Print, Digital

Killer On The First Page by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson (Cozy Mystery)
The famous are descending on the town of Happy Rock. This time, the stars are not of the screen but of the page. The Happy Rock bookstore, I Only Read Murder, is hosting not only an author festival but a murder mystery festival, with six of the biggest names in crime fiction. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Accidental Murder by Daryl Wood Gerber (Suspense)
When Kayla Macintyre discovers her twin sister Ashley brutally murdered, grief quickly gives way to terror—because Kayla was the real target. A case of mistaken identity fools the police into thinking she’s the one who died, and Kayla seizes the chance to disappear into her sister’s glamorous life as a supermodel. It’s a dangerous gamble for a tech-savvy, adrenaline-chasing computer repair specialist with zero fashion sense. Format: Print, Digital

Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert (Cozy Mystery)
Library director Amy Muir has always been suspicious of wealthy art dealer Kurt Kendrick. As a close family friend, the ties that bind them are strong, but his murky past is concerning, especially since he is the godfather to Amy and her husband Richard’s six-year-old twins. When a visitor to their small, historic Virginia town is found dead after publicly accusing Kurt of committing a decades-old murder, Amy is determined to prove that Kurt didn’t kill anyone, in the past or the present. But the evidence Kurt’s accuser sent to Sheriff Brad Tucker before her untimely demise indicates otherwise. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (Time Travel Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they’re frozen—or so their inside joke goes. Nobody knows that her team has a secret: they can travel back in time to look for evidence. The latest assignment sees Ali venture back farther than they have dared before: to 1850s London to clear the name of Cain Templeton, an eccentric patron of the arts. Rumor has it that Cain is part of a sinister group called The Collectors. Ali arrives in the Victorian era to another dead woman at her feet and far too many unanswered questions. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Yeast of My Worries by Patsy Hicks (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Lou Ellsworth is ready to rise again—literally. After a fire torched her outdoor kitchen, she’s finally back to baking and gearing up for Oak Haven’s annual Bread Walk, where locals stroll the town square sampling sourdoughs, sweet rolls, and scandalous small-town gossip. Format: Print, Digital

The Girl In Cell A by Vaseem Khan (Psychological Thriller)
Convicted of murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence. Orianna has a blind spot over that fateful day: she can’t remember what happened. Forensic psychologist Annie Ledet is tasked with unlocking the truth. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully (Private Investigator Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Olivia Blunt is thrilled to be hired as assistant to the nationally renowned investigator Aubrey Merritt. She longs to become a valued contributor to the great detective’s work, but Merritt is a difficult, exacting boss, and the learning curve is steeper than she expected. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware (Traditional Mystery)
When the invitation to attend the press opening of a luxury Swiss hotel—owned by reclusive billionaire Marcus Leidmann—arrives, it’s like the answer to a prayer. Three years after the birth of her youngest child, Lo Blacklock is ready to reestablish her journalism career, but post-pandemic travel journalism is a very different landscape from the one she left ten years ago. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Sounds Like Trouble by Pamela Samuels Young & Dwayne Alexander Smith (Traditional Mystery)
Jackson Jones and Mackenzie “Mac” Cunningham can’t agree on anything. After coming close to death on their last case, the two have decided to team up but they can’t even decide on how to furnish their new office. Jackson wants to make a big splash. Mackenzie just wants a desk and some filing cabinets to clean up the mess. Before they can reach a truce on the decor, the two PIs get an offer they have no choice but to accept: infamous gangster Big Ced and two of his mafia dons want them to track down a package. Or else. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

JULY 9
Martyrs’ Convent by Jody Brettkelly (Traditional Mystery)
When Isla Joyson receives a desperate call from a nun about an impending drug shipment, she sees a chance to break the story of the year. The Sister insists she can’t go to the police and begs for Isla’s help … Then the line is cut. The next day, the nun’s body is pulled from the Thames River.

JULY 10
A Crime Through Time by Amelia Blackwell (Time Travel Mystery) *first book in a new series*
When Miss Georgiana Darcy attempts to escape an unwanted marriage proposal, she isn’t expecting to end up quite so far from home. But after encountering a mysterious object in the nearby woods, she finds herself transported almost two hundred years into the future. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Stitched Secrets by Fiona Grace (Cozy Mystery)
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of the Hazel Stitchworth series, a warm and inviting cozy mystery that seamlessly blends sharp wit and peculiar charm. With its blend of lighthearted comedy, heartfelt emotions, and unexpected plot turns, this series is sure to present an endearing new protagonist who will steal your heart and keep you engrossed until the early morning hours. Format: Print, Digital

The Case of the Mad Doctor by P.D. Lennon (Historical Mystery 1770s) *first book in a new series*
On the island of Jamaica, people have started disappearing without trace. Have they run away, trying to start new lives in the British colony under assumed names, or is something darker afoot? Some of the missing had taken out large life insurance policies before leaving England, and so word of the vanishings reaches Bristol when relatives try to collect their payouts. Format: Print, Digital

A Deadly Night at the Theatre by Katy Watson (Cozy Mystery)
Actresses Posy Starling and Caro Hooper both gained a name for themselves playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen – but now they are back treading the boards in London’s theatre district, starring in two very different plays. Their fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King, is in the city to catch their opening weeks, but she can’t help but notice some tensions between Posy and Caro. Perhaps because of Caro’s new friendship with her co-star Luke Burrows, who seems to have a history with Posy . . . Format: Print, Digital, Audio

JULY 11
Arsenic and Old Lies by Benedict Brown (Historical Mystery 1920s)
Mystery writer and amateur detective Marius Quin is reeling from his friend’s murder in his own home. Forced to stay away from the case, he’s in urgent need of distraction when fate points him towards Felicity Mortimer, a woman imprisoned for poisoning her husband fifteen years earlier. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A Lark’s Regret by Lynn Messina (Historical Mystery)
If there is one thing Verity Lark finds more unsettling than having to give a shooting lesson to the woman whom she has ridiculed in print for months, it is having to give the lesson on the very same morning her alter ego Mr. Twaddle-Thum publishes an apology for erroneously reporting a key detail of one of her favorite subject’s early murder investigations. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A Wicket of Lies by Victoria Tait (Cozy Mystery)
Dotty Sayers, antiques expert and amateur sleuth, is looking forward to an idyllic afternoon of sunshine, cream teas, and village rivalry at the final of a local ladies’ cricket festival. Keya Varma, café owner and part-time crime scene expert, is delighted to be on the pitch with family and friends. The stakes are high but it’s all in good spirit… until a teammate is found dead. Format: Print, Digital

Publication date subject to change
Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.