Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of July 12 – 18, 2026 with one debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!
JULY 12, 2026
Magnolias, Mint Juleps, and Mayhem by Erin McCarthy (Cozy Mystery)
Midnight House is fully booked with guests attending the glamorous Magnolia Heritage Gala at Belle Rêve Manor. It promises to be an evening filled with Southern charm, historic splendor, and plenty of champagne-fueled gossip. But when prominent preservationist Evelyn Carrington collapses beneath a blooming magnolia tree, the society soirée turns sinister. Format: Digital, Print
JULY 13, 2026
The Corpse with the Steely Gaze by Cathy Ace (Traditional Mystery)
Jayson Flyntt melted millions of hearts whenever he gazed directly into the camera as the star of a long-running American soap opera; now he’s in Vancouver’s “Hollywood North” to make a science fiction movie he believes will revive his waning fortunes. When his body is discovered in puzzling circumstances at a filming location on Cait Morgan’s university campus, it’s believed he’s been the victim of a tragic accident. But Cait’s instincts tell her that not everything is quite as it seems – and not just because of the illusions being conjured around her by the production’s crew. Format: Digital, Print
Manatee Insanity by Shari Bruin (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Dr. Kara Clay loves animals. She runs a small veterinary clinic and Kibbles, her pet boutique, in a quaint bayside town on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Kara holds one big secret: she is barely keeping both afloat. When a manatee refuge volunteer is found dead behind her clinic during First Friday, her quiet life implodes. Format: Digital, Print
JULY 14, 2026
Sisterhood Above All by Kathleen Barber w/Amayah Shaienne (Women’s Fiction)
Being a Gamma at Southern State University means belonging to the most desirable, exclusive sisterhood there is. For Ava, it means even more—it’s the last connection she has to her beloved late mother, and she’ll do anything to wear the Gamma letters. But the Gammas didn’t become the best house on campus by letting just anyone in, and every prospective pledge is expected to earn her spot. As president, Madison is the ultimate gatekeeper, and she has a special test for Ava. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
A Delicious Deception by Lucy Burdette (Cozy Mystery)
When Sheriff’s Deputy Darcy Rogers asks Hayley for a small favor, she can’t say no. Nine months pregnant and temporarily benched from her food critic duties, Hayley’s itching for a distraction and eager to help. All she has to do is tag along while a young woman picks up her daughter from her father at Monroe County’s safe custody exchange location. Easy, right? Wrong. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
A Dark Path: And Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories by Linda Castillo (Short Story Collection)
For the first time in print comes a collection of five short stories in the Edgar award-winning Kate Burkholder series, PLUS one new, never-before-published story, from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Novel Detective by Teresa Dovalpage (Traditional Mystery)
Teresa, a Cuban-born mystery writer now living in America, gets an unexpected call from her childhood best friend, Estrella, inviting her to Havana. Estrella is determined to get answers about a case that has haunted them both for decades: the purported dual suicides of a teacher and student at their high school. Though Teresa doesn’t quite understand why Estrella is taking the story so personally, she’s along for the ride—as she always wanted to write a novel about this case. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Strong Medicine by Steve Hockensmith (Historical Mystery 1890s)
The A.A. Western Detective Agency rides into Galveston in 1894 Texas, a city of elegant Victorian mansions and dark waterfront secrets, when a wealthy businessman burns to death in his own warehouse under far-too-convenient circumstances. With Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer on the case, Old Red’s obsession with Sherlock Holmes is finally put to the ultimate test. Their client’s household is crawling with suspects: a brilliant female scientist, an eccentric would-be snake-oil salesman, a volatile socialite, and a charismatic “healer” whose devoted followers will do anything she demands. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Historical Thriller 1940s)
Handsome con artist Ulises has long charmed lonely women via letters in order to steal their money, but money is hard to come by in 1940s Mexico. Ulises knows his looks won’t last forever, and he’s desperate to get his hands on a real fortune. He thinks he’s found it when he captivates his newest correspondent, Perla, the owner of a small-town boardinghouse in picturesque Veracruz. But when he meets her, he finds something he didn’t expect. The woman has a niece, Inés, who is as observant as she is desperate to escape her aunt’s household. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Haul by Gary Phillips (Organized Crime Thriller)
After years of close calls, O’Conner—the former “Warlord of Willow Ridge”—spends most of his time in semi-retirement, running his legitimate businesses and playing pickleball. Except for his longtime girlfriend, no one in his middle-class neighborhood is the wiser to his double life. But O’Conner’s past refuses to stay dead. When he’s approached with a job he can’t resist, he agrees to mastermind his biggest heist yet: a multi-million-dollar raid of a tech billionaire’s secret bunker, hidden beneath his newly constructed basketball arena. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza (Historical Thriller)
Emma, a struggling American artist in Paris, thought she had left her dreams behind when she took a job cleaning for the city’s wealthy elite. Then she meets Stella Swanson, the widow of one of the most notorious art dealers in the business. The Swansons move in a world where billionaires, oligarchs, and heads of state pay fortunes for masterpieces. Drawn in by their dazzling wealth and the pull of a dangerously charming grandson, Emma becomes both a player and a pawn in a family battle to protect their empire and conceal its crimes. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Enchanted Yarn Shop Murder by Cynthia Rowan (Cozy Mystery)
When textile conservator Mina Hawkins inherits her grandmother’s yarn shop in the quiet village of Aethelburg Springs, she expects dusty inventory, difficult customers, and a chance to rebuild her life after burnout forced her out of the museum world. What she doesn’t expect is murder. Format: Digital
The Beginning of Everything by Charles Salzberg (Thriller)
Since he was a child, Josh has had troubling visions that allow him to see into other people’s pasts due to his extrasensory perception. Frightened by this ability, he’s told no one about it, except his best friend, Tony. When Tony’s college-age stepdaughter suddenly vanishes, he asks Josh to help him find her, as well as determine the circumstances of her disappearance. For the first time, Josh is forced to embrace his psychic ability to help trace the young woman’s steps. Format: Digital, Print
This Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline (Thriller)
Julia Pritzker loves her new life as a wife and mother in beautiful Tuscany—except that she misses her best friend Courtney, back in the States. One night, Julia calls Courtney and reaches her as she’s arriving at her grandmother’s farm in Pennsylvania. Then the unthinkable happens. A dreadful premonition overwhelms Julia moments before Courtney enters the house—and makes a heartbreaking discovery. Her beloved grandmother has been murdered, and the killer is escaping out the back door. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Ransom by Daniel Silva (Technothriller)
Alice Winter, one of Britain’s most dazzling socialites, seemingly has the perfect life—a lavish home in posh Knightsbridge, a grand estate in Devon, millions of followers on social media who eagerly await her next post. But when she disappears without a trace while on holiday with three old friends from Cambridge, her desperate husband, the real estate baron Edward Knight, turns to none other than Gabriel Allon to find her. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
JULY 15, 2026
A Hard Crack by Maggie Prescott (Cozy Mystery)
It’s February on the Maine coast. Tourist season is a memory, Harbor Street is frozen, and Nora Cavanaugh is fighting with a batch of hard crack toffee that burns every time she turns her back. After a fall that ended with a killer in handcuffs and an acquisition firm driving away with Massachusetts plates, she was hoping for a quiet winter. Then Claire Voss shows up at the service window. Format: Digital, Print
JULY 16, 2026
Forgive Us Our Trespasses by Penny Stephens (Cozy Mystery)
When Reverend Clare Brakespear is invited to lead the Morva Hotel’s annual ‘Refresh and Renew’ retreat, she’s excited about the change of scene. A weeklong trip to Cornwall promises quiet reflection, sea air and a chance to unwind. The last thing Clare expects is to find herself in the middle of unfinished business. As the guests arrive, tensions rise and old wounds reopen. Format: Digital, Audio
JULY 17, 2026
The Cherkley Court Conundrum by Benedict Brown (Historical Mystery 1920s)
When an old flame from Marius Quin’s past turns up at his door with knowledge of a shocking crime, he is drawn into a new case. A devoted maid has been brutally attacked, a valuable jewellery box stolen, and the head gardener has fled from the grand estate where they work. With his sleuthing partner, Lady Bella, alongside him, Marius descends on Cherkley Court, the home of the domineering business magnate Lord Sheridan. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.
Publication date subject to change