Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of July 19 – 25, 2026 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

JULY 20, 2026
Woman in the Red Boots by Gayle Siebert (Private Investigator Mystery) *first book in a new series*
PI Lindy Larsen didn’t think there would be murders in this quiet prairie town after the serial killer died. She was wrong. A familiar waitress from the café near her office—someone she chatted with almost every day—is found dead. The RCMP are quick to blame Calvin Yellowhawk, a flamboyant cowboy who works for Lindy’s ranch business, and has been in trouble with the law in the past. His lawyer hires Lindy to find evidence to exonerate him. In the course of investigating, she can’t shake the thought that the woman she calls Red Boots could be the real culprit. She was tried for her part in her husband’s murder, and acquitted. She’s free to walk. Free to stalk. Free to kill again.

The Wing of a Bee by Tammy D. Walker (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Leslie had expected her grandmother’s funeral to buzz. Everyone who was anyone would be at the service for Evelyn, late owner of Butterfield’s Boutique and queen bee of Loblolly County. What Leslie hadn’t expected was reuniting with her free-spirited cousin, Veronica. Or that they would inherit the coveted boutique. Format: Digital, Print

JULY 21, 2026
A Murder at the Mansion by Ellie Alexander (Cozy Mystery)
When reclusive heiress Bernadette Garst vanishes from her sprawling mansion, bookshop owner and investigator Annie Murray is summoned to the scene. Arriving at the legendary Garst property, Annie and her partner Fletcher discover a household riddled with secrets, bitter family rivalries, and suspicious staff members. When Bernadette’s lawyer also goes missing, it’s clear the case is escalating into something far more dangerous. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Shadow Step by Mark Billingham (Police Procedural)
The Shadow Step: One taken simultaneously by a pair of dancers facing the same direction, one of them behind and slightly shifted leftwards (“in the shadow”) A perfectly executed shadow step demonstrates synchronized elegance. It showcases a couple in near telepathic harmony with one another. It does not normally end with someone stone-dead in a lake. DS Declan Miller is a magnet for strange cases, but an innocent man confessing to the crime? That’s a first. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Get a Candle on Crime by Sarah E. Burr (Cozy Mystery)
Hazel Wickbury is ready for twinkling lights, family traditions, and a little peace on earth. But when a snowstorm sweeps through Crucible and she finds a dead body behind A Wick in Time, the season takes a frosty turn. For Hazel’s aunt Poppy, the mystery is personal. After the strange loss of her whim, Poppy is determined to prove she can still protect the town. Hazel will do anything to help her beloved bestie find her spark again, even if it means getting swept into another murder investigation. Format: Digital, Print

Deadly Derailment at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison (Cozy Mystery)
Fifty years ago, the glorious Honeychurch Hall estate made headlines as the scene of a botched train heist that left two men dead and the whereabouts of a chest of diamonds unknown. So when the daughter of the signalman on duty that night asks antiques dealer Kat Stanford to value her father’s railway memorabilia, Kat jumps at the chance. But the collection contains more surprises than Kat could’ve imagined, and soon it’s full steam ahead on a very modern-day murder investigation. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Our Marriage is Murder by Carol Goodman (Traditional Mystery)
Fred and Thea Morgan-Lane are the envy of the mystery community, the perfect partners in life and in writing. Together they coauthor the wildly successful Death Takes a Holiday series, and they’ve been invited to the Italian castle where it all began for a mystery conference celebrating their first novel, Death Takes the Castle. But their story isn’t quite the fairytale it seems to outsiders. Twenty years and twenty books after they met, Thea wants out. Their marriage and partnership haven’t been working for some time, and what better place to announce the end of the series than where it started? Format: Digital, Print, Audio

She Had Enough by Stacie Grey (Psychological Thriller)
Mallory Taylor was looking forward to a fun night out with old college friends—nostalgia, laughter, nothing more. But Caitlin, always the quiet one of the group, seems even more withdrawn than usual. On edge. Distant. Then, hours after the women all head their separate ways, a massive earthquake reduces San Francisco to rubble—and Caitlin disappears. It isn’t until six months later, as the city begins to recover, that Mallory learns the truth. Was her disappearance related to the earthquake? Or was something else, something sinister, going on with Caitlin? Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hide a Body by Jennifer Holdich (Humorous Mystery)
Daisy Dixon is desperate to escape her controlling husband and crumbling estate. But the night before she leaves, a terrible accident changes everything. Instead of calling for help, Daisy and her husband make a choice that binds them together in the worst possible way. When blame starts shifting and loyalties shatter, Daisy realizes her husband isn’t just her partner in crime―he’s her competition. But if someone is going to prison, it won’t be her. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Savvy Summers and the Po’boy Perils by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (Cozy Mystery)
Savvy has her work cut out when an old friend hires her to cater a company luncheon at a nearby office building on Chicago’s South Side. Stepping out of her traditional soul food comfort zone, Savvy whips together a menu of Creole classics, with her own spin, of course—mini po’boys with assorted fillings, sunburst salad, and bread pudding using Great Aunt Essie’s famous buttermilk biscuits.Format: Digital, Print, Audio

How to Kill A Crime Writer by Sarah Lotz (Traditional Mystery)
After the tragic death of bestselling crime writer Annie Morrisey, her daughter, Niamh, moves into her mother’s country cottage to take care of her mother’s estate. Shut away from the world, Niamh doesn’t actually have to deal with the grief of her mother’s untimely passing. Until the day that two things happen: the advance copy of her mother’s final book lands on the doorstep and Leah Rebecca Overton appears in the kitchen. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Gathered Here Together by Martin L. Shoemaker (Private Investigator Mystery)
After a long, quirky courtship, the time has come: RayRay and Bobo are getting married. It’s the talk of Heath Brothers. But plans are derailed when RayRay’s first husband appears, a man thought dead. He’s very much alive… and he brings with him a deadly past, one which RayRay won’t willingly discuss. If Bobo does nothing, he loses her; but if he pursues the truth, he may alienate her forever. Format: Digital, Print

The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion by Alexander McCall Smith (Cozy Mystery)
Isabel has an unwavering commitment to her principles, which means she is often asked to advise on the sensitive, personal affairs of others—even those whose business she would prefer to stay out of. When Isabel receives a surprise visit from a friend who has recently discovered the existence of a long-lost brother, she will have to face this quandary in her usual deft and thoughtful way. The friend has always held her father in high regard, and is worried that knowledge of his affair will tarnish her siblings’ perception of him Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni (Cozy Mystery)
Retired librarian Neeti Shah was hoping for a restful life with her chai-loving friends, but when the body of a neighbor, a childhood friend of Neeti’s, turns up dead and the killer’s MO is similar to that of Neeti’s most recent book club read, things start to get out of control. When Neeti hears a commotion at a neighbor’s house, she finds Rohit’s body sprawled across the bottom of the staircase with Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness nearby. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Iris Rooted by D. A. Spruzen (Thriller)
Our indomitable flower lady, now Iris, tracks down her son and moves to Charlotte, N.C. Fortunately, her burn injuries in Toronto led to plastic surgery that makes her unrecognizable, even to her son—she hopes. In North Carolina, she creates an idyllic family life for herself. She now has a grandson to love, a son who has become very fond of her, and her dream house. Format: Digital, Print

Crimes and Sins by Lane Stone (Heist Crime)
The Medici are back. In the Renaissance, the Medici family used art for political and social power. Their modern descendants have taken this legacy further by adding murder, art theft, and terrorism. Their ultimate goal is nothing short of reclaiming the papacy and seizing complete control over the art world. Format: Print, Digital

Welcome to Perfectville by Yvonne Eve Walus (Psychological Thriller)
A perfect world is a controlled one. Thirty years ago, a group of idealists built Perfectville—an isolated town with no crime, no competition, and no chaos. A generation was raised in safety, free to play before “paying their debt.” Tisha Moore is the flaw in the system. A single mother of twins, she broke the rules—and now lives under constant scrutiny in a world designed to have none. She dreams of escape. But Perfectville offers her children something the Outside never could: safety. Format: Digital, Print

Deadly Does It by Abbi Waxman (Cozy Mystery)
Mason, a Gen Z adrenaline junkie, and Mann, an ex-con, ex-actress, and lawyer turned sleuth, have already solved one murder together. United by their commitment to sarcasm and general disappointment with the human race, they now face a second crime that’s way too close to home. Alexa Rousso keeps having accidents, and no one but her thinks it’s a coincidence. Could her checkered past be coming back to get her? Mason and Mann’s investigation takes them to the Bay Area, to the Central Coast, and – of course – to the hippest spots in Los Angeles. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

JULY 23, 2026
Chilled to the Bone by Liliana Hart (Traditional Mystery)
A left-handed man doesn’t shoot himself in the right temple. Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Henry Wainwright was found dead in his study and the sheriff called it suicide before the sun went down. His sister has spent every day since trying to get someone to believe her when she says it was murder. Nobody has. Until she walks into Mabel McCoy’s tea shop.
Format: Digital, Print

JULY 24, 2026
A Sleuth’s Guide to Murder and Fine Art by Rose Pascoe (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Art teacher Hazel Bond feels as though fate has painted a target on her back. Widowed and jobless, she retreats to the picture-perfect alpine community of her childhood to paint, ski, and seek serenity. But serenity is off the menu. A rumoured sale of art and heritage treasures sparks angry protests. Then a wealthy art collector dies in an apparent accident at a nearby ski field, with Hazel as the only witness. Or, as the police view it, the only suspect. Format: Digital

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