Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of July 20 – 26, 2025. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

JULY 21
A Murder on the Mountain by Ellie Alexander (Cozy Mystery) *previously published as Scene Of The Climb*
Meg Reed thought landing a job at Northwest Extreme magazine was her lucky break—until she realized she’d have to actually venture outdoors. Determined to fake it till she makes it, she finds herself covering an adventure race in Oregon’s stunning Columbia River Gorge. Format: Print, Digital

The Hampton Lawyer by James Patterson & Mike Lupica (Thriller)
The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches, its luxury lifestyle—and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith takes on a famous celebrity client, she’s armed and ready: with brilliant arguments, hard evidence—and two Glocks. Yet she’s chased down, shot at, and risks contempt of court. That’s when mounting a legal defense turns into self-defense. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

JULY 22
Behind Sunset by David Gordon (Thriller)
For generations, Hollywood has attracted all sorts of dreamers—and then has slowly crushed their aspirations. Elliott Gross is one such case; fresh out of college, he moved west from New York with hopes of writing for the silver screen and living a life of fame and fortune. A couple of years later, he’s writing for an adult magazine and living in a garage. The year is 1994 and, with the rise of the internet, the era of print pornography is in its twilight, but Raunchy’s owner has enough “catch-and-kill” secrets in the vault to ensure that his power will persist as long as his silence remains valuable. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson (Thriller)
Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.
Until Halloween night, when Jet is violently attacked by an unseen intruder. She suffers a catastrophic head injury. The doctor is certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a deadly aneurysm. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Laughing Dead by Jess Lourey (Thriller)
The bodies of three teenage girls are found in central Minnesota—each with her mouth fixed in a ghoulish grin, smiling at a deadly joke no one can hear. But authorities eventually close and forget the curious case, dubbed the Laughing Dead. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell (Psychological Thriller)
Orla O’Connor hasn’t been to the isolated New England enclave of Hadley Island since she graduated from high school a decade ago. As a teenager, her best friend Alice disappeared from its shores without a trace—but with plenty of rumors. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Edam and Weep by Linda Reilly (Cozy Mystery)
When the local high school hosts a fundraiser, restaurant owner Carly Hale is happy to sign on and enlists her mother’s help selling her much-loved grilled cheese sandwiches at the school. But no good deed goes unpunished, and the vendor stationed next to them at the event turns out to be aggressively rude and bullies them both. Never one to be pushed, Carly’s mom gives the man a vicious tongue-lashing and assumes that’s the end of it—until later that day when the man is found dead, strangled with her scarf. Format: Print, Digital

No Good Time by Cathi Stoler (Traditional Mystery)
Everyone at The New London Arts Museum is panic-stricken. The Artemisia Gentileschi painting borrowed from a New York gallery for a blockbuster show opening in days has been switched for a forgery. And, Curator, Lady Gabriella Peake Jones, in charge of the exhibit, is the prime suspect. At a loss, Gabi asks her friends and neighbors, Nick Donahue and Marina DiPietro to find the original painting and uncover the culprits, a group of ruthless thieves running a long con. With as many suspects as there are galleries in the museum, getting it wrong isn’t a gamble Nick can afford to take. Format: Print, Digital

JULY 25
A Rooftop Ransom by Eryn Scott (Cozy Mystery)
Meg Dawson’s summer is booked. Between running an artist pop up booth on the waterfront, helping Ripley solve the mystery behind her foster sister’s death, and finally getting to know her father, the last thing Meg has time for is a house guest. But Laurie’s cousin, Trenton, needs a place to stay and Meg’s studio is technically empty for the summer. Format: Print, Digital

JULY 26
The Judge by Keenan Powell (Thriller)
Judge Rachel Newkirk felt invisible. Middle-aged, her husband was leaving her for a younger woman. He wouldn’t even look at Rachel unless they were arguing about who gets the house. Murder was her only solution. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.