Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of June 4 – 10, 2023 with four debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!

Murder at the Crown and Anchor by C.J. Archer (Historical)
When a former guest of the hotel is found dead in a dockside tavern, the police rule it suicide. After all, some say his negligence caused one of his company’s ships to go down in a storm, along with all its cargo and several members of the crew. The guilt would be too much for many. But when evidence of murder is uncovered, Cleo feels compelled to bring the killer to justice. Format: Print, Digital

Risky Witchness by Ada Bell (Cozy)
After her early days in Willow Falls nearly got her killed, Emma treats herself to a nice, peaceful day at a spa with her ghostly grandfather. With free coffee, fluffy bathrobes, and luxurious linens, this place is heaven for a thread witch. Or it would be, if not for that guy who won’t get off his cell phone. Darren is so rude, loud, and condescending, Emma is barely surprised when she finds him dead on the massage table. Unfortunately, after news of their disagreement spread, she quickly becomes the prime suspect. Format: Print, Digital

Songs of Wine And Murder by Lynn Cahoon (Cozy)
With the Moonstone Beach Festival coming up, Jill is touching base with her fellow small business owners to make it as successful as possible. It’s frustrating when Darla, the owner of South Cove Winery, is late to a big meeting, but they manage to get the discussion rolling about the kite flying event and the big Battle of the Bands—which Darla’s musician boyfriend is hoping will be his big break. And Jill, of course, will be there with her food truck, hoping for a financial boost after a slow spring. Format: Print, Digital

Death Among the Ruins by Susanna Calkins (Historical)
London, 1668. Printer’s apprentice Lucy Campion is suspicious when she meets a young ragpicker who claims to have fine clothes to sell from a lady of quality. Are the garments stolen . . . or a sign of something worse? Her suspicions are soon realized when the clothes are identified as belonging to a recently deceased elderly aristocrat. Young Mercy Sykes has robbed a grave! Mercy is arrested, and it’s only thanks to Lucy’s intervention that the ragpicker, who’s struggling to support her family, isn’t locked up. Format: Print, Digital

Death in Fine Condition by Andrew Cartmel (Cozy) *first book in a new series*
Cordelia knows books. An addict-turned-dealer of classic paperbacks, when she’s not spending her days combing the charity shops and jumble sales of suburban London for valuable collector’s items, she’s pining for the woman of her dreams and nimbly avoiding her landlord’s demands for rent. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Hot Pot Murder by Jennifer J. Chow (Cozy)
F Yale and Celine Yee’s food stall business is going so well that they’ve been invited to join an exclusive dinner with the local restaurant owners association. The members gather together for a relaxing hot pot feast…until Jeffery Vue, president of the group, receives a literal shock to his system and dies. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Thriller)
Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, quiet Charon has had only two murders. But after years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Lady MacDeath by Mary Daheim (Historical)
When Joe’s conniving ex-wife Vivian and her latest husband, Lord Plumbsley, suddenly show up at the B&B, they’re accompanied by an entourage, which includes three other couples who immediately raise Judith’s hackles. But while she’s suspicious of these unwanted guests, Judith doesn’t know that the Plumbsleys and their hangers-on have nefarious plans for the inn that will ensnare her and her husband, Joe. Format: Print, Audio

The Traitor Beside Her by Mary Anna Evans (Historical)
Justine Byrne can’t trust the people working beside her. Arlington Hall, a former women’s college in Virginia has been taken over by the United States Army where hundreds of men and women work to decode countless pieces of communication coming from the Axis powers. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates (Cozy)
Lucy and Connor planned for the perfect Outer Banks wedding—and that’s exactly what they got. Aside from typical rumblings of familial tensions, the late spring weather allowed for a beautiful day, the food was delicious, and everyone had a good time, until one of the guests goes missing. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A Cornish Seaside Murder by Fiona Leitch (Cozy)
Former Met police officer Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is working a trial period as an auxiliary Detective Sergeant with the Penstowan police force. But living and working alongside DCI Nathan Withers – while still trying to grow her catering company – brings its own challenges, especially when Jodie’s attention is quickly taken up by the suspicious drowning of a local fisherman. Format: Digital

The Starlet Letter by Julie Mathison (Historical) *first book in a new series*
It’s 1931, and the once grand, always eccentric Van der Beecks have taken in borders to make ends meet. Canary House, their rambling Upper West Side mansion, boasts six tenants: a pianist, a poet, an erstwhile diplomat, a psychiatrist, a bootlegger, and a philanthropist who is always short on cash. Life has never been more interesting until a seventh checks into the turret room – Babs Le Roy, a washed-up Ziegfeld Follies star with more than one skeleton in her cluttered closet. Format: Print, Digital

Final Cut by Marjorie McCown (Cozy) *first book in a new series*
Joey Jessop enjoys working behind the scenes. As key costumer for the next epic superhero movie, her role is to make others look good while staying out of the spotlight. That means making sure to be professional around Eli Logan, her ex and the First Assistant Director, and Courtney Lisle, Eli’s newest love interest and the Second Assistant Director. But this isn’t a problem for Joey—especially when the movie is shooting at a gorgeous Malibu location. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A High Society Murder by Ava Ness (Historical)
When her butler discovers human remains in her newly inherited English country estate, Lady Marigold Grey—former British spy and daring adventuress—is convinced a murder has taken place. But when the local police decide Marigold’s late uncle was the likely killer, she sets out to clear his name with the help of her fashion-loving German assistant, overly protective English butler and troublemaking terrier. Format: Digital

Death of a Fox by Linda Norlander (Traditional)
Jamie Forest, transplanted New Yorker is enjoying her first spring in the Northwoods of Minnesota when her octogenarian friend Clarence introduces her to an elderly recluse, Nella Fox. Nella wants help writing her memoirs. She is the owner of an estate that was once a TB sanatorium. The hospital is long abandoned and crumbling. Rumors abound that the neglected building carries the secret of a long-ago murder. Format: Digital

The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman (Historical)
Life as a working-class girl in Prohibition-era New York isn’t safe or easy. But Vivian Kelly has a new job at the Nightingale, an underground speakeasy where the jazz is hot and the employees look out for each other in a world that doesn’t care about them. Things are finally looking up for her and her sister Florence… until the night Vivian learns that her friend Bea’s uncle, a bouncer at the Nightingale, has died. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Passport To Spy by Nancy Cole Silverman (Historical)
After losing her job as an investigative reporter for The Phoenix Gazette, Kat Lawson has a new gig. The FBI has asked her to work undercover as a reporter for Journey International to cover Munich, Germany’s festive holiday scene-an excuse to get close to Hans von Hausmann, a very charismatic and popular museum curator suspected of hiding a cache of stolen masterpieces believed to be part of the World’s Largest Art Heist. Format: Print, Digital

A Deadly Game by Laraine Stephens (Historical)
Melbourne, 1925. Reggie da Costa, The Argus’s celebrated crime reporter, takes a break from investigating gangland crime to assist Ruby Rhodes, whose identical twin sister has died in mysterious circumstances. Together, they investigate how Katherine could afford a house, motorcar, expensive jewelry and a wardrobe of the latest fashions on the wages of a museum assistant. Format: Print, Digital

Death in a Bygone Hue by Susan Van Kirk (Cozy)
When Jill Madison returns to her hometown to become executive director of a new art center, she never would have dreamed unexpected secrets from the past would put her life in danger. When her parents’ old friend, and Jill’s mentor, Judge Ron Spivey, is murdered, he leaves behind more than a few secrets. His baffling will makes Jill a rich woman, if she survives the six-month probate period. Format: Print, Digital

The Isolated Séance by Jeri Westerson (Historical) *first book in a new series*
London, 1895. Former Baker Street Irregular Tim Badger is determined to follow in the footsteps of his great mentor, Sherlock Holmes, by opening his own consulting detective agency with his partner, Benjamin Watson. The intrepid duo are ready to make a name for themselves . . . if only they had clients! Format: Print, Digital

The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu (Historical)
When two of Uncle Chen’s associates come visiting Chen Mansion on the third day of Chinese New Year – an unlucky date in the Chinese calendar – Su Lin doesn’t let them in. Not just because of the taboo, but because her uncle has been unwell. But the bad luck has clearly followed them as one of them is soon discovered outside the house, dead, with a strip of dried yellow rambutan peel in his mouth. And the other associate has gone missing. Format: Digital, Print (Sep 2023)