Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of June 30 – July 6, 2024. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!

JUNE 30
Fatal Fiction by Karen MacInerney (Cozy Mystery)
The air at Seaside Cottage Books is tinged with autumn, and bookseller Max Sayers is helping her friend Denise Wilmington start a new chapter by turning the abandoned shop next door into a cozy coffee house. But when the two women dig up a decades-old rhododendron by the front walk, they uncover a grisly secret entwined with the bush’s roots: a woman’s skeleton, buried with a gold ring. Format: Print, Digital

JULY 1
Out of Body by Lina Hansen (Cozy Mystery)
Myrtle Coldron, owner of the Witch’s Retreat B&B and leader of the Magical Misfits, enjoys a hike and stumbles upon a skeleton. The unwelcome discovery unleashes a series of bizarre events that shake the quaint village of Avebury to the core. And to top it off, she has scary dreams haunting her nights. Format: Print, Digital

Broken Bayou by Jennifer Moorhead (Domestic Thriller)
Dr. Willa Watters is a prominent child psychologist at the height of her career. But when a viral video of a disastrous television interview puts her reputation on the line, Willa retreats to Broken Bayou, the town where she spent most of her childhood summers. There she visits her aunts’ old house and discovers some of her unstable mother’s belongings still languishing in the attic—dusty mementos harboring secrets of her harrowing past. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Women of Wynton’s by Donna Mumma (Cozy Mystery)
Get swept away to the glamor of a 1950’s department store where four women’s loyalties, vanity, friendship, and detective skills are put to the test. Audrey Penault once led a glamorous life as a model but now works as devoted secretary to Mr. Wynton. To her fellow employees, she is too vain and uppity. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Caught In The Snare by Deb Pines (Traditional Mystery)
When Velma White, a tyrannical landlady, now 74 and shaky on her feet, is found dead at the bottom of the steep, slippery stairs of her Chautauqua home, it looks like an accident. But was it? Velma lived in a “house of vipers,” says her best friend. Among them: a cash-strapped daughter, a shady teacher, a bullied home health aide and a bird lover whose feathers Velma ruffled. Format: Print, Digital

JULY 2
Flashpoint by Catherine Coulter (Legal Thriller)
A year has passed since Elizabeth Palmer was nearly killed with hundreds more in the attempted bombing of St. Paul’s in London, believed to be a terrorist act until the police discovered it was a cover for something even more sinister. For Elizabeth, life is finally back to normal. She’s optimistic, her painting is getting accolades, when suddenly her world changes in a flash. With three new attempts on her life, and her connection to the terrorist attack, MI-5 gets involved to find out who is trying to kill her and why. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

May the Wolf Die by Elizabeth Heider (Traditional Mystery)
Nikki Serafino is enjoying the sunset from her boat in her beloved port city of Naples, Italy, when she discovers the body of a man in the warm waters of the bay. An investigator working as the liaison between local police and American troops, Nikki is certainly no stranger to violence and organized crime, but this case grows complicated when the victim turns out to be a U.S. Navy captain stationed at the nearby military base—and the autopsy reveals foul play. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A Lurking Primrose by Suzette A. Hill (Cozy Mystery)
Erasmus House, a prestigious prep school for boys in Lewes, is in uncharacteristic disarray over a looming visit from Her Majesty’s inspectors. Convinced that inspectors dislike old-established schools, headmaster Mr Winchbrooke devises a cunning plan to drag Erasmus House into modernity – by replacing the rustic paintings of eccentric local artist and amateur sleuth, Primrose Oughterard, with more ‘challenging’ abstract works. Format: Print, Digital

Secrets in Pink by K.B. Jackson (Cozy Mystery)
There’s a new sheriff in town, and local reporter Audrey O’Connell has already gotten off on the wrong foot–er, boot–with him. A recent transplant from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Chattertowne, Washington’s handsome new Police Chief Cole Loveland has been brought in to restore community confidence following the scandals which had rocked City Hall and resulted in the firing and/or incarceration of several prominent government officials. Format: Print, Digital

Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell (Traditional Mystery)
Meet Jessica Jones: Retired super hero, private investigator, loner. She tried her best to be a shiny spandex crimefighter, but that life only led to unspeakable trauma. Now she avoids that world altogether and works on surviving day-to-day in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Mortal Radiance by Kathryn Lasky (Historical Mystery 1930s)
Painter Georgia O’Keeffe is at her friend Mabel Dodge Luhan’s home, Los Gallos, a house inhabited by a colorful range of artists, authors and society figures, to attend the memorial service of the renowned writer D.H. Lawrence. Format: Print, Digital

The Quiet Woman by Priscilla Masters (Traditional Mystery)
Richard and Christine Clay have been married for decades. Their relationship has stood the test of time despite Christine appearing passive while her husband is unmistakably dominant – at times bullying and controlling. Format: Print, Digital

Dead, White, and Blue by Annie McEwen (Cozy Mystery)
It’s the 4th of July in the Wisconsin Northwoods, and no one is more excited than Emmy Cooper. She’s happy to be back in her hometown, settling once again into small-town living and helping her family run Cooper’s Cove, their lake cottage resort. Emmy and her teen crush, police officer Dean Erickson, are enjoying getting reacquainted, while she and bestie Whitney are closer than ever. Format: Print, Digital

Close Encounters of the Deadly Kind by Joanne Pence (Cozy Mystery)
Angie Amalfi is sure she’s finally come up with the perfect career—owner and head chef of Fantasy Dinners, bringing fantasies to life through catered dinner parties. But when her only clients turn out to be the eccentric members of a group of devoted UFO-chasers and government conspiracy connoisseurs, she realizes she’s cooking with a whole new set of ingredients. As she concocts dishes to satisfy their extraterrestrial appetites, Angie stumbles upon a saucer-sized mystery. Format: Print, Digital

Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt (Cozy Mystery)
Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter has run the Tara Foundation—the dog rescue organization named after his beloved golden retriever—for years. It’s always been his calling, even as Andy’s pulled into representing clients in court. His investigator, Marcus Clark, has been at Andy’s side for a long time. Even though they’ve known each other for years, Marcus keeps his personal life a mystery. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Dog Days by Wendy Corsi Staub (Cozy Mystery)
After attending a family wedding in Chicago, young widow Bella Jordan is returning to the guesthouse she runs in Lily Dale – the quirky upstate New York lakeside village famous for its spiritual mediums – when she catches a glimpse of the impossible at the airport: her late husband Sam. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Lies and Deception by Laraine Stephens (Historical Mystery 1920s)
Jasper Fitzalan Howard is found stabbed to death in his room at The Hotel Windsor. In a bizarre twist, he is clutching a tarot card, the Ten of Swords, in his right hand. Initially, the police identify him as a wealthy investor and a cousin of the Duke of Norfolk. However, while investigating the murder, Reggie da Costa, The Argus’s celebrated crime reporter, uncovers a web of lies and deception surrounding Howard’s carefully constructed façade. Format: Print, Digital

Death in a Ghostly Hue by Susan Van Kirk (Cozy Mystery)
Jill Madison and her brothers have never forgiven Quinn Parsons for driving drunk and killing their parents. How could they? When Parsons returns to Apple Grove from his six years in prison, he’s looking for redemption. But his thoughtless actions, so long ago, hurt more residents than the Madisons, and murderous motives abound when it comes to Quinn Parsons. His lifeless body is soon found at the bottom of a staircase. And who threatened him in front of a large cross-section of the town? Jill’s brother, Andy Madison. Format: Print, Digital

The Mummy of Mayfair by Jeri Westerson (Historical Mystery 1890s)
Although their last high-profile case was a huge success, private detectives Tim Badger and Benjamin Watson know they can’t afford to turn down any work, despite financial assistance from their mentor, Sherlock Holmes. Format: Print, Digital

JULY 4
The Night She Dies by Sarah Clarke (Domestic Thriller)
A cruel bully. A troubled daughter. A desperate mother. A body in the woods. But who is the hunter and who is the prey? When a shocking crime takes place in a close-knit community, it exposes secrets and conflicts and threatens to tear families apart. How far will one parent go to protect the child they love? Format: Digital, Audio

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