Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of March 10 –  16, 2024 with four debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!

MARCH 12
In Sunshine or in Shadow by Rhys Bowen & Clare Broyles (Historical Mystery 1900s)
The days are getting longer—and warmer—in Manhattan. Molly Murphy Sullivan doesn’t want to leave her home in the city, but typhoid is back, and she’s expecting. So she heads north with the children to summer with her mother-in-law in Westchester County. Molly tells herself it won’t be so bad, after all the countryside is pretty, and she’s determined to make the best of it. Even if she’s leaving her husband, Daniel, behind. And at least she’s not the only one heading north. Her great friends, Sid and Gus, are headed to the Catskills to visit Sid’s family. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Kilned At The Ceramic Shop by Donna Clancy (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Tammy Wright, a bestselling mystery author returns to her hometown to give her Aunt Clara a hand with running her ceramic shop during tourist season. She discovers that two vindictive realtors have been bullying her aunt and others into selling their properties to make room for new housing developments. Those who don’t comply pay the consequences. Format: Print, Digital

A Case for the Ladies by Maddie Day (Historical Mystery 1920s) *first book in a new series*
Amid Prohibition, Irish gangs, the KKK, and rampant mistreatment of immigrant women, intrepid private investigator Dorothy Henderson and her pal Amelia Earhart seek justice for several murdered young women in 1926 Boston. As tensions mount, the sleuths, along with their reporter friend Jeanette and Dot’s maiden aunt Etta. experience their own mistreatment at the hand of society and wonder who they can really trust. Format: Print, Digital

Watch Where They Hide by Tamron Hall (Suspense)
After dropping her child off at preschool, Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother, disappears. She had recently left her verbally abusive husband in rural Indiana and moved in with her sister, Shelly, who simply can’t believe that her sister would ever willingly vanish without her children. But with limited support from the town’s police department or media resources, Shelly fears that Marla’s disappearance won’t get the attention it deserves, or worse, will go unsolved. So, several weeks after filing a missing person’s report, she reaches out to TV journalist Jordan Manning for help. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A Thirst for Murder by C.R. Koons (Traditional Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Ulysses Walker, Sheriff of Taos County, is facing a tough re-election campaign against a well-funded opponent when a respected historian and acequiero. The murder looks like a dispute over shared irrigation water at first. But after two more murders the sheriff uncovers a web of corruption born out of New Mexico’s troubled history. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Death of Goldie’s Mistress by Linda Norlander (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Liza Johnson, at loose ends on summer break from teaching fifth grade, is drawn into intrigue when her 84-year-old neighbor, Mrs. Wilkens, insists that Ramona, Liza’s former GED student, has been murdered. Everyone assumes Ramona, a recovering addict, died of an accidental or intentional overdose, but Mrs. Wilkens is out to prove them wrong. Liza is urged to act when the voice in her head of her twin sister Charlee, who died at age four, tells her, Help Mrs. Wilkens. Format: Print, Digital

A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn (Historical Mystery 1880s)
Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud’s. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes a gruesome discovery: this is no wax figure. The mannequin is the beautifully preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive. But who would do such a dreadful thing, and why? Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Mermaid Murder by Maggie Shayne (Psychological Thriller)
Hey, I’m Rachel de Luca, a self-help guru with a potty mouth and a penchant for crime-solving. My partner, soon to be husband if I can get over my paralyzing fear, is Mason Brown, a detective with the Binghamton PD. Ten years ago, professional mermaid Eva Quaid disappeared without a trace from The Sapphire Club. Now, my niece Misty is working at the same club, doing the same job. Coincidentally, (not) Misty’s college roommate is in the thick of her self-produced true crime podcast about the same cold case. Misty has kept every bit of this from our way-too-close-for-privacy family. Format: Print, Digital

Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (Suspense)
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Washington, D.C., and the Calhouns are in the midst of hosting their annual party to celebrate the best of the spring season. With a house full of friends, neighbors, and their beloved three adult children, the Calhouns are expecting another picture-perfect event. But a brutal murder in the middle of the celebration transforms the yearly gathering into a homicide scene, and all the guests into suspects. Format: Print, Digital

The Big Lie by Gabriel Valjan (Private Investigator Mystery)
Sun Tzu may have said, ‘Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer,’ but he didn’t live in Boston, he’s not Shane Cleary, and Shane’s latest and most unexpected client is Southie’s most dangerous criminal. The man who almost killed Shane wants to hire him, but Shane is more interested in Jimmy’s ‘bonus for a job done well and discretely—information about his father’s death. Format: Print, Digital

MARCH 14
Tragic Tuesday by Denise Jaden (Cozy Mystery)
It’s springtime, and Tabby figures what better way to unite the town of Crystal Cove than creating a community garden! The problem is, she knows nothing about tending the earth. However, there are several folks in town who have strong beliefs in how to start a garden right—unfortunately, all of these strong beliefs seem to disagree with one another. Format: Print, Digital

MARCH 16
Luck of the Irish edited by Kate Darroch and Jessica Thompson (Short Story Anthology)
Ten Tantalizing Cozy Mysteries to delight you on Saint Patrick’s Day! Sure to make you chuckle, and keep you guessing! Ten authors got together to bring you these super Cozy mysteries, themed around Luck, Saint Patrick’s Day and — in rather surprising ways — sometimes leprechauns, too. Have fun curling up with these Cozy stories and a delicious drink, knowing that just by enjoying these tales you are doing good in the world as well – because 100% of book sales proceeds go to a non-profit helping children living in terrible conditions, RAICESTexas.org. Format: Print, Digital