Here is a list of over 45 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with five debut series from Jess Dylan, Eric Lodin, Mia P. Manansala, Dana Mentink, and Cathy Perkins.

The longest running series on this list is “Sarah Booth Delaney” by Carolyn Haines at 23 books.

As always, I hope there is a new title to suit everyone’s personal taste. Embrace the adventure!  

May 1, 2021
The Weaver’s Revenge by Kathleen Ernst (Chloe Ellefson #11)
Death at Rugosa Bay by Daphne McLean (Pembury Acres #4)

May 3, 2021
21st Birthday by James Patterson (Women’s Murder Club #21)
A Wild Ride by Jane Tesh (Madeline Maclin #6)

May 4, 2021
Flat White by Sandra Balzo (Maggy Thorsen #13)
Beyond the Headlines by R.G. Belsky (Clare Carlson #4)
Knee Deep in Dough by Catherine Bruns (Cookies & Chance #10)
The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait by Cleo Coyle (Haunted Bookshop #7)
Death of a Diva at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison (Honeychurch Hall #7) *paperback release*
Robert B. Parker’s Payback by Mike Lupica (Sunny Randall #9)
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen) *new series*
For Batter or Worse by Jenn McKinlay (Cupcake Bakery #13)
The Curse of the Cherry Pie by Amy Patricia Meade (Tish Tarragon #4)
Mean and Shellfish by Tamar Myers (Pennsylvania-Dutch #22)
The Siren by Katherine St. John

May 6, 2021
Penne Pyro by Nicolette Pierce (Jade Sommer #2)

May 7, 2021
Murder in the Mews by Celina Grace (Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate #4)

May 9, 2021
Sand Trapped by Joanna Campbell Slan (Cara Mia Delgatto #6)

May 11, 2021
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Punning with Scissors by Becky Clark (Crossword Puzzle #2)
Death by Equine by Annette Dashofy
The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver (Colter Shaw #3)
Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates (Lighthouse Library #8)
Peaches and Schemes by Anna Gerard (Georgia B&B #3)
Denied by Mary Keliikoa (Kelly Pruett #2)
Trail of Lies by Kylie Logan (Jazz Ramsey #3)

May 13, 2021
Good Bones by Tess Rothery (Taylor Quinn Quilt Shop #7)

May 15, 2021
The Body in the Beaver Pond by Cathy Perkins (Keri Isles Event Planner) *new series*
Expiry Date by Rachel Ward (Ant and Bea #3)

May 18, 2021
The Happiness Thief by Nicole Bokat
Body in the Book Drop by Lynn Cahoon (Cat Latimer Novella #1.5)
Dead Sprint by Caroline Fardig (Ellie Matthews #3)
Aunti Poldi and the Lost Madonna by Mario Giordano (Auntie Poldi #4)
Independent Bones by Carolyn Haines (Sarah Booth Delaney #23)
Death of a Starling by Linda Norlander (Cabin by the Lake Mystery #2)

May 22, 2021
Soft Hearts by Eric Lodin (Rett Swinson) *new series*

May 25, 2021
Beyond A Reasonable Donut by Ginger Bolton (Deputy Donut #5)
The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis (Domestic Diva #14)
Death in Bloom by Jess Dylan (Flower House) *new series*
Four Cuts Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein (Sarah Blair #4)
Murder at St. Winifred’s Academy by JD Griffo (Ferrara Family #5)
Murder in a Scottish Garden by Traci Hall (Scottish Shire #2)
Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink (Shake Shop) *new series*
See Something by Carol J. Perry (Witch City #11)

May 26, 2021
Foreword Fraud by S.E. Babin (Shelf Indulgence #2)
Murder at the Montrose Mansion by Denise Jaden (Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper #5)

May 27, 2021
Murder at the Dude Ranch by Lee Strauss and Norm Strauss (Rosa Reed #7)

May 28, 2021
Murder on the Beach edited by Destination Murders