Here is a list of over 50 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with four debut series.

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


MAY 2
Dressed to Drill by Kate Carlisle (Fixer-Upper #10)
Below the Line by Lowell Cauffiel
Ukulele of Death by E.J. Copperman (Fran & Ken Stein #1) *first in a new series*
The Ghost Goes to the Dogs by Cleo Coyle (Haunted Bookshop #9)
Blow Up by Ellen Crosby (Sophie Medina #3)
Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily J. Edwards (Girl Friday #2)
Murder on the Home Front by Jessica Ellicott (WPC Billie Harkness #2)
Weeding Out Lies by Jackie Layton (Flower Farmer #1) *first in a new series*
Dog of Thieves by Neil S. Plakcy (Golden Retriever #16)

MAY 9
Fireworks on the Fourth by BJ Bowen (Musical Murder #3)
No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron
Helpless by Annette Dashofy (Zoe Chambers #12)
L.A. Hustle by Billie Trager (Digger Sharma #1) *first in a new series*
Playing It Safe by Ashley Weaver (Electra McDonnell #3)

MAY 15
Death by Surfboard by Susie Black (Holly Swimsuit #3)

MAY 16
Payback by Nancy Allen
Dead Men Need No Reservations by Terry Ambrose (Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast #7)
Murder on Mustang Beach by Alicia Bessette (Outer Banks Bookshop #2)
Steeped in Murder by Aubrey Elle (Tea Time Troubles #3)
Tell-Tale Bones by Carolyn Haines (Sarah Booth Delaney #26)
A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen (Lady Librarian #1) *first in a new series*
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
Death of a Fox by Linda Norlander (Cabin by the Lake #4)

MAY 18
Death On The Grand Canal by M.A. Monnin (Intrepid Traveler #2)

MAY 19
Bewildered in Florida by Diana Xarissa (Midlife Crisis #2)

MAY 20
All That Glitters by Mike Martin (Sgt. Windflower #9)

MAY 23
Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams
Murder at Sea by Karen Cantwell (Destinations Murder Short Stories #3)
Give Fudge a Chance by Nancy Coco (Candy-Coated #11)
The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis (Domestic Diva #16)
Flat White Fatality by Emmeline Duncan (Ground Rules #3)
Blueberry Blunder by Amanda Flower (Amish Candy Shop #8)
Spring Break Slaying by Jody Holford (Wannabe Sleuth #3)
Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star by Lee Hollis (Desert Flowers #5)
Grave Danger by Alice James (Lavington Windsor #2)
Mystery on the Menu by Nicole Kimberling (Three-Course Collection of Cozy Mysteries)
Hard Dough Homicide by Olivia Matthews (Spice Isle Bakery #2)
Rehearsed to Death by Frank Anthony Polito (Domestic Partners in Crime #2)
Gone Rouge by Stephanie Rowe (Mia Murphy #3)
Murder Over Broken Bonds by Rebecca Saltzer (Wall Street #1) *first in a new series*
Witch upon a Star by Angela M. Sanders (Witch Way Librarian #4)
Murder with Earl Grey Tea by Karen Rose Smith (Daisy’s Tea Garden #9)

MAY 24
Teach Her a Lesson by Kate Flora

MAY 25
The Murderous Type by Sue Minix (Bookstore #2)

MAY 30
Beware The Woman by Megan Abbott
Mermaid Cove by Michelle Bennington (Small Batch #2)
Murder Off the Books by Tamara Berry (By the Book #3)
Keep Her Secrets by Mark Edwards
The Empty Kayak by Jodé Millman (Queen City Crimes #3)
The Body in the Web by Katherine Hall Page (Faith Fairchild #26)
Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood (Marlow Murder Club #2)

MAY 31
A Dead Herring by Helen Golden (Right Royal Cozy Investigation #4)


Publications subject to change.