Here is a list of over 70 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with eight debut series.

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

MAY 1
The Bootlegger’s Daughter by Nadine Nettmann

MAY 2
Death at Castle Wolf by Anna Penrose (Golden Murder Mystery Book #3)

MAY 6
The Light Beside the Sea by Connie DiMarco (Zodiac Mystery Book #5)
The 24th Hour by James Patterson (New Women’s Murder Club Thriller Book #24)

MAY 7
Easier Dead Than Drawn by Bailee Abbott (Paint by Murder Mystery Book #3)
An Intrigue of Witches by Esme Addison (Secret Society Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*
I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay
Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Nonna Maria Mystery Book #3)
When Cicadas Cry by Caroline Cleveland
The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly (Charlie Parker Mystery Book #21)
Dodge and Burn by Ellen Crosby (Sophie Medina Mystery Book #4)
What Comes Around by Annette Dashofy (Zoe Chambers Mystery Book #13)
Blood Rubies by Mailan Doquang
Stolen Pieces by S.K. Golden
Echoes On The Wind by Helaine Mario (Maggie O’Shea Mystery Book #4)
Star Struck by Marjorie McCown (Hollywood Mystery Book #2)
Murder at Tanton Towers by Amy Myers (British Stately Home Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*
Bad Boy Beat by Clea Simon
Lightning Strikes the Silence by Iona Whishaw (Lane Winslow Mystery Book #10)

MAY 8
Corpse in the Craftsman Cottage by Lori Pollard-Johnson (Flippin’ Good Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*
Murder at the Paris Fashion House by Nancy Warren (Abigail Dixon Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*
The Body in the Fountain by Diana Xarissa (Sunset Lodge Mystery Book #6)

MAY 9
Hattie Brings the House Down by Patrick Gleeson (Theatreland Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*

MAY 10
Better Safe Than Sorry by Mike Martin (Sgt. Windflower Mystery Book #14)
Dazed in Colorado by Diana Xarissa (Midlife Crisis Mystery Book #4)

MAY 14
Cornered at the Corral by Jamie L. Adams (Ghost Town Mysteries Book #4)
Think Twice by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar Mystery Book #12)
The Lady in Gray & The Bessie Mae Diamond by St Sukie de la Croix (Twilight Manors in Palm Springs Mystery Book #3)
She Left by Stacie Grey
Knot Dead Again by Betty Hechtman (Yarn Retreat Mystery Book #10)
Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum
Eleven Huskies by Philipp Schott (Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery Book #3)
Thorn City by Pamela Statz
Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver (Electra McDonnell Mystery Book #4)
The Last Time She Saw Him by Kate White

MAY 15
Cold Rock Island by Kay Jennings (Port Stirling Mystery Book #7)
My Gangster Father and Me by Marcia Rosen

MAY 17
Purrfectly Framed by Ruth J. Hartman (Mobile Pet Groomers Mystery Book #2)
Death in St. George’s by M.A. Monnin (Intrepid Traveler Mystery Book #3)

MAY 21
Double Blast by Gretchen Archer (Davis Way Crime Caper Book #12)
The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard by Michael Callahan
Murder in the Air edited by Karen Cantwell ((Destination Murders Mystery Book #3)
Shanghai Murder by Jessie Chandler (Shay O’Hanlon Caper Mystery Book #6)
Swiped by L. M. Chilton
A Cyclist’s Guide To Crime & Croissants by Ann Claire (Cyclist’s Guide Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*
Clue in the Cottage by Kathy Daley (Inn At Holiday Bay Mystery Book #27)
The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis (Domestic Diva Mystery Book #17)
Double Tap by Cindy Dees (Helen Warwick Thriller Book #2)
Lockdown by Sara Driscoll (NYPD Negotiators Mystery Book #3)
A Limited Edition Murder by Lauren Elliott (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery Book #10)
A Pose Before Dying by Alex Erickson (Cat Yoga Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*
Death Behind Every Door by Heather Graham (Blackbird Files Mystery Book #1) *first book in a new series*
Liar’s Point by Laura Griffin (Texas Murder Files Mystery Book #5)
Lights, Camera, Bones by Carolyn Haines (Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Book #27)
The Seminarian by Hart Hanson
Murder at the Spelling Bee by Lee Hollis (Maya and Sandra Mystery Book #4)
I Want You More by Swan Huntley
You Like It Darker by Stephen King
An Assassination on the Agenda by T.E. Kinsey (Lady Hardcastle Mystery Book #11)
The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal (Maggie Hope Mystery Book #11)
Truth Truth Lie by Claire McGowan
This Crystal Was Made for Divinin’ by Scarlett Moss (Magnolia Bay Cozy Mystery Book #5)
The Last to Pie by Misha Popp (A Pies Before Guys Mystery Book #3)

MAY 23
Sentenced To Murder by Sue Minix (Bookstore Mystery Book #5)

MAY 25
Death of a Dream Catcher by Linda Norlander (Cabin by the Lake Mystery Book #5)

MAY 27
Dying for a Nap by Diana Orgain (Maternal Instincts Mystery Book #15)

MAY 28
Into the Fire by Allison Brennan (Angelhart Investigations Mystery Novella)
If Something Happens To Me by Alex Finlay
Camino Ghosts by John Grisham (Camino Mystery Book #3)
A Lovely Lie Hardcover by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
First Frost by Craig Johnson (Longmire Mystery Book #20)
Clover Covered Corpse by Jackie Layton (Texas Flower Farmer Mystery Book #2)
Meditation & Murder by Jenna St. James (Kara Hilder Mystery Book #10)
Cut to the Chase by Jasmine Webb (Mackenzie Owens Mysteries Book #4)

Publication date subject to change