Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of October 1 – 7, 2023 with one debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!

OCTOBER 1
The Dangers of Gingerbread Cookies by Laura Levine (Cozy Mystery)
Jaine Austen has been enlisted to help with her parents’ retirement community’s play The Gingerbread Cookie That Saved Christmas. Playboy Dr. Preston McCay is playing the role of the gingerbread cookie when he “accidentally” falls to his death during the final act. Now Jaine must figure out if one of the doctor’s jealous lovers was capable of murder. Originally published in Gingerbread Cookie Murder. Format: Digital

20 Carats by Larissa Reinhart (Cozy Mystery)
When Maize’s ex-costar/fiancé Giulio Belloni is arrested for stealing her mother’s priceless gold jewelry box — once owned by Marilyn Monroe — Maizie believes Giulio’s been framed. As the thefts and suspects multiply, it seems Giulio’s enemies number more than his fans. Format: Print, Digital

OCTOBER 2
The Fog Ladies: Date with Death by Susan McCormick (Cozy Mystery)
The Fog Ladies are at it again, spunky senior sleuths and an overstressed young medical resident solving murders from their elegant apartment building in San Francisco. They join a senior dating group, and romantic intrigue soon turns to murder. Graham Parselle, lady killer extraordinaire, plunges off a cliff on a Senior Singles outing. Did one of his dates pitch him over? Or is Olivia Honeycut’s new beau to blame? Format: Print, Digital

OCTOBER 3
Caught on the Book by Laura Gail Black (Cozy Mystery)
The annual fishing tournament and festival in Hokes Folly, North Carolina, is the high-water mark event of the year. Antiquarian bookseller Jenna Quinn, owner of the Twice Upon a Time bookstore, is ready to catch some new customers with her fishing-themed book display at the festival. That is, until a local author is found dead in his booth. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Murders of a Feather by Eileen Brady (Cozy Mystery)
Hudson Valley winters can be brutal…and deadly! Dr. Kate is once again on the case (not to mention thin ice) after discovering a young engaged couple frozen to death in the lake. To make matters worse, her temporary receptionist appears to have overdosed from a recreational sedative used at the animal hospital. Kate barely has time to dread Valentine’s Day (and the fact that she’s alone on this holiday, once again) as the police investigation shows that all three fatalities are in fact homicides. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

A Killer Market by Catherine Bruns (Cozy Mystery)
After spending years as a stay-at-home mom, Cindy York is excited to begin a new career in real estate and hopes to make a killing in the red-hot housing market. But her first day on the job doesn’t go exactly as planned when she’s threatened with a gun and then makes a chilling discovery at a client’s home. Format: Digital

The Intern by Michele Campbell (Psychological Thriller)
Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother Danny has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire (Cozy Mystery)
Sisters Ellie and Meg Christie share a love of books, reading, and their new roles as co-caretakers of the Book Chalet, their family’s historic bookshop tucked midway up a scenic Colorado mountain. But romance? That’s another story. Ellie and Meg joke that they’re in sisterly competition for worst relationships. So when their cousin signs them up for her newest business endeavor—matchmaking based on bookish tastes—the sisters approach their blind double dates with foot-dragging dread. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Where is My Husband? by Ivanka Fear (Thriller) *first book in a new series*
Too many secrets, too many lies—and now a missing husband. Since the death of her parents, Mallory has suffered from increased anxiety and depression. When she falls in love with Jake, he revives her will to live. Format: Print, Digital

Cold Turkey by Amy Patricia Meade (Cozy Mystery)
Literary caterer Tish Tarragon is looking forward to opening the new Cookin’ the Books Cafe the day after Thanksgiving, but before then she has the small matter of catering for the Thirty-First Annual Colonial Springs Turkey Trot, a highlight in the Hobson Glen calendar. Format: Print, Digital

The Death of Us by Lori Rader-Day (Suspense)
One rainy night fifteen years ago, a knock at the door changed Liss Kehoe’s life forever. On that night, Ashley Hay stood on Liss’s front porch and handed over her brand-new baby Callan. She was never seen or heard from again. Format: Print, Digital

Murder in Fourth Position by Lori Robbins (Traditional Mystery)
Mad Music was the buzziest new show of the upcoming Broadway season, with a hot score, a cool director, and a deadly plot twist no one saw coming. When rumors of a behind-the-scenes disaster surface, ballerina Leah Siderova finds herself with the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to make her Broadway debut while playing a double role. The producers hope to capitalize on her talent, as well as her devoted fan base, to revive ticket sales. Leah’s true reason for abandoning Lincoln Center for the Great White Way is her undercover investigation of online threats against Amber Castle, the star of the show. Format: Print, Digital

Judgment Prey by John Sandford (Thriller)
Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there’s no short list of people who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St. Paul community on its head. Sand was on the verge of a major donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities, and with the money in limbo, eyes suddenly turn to his grieving widow, Margaret Cooper, to see what she might do with the money. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Guilt Strikes At Granger’s Story by Terry Shames (Traditional Mystery)
Chief of Police Samuel Craddock is perplexed by a series of increasingly troubling events at Granger’s Store. The shop owner’s son, Mark Granger, has plans to renovate and modernize the popular animal feed store in the small Texas town of Jarret Creek. But when he’s assaulted, it’s clear that some town folk are against his ideas. Could the devastating fire that follows be linked to the threatening phone calls Mark has been receiving? Format: Print, Digital

Hallo-waiian Murder Mystery by Rosalie Spielman (Cozy Mystery)
It’s Kiki Hepburn’s first Halloween in Aloha Lagoon, and she doesn’t know exactly what to expect. Between working at the busy Aloha Lagoon Dive Shop and living with the eccentric Auntie Akamai, life is always unpredictable. But one thing Kiki definitely didn’t expect to find is the dead body of Auntie Akamai’s life-long friend, Celine Suzuki! And when the island’s Homicide Detective Ray shows up, Kiki knows the death is not an accident—it’s murder. Format: Print, Digital

OCTOBER 4
A Calculated Whisk by CeeCee James (Cozy Mystery)
When the siren goes off in the museum, everyone expected the prized exhibit to be stolen. No one imagined Oscar would disappear with it. Take a quick trip through history with Stella, Georgie, Frank, Peanut and Oscar. Guess who is going to be surprised the most! Format: Digital

OCTOBER 6
Bone to Pick by Summer Prescott (Cozy Mystery)
Garage sale reseller and amateur sleuth, Macy Garson, has had a rough patch. When her late husband’s classic truck breaks down, she seriously wonders if she can survive without him. A feud with her next-door neighbor over a misunderstanding grows even frostier when he invites her to a barbeque, and she politely declines. Format: Digital