Here is a list of over 80 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with thirteen debut series and one re-release.

The longest running series on this list is “Agatha Raisin” by M.C. Beaton/R.W. Green at 32 books.

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

October 1, 2021
Festive Mayhem 2 edited by Marla Bradeen
The Suspects by Joan Havelange (Mabel and Violet’s Excellent Adventures #4)
Pretty Evil New York by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon
Fromage by Sally Scott (Alex Grant) *new series*

October 2, 2021
Here Today, Scone Tomorrow by R.A. Hutchins (Baker’s Rise #1)

October 4, 2021
The Fog Ladies: In the Soup by Susan McCormick (San Francisco Cozy Murder #3)
Stitch, Bake, Die! by Lois Winston (Anastasia Pollack Crafting #10)

October 5, 2021
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander (Sloan Krause #5)
No Memes of Escape by Olivia Blacke (Brooklyn Murders #2)
Twisted Tea Christmas by Laura Childs (Tea Shop #23)
Judgment At Santa Monica by E.J. Copperman (Jersey Girl Legal #2)
Crime in the Country by Annette Dashofy
Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off by Darci Hannah (Beacon Bakeshop #2)
Die Once More by Lizbeth Lipperman
Playing Possum by Dane McCaslin (2 Sisters Pet Valet #3)
Well-Offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade (Vermont Country Living) *Re-release*
The Alchemist of Fire and Fortune by Gigi Pandian (Accidental Alchemist #5)
Silent Island by Dana Perry (Detective Abby Pearce #2)
All That Is Secret by Patricia Raybon (Annalee Spain) *new series*
Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger

October 6, 2021
Mind Trap by Matt Cost (Clay Wolfe / Port Essex #2)

October 7, 2021
Ending on a Die Note by Nancy Robards Thompson (Wedding Bell #3)

October 12, 2021
A Brush With Murder by Bailee Abbott (Paint by Murder) *new series*
Stabbed in the Tart by Carol Ayer (HSP #2)
Once Upon a Seaside Murder by Maggie Blackburn (Beach Reads #2)
God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Royal Spyness #15)
Double Take by Elizabeth Breck (Madison Kelly #2)
Claws for Alarm by Rita Mae Brown (Mrs. Murphy #30)
Mercy Creek by M.E. Browning (Jo Wyatt #2)
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021 edited by Alafair Burke
The Shadow of Daph by Phillipa Nefri Clark (Daphne Jones #2)
State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
Digging Up Trouble by Kitt Crowe (Sweet Fiction Bookshop) *new series*
Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day
Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost (Christmas Tree Farm #3)
Mistletoe Cake Murder by Lena Gregory (All-Day Breakfast Café #4)
In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury (Misty Bay Tea Room) *new series*
The Mother Next Door by Tara Laskowski
Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (Caribbean Kitchen) *new series*
Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter #24)

October 15, 2021
Seven Deadly Sequins by Julie Anne Lindsey (Bonnie & Clyde #2)
The Witch’s Child by Susan Van Kirk (Endurance #4)

October 18, 2021
Trouble Brewing by Heather Day Gilbert (Barks & Beans Cafe #5)
Death By Chance by Abigail Keam (Josiah Reynolds #16)

October 19, 2021
The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews (Meg Langslow #30)
Diners Keepers, Losers Weepers by Terri L. Austin (Rose Strickland #4)
Murder at Mountjoy Manor by Elizabeth Ducie (Coombesford Chronicles) *new series*
The Devil to Pay by Barbara Fradkin (Inspector Green #11)
Toffee Apple Torment by Agatha Frost (Claire’s Candles #6)
Mulled To Death by Kate Lansing (Colorado Wine #3)
Litani by Jess Lourey
It’s a Wonderful Woof by Spencer Quinn (Chet & Bernie #12)
Gambling With Murder by Lida Sideris (Southern California #5)
Hold Me Down by Clea Simon
A Caterer’s Guide to Holidays and Homicide by Jessica Thompson (Caterer’s Guide to Crime #2)
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace (Evenfall Witches B&B) *new series*
Vintage Trailers and Blackmailers by Heather Weidner (Jules Keene Glamping) *new series*
Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young (Helen Dexter) *new series*

October 25, 2021
New York: Give Me Your Best or Your Worst edited by Elizabeth Crowens

October 26, 2021
Overkill by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson (Rachel Ryder #3)
Down The Hatch by M. C. Beaton with R.W. Green (Agatha Raisin #32)
Hypnosis Is for Hacks by Tamara Berry (Eleanor Wilde #4)
Deck The Donut by Ginger Bolton (Deputy Donut #6)
The Enemy You Gnocchi by Catherine Bruns (Italian Chef #3)
Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas by Lynn Cahoon (Kitchen Witch #3)
Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge (Phyllida Bright) *new series*
Strangers on a Skein by Anne Canadeo (Black Sheep & Co. #4)
Better Off Dead by Lee Child/Andrew Child (Jack Reacher #26)
Needled to Death by Elizabeth Craig (Southern Quilting #15)
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Maria DiRico (Catering Hall #3)
Murder in an English Glade by Jessica Ellicott (Beryl and Edwina #4)
To the Tome of Murder by Lauren Elliott (Beyond the Page Bookstore #7)
Death by Hot Apple Cider by Alex Erickson (Bookstore Café #9)
Christmas Dessert Murder by Joanne Fluke (Hannah Swensen #28)
Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg (Eve Ronin #3)
Murder at the Mistletoe Ball by J.D. Griffo (Ferrara Family #6)
As the Wicked Watch by Tamron Hall (Jordan Manning) *new series*
Getaway With Murder by Diane Kelly (Mountain Lodge) *new series*
Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
The Pickwick Murders by Heather Redmond (Dickens of a Crime #4)
Fahrenheit 501 by Diane Vallere (Samantha Kidd #12)

October 27, 2021
Dead Code by Glenda Carroll (Trisha Carson #3)

October 29, 2021
Punkin Strudel Mayhem by Jodi Rath (Cast Iron Skillet #8)

October 31, 2021
Fleece, Navi, Dead by Joanna Campbell Slan (Kiki Lowenstein #16)
Gnome Alone by Kirsten Weiss (Doyle Wits’ End #5)