Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of September 8 – 14, 2024 with two debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!

SEPTEMBER 10
Syndicate by Felix Francis (Traditional Mystery)
Chester Newton has built his fortune organizing racehorse syndicates, where top horses are co-owned and managed by several parties. These joint enterprises are high risk and high reward–and for Chester, it’s almost always been reward. The stakes only get higher as the syndicates grow larger, and every race means the possibility of complete failure–or ecstatic success. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Break Every Rule by Brian Freeman (Psychological Thriller)
Tommy Miller is a man with deadly skills, hiding in Florida under a false identity. After being set up on an overseas mission, he’s on the run from terrorists—and from the government who betrayed him. So when his wife and daughter are violently abducted, it seems his ghosts are finally catching up with him. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Robert B. Parker’s Buzz Kill by Alison Gaylin (Private Investigator Mystery)
After a near-death experience, Sunny Randall is ready to lighten her load as a PI, that is until she is called upon by billionaire media magnate Bill Welch to investigate the disappearance of his son, Dylan, the cofounder of the Gonzo Energy Drink company. Lazy, unscrupulous and a notorious partier, Dylan isn’t exactly reliable. But Dylan’s mother, Lydia, insists this time is different. She knows him. He’ her son. And she believes he’s in serious danger. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Traditional Mystery)
University professor Gela Nathaniel must make her new master’s program in multimedia art succeed. If it doesn’t, then Royal Hastings University will cut her funding and she’ll be out of the job she loves. The six students in this inaugural course will be key to that success…but how well has she selected the team? Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Den of Iniquity by J.A. Jance (Private Investigator Mystery)
Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont faces trouble in the small town of Ashland, as both his personal and professional lives are thrown into turmoil. Beau’s daughter and son-in-law are having marital troubles, and his grandson, a senior in high school, shows up on his doorstep, wanting to live with Beau and his wife Mel as he finishes out the school year. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Tallowed Ground by Valona Jones (Cozy Mystery w/paranormal elements)
When a killer props his third and latest victim against the double tombstone of Tabby and Sage Winslow’s grandparents’ grave in Bonaventure Cemetery, in Savannah, Georgia, the psychic twins are stunned. Even worse, the victim is the very man they filed a restraining order against a few months ago for trashing their book and candle shop. Coincidence…or a connection? Then a clue about the murders points to Tabby’s career as a candlemaker. Now, she is a person of interest in the killing spree. Format: Digital (Print to follow)

Once More from the Top by Emily Layden (Suspense)
Everyone in America knows Dylan Read, or at least has heard her music. Since releasing her debut album her senior year of high school, Dylan’s spent fifteen years growing up in the public eye. She’s not only perfected her skills when it comes to lyrics and melody; she’s also learned how to craft a public narrative that satisfies her fans, her label, and the media. In the circles of fame and celebrity in which she now travels, the careful maintenance of Dylan Read pop star is often more important than the songs themselves. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

The Grim Steeper by Gretchen Rue (Cozy Mystery)
Amateur witch Phoebe Winchester is excited to host her first big author event at the Earl’s Study, her book and tea store. The author, Sebastian Marlow, is a famous birder excited to put Raven Creek on the map for his rediscovery of a presumed-extinct bird. When Sebastian is found dead before his planned bird hike, where he expected to prove the existence of the bird to fellow birding enthusiasts, it’s obvious someone wanted him to be extinct, too. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies by Misty Simon (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Jax Tapman has lived in the same small town her whole life. On one hand, it’s helped her dream of buying the local diner with her best friend come true, and their newly opened business is hopping. On the other hand, it means everyone knows her, and she pretty much never gets away with anything. There are a lot of expectations that come along with being the town darling. Format: Print, Digital

Death Of A Flying Nightingale by Laura Jensen Walker (Historical Mystery 1940s) *first book in a new series*
Three very different young women serve as air ambulance nurses bravely flying into WWII combat zones risking their lives to evacuate the wounded. Irish Maeve joined the RAF after her fiancé was killed; streetwise Etta fled London’s slums in search of a better life, and farm girl Betty enlisted to prevent the wounded from dying like her brother. Format: Digital (Print to follow)

Without A Trace by Peggy Webb (Thriller)
When Annie Logan travels to her mother’s birthplace, she is shocked to discover a string of murders have recently taken place. And as she watches the local news, she realizes with horror that she bears an uncanny resemblance to each victim…Format: Print, Digital, Audio

SEPTEMBER 12
Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards (Historical Mystery)
Basil Palmer plans to murder a man called Louis Carson. The problem is he doesn’t know anything about his intended victim, not who he is nor where he lives. After learning that Carson runs a hotel in Hemlock Bay, a playground for the wealthy and privileged, Palmer invents a false identity. Posing as Dr Seamus Doyle, he journeys to the coast plotting murder along the way. Format: Print, Digital, Audio (Print to follow)

SEPTEMBER 13
Cattitude and Charms by Tara Lush (Cozy Mystery w/paranormal elements)
When Amelia Matthews stumbles upon a curious cat-shaped cookie jar at a flea market, she has no idea that she’s about to embark on a tale of ghostly giggles and heartwarming revelations. As quirky occurrences start popping up around the Crescent Moon Inn, Amelia and her feline sidekick Freddie Purrcury find themselves whisker-deep in a mystery involving the late Eliza Honeydew and her spirited cat companion, Coco. Format: Digital (Print and Audio to follow)

SEPTEMBER 14
Poison in Piccadilly by Kelly Oliver (Historical Mystery 1910s)
Is Fiona Figg ready to exchange her sleuthing cap for a bridal veil? Fiona is set to tie the knot with her dashing flyboy, Archie Somersby. But, while Fiona is busy planning her happily ever after, side-kick Kitty Lane and a group of judo-chopping suffragettes are kicking up trouble at the Piccadilly Jujitsu Club. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.