Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of September 28 – October 4, 2025 with two debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

SEPTEMBER 29
Death on the Shelf by Kat Finn (Cozy Mystery)
During Millbrook Cove’s annual literary festival, bookshop owner and amateur sleuth Olivia Paige is thrilled to host prestigious publishing professionals and authors—until renowned editor Maxwell Bishop is found dead in the library with a vintage letter opener through his chest. With her friend becoming a prime suspect and a killer hiding among the literary elite, Olivia must use her knowledge of mystery novels to identify the murderer. Format: Digital, Print

Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right by Dan Romanello (Cozy Mystery)
When Florida investor and real estate developer Dylan Tomassi attends the opening of a major addition to a private Connecticut school he funded through his charitable foundation, publicity from the event draws the ire of a powerful teachers’ union leader determined to extinguish all forms of private school expansion. While she forges an unlikely alliance with a corrupt environmental activist to embezzle funds earmarked for education, Dylan becomes the victim of a series of mysterious attacks against him and his business interests. Format: Digital, Print

SEPTEMBER 30
Murder on North Terrace by Lainie Anderson (Historical Mystery 1910s)
Six months after solving the Dora Black case, Kate Cocks and Ethel Bromley are back walking the beat. The city is unsettled. Winter won’t leave. Soldiers are returning from the Front with broken bodies and troubled souls. And now a powerful board governor has been found dead in the Art Gallery – dumped beneath a scandalous nude painting that has attracted both pious outrage and record crowds. Format: Digital, Audio

Murder At The Royal Palace by Verity Bright (Historical Mystery 1920s)
Lady Eleanor Swift is at Buckingham Palace to see her new husband, Detective Chief Inspector Seldon, knighted. Brimming with pride, all she can hope is that Gladstone the bulldog behaves himself in front of the king. But the happy day is overshadowed when Dilly Dalrymple, a royal guard, collapses. The head of the royal police asks Eleanor and Hugh to investigate the murder – unofficially. This is her first clue that there’s more to the story… Format: Digital, Print

The Killing Stone by Anne Cleeves (Traditional Mystery) *first book in a new series*
It’s been several years since Detective Jimmy Perez left Shetland. He has settled into his new home in Orkney, the group of islands, off the northern coast of Scotland, with his partner Willow Reeve and their growing family. One stormy winter night, his oldest and closest friend, Archie Stout, goes missing. Ever the detective, Perez catches a boat to the island of Westray, where Archie worked as a farmer and lived with his wife and children. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent (Traditional Mystery)
Oxford, England. After a decade abroad, Martha Thornhill has returned home to the city whose ancient institutions have long defined her family. But the ghosts she had thought to be at rest seem to have been waiting for her to return. When an anonymous letter is delivered to the Clarendon English Dictionary, where Martha is a newly hired senior editor, it’s rapidly clear that this is not the usual lexicographical enquiry. Instead, the coded letter hints at secrets and lies linked to a particular year. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Colorado K-9 Rescue by Kathleen Donnelly (Romantic Suspense)
Years after being abducted, Mckenna Parker’s worst nightmare has come true—her kidnapper is out on parole. And he’s after her again. Now an FBI victim specialist, she and her crisis canine, Mocha, have been assigned to a case with FBI agent Evan Knox. Together they must find two local girls who disappeared. As passionate as Mckenna is about helping others, Evan is ambitious about his career. Both have sworn off love. But when Mckenna vanishes into the mountain wilderness, it’s Evan—with Mocha’s amazing help—who braves danger at all costs. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Epilogue To A Christmas Murder by Lauren Elliot (Cozy Mystery)
There’s no place like the seaside Massachusetts town of Greyborne Harbor for the holidays, and there’s no better feeling for Addie than donating to the lighthouse museum’s Twelve Days of Christmas charity fundraiser. Of the dozen books she’ll be offering as prizes from her Beyond the Page Books and Curios shop, the most special volume is a first edition of The Gift of the Magi imported from England—signed by O. Henry! Addie receives an unexpected Christmas bonus when the book is hand delivered by visiting Detective Inspector Noah Parker, whom she met in England, and has been daydreaming about ever since. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Murder In An Italian Piazza by Michael Falco (Cozy Mystery)
After solving a couple of murders, Bria is now known in the village as the “Italian Miss Marple,” which could cause problems in her budding romance with the local police chief. But for now, all of Positano is abuzz with the homecoming of a star now that Carlotta Incantaro, a famous opera diva, is coming out of retirement to make one last public appearance. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Natural Barn Killer by Amanda Flower (Cozy Mystery)
Thanksgiving in Cherry Glen was supposed to be perfect for Shiloh Bellamy. With lingering questions about her grandmother’s inheritance finally resolved, Shiloh has reclaimed Bellamy Farm’s lost acreage and is feeling at peace for the first time in years. She’s thankful for her thriving farm, her budding romance with Sheriff Milan Penbrook, and even her drama-free relationship with her family—well, for now. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Death Of A Tom Turkey by Lee Hollis (Cozy Mystery)
The relationships between bad-tempered Tom Farley and his neighbors are as bitter as a bowl of raw cranberries, but would one of them have taken it far enough to replace birdshot with a real bullet and make him a target at a shooting competition? That’s what the injured turkey farmer is claiming from his hospital bed—in between terrorizing the nurses—and he insists it’s because a property developer is looking to buy them all out for big money. But Tom says he was born on that land, and he intends to die on it. Sadly, that happens sooner than he expects. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Mrs. Claus And The Very Vicious Valentine by Liz Ireland (Cozy Mystery)
It’s the wedding of the winter—Claire and Jake—and April and Juniper will be bridesmaids. Everyone’s feeling the love. Even the reindeer who pull April’s sleigh are feeling the Valentine’s vibes: both Wobbler and Cannonball fancy Flouncy, a doe from the Vixen herd. As for April, of course she couldn’t be happier being married to Nick (aka THE Santa Claus), but now that they’re no longer newlyweds, has their romance been a bit backburnered? Format: Digital, Print

The Girl from Devil’s Lake by J.A. Jance (Traditional Mystery)
Sheriff Joanna Brady is looking forward to the holidays with her busy family, and to celebrating her daughter Jenny’s graduation from the police academy. But the family is interrupted when a body is discovered beneath a flooded bridge in the Arizona desert, and Joanna is called onto the case. A young boy was murdered, and the details of the crime scene tell Joanna two things: This was not the killer’s first murder. And it’s only a matter of time before he kills again. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Killer Tracks by Mary Keliikoa (Thriller)
Sheriff Jax Turner is worried about going off-grid and leaving his young team of deputies behind. But while his getaway with his ex is meant to help them reconnect, Jax is distracted by signs of a break-in at their rented lookout. After a string of unsettling events and an approaching wildfire turn their isolated retreat into a danger zone, he’s stunned to find a dead body with marks tying it to a killer he put away a decade ago. Format: Digital, Print

Miss Morton And The Missing Heir by Catherine Lloyd (Historical Mystery)
Distraught over her younger sister Susan’s decision to leave for America and weary of shepherding her employer Mrs. Frogerton’s daughter in her relentless pursuit of marrying a peer, Caroline is dealt another blow when her family solicitors indicate they may have found the lost heir to the Morton earldom. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Sour Grapes by Karen MacInerney (Cozy Mystery)
As autumn settles over Buttercup, Texas, the buzz is all about the grand opening of the new local winery—but when the winemaker is found dead in the barn after a disastrous debut dinner, the celebration turns somber. Was it despair over a bad batch of wine… or something more sinister? Dewberry Farm’s own Lucy Resnick uncorks a tangled web of secrets and lies that could lead to more than one fatality—unless she can stop the killer before the harvest turns deadly. Format: Digital, Print

The Unseen by Kat Martin (Suspense)
It begins when two young boys discover a 100-year-old skeleton buried near the grounds of Belle Reve, a Greek revival style mansion built in the 1870s. As police investigate, strange and eerie occurrences plague the mansion—footsteps in empty hallways, slamming doors in empty rooms. The owner of Belle Reve, Rachel Belmond, beautiful and still young at 44, is also in failing health, her condition deteriorating. It’s her niece, Nicole, who begins to suspect that something deadly has invaded the house. And it is Nicole who meets someone who might be able to find answers . . . Format: Digital, Print, Audio

A Matter Of Pedigree by Leslie Meier (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Carole Capobianco has always counted her blessings, but it’s even more fun now that she and her husband Frank are finally making serious money, thanks to Frank’s newly patented Bye-Bye Toilet. With the kids finally on their own, Carole and Frank are empty-nesters, which will give her uninterrupted time to add to her impressive shoe collection—and lavish care on Poopsie, her beloved, very spoiled Brittany spaniel. The cherry on top is a hefty bid on a luxury co-op in a prestige building . . . Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (Cozy Mystery)
It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favorite criminal. But when Elizabeth meets Nick, a wedding guest asking for her help, she finds the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. And when Nick disappears without a trace, his cagey business partner becomes Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Murder At Somerset House by Andrea Penrose (Historical Mystery)
A welcome interlude of calm has descended on Wrexford and Charlotte, though with three lively young boys in their care and an unconventional circle of friends and allies, quiet rarely lasts long. And sure enough, in the dead of night, an old acquaintance appears and asks for help. His brother-in-law has been accused of murdering a fellow member of the prestigious Royal Society at their London headquarters, Somerset House. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Chocolate Mud Murder by Rosie A. Point (Cozy Mystery)
Charlie Mission, ex-spy turned fixer, thought the biggest drama she’d face this week was watching Gamma flirt over potluck casseroles. Then a professional whistler drops dead mid-performance—right after eating a slice of Gamma’s new beau’s chocolate mud cake. Format: Digital, Print

In the Time of Five Pumpkins by Alexander McCall Smith (Cozy Mystery)
Mma Ramotswe can sense the rain long before it comes. It’s been a long, dry summer, but the first downpour of the season tends to bring with it new growth. In this case, it also brings a new client, who suspects his wife of having an affair. Mma Ramotswe is on the case, and she decides to bring Charlie along. But as they look further into the matter, they begin to suspect their client may not have been entirely truthful in explaining his predicament. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

OCTOBER 1
As Long as You’re Mine by Nekesa Afia (Historical Mystery 1930s)
Professional ballerina Thea Ross’s world shatters when her screen-legend father commits suicide, leaving behind a shocking confession to a decades-old murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Thea teams up with a relentless journalist, following a trail of clues that leads her back to the glittering yet treacherous world of 1930s Hollywood. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Deadly Secrets at Ballyford Castle by Ellen Butler (Historical Mystery 1950s)
When intrepid journalist Ariadne Winter leaves behind the glittering cafés and haute couture of 1958 Paris for the misty hills of rural Ireland, she expects champagne toasts and countryside charm at her cousin’s engagement celebration. But amidst party prep excitement the festive mood at Ballyford Manor is shattered when a body is discovered among the ruins of the ancient castle grounds. Format: Digital, Print

The Reckless Reporter by Kelly Mason (Historical Mystery 1920s)
Lady Ellen has planned the weekend to perfection. The Marchioness of Bandberry is visiting and nothing can be allowed to go wrong. But her careful arrangements are thrown into chaos when a reporter arrives on her doorstep, claiming to have uncovered a link between Ellen and the elusive Vigilante Slasher. Format: Digital, Print

Murder and Ghosts by Dennis Shock (Cozy Mystery)
When Sidney and Kiera’s historic house tour is interrupted by a dead body, the investigation begins.
After Sid uncovers details of Henshaw House’s haunted past, she’s convinced a ghost is to blame. Kiera remains doubtful that their main suspect is a specter and decides to launch her own investigation, focused on suspects who still have a pulse. Format: Digital, Print

Wanting Daisy Dead by Sue Watson (Thriller)
Twenty years ago, student Daisy Harrington went out for the evening and never came home. Her body was found a week later. The killer was caught. Case closed. Now, on what would have been her fortieth birthday, her five university housemates are invited to a weekend gathering. None of them want to go. But none of them can refuse—the invitation makes it clear that if they don’t attend, the past they’ve spent two decades hiding will finally come to light. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Toil & Trouble by Tina Whittle (Private Investigator Mystery)
Tai Randolph hates clowns. Even on Halloween. She hates burly men with attitudes even more, especially when they’re blocking her way into the ER where her partner Trey is recovering from a bullet wound, the consequence of hurling himself unarmed and alone into an active bank robbery. Format: Digital, Print

OCTOBER 2
Biscuits, Butter, and Betrayal by Patsy Hicks (Cozy Mystery)
Food blogger Lou Ellsworth is cooking up a new blog series featuring the best home cooks in town, and her latest post stars a retired schoolteacher whose biscuits could make a puppy pull a freight train. But when the teacher keels over just hours after the post goes live, Lou’s feel-good feature turns into front-page scandal. Format: Digital, Print

All’s Faire in Love and Murder by Cindy Sample (Cozy Mystery)
At the bustling Renaissance Faire, where knights joust and jesters entertain, the last thing anyone expects is murder. When Sierra Sullivan agrees to perform as a lady-in-waiting, she never imagined that finding a dead body would be part of the job description.

OCTOBER 4
Fatal Footnote by Kathleen Guire (Cozy Mystery)
When a famous true crime author arrives in Maplewood to promote her latest bestseller, the book club rolls out the red carpet—until she drops dead mid-event, and all signs point to foul play. Format: Digital, Print

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