The following Mystery Books will be released in April 2015:
Ellery Adams (aka J.B. Stanley & Jennifer Stanley): Lemon Pies and Little White Lies (This will be the 4th in the Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series.)
Susan Wittig Albert (aka 1/2 of Robin Paige): Bittersweet (This will be the 23rd in the China Bayles Mystery Series.)
Barbara Allan: Antiques Swap (This will be the 9th in the Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery Series.)
Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity and the Summer King (This will be the 15th in the Aunt Dimity Mystery Series.)
Donald Bain & “Jessica Fletcher”: Killer in the Kitchen (This will be the 43rd in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series.)
David Baldacci: Memory Man (This will be the 1st in the NEW Amos Decker Mystery Series.)
Christy Barritt: Gone by Dark (This will be the 2nd in the Carolina Moon Mystery Series.)
Duffy Brown: Demise in Denim (This will be the 5th in the Consignment Mystery Series.)
Mollie Cox Bryan: Scrappily Ever After (This will be a Cumberland Creek Mystery Series novella.)
Susanna Calkins: The Masque of a Murderer (This will be the 3rd in the Lucy Campion Mystery Series.)
Anne Canadeo (aka Katherine Spencer): The Postman Always Purls Twice (This will be the 7th in the Black Sheep Knitting Mystery Series.)
Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford): Wedding Duress(This will be the 10th in the Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series.)
Kate Charles: False Tongues (This will be the 4th in the Callie Anson Mystery Series.)
Mary Higgins Clark: The Melody Lingers On (This will be a Stand Alone Mystery.)
Nancy Coco (aka Nancy J. Parra): Oh Say Can You Fudge (This will be the 3rd in the Candy-coated Mystery Series.) (This will be a Fourth of July theme mystery.)
Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton & Donna Lea Simpson): Shadow of a Spout (This will be the 2nd in the Teapot Collector Mystery Series.)
Elizabeth Spann Craig (aka Elizabeth Craig & Riley Adams): A Body at Bunco (This will be the 8th in the Myrtle Clover Mystery Series.)
Isis Crawford (aka Barbara Block): A Catered Mother’s Day (This will be the 11th in the Mystery with Recipes Mystery Series.) (This is a Mother’s Day theme mystery.)
Jessie Crockett: A Sticky Situation (This will be the 3rd in the Sugar Grove Mystery Series.)
Ellen Crosby: Ghost Image (This will be the 2nd in the Sophie Medina Mystery Series.)
Mary Daheim: The Alpine Zen (This will be the 26th in the Emma Lord Mystery Series.)
Kathi Daley: Matrimony Meltdown (This will be the 13th in the Zoe Donovan Mystery Series.)
Christine DeSmet: Five-Alarm Fudge (This will be the 3rd in the Fudge Shop Mystery Series.)
Laura DiSilverio (aka Lila Dare & Ella Barrick): The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco (This will be the 1st in the NEW Readaholics Book Club Mystery Series.)
Alice Duncan: Thanksgiving Angels (This will be the 5th in the Mercy Allcutt Mystery Series.)
Elizabeth J. Duncan: Slated for Death (This will be the 6th in the Penny Brannigan Mystery Series.)
Dawn Eastman: A Fright to the Death (This will be the 3rd in the Family Fortune Mystery Series.)
“Jessica Fletcher” & Donald Bain: Killer in the Kitchen (This will be the 43rd in the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series.)
G.M. Ford: Threshold (This will be the 1st in the NEW Mickey Dolan Mystery Series.) (not Cozy)
Margaret Grace (aka Ada Madison & Camille Minichino): Manhattan in Miniature (This will be the 8th in the Miniature Mystery Series.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)
Dee Henderson: Taken (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)
Joan Hess (aka Joan Hadley): Pride v. Prejudice (This will be the 20th in the Claire Malloy Mystery Series.)
Iris Johansen: Your Next Breath (This will be the 3rd in the Catherine Ling Mystery Series.)
Joyce and Jim Lavene (aka J.J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Dead Girl Blues (This will be the 3rd in the Taxi for the Dead Mystery Series.)
Amanda Lee (aka Gayle Trent): Wicked Stitch (This will be the 8th in the Embroidery Mystery Series.)
Donna Leon: Falling in Love (This will be the 24th in the Guido Brunetti Mystery Series.)
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Dark Chocolate Demise (This will be the 7th in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series.)
James Patterson & Peter de Jonge: Miracle at Augusta (This will be the 2nd in the non-mystery Travis McKinley Series.)
Paula Paul (aka Paula Carter): Medium Dead (This will be the 4th in the Dr. Alexandra Gladstone Mystery Series.)
Spencer Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams) Woof (This will be a mystery for ages 8 – 12, grades 3 – 7. Looks absolutely delightful!)
Sarah Rayne: Deadlight Hall (This will be the 5th in the Nell West and Michael Flint Mystery Series.)
Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Lays Down the Law (This will be the 17th in the Miss Julia Mystery Series.)
Barbara Ross: Musseled Out (This will be the 3rd in the Maine Clambake Mystery Series.)
Sofie Ryan (aka Sofie Kelly) Buy a Whisker (This will be the 2nd in the Second Chance Cat Mystery Series.)
Lisa Scottoline: Every Fifteen Minutes (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)
Aimée & David Thurlo: Grave Consequences (This will be the 2nd in the Charlie Henry Series.)
Diane Vallere: With Vics You Get Eggroll (This will be the 3rd in the Mad for Mod Mystery Series.)
Mae Fox & Jan Fields: Threads of Deceit (This will be the 1st in the NEW Vineyard Quilt Mystery Series.)
The Cozy Cookbook: More than 100 Recipes from Today’s Bestselling Mystery Authors (w/ Avery Aames, Ellery Adams, Leslie Budewitz, Laura Childs, Cleo Coyle, Victoria Hamilton, B.B. Haywood, Julie Hyzy, Jenn McKinlay, & Paige Shelton)
March 2015 Mystery Book New Releases
Since I post these monthly Mystery Book New Releases a month early, I thought some of you may be interested in taking a look at the March 2015 current releases. Click here to see the March 2015 Mystery Book New Releases.
To go back to the Cozy Mystery New Book Release page, click here.
(These are the mysteries by authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery site.)
karen says
Thanks Danna you’re awesome
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Karen, you’re welcome!
Stash Empress says
Oh WOW – so many of my favorite series having new releases in one month!!! It would take me a good few months to get through them — just make it easy & send me the first 20 or so on the list LOL!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Stash, I’m agree with you about there being a lot of really good Cozy Mystery series that are releasing during April 2015.
Sheila says
What a great April reading list. More books for my TBR list … good. More snow in Connecticut … bad. Thanks again Danna for keeping your cozy reader up-to-date.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Sheila, you and Regina have sure had a snowy winter up there in Connecticut! I lived there for a year when I was in the second grade, and remember sledding many, many times. I doubt my parents enjoyed that winter as much as the four of us children did! (We named our Cocker Spaniel “Nutmeg” since we added her to our family while living up there.)
Margaret M. says
I was happy to see A CATERED MOTHER’S DAY on your list, I really enjoy this series and I wasn’t aware a new book was to be released.
I already have DEMISE IN DENIM and KILLER IN THE KITCHEN pre ordered. I love, love, love both series.
It’s always a relief when I start a new series (like the Consignment Shop Mysteries) and get through the third book, and then find out number four will be released. If the publlisher continues after three, usually means the series will continue.
There is nothing worse than finishing that third book and the series is dropped.
Thanks again for the lists Danna!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Margaret M, I absolutely love those holiday Cozy Mysteries!
I had never thought about the third book to fourth book succession. I’m going to start to watch for it!
Denise says
So many books, my TBR pile keeps getting bigger and bigger- I thought when I retired in June from teaching for 38 years the pile would get smaller but not so .. Of course its kind of nice to see all those books on the shelves and I do believe that you can never have too many books. Thanks Danna.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Denise, congratulations on your retirement from teaching! By now you are probably all settled into your new daily routine.
I agree about never having enough books, although these days it’s my Kindle that’s “shelfing” mine.
Lee Ann says
Thanks for the list and more great new one s too enjoy. But why would two of them be Christmas theme in April?
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Lee Ann, well at least this way we’ll have them when Christmas rolls around this year!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Lee Ann, after I read your comment, I started wondering if I had mis-labeled one of the books, so I sent an email to Ann B. Ross asking if Miss Julia Lays Down the Law is a Christmas themed mystery. She very kindly sent me a letter back saying it’s not a specifically Christmas themed mystery. Since the ladies are working on Christmas ornaments to sell at the Christmas bazaar, Christmas is mentioned a few times. She chose November because she wanted the novel to take place during cold weather.
Lee Ann says
Thanks for double checking. Still think that she would want it out in November then or December. I guess we just have to wait or think about Christmas when we read it.
Julia says
I’m really happy there’s going to be one last Elizabeth Peters mystery to savor, but it’s curious the only version currently avaialble for pre-order is a large print one. Hopefully they will have more options as it comes closer to the release date, including an audible edition I can download to my iPod and listen to over and over. 🙂
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Julia, I think it’s strange, also. I kept checking and checking for the other versions, but apparently they don’t have them yet.
MARILYN says
HELP. I FORGOT THE NAME OF AN AUTHOR. HER UNCLE DIES AND LEAVES HER HIS SHOP. HE LIVED ABOVE IT AND ALWAYS MADE CHICKEN. IN ONE BOOK, CITY HALL WAS FULL OF FROGS. THE BASEMENT HAD A SECRET PASSAGE TO A CHINESE STORE? OR ONE THAT SOLD FRIED CHICKEN LIKE HER UNCLE DID. I WANT TO BUY HER NEW BOOK WHEN IT COMES OUR BUT CAN’T REMEMBER HER NAME.
Janice says
The author is Rebecca Hale.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Janice, my gosh that was fast! Thank you!
mary says
hi. i too am puzzled by the elizabeth peters new book situation. i contacted my local book seller, but she has told me that there will be nothing available until april 2016. i am disappointed, but nice to know there will be one last book. by the way, even elizabeth peters’ own author website (hopefully overseen by her ghost) doesn’t list this book…yet.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Mary, well this would certainly make sense. So far, Amazon has it down for April 2015…
Debbie says
WOW!!!!! So many goodies to buy this month and I’m going to a reading fool in April!
Thanks for the hard work you put into the monthly lists.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Debbie, thanks, I enjoyed the chuckle!
Martha T says
Elizabeth Spann Craig’s latest Myrtle Clover – A Body at Bunco (#8) -was just released yesterday!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Martha T, thank you!
Martha T says
Danna, thank you so much for your great site and blog! I visit frequently to see what’s out and what’s cheap : )
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Martha T, welcome to the Cozy Mystery site, and thank you for commenting! Hope to see a lot more of you here!
Nan says
Do you think that Lilian Jackson Braun’s last book will ever be published! I miss Mr Q and the cats! lol
Thanks!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Nan, I doubt it. (I read that she passed before she was able to edit it to get it up to her standards.)