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Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV

September 27 to October 3, 2021

Here is the list of new releases for September 27 to August 3!

Catherine Bruns: Dessert is the Bomb (This will be the 11th in the Cookies & Chance Mystery Series.)

Nancy Coco (aka Nancy J. Parra and Nell Hampton): Here Comes the Fudge (This will be the 10th in the Candy-Coated Mystery Series.)

Krista Davis: Murder Outside the Lines (This will be the 3rd in the Pen & Ink Mystery Series.)

Laura Levine: Murder Gets a Makeover (This will be the 18th in the Jaine Austin Mystery Series.)

Andrea Penrose: Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (This will be the 5th in the Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Series.)

Rose Pressey: Murder Can Frost Your Donut (This will be the 4th in the Haunted Craft Fair Mystery Series.)

Candace Robb: The Riverwoman’s Dragon (This will be the 13th in the Owen Archer Mystery Series.)

Karen Rose Smith: Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea (This will be the 7th in the Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series.)

Dorothy St. James: A Perfect Bind (This will be the 2nd in the Beloved Bookroom Mystery Series.)

Kari Lee Townsend: Chaos and Cold Feet (This will be the 7th in the Sunny Meadows Mystery Series.)

Two New Cozy Mystery Series Coming October 2021

It may not be as busy as it will be for holiday releases, but there will still be some activity in October for new Cozy Mystery Series! Specifically, there will be two new series releasing in October 2021.

First, Diane Kelly will be starting the Mountain Lodge Mystery Series. with The Moonshine Shack Murder. Misty Murphy, who has both recently celebrated her 50th birthday and amicably divorced, has decided to start over by investing in a mountain lodge in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Unfortunately, the grand-reopening is marred by the death of the retreat’s leader, a yoga instructor – and it was obviously murder.

Also, Kate Kingsbury will be putting out In Hot Water, the first in the Misty Bay Tea Room Mystery Series. Vivian Wainwright, a middle-aged widow, has recently started her dream business, the Misty Bay Tearoom, an English-themed tea shop, on the Oregon Coast. She’s had some success so far, but on the night of the business’s second anniversary, her assistant’s ex-husband falls to his death from a hotel balcony. Vivian will need to clear her assistant’s name if she wants to keep her business thriving.

For more upcoming Cozy Mystery Series, check the New Mystery Series page!

Six More New Holiday Cozies Coming October 2021 (Part 2)

Continuing from the post last week! Six more Christmas themed Cozies coming out in October 2021!

First up! Jacqueline Frost (aka Julie Chase, Julie Anne Lindsey, & Bree Baker) will be putting out Slashing Through the Snow, the 3rd in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Series. As always, this particular series is all about Christmas, and this will be no exception. This year, Holly is doing a sideline business as a B&B at the Reindeer Games Christmas Tree Farm, but it’s unlikely to go well when a local B&B reviewer with a reputation for harsh criticisms turns up dead in the toy donation box.

Next, Lena Gregory will be releasing Mistletoe Cake Murder, which will be the 6th in the All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery Series. Gia Morellis is enjoying what is for her an unusually warm Christmas, as she’s still more used to her native New York temperatures, but it’s still the season for happiness and togetherness, especially considering her best friend Savannah is getting married on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, their paths cross with another bride who turns up dead at the caterer testing.

Spencer Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams) will be putting out It’s a Wonderful Woof, which will be the 12th in the Chet & Bernie Mystery Series. K-9 detective Chet and his human partner Bernie are preparing for the holiday season as best they can considering their Bernie’s terrible financial condition. When another private investigator turns up missing after Bernie refers a client to him, Bernie feels more than a little responsible – responsible enough to try to track both private investigator and client down, who has also vanished.

David Rosenfelt will be releasing Best in Snow, which will be the 24th in the long-running Andy Carpenter Mystery Series. The Christmas season is more than a bit cold in New Jersey, which makes it more than a bit inconvenient to walk his retriever, Tara… a process made even more inconvenient when Tara locates the body of the town mayor in a particularly deep snow drift.

Kirsten Weiss will be putting out Gnome Alone, which will be the 5th in the Doyle Mystery Series. The UFO-themed B&B run by Susan is having a bit of a down season, as the current trend in Doyle is more themed for Bigfoot Days than UFOs in the winter. She’s also been annoyed by the recent disappearances of local garden gnomes – though this is likely to be quickly overshadowed when a member of the local caroling group turns up unexpectedly murdered.

Finally, and this one is more of an “honorable mention”, but I definitely think it’s still worth mentioning… Joanne Fluke will be putting out Christmas Dessert Murder, which will be a rereleased package of two previously published Christmas Hannah Swensen Mysteries – Christmas Caramel Murder and Christmas Cake Murder. Maybe not the most noteworthy entry, but still a great opportunity to pick up two holiday Cozies for the price of one!

That’s a whole lot more Christmas, for two big doses coming in October, so there should be plenty for all of us to be reading in the holiday season!

For more Christmas-themed Cozies, see my Christmas Mystery Book List page!

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