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February 2015 Mystery Book New Releases

(If you would like to see this month’s releases, click here: January 2015 Mystery Book New Releases)

The following Mystery Books will be released in February 2015:

Avery Aames (aka Daryl Wood Gerber): As Gouda as Dead (This will be the 6th in the Cheese Shop Mystery Series.) (This is a Valentine’s Day theme mystery.)

Jeffrey Archer: Mightier Than the Sword (This will be the 5th in the Clifton Chronicles Mystery Series.)

Lucy Arlington (aka Susan Furlong): Played by the Book (This will be the 4th in the Novel Idea Mystery Series.)

Maggie Barbieri: Lies That Bind (This will be the 2nd in the Maeve Conlan Mystery Series.)

L.L. Bartlett (aka Lorraine Bartlett & Lorna Barrett): Crybaby (This will be a Jeff Resnick Mystery Series story.)

M.C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney): Death of a Liar (This will be the 31st in the Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series.)

Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries and the One Who Got Away (This will be the 33rd in the Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series.)

Duffy Brown: Dead Man Walker (This novella will be the 4th in the Consignment Shop Mystery Series.)

Kate Collins: A Root Awakening (This will be the 16th in the Flower Shop Mystery Series.)

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): An Early Wake (This will be the 3rd in the County Cork Mystery Series.)

J.J. Cook (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): Fry Another Day (This will be the 2nd in the Bowl Food Truck Mystery Series.)

Kathi Daley: The Mad Catter (This will be the 2nd in the Whales and Tails Mystery Series.)

Kathi Daley: Puppies in Paradise (This will be the 5th in the Tj Jensen Paradise Lake Mystery Series.)

Hallie Ephron: Photoplay (This will be a Stand Alone mystery novella.)

Kathleen Ernst: The Smuggler’s Secrets (This will be an American Girls: Caroline mystery for children.)

Monica Ferris: Darned if You Do (This will be the 18th in the Needlecraft Mystery Series.)

Joanne Fluke: Double Fudge Brownie (This will be the 18th in the Hannah Swensen Mystery Series.)

Susan Froetschel: Allure of Deceit (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.) (Not Cozy)

Gemma Halliday: Deadly in High Heels (This will be the 9th book in the High Heels Mystery Series.)

David Handler: Phantom Angel (This will be the 2nd in the Benji Golden Mystery Series.)

B.B. Haywood: Town in a Sweet Pickle (This will be the 6th in the Candy Holliday Mystery Series.)

Mary Ellen Hughes: License to Dill (This will be the 2nd in the Pickled and Preserved Mystery Series.)

Jonathan Kellerman: Motive (This will be the 30th in the Alex Delaware Mystery Series.)

Laurie R. King: Dreaming Spies (This will be the 13th in the Mary Russell Mystery Series.)

Laura Lippman: Hush Hush (This will be the 12th in the Tess Monaghan Mystery Series.)

Jess Lourey: February Fever (This will be the 10th in the Murder by Month Mystery Series.) (This will be a Valentine’s Day theme mystery.)

Edward Marston (aka Conrad Allen & Keith Miles): Shadow of the Hangman (This will be the 1st in the NEW Bow Street Rivals Mystery Series.)

Mary McHugh: Flamenco, Flan, and Fatalities (This will be the 2nd in the Happy Hoofers Mystery Series.)

Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): At the Drop of a Hat (This will be the 3rd in the Hat Shop Mystery Series.)

Staci McLaughlin: A Healthy Homicide (This will be the 4th in the Blossom Valley Mystery Series.)

Dani Pettrey: Sabotaged (This will be the 5th in the Alaskan Courage Mystery Series.)

Shirley Rousseau Murphy & Pat J.J. Murphy: The Cat, the Devil, and the Last Escape (This will be the 2nd book in the Lee Fontana Cat & Devil Mystery Series.)

J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts): Obsession In Death (This will be the 41st in the Eve Dallas in Death Mystery Series.)

Annelise Ryan (aka Allyson K. Abbott & Beth Amos): Stiff Penalty (This will be the 6th book in the Mattie Winston Mystery Series.)

C. J. Sansom: Lamentation (This will be the 6th book in the Matthew Shardlake Mystery Series.)

Joanna Campbell Slan: Shotgun, Wedding, Bells (This will be the 11th in the Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery Series.)

Alexander McCall Smith: Bertie’s Guide to Life and Mothers (This will be the 9th book in the 44 Scotland Street Series.) (This is not a mystery.)

Wendy Corsi Staub: The Black Widow (This will be a Stand Alone thriller mystery.)

*****If you want to see all of the covers for both this month’s releases as well as the releases for future months’ releases, you can find them on the side-bar of my Soon to be Released Mysteries page.

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.)

Soon to be Released Mysteries Page is All Caught Up!

It’s been rather hectic around here this past week, but since our daughter headed out to see her last year’s work place boss and friends this morning, I’ve been playing catch-up on my computer. I’ve been getting my Soon to be Released Mysteries page all caught up. I just finished updating that page, as well as all of the authors’ pages who have new mysteries coming out in the near future. Whew! I found a whole lot of new Cozy Mystery releases! (And, when I say “a whole lot” that’s exactly what I mean!)

As you can see, Sally Goldenbaum will be releasing A Finely Knit Murder, her 9th Seaside Knitters mystery, which looks like it will be a fun read. >>> I would have had my tech guy (aka my husband) teach me how to put the title for the book under the picture, but he’s napping. (Of course, since his techno-help is free to me, I can’t complain about a few naps here and there.)

I have been posting some of the new releases that I have found over on my Facebook page. I think I’m getting the hang of it over there. Well, at least I’m sort of getting the hang of it! This reminds me, I have been meaning to thank ALL of you for “liking” my Cozy Mystery page over on Facebook. I’m still learning the ropes, so to speak, but people have been so kind to me over there. Thank you, ALL!

Getting back to what I’ve been up to while searching around the internet for new Cozy Mystery releases, I have found two new Cozy Mystery series that will be starting in 2015 >>> Susan Furlong‘s (aka Lucy Arlington) Georgia Peach Mystery Series and Peg Cochran‘s (aka Meg London) Cranberry Cove Mystery Series. Both of them look really good to me.

Anyway, while updating the Soon to be Released Mysteries page, I posted a few of the new Cozies over on my Facebook page. And then, since I seem to never feel complete without worrying about something or other, I started feeling guilty about spending all my time on my Facebook page, while sort of ignoring my Cozy-Mystery blog page. Good grief! (My husband would ask me: “When don’t you feel guilty about something or other?”)

Again, thank you, ALL, who have liked my Facebook page, and also, thank you, ALL, who participate in the blog area. I truly feel like we have a Cozy Mystery community going on over here!

Five New Cozy Mystery Series Starting in January 2015

Unfortunately, January won’t have any major holiday Cozy Mystery releases, which isn’t too surprising, since there won’t be any major holidays until Valentine’s Day. Fortunately, we will be able to pick up five new series from some of our favorite authors!

First up, Lorraine Bartlett will be releasing the first book in her Lotus Bay Mystery Series, titled With Baited Breath. This series will star Tori Cannon, owner of a small bait shop and motel, along with her grandfather Herb, and best friend Kathy. When a guest at the Cannon family motel turns up dead, Tori will need to enlist their help to try to get to the bottom of the mystery, before her business goes bottom up! You might be more familiar with Lorraine Bartlett under one of her other pen names – Lorna Barrett and L.L. Bartlett. Lorraine Bartlett writes the Victoria Square Mystery Series and the adventure-fantasy series, Tales of Telenia. As Lorna Barrett whe writes the Booktown Mystery Series, and as L.L. Bartlett she writes the Jeff Resnick Mystery Series.  If you’re a fan of Bartlett, regardless of name, this should be an easy pick!

Next, Kathi Daley will be putting out Romeow and Juliet, the first book in her Whales and Tails Mystery Series. Catlovers are sure to be fans of Daley’s new protagonist, Caitlin Hart, co-owner of Coffee Cat Books, as well as a part time volunteer at her aunt’s cat shelter. Caitlin doesn’t just love cats, though – it’s while out walking her dog, Cody, that she discovers the body of a local town council member. Can Caitlin – and her adorable four-legged friends – help crack this case? (Kathi Daley also writes the Zoe Donovan Mystery Series as well as the Tj Jensen Paradise Lake Mystery Series.)

Third of our five new series next month will be Sarah Graves‘ Lizzie Snow Mystery Series, Winter at the Door. This series will star Lizzie Snow, Boston cop moving to remote Bearkill, Maine, with the hope of discovering the secret of her sister’s untimely death, as well as the disappearance of her niece. She’ll be teaming up with Sheriff Cody Chevrier, who hopes that her big-city experience will help her avoid becoming the next victim of a killer who preys upon local cops – though officially the deaths are all still considered accidents and suicides. Cozy fans are probably more familiar with Graves’s long-running Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series, a much more lighthearted Cozy Mystery series.

Next, Victoria Laurie will be releasing the first book in her upcoming young adult mystery series, the Maddie Flynn Mystery Series. Titled When, this novel will introduce us to Maddie and her unsettling ability – she can tell when someone is going to die by the numbers she sees floating above their heads. When Maddie’s mother forces her to use her questionable gift to make quick money, she predicts the imminent death of a client’s child – a prediction that quickly proves accurate. Maddie quickly finds herself both a suspect and a help for the police as more children go missing. Most of you probably already know that Victoria Laurie is the author of the Psychic Eye Mystery Series, the Ghost Hunter Mystery Series, and the children’s mystery series called the Oracles of the Delphi Mystery Series.

Finally, Lea Wait will be releasing the first book in her Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series, titled Twisted Threads. This series will have Angie Curtis returning to her Maine coastal small-town home from the big city. Angie’s mother disappeared from Harbor Haven when Angie was just a child, and she’s returning because the disappearance has finally been revealed to be a murder. Upon returning home, another Harbor Haven resident dies – and Angie will need to look at this new death to see if there are any connections to her mother’s death. (Lea Wait also writes the Shadows Antique Print Mystery Series.)

Whew! That sure looks like a good crop of new series! Here’s hoping the rest of 2015 looks just as good!

January 2015 Mystery Book New Releases

The following Mystery Books will be released in January 2015:

Beverly Allan: For Whom the Bluebell Tolls (This will be the 2nd in the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery Series.)

Christy Barritt: Dubiosity (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Mike Befeler: Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Melissa Bourbon: A Seamless Murder (This will be the 6th in the Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series.)

Alan Bradley: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (This will be the 7th in the Flavia de Luce Mystery Series.)

Kate Carlisle: This Old Homicide (This will be the 2nd in the Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.)

Alys Clare: Blood of the South (This will be the 6th in the Aelf Fen Mystery Series.)

Peg Cochran (aka Meg London): Hit and Nun (This will be the 3rd in the Lucille Mystery Series.)

Hy Conrad: Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant (This will be the 19th in the Mr. Monk Mystery Series.)

Hy Conrad: Toured to Death (This is being touted as the first in the NEW Amy’s Travel Mystery Series, however the book was released in 2012 as Rally ‘Round the Corpse, the first in the Abel Adventures Mystery Series.)

J.J. Cook (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): In Hot Water (This will be the 3rd in the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery Series.)

J.J. Cook (aka Joyce and Jim Lavene & Ellie Grant): Gator Bowl(This will be the prequel novella in the Biscuit Bowl Food Truck Mystery Series.)

Lesley Cookman: Murder Out of Tune (This will be the 14th in the Libby Sarjeant Mysteries Series. The Kindle has been available since last year.)

Kathi Daley: Romeow and Juliet (This will be the NEW 1st in the Whales and Tails Mystery Series.)

Tim Dorsey: Shark Skin Suite (This will be the 18th in the Serge A. Storms Mystery Series.)

Kate Ellis: The Death Season (This will be the 19th in the Wesley Peterson Mystery Series.)

Jean G. Goodhind: Death of a Diva (This will be the 10th in the Honey Driver Mystery Series.)

Sarah Graves: Winter at the Door (This will be the 1st in the NEW Lizzie Snow Mystery Series.)

Parnell Hall: Puzzled Indemnity (This will be the 16th in the Puzzle Lady Mystery Series.)

Tessa Harris: Shadow of the Raven (This will be the 5th in the Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery Series.)

Tami Hoag: Cold, Cold Heart (This will be a Stand Alone.)

Julie Hyzy: All the President’s Menus (This will be the 8th in the White House Chef Mystery Series.)

Sue Ann Jaffarian: Ghost in the Guacamole (This will be the 5th in the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series.)

Miranda James: Arsenic and Old Books (This will be the in the Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series)

Victoria Laurie: No Ghouls Allowed (This will be the 9th in the Ghost Hunter Mystery Series.)

Victoria Laurie: When (This will be the 1st in the NEW Maddie Flynn Mystery Series. This is a Young Adult mystery series.)

Elizabeth Lee (aka Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli): Snoop to Nuts (This will be the 2nd in the Nut House Mystery Series.)

Tyora Moody: Oven Baked Secrets (This will be the 2nd in the  Eugeena Patterson Mystery Series.)

Amy Myers: Classic Cashes In (This will be the 6th in the Jack Colby, Car Detective Mystery Series.)

Carla Neggers: Echo Lake (This will be the 4th in the Swift River Valley series – romance.)

Joyce Carol Oates: The Sacrifice (This will be a Stand Alone novel.) (Not Cozy.)

Cate Price: Lie of the Needle (This will be the 3rd in the Deadly Notions Mystery Series.)

Phil Rickman: Night after Night (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)

Delia Rosen: Fry Me a Liver (This will be the 6th in the Deadly Deli Mystery Series.)

Karen Rose Smith: Gilt by Association (This will be the 3rd in the Caprice De Luca Mystery Series.) (This is a Valentine’s Day themed mystery.)

Charles Todd: A Fine Summer’s Day (This will be the 17th in the Ian Rudledge Mystery Series.)

Diane Vallere: Some Like It Haute (This will be the 4th in the Style & Error Mystery Series.)

Lea Wait: Twisted Threads (This will be the 1st in the NEW Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series.)

Christine Wenger: Diners, Drive-Ins, and Death (This will be the 3rd in the Comfort Food Mystery Series.)

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.)

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