April has been a weak month for Cozy mystery news… I only have one Cozy Mystery announcement to pass along, though at least it is a pretty big one.

Janet Evanovich will be releasing four new novels, across a number of series – first, she will be putting out two more Stephanie Plum novels, one of which will be titled Fortune and Glory, breaking her tradition of including the entry number in her titles (this would be entry 27). She will also be putting out another in the Fox & O’Hare Mystery Series with her son, Peter Evanovich, bringing the series to at least six entries. Finally, she will also be starting an as-yet unnamed spin-off series.

Well, this is a good month for Cozy Mystery News – I’ve got four pieces of good news for announcements by established site authors!

First up, Kate Carlisle has announced the names of a few of her upcoming mysteries – Little Black Book, which will be an entry in the Bibliophile Mystery Series and focused on a copy of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, and Dressed to Drill, which will be an entry in the Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.

 

 

 

Sofie Kelly (aka Sofie Ryan & Darlene Ryan for Young Adult) will be releasing at least two more entries in the Magical Cats Cozy Mystery Series, which will bring the series to a total of at least thirteen entries. Kelly is also the author of the Second Chance Cat Mystery Series.

 

 

 

Leslie Meier has announced the name of one of her upcoming mysteries, Easter Bonnet Murder, which will be at least the 27th in the Lucy Stone Mystery Series, and presumably an Easter mystery. This will be the second Easter mystery in this series – not a surprise as many of this particular series have been holiday entries over the years.

 

 

 

Finally, Valerie Wilson Wesley will be starting a new series after more than a decade away from mysteries, which will star a widowed realtor named Dessa Jones, who possesses a bit of an unreliable sixth sense. The first entry in this particular series will be titled A Glimmer of Death.

There’s a fair amount of good news to share about upcoming Cozy mystery series by site authors!

First, Krista Davis has been asked to write three more entries in the Domestic Diva Mystery Series, which will bring the series to a total of at least sixteen entries! Wow, that’s quite a few! Davis is also the author of the Pen & Ink Mystery Series and the Paws & Claws Mystery Series.

 

 

Next up, Sarah Fox will be releasing two more entries in the Pancake House Mystery Series, which will bring the series up to a total of nine entries. Fox is also the author of the Literary Pub Mystery Series and the Music Lover’s Mystery Series.

 

 

Finally, Karen Rose Smith will be putting out two more entries int he Daisy’s Tea Garden Cozy Mystery Series, which will bring the series to a total of seven entries. Smith is also the author of the Caprice de Luca Mystery Series.

We’ve got a fair amount of good Cozy Mystery news to catch up on!

First, Laurie Cass (aka Laura Alden) will be releasing two new books in her Bookmobile Cozy Cat Mystery Series, taking the series to a total of at least nine entries starring sleuth Minnie Hamilton, bookmobile librarian in Michigan. Laura Cass also writes the PTA Mystery Series under the name Laura Alden.

Next up, Debra H. Goldstein will be putting out two more books in the Sarah Blair Mystery Series, starring a law firm receptionist, bringing the series to four entries. The fourth entry will be called Four Cuts Too Many. Goldstein also writes the Carrie Martin and the Mah Jongg Players Mystery Series and the Denney Silber Mystery Series.

Finally, Marcia Talley will be putting out another entry in the Hannah Ives Mystery Series, taking the series to a total of eighteen entries – quite a long-running series now! The new entry starring Hannah Ives will be title Done Gone.