Two new holiday themed Cozies will be released in August 2017, both Halloween themed.

First, Isis Crawford will be releasing A Catered Costume Party, the 13th in the Mystery with Recipes Mystery Series. Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are catering a Halloween party for Darius Witherspoon whose wife has recently disappeared. Needless to say, Darius’s corpse turning up at the party wasn’t intended to be part of the party. And it’s even more surprising when a note is found left behind by the deceased, leaving a sum of money and asking that they “do something” if anything happened to him. Isis Crawford also writes the Robin Light Mystery Series under the name Barbara Block.

The other Halloween Cozy will be the Carol J. Perry‘s Grave Errors, the 5th in the Witch City Mystery Series. Residents of Salem, Massachusetts, no doubt have a complicated relationship with Halloween. It won’t be any easier this year, when a corpse is unexpectedly exhumed from its eternal rest in the local graveyard. Lee Barrett, local reporter, will need to get to the bottom of this closed case before it escalates into a more serious crime.

If you want to see more Halloween themed Cozies, be sure to check out their theme page:

Halloween themed Cozies

There will be two holiday-themed Cozy Mystery releases in July, one New Year’s Eve, the other Valentine’s Day.

First, Allyson K. Abbott will be releasing a New Year’s Eve mystery, A Toast to Murder, the 5th in the Mack’s Bar Mystery Series. This novel will continue the ongoing investigation into the nefarious mastermind who has not only taunted bar owner Mackenzie “Mack” Dalton, but also killed at least one of her employees and friends. As Mack prepares to finally confront the most likely suspect, they are struck from the list when they turn up dead on New Year’s Eve. Now Mack will need to go back to the drawing board to determine who really is behind the string of murderous crimes in Milwaukee. Abbott also writes under the pen name Annelise Ryan, under which she writes the Mattie Winston Mystery Series, starring an ex-nurse coroner, and as Beth Amos, under which she has written a number of stand-alone novels.

Jean Flowers will be putting out a Valentine’s Day Cozy, Addressed to Kill, the 3rd in her Postmistress Mystery Series. Postmaster Cassie Miller is preparing for Valentine’s Day by volunteering to help prepare a special dinner dance at the local seniors center. When one of the musicians slated for the event turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, Cassie will need to investigate the event to ensure that love and peace are on the minds of the citizens of North Ashcot, Massachusetts, on the most romantic of holidays. Flowers also writes as Margaret Grace, the name she has used when writing the Miniature Mystery Series, the name Camille Minichino, the name she used when writing the Periodic Table Mystery Series, and the name Ada Madison, which she used when writing the Sophie Knowles Mystery Series.

If you want to see more New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s Day themed Cozies, be sure to check out their theme pages:

New Year’s Eve Holiday Theme

Valentine’s Day Holiday Theme

We can look forward to two holiday-themed Cozy Mysteries coming out in May – one for Fourth of July, the others for New Years!

First up will be Vickie Fee‘s One Fete in the Grave, a Fourth of July themed Cozy and the third book in her Liv and Di in Dixie Mystery Series. Liv McKay is doing her job as a party planner by organizing a big 4th of July celebration for Dixie, Tennessee, when (surprise!) a corpse is discovered at the party! Liv’s mother’s fiance is the prime suspect, so Liv will need to take it upon herself to discover who really committed the crime.

The other holiday Cozy will be New Year’s themed – Carolyn Haines‘s Sticks and Bones, the 17th in her Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series. When an old college acquaintance (Frangelica “Sister” McFee) turns up at a New Year’s party Sarah is attending with her friends, and unfortunately it’s a reunion Sarah hasn’t been hoping for. Her friend is in town to help film a movie based on her memoirs – memoirs in which the death of her mother and brother feature prominently. The crew of the filming thinks that there’s more to the story than the memoirs indicate, and they hire Sarah to determine the truth behind what happened so many years ago.

For more Fourth of July or New Year’s themed Cozies, be sure to check out the theme pages below!

Fourth of July Cozies

New Year’s Cozies