The following Mystery Books will be released in October 2016:
October 2016
Kathy Aarons: Behind Chocolate Bars (This will be the 3rd in the Chocolate Covered Mystery Series.) (This is a Halloween themed mystery.)
Victoria Abbott (aka Mary Jane Maffini & Victoria Maffini): The Hammett Hex (This will be the 5th in the Book Collector Mystery Series.)
Tasha Alexander: A Terrible Beauty (This will be the 11th in the Lady Emily Mystery Series.)
Margaret Atwood: Hag-Seed (This will a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.)
Jenna Bennett (aka Jennie Bentley & Bente Gallagher): Scared Money (This will be the 13th in the Savannah Martin Mystery Series.)
Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber): The Witch and the Dead (This will be the 7th in the Wishcraft Mystery Series.)
Rita Mae Brown: Cakewalk (This will be the 5th in the Runnymede Series. This is not a mystery)
Catherine Bruns: Burned to a Crisp (This will be the 3rd in the Cookies & Chance Mystery Series.)
Leslie Budewitz: Killing Thyme (This will be the 3rd in the Seattle Spice Shop Mystery Series.)
D.W. Buffa: Hillary (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)
Maia Chance: Teetotaled (This will be the 2nd in the Discreet Retrieval Agency Mystery Series.)
Laura Childs & Terrie Farley Moran: Crepe Factor (This will be the 14th in the Scrapbooking Mystery Series.) (This is a Winter Holiday mystery.)
Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Seeds of Deception (This will be the 10th in the Orchard Mystery Series.)
Kieran Crowley: Shoot (This will be the 2nd in the F.X. Shepherd Mystery Series.)
Clive Cussler: Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt (This non fiction follows his “Built for Adventure” book.)
Barbara Early (aka Beverly Allen): Death of a Toy Soldier (This will be the 1st in the NEW Vintage Toy Shop Mystery Series) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)
Kathleen Ernst: A Memory of Muskets (This will be the 7th in the Chloe Ellefson Mystery Series.)
Sharon Farrow (aka 1/2 of D.E. Ireland): Dying for Strawberries (This will be the first in the NEW Berry Basket Mystery Series.)
Ann Granger: The Dead Woman of Deptford (This will be the 6th in the Lizzie Martin Mystery Series.)
John Grisham: The Whistler (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)
Charlaine Harris: All the Little Liars (This will be the 9th in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series.)
Carolyn Hart: Ghost Times Two (This will be the 7th in the Bailey Ruth Mystery Series.)
Veronica Heley: Murder in Style (This will be the 17th in the Ellie Quicke Mystery Series.)
Dorothy Howell: Pocketbooks and Pistols (This will be the 12th in the Haley Randolph Mysteries Mystery Series.)
Melanie Jackson: Death Drop (This will be a Stand Alone mystery.)
P.D. James: The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories (This will be a collection of four of the best Christmas stories that P.D. James wrote for newspapers. Two of them star a young Adam Dalgliesh.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery collection.)
Linda O. Johnston: Unlucky Charms (This will be the 3rd in the Superstition Mystery Series.)
Tonya Kappes: Get Witch or Die Trying (This will be the 3rd in the Spies and Spells Mystery Series.)
Sofie Kelly (aka Sofie Ryan): Paws and Effect (This will be the 8th in the Magical Cats Mystery Series.)
Joyce and Jim Lavene (aka J.J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Putting on the Witch (This will be the 3rd in the Retired Witches Mystery Series.)
Karen MacInerney: Fatal Frost (This will be the 2nd in the Dewberry Farm Mystery Series.)
Susan Elia MacNeal: The Queen’s Accomplice (This will be the 6th in the Maggie Hope Mystery Series.)
Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, & Barbara Ross: Egg Nog Murder (This will be a Christmas themed anthology including: Lucy Stone Mystery Series, Hayley Powell Food & Cocktail Mystery Series, & Maine Clam Bake Mystery Series.)
Ann Myers: Feliz Navidead (This will be the 3rd in the Santa Fe Café Mystery Series.)
Sandra Orchard: Another Day, Another Dali (This will be the 2nd in the Serena Jones Mystery Series.)
James Patterson: Filthy Rich (This will be a True Crime Stand Alone. – John Connolly & Tim Malloy)
James Patterson: Kill or Be Killed (This will contain four “BookShot” – Amazon describes these as “Novels you can devour in a few hours” – previously only available as e-books.)
James Patterson & Richard DiLallo: French Kiss (This will be a Stand Alone “BookShot” – Amazon describes these as “Novels you can devour in a few hours”)
Paula Paul (aka Paula Carter): A Killer Closet (This will be the 1st in the NEW Irene Seligman Mystery Series.)
David Rosenfelt: The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (This will be the 15th in the Andy Carpenter Mystery Series.)
Alexander McCall Smith: Precious and Grace (This will be the 17th in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.)
Paige Shelton: A Christmas Tartan (This will be a Scottish Bookshop mini-mystery.) (This is a Christmas themed mystery.)
Wendy Corsi Staub: Something Buried, Something Blue (This will be the 2nd in the Lily Dale Mystery Series.)
Maggie Toussaint: Doggone It (This will be the 3rd in the Dreamwalker Mystery Series.)
Joyce Tremel: Tangled Up in a Brew (This will be the 2nd in the Brewing Trouble Mystery Series.)
Diane Vallere: Masking for Trouble (This will be the 2nd in the Costume Shop Mystery Series.) (This is a Halloween themed mystery.)
Lea Wait: Dangling by a Thread (This will be the 4th in the Mainely Needlepoint Mystery Series.)
Lis Wiehl: The Candidate (This will be the 2nd in the Newsmakers Mystery Series.)
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If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the September 2016 Mystery Book New Releases.
You can find these and many more Cozies scheduled for release soon on the Soon to be Released Mysteries page on my site.
(These are the mysteries by authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery site.)
Mary Jane H. says
Wow, what a great list for October!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Mary Jane H, I agree with you!
Kimberley says
Well, my October book budget just got bigger!! Thanks for this list.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Kimberley, you’re welcome!
MJ says
As you’re probably well aware, Jeanne Dams book, “Smile and Be a Villain” has already been released. In fact it’s on the August recommendation list.
For some odd reason, Dams books are always released a couple months before the ‘release date’. Go figure.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
MJ, thanks for reminding me! I do a lot of these additions at a time and somehow she snuck back on the October release list.
Margaret StashEmpress says
Really looking forward to the new Maggie Hope & Bailey Ruth titles!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Margaret StashEmpress, looks like a lot of good titles coming soon!
Paula Catherine says
I am currently reading Nine Lives by Wendy Corsi Staub and very excited there will be an additional novel coming. I also have to give a shout out for her Young Adult series Lily Dale. I read them this summer and even though they are earmarked for YA I really enjoyed them. I suggest reading them in order. Ms. Staub develops each character well, it is a great series. May not be for everyone but I feel her books enlightened me. I would love to visit the Dale!!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Paula, I’m glad that you’re enjoying Wendy Corsi Staub’s books!
Pat says
You seem to have most of my favourite cozies but I thought I’d mention another series, by Ashley Weaver, as her third book comes out in October. Though I’d recommend you read them in order if you’re curious – it starts with ‘Murder at the Brightwell’. I enjoyed it well enough.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Pat, I agree with you about reading a Cozy series in its correct chronological order. Thanks.
Rena says
As a newcomer to the blog I’m so pleased to have found you. Many of the authors on this list are new to me but there are also plenty of old favourites. I’ll enjoy looking out for these new releases. Thank you!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Rena, I’m always glad to see new visitors! I hope that the site can help you find lots of good reading material.
Linda says
Waiting for Sue Grafton’s next two books, “Y” and “Z”. Any idea when those will be available?
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Linda, I’m afraid I don’t know!