The following Mystery Books will be released in October 2021:
Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): The Cure for What Ales You (This will be the 5th in the Sloan Krause Mystery Series.)
Donna Andrews: The Twelve Jays of Christmas (This will be the 30th in the Meg Langslow Mystery Series.)
M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney) and R. W. Green: Down the Hatch (This will be the 32nd in the Agatha Raisin Mystery Series.)
Ginger Bolton (aka Janet Bolin): Deck the Donuts (This will be the 6th in the Deputy Donut Mystery Series.)
Rhys Bowen: God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen (This will be the 15th in the Royal Spyness Mystery Series.)
Emily Brightwell: Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders (This will be the 40th in the Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series.)
Rita Mae Brown: Claws for Alarm (This will be the 30th in the Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series.)
Catherine Bruns: The Enemy You Gnocchi (This will be the 3rd in the Italian Chef Mystery Series.)
Lynn Cahoon: Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas (This will be a story in the Kitchen Witch Mystery Series.)
Anne Canadeo (aka Katherine Spencer): Strangers on a Skein (This will be the 12th in the Black Sheep & Co. Mystery Series.)
Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Twisted Tea Christmas (This will be the 23rd in the Tea Shop Mystery Series.)
Maria DiRico (aka Ellen Byron): It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder (This will be the 3rd in the Catering Hall Mystery Series.)
Alice Duncan: Angels Adrift (This will be the 6th in the Mercy Alcutt Mystery Series.)
Jessica Ellicott (aka Jessie Crockett & Jessica Estevao): Murder in an English Glade (This will be the 5th in the Beryl & Edwina Mystery Series.)
Joanne Fluke: Christmas Dessert Murder (This will be two previously published Christmas Hannah Swensen Mysteries.)
Agatha Frost: Marshmallows and Memories (This will be the 24th in the Peridale Cafe Mystery Series.)
Jacqueline Frost (aka Julie Chase, Julie Anne Lindsey, & Bree Baker): Slashing Through the Snow (This will be the 3rd in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Series.)
Lena Gregory: Mistletoe Cake Murder (This will be the 6th in the All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery Series.)
Diane Kelly: Getaway With Murder (This will be the 1st in the NEW Mountain Lodge Mystery Series.)
Kate Kingsbury (aka Rebecca Kent & Allison Kingsley) In Hot Water (This will be the 1st in the NEW Misty Bay Tea Room Mystery Series.)
Jess Lourey: Litani (This will be a stand-alone non-Cozy thriller.)
Alexander McCall Smith: The Joy and Light Bus Company (This will be the 22nd in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency)
Gigi Pandian: The Alchemist of Fire and Fortune (This will be the 6th in the Accidental Alchemist Mystery Series.)
Spencer Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams): It’s a Wonderful Woof (This will be the 12th in the Chet & Bernie Mystery Series.)
Candace Robb: The Riverwoman’s Dragon (This will be the 13th in the Owen Archer Mystery Series.)
David Rosenfelt: Best in Snow (This will be the 24th in the Andy Carpenter Mystery Series.)
Diane Vallere: Fahrenheit 501 (This will be the 12th in the Samantha Kidd Mystery Series.)
Kirsten Weiss: Gnome Alone (This will be the 5th in the Doyle Mystery Series.)
If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the September 2021 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.)
Susy says
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander is coming out on October 5th, per Amazon. I have it on pre-order and it is not showing any delays at this time.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Susy, thanks! I’ve added that to the list.
Jill B says
The Fluke book is actually two older titles being reprinted together, according to my sources. 🙂
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Jill, thanks! I’ve clarified that here and updated her page.
Pam says
October is going to be a big publishing month!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Pam, it certainly is!
Barbara Schultz says
Just finished “Dear Santa” by Debbie Macomber. Such a nice ‘feel’ good story. Pub Date isn’t until October 19. However, I also read “The Santa Suit” by Mary Kay Andrews and loved it as well. Pub Date for that one is September 28, 2021.
Still toasty here in SoCal but I love Christmas and the feel good stories. 🥰
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Barbara, thanks for the recommendations!
Tee says
What a great bunch of releases. Nice to see so many. Thanks for keeping us posted.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Tee, you’re welcome!
Judy Koester says
It looks like there are some fine choices here. I do love a Christmas mystery.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Judy, there certainly do seem to be a fair number of Christmas picks this year for October!
Ellen Byron says
Always a thrill to see one of my books on these lists!
Ellen Byron, who is also Maria DiRico
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Ellen, I’m always glad to see them there as well!
Melanie says
Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas, Twisted Tea Christmas, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder, and Slashing Through the Snow are all on my October wish list. I’m also interested in Diane Kelly’s new series.
There are a few other October releases from site authors (at least, these are the release dates according to Amazon):
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander…the 5th in the Sloan Krause Mystery Series (October 5)
Once Upon a Seaside Murder by Maggie Blackburn (aka Mollie Cox Bryan)…the 2nd in the Beach Reads Mystery Series (October 12)
Deck the Donuts by Ginger Bolton…the 6th in the Deputy Donut Mystery Series (October 26)
Murder in an English Glade by Jessica Ellicott…the 5th in the Beryl & Edwina Mystery Series (October 26)
In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury…the 1st in the new Misty Bay Tea Room Mystery Series (October 12)
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Melanie, wow, that’s a number I missed! I’ll add them as I can – I’ll have to get a new page for the Blackburn one, which I’m not up for right at the moment… I sure do wish there were fewer pseudonyms in the Cozy world…
Jane says
Wow! So many good ones.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Jane, I certainly agree!