September will be another great month for Cozy Mystery lovers – we’ll have three more series released by site authors!
For these upcoming series and more be sure to check out the New Cozy Mystery Book Series page.
September 2017 Mystery Book New Releases
September 2017
Jessica Beck (aka Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Tim Myers, & D.B. Morgan): Cherry Filled Charges (This will be the 33rd in the Donut Mystery Series.)
Laurien Berenson: Wagging through the Snow (This will be the 21st in the Melanie Travis Mystery Series. This is a Christmas mystery.)
Julia Buckley: Pudding Up With Murder (This will be the 3rd in the Undercover Dish Mystery Series.)
Julie Chase: Cat Got Your Secrets (This will be the 3rd in the Kitty Couture Mystery Series. This will be a Valentine’s Day mystery.)
Hamilton Crane (aka Sarah J. Mason): Miss Seeton Quilts the Village (This will be the 23rd in the Miss Seeton Mystery Series.)
Jeanne M. Dams: The Missing Masterpiece (This will be the 19th in the Dorothy Martin Mystery Series.)
Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Body on Baker Street (This will be the 2nd in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series.)
Jessica Estevao (aka Jessie Crockett & Jessica Ellicott): Whispers of Warning (This will be the 2nd in the Change of Fortune Mystery Series.)
Charlaine Harris: Sleep Like a Baby (This will be the 10th in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series.)
Anna Lee Huber: This Side of Murder (This will be the 1st in the NEW Verity Kent Mystery Series.)
J.A. Jance: Proof of Life (This will be the 23rd in the J. P. Beaumont Mystery Series.)
Jan Karon: To Be Where You Are (This will be the 12th in the Mitford non mystery series.)
Sofie Kelly (aka Sofie Ryan): A Tale of Two Kitties (This will be the 9th in the Magical Cats Mystery Series.)
Kate Kingsbury (aka Rebecca Kent & Allison Kingsley): Doom with a View (This will be the 2nd in the Merry Ghost Inn Mystery Series.)
Meera Lester: A Hive of Homicides (This will be the 3rd in the Henny Penny Farmette Mystery Series.)
Colette London: Dead and Ganache (This will be the 4th in the Chocolate Whisperer Mystery Series.)
Jess Lourey: March of Crime (This will be the 11th in the Murder-By-Month Mystery Series.)
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Barking Up the Wrong Tree (This will be the 2nd in the non mystery Bluff Point Romance Series.)
Leslie Meier: Turkey Trot Murder (This will be the 24th in the Lucy Stone Mystery Series. This is a Thanksgiving mystery.)
Leslie Meier: Holiday Murder (This is a re-issue of the 1st Lucy Stone Mystery – aka Mistletoe Murder & Mail Order Murder. This is a Christmas mystery.)
Liz Mugavero (aka Cate Conte): Purring around the Christmas Tree(This will be the 6th in the Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series. This is a Christmas mystery.)
James Patterson & Max DiLallo: Stealing Gulfstreams (This will be a Mystery Bookshot.)
Anne Perry: An Echo of Murder (This will be the 23rd in the William Monk Mystery Series.)
J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts): Secrets in Death (This will be the 46th in the Eve Dallas Mystery Series.)
Dorothy St. James: Asking for Truffle (This will be the 1st in the NEW Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery Series.)
Denise Swanson: Dead in the Water (This will be the 1st in the NEW Welcome Back to Scumble River Mystery Series.)
Charles Todd: Casualty of War (This will be the 9th in the Bess Crawford Mystery Series.)
If you want to see this month’s releases, go to the August 2017 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.)
New Releases – July 31 to August 6, 2017
Donna Andrews: Gone Gull (This will be the 21st Meg Langslow Mystery Series.)
Gail Bowen: The Winners’ Circle (This will be the 17th in the Joanne Kilbourne Mystery Series.)
Rhys Bowen: On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service (This will be the 11th in the Royal Spyness Mystery Series.)
Cate Conte (aka Liz Mugavero): Cat about Town (This will be the 1st in the NEW Cat Cafe Mystery Series.)
Kathi Daley: Third Strike (This will be the 3rd in the Writers Retreat Southern Seashore Mystery Series.)
Betty Hechtman: A Tangled Yarn (This will be the 5th in the Yarn Retreat Mystery Series.)
Julianne Holmes: Chime and Punishment (This will be the 3rd in the Clock Shop Mystery Series.)
Diane Vallere: Dressed to Confess (This will be the 3rd in the Costume Shop Mystery Series.)
Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – July 2017
If you’re interested in reading why I’m recommending these series, you can go to the Most Popular & Recommended Cozy Mystery Series page on my Cozy-Mystery site for my full write-ups on each of these great Cozy series.
So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in July? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)
As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.
What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during July 2017 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?
Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:
Avery Aames (aka Daryl Wood Gerber): Cheese Shop Mystery Series
Allyson K. Abbott (aka Annelise Ryan & Beth Amos): Mack’s Bar Mystery Series
Victoria Abbott (writing duo Mary Jane Maffini & daughter Victoria Maffini): Book Collector Mystery Series
Ellery Adams (aka J. B. Stanley, Jennifer Stanley, & 1/2 of Lucy Arlington): Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series
Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles Mystery Series
Annie’s Attic Mystery Series (various authors)
Lorna Barrett (aka L. L. Bartlett & Lorraine Bartlett): Booktown Mystery Series
M. C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mystery Series
Susan M. Boyer: Liz Talbot Mystery Series
Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey): Tobi Tobias Mystery Series
Kathleen Bridge: Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery Series
Leslie Budewitz: Food Lovers’ Village Mystery Series
Kate Carlisle: Bibliophile Mystery Series
Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Tea Shop Mysteries AND Cackleberry Club Mystery Series
Jill Churchill: Jane Jeffry Mystery Series
Edie Claire: Leigh Koslow “Never” Mystery Series
Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly)): Coffeehouse Mystery Series
Mary Daheim: Hillside Manor Bed & Breakfast Mystery Series
Krista Davis: Domestic Diva Mystery Series AND Paws and Claws Mystery Series
Vicky Delany (aka Eva Gates): Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series
Elizabeth J. Duncan: Penny Brannigan Mystery Series
J. C. Eaton: Sophie Kimball Mystery Series (first book Booked 4 Murder)
Janet Finsilver: Kelly Jackson Mystery Series
Agatha Frost: Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Series (first book Pancakes and Corpses)
Dorothy Gilman: The Tightrope Walker Stand Alone
Nell Goddin: Molly Sutton Mystery Series (first book The Third Girl)
Ellie Griffith: Ruth Galloway Mystery Series (not Cozy) (first book The Crossing Places)
Carolyn Haines: Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series
Lee Harris: Christine Bennett Mystery Series
B. B. Haywood: Candy Holliday Mystery Series
Julie Hyzy: Manor of Murder Mystery Series AND White House Chef Mystery Series
Madison Johns: Lake Forest Witches Mystery Series
Dolores Johnson: Manda Dyer Mystery Series
Sofie Kelly (aka Sofie Ryan & Darlene Ryan for Young Adult): Magical Cats Mystery Series
Cynthia Kuhn: Lila Maclean Academic Mystery Series (first book The Semester of Our Discontent)
Victoria Laurie: Psychic Eye Mystery Series
D. Lawdog: The Lawdog Files (true crime stories)
Laura Levine: Jaine Austen Mystery Series
Ruby Loren: Madigan Amos Zoo Mystery Series (first book Penguins and Mortal Peril)
Kylie Logan (aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Ethnic Eats Mystery Series
Virginia Lowell: Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Series
Meg Macy: Teddy Bear Mystery Series
Mary Marks: Martha Rose Quilting Mystery Series
Carrie Marsh: Morhollow Sweet Tooth Murder Mystery Series (first book The Deadly Jellybean Affair)
Francine Mathews (aka Stephanie Barron): Merry Folger Nantucket Mystery Series
Alyssa Maxwell: Gilded Newport Mystery Series
Alexander McCall Smith: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series
Jenn McKinlay (aka Josie Belle & Lucy Lawrence): Library Lover’s Mystery Series
Emma Miller: Amish Mystery Series
Marcia Muller: Sharon McCone Mystery Series
Nadine Nettman: Sommelier Mystery Series (first book Decanting a Murder)
Wendy Roberts: Bodies of Evidence Mystery Series
David Rosenfelt: Andy Carpenter Mystery Series
Sara Rosett: Ellie Avery Mystery Series
Paige Shelton: Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series
Denise Grover Swank: Rose Gardner Investigations (first book Family Jewels)
Denise Swanson: Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series
Victoria Thompson: Gaslight Mystery Series
Linda Wiken (aka Erika Chase): Dinner Club Mystery Series
Diana Xarissa: Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy Series (first book Arrivals and Arrests)
[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]
I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.
♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦
P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.
