MysterySeptember 2025
Recent Releases
There Will Be Bodies
by Lindsey Davis

In 90 C.E., Roman detective Flavia Albia and her husband, Tiberius Manilus, renovate a home in a small coastal town partially destroyed by Mount Vesuvius a decade ago. Tiberius' uncle got it cheap, maybe because along with ash and dirt, workers find multiple dead bodies. 
The Librarians
by Sherry Thomas

When two patrons die after a themed game night, four Austin librarians—each guarding painful secrets—must overcome mistrust and unite to protect their beloved library, unraveling a mystery that threatens the refuge they've built and the fragile peace they've found.
The Killer Question
by Janice Hallett

A weekly trivia night has revived Sue and Mal Eastwood's struggling rural pub, until a body is found nearby and a suspiciously successful new team arrives; five years later the pub lies derelict and the Eastwood's nephew Dominic is determined to discover what happened.
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes
by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Recently widowed Savvy Summers runs a Chicago soul food restaurant and catering business in this engaging series opener that includes recipes. But after a customer dies and people blame her, she must figure out what really killed the man to save herself and her livelihood. Thankfully she has help from her gossipy sous-chef and her cop ex-husband.
Into the Leopard's Den
by Harini Nagendra

In 1922 colonial India, pregnant private detective Kaveri Murthy leaves Bangalore to visit her husband in Coorg where he's setting up a new medical clinic. While happy to see him, she's also investigating the odd death of an old woman, which leads to more cases, including one involving a ghost leopard.
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective
by Jo Nichols

Elderly Mrs. B. rents her Santa Barbara, California, cottages to people who need help in this charming 1st in a series. Her newest renter, an ex-convict, is blamed when a body is found nearby, so Mrs. B. sets out to prove his innocence with help from other tenants, including a single mom and her kids, an agoraphobic man, and a workaholic perfectionist.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer
by Ragnar Jâonasson

Young detective Helgi must find bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir, before her disappearance is leaked to the press, and before it is too late for the missing writer.
History Lessons
by Zoe B. Wallbrook

Life as a new history professor at prestigious Harrison University has been pretty good for Daphne Ouverture, even though her love life needs help. But when the school's star professor is murdered right after texting Daphne, she is suspected by the police and targeted by the killer. Teaming up with a handsome book store owner, she plays amateur sleuth.
All This Could Be Yours
by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Debut author Tessa Calloway's book tour becomes a nightmare when a stalker, threatening to expose her dark past and destroy her family, demands she pay the price for a chilling deal with the devil.
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