May 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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The Best Little Motel in Texas
by Lyla Lane
Cordelia West unexpectedly inherits the best little motel in Texas–replete with a feisty set of golden working girls, a poisoned priest, and a sleepy hometown thrown into chaos by the mystery.
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The Boy in the Wall
by Jeffrey B. Burton
The discovery of a missing boy's body uncovers cruel schemes in this twisty, fast-paced K-9 thriller series set in the Windy City of Chicago. Chicago K-9 Thriller series.
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A Crime Through Time
by Amelia Blackwell
Saltram, 1995. At a grand country house where a film crew are busy shooting the latest Jane Austen adaptation, a terrible crime has been committed. And Miss Georgiana Darcy – newly arrived from 1799, impeccably dressed, and thoroughly confused – is the only witness. Miss Darcy Investigates series.
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A Day of Judgment
by Charles Todd
Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard travels to England's windswept coastline to investigate a murder in a place where, several years after the end of WWI, the memory of the war still runs strong.
Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery series.
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Death at a Firefly Tea
by Laura Childs
As fireflies dazzle like tiny glowing lanterns, tea maven Theodosia hosts an elegant evening tea on the patio of the Tangled Rose B and B. But in this gentle darkness an intruder has made their way in and slipped deadly drugs into the baked Alaska. And Theodosia begins her a shadow investigation. Tea Shop Mystery series.
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The Gardeners' Club
by Marnie Riches
Gardening is dirty work--but should it be deadly? When a corpse turns up in the community greenhouse, Gill Swanley discovers her new hobby might be more dangerous than she imagined.
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A Good Person
by Kirsten King
An electric binge-worthy book about antihero Lillian, who seeks revenge on her ex-situationship with a hex, only for him to actually, literally die. Now she's desperate to control the narrative, clear her name, and assume her rightful place as Henry’s mourning girlfriend.
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The Harvey Girl
by Dana Stabenow
1890, New Mexico Territory. Clare Wright, a young Pinkerton agent, has been assigned to disguise herself as a Harvey House hostess, to investigate some mysterious thefts. To get answers – and to get out alive – there are only two things she can trust: her instincts, and her derringer. Harvey Girls Mystery series.
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Missing
by E. A. Jackson
In August 1990, London is suffering through an unprecedented heatwave when baby Bella Carpenter is snatched through the open window of her hotel room. Detective Inspector Martha Allen is assigned the high-profile case and, knowing that it could make or break her career, is determined to find Bella.
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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
by J. D. Brinkworth
Oddball couple Jane and Simon take a private detective class and must use their (admittedly limited) skills to solve a series of mysterious disappearances. The investigation leads them to places they never thought they'd go, including haunted woods, mysterious archives, and, most terrifyingly for Jane, Simon's mum's house.
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The Politician
by Tim Sullivan
DS George Cross loves puzzles – he's good at them – and he immediately spots one when he begins investigating the death of former mayor Peggy Frampton. To most, the crime scene looks like a burglary that went horribly wrong. But George can see what others can't: This was murder. DS George Cross Mystery series.
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Spellbound by Murder
by Stacie Ramey
Gilmore Girls meets Charmed in this spellbinding cozy mystery featuring a magical bookshop run by three generations of women.
Mystic Hollow Bookshop Mystery series.
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Stakeouts and Strollers
by Rob Phillips
Charlie Shaw is low on sleep. And cash. Otherwise, life is going pretty well for the ex-crime reporter: he’s happily married to his college sweetheart, he’s a first-time dad, and he’s making ends meet as a rookie PI. But when Charlie meets Friday Finley, a frightened 16-year-old runaway on a stakeout-gone-wrong, his world gets a little more complicated.
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Truffle Trouble
by Amanda Flower
The Amish Candy shop owner and star of Bailey’s Amish Sweets is marrying Sheriff Aiden Brody. Other than the risk of the ring bearer, Jethro the pig, taking a bite out of the confection, what could go wrong? As it turns out, a disaster does befall the day, when a wedding guest dies after sampling the hors d'oeuvres.
Amish Candy Shop Mystery series.
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Two Bodies Are Better Than One
by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Until 1989, the wildest thing to happen in the sleepy town of Sheboygan Bay was surfers catching waves on frigid Lake Michigan. Then one summer morning, Lorraine Highsmith wakes up to find a corpse on her lawn. Now this advice columnist is trying to unravel the mystery― while keeping her own secrets under wraps.
Lorraine Highsmith Mystery series.
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Two Purloined Pillows
by Allie Pleiter
When 30-something graphic artist Shelby Phillips reluctantly returned to her small hometown outside Asheville, to manage her mother's needlepoint shop, she thought it was temporary. But getting entangled in murder investigations has a timeline of its own...
Nimble Needle Mystery series.
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Vanished in the Crowd
by Rhys Bowen & Clare Broyles
New York is busier than ever as two million visitors come to the city to witness the Hudson-Fulton celebration in 1909. When a parade turns deadly only Molly Murphy has the tools to find out the truth.
Molly Murphy Mystery series.
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Vengeance in Venice
by Erica Ruth Neubauer
At long last, Jane and Redvers have arrived in Venice, the famed city of love, for their honeymoon. But behind a mask at a costume ball on the Grand Canal hides the gaze of a heartless killer. Jane Wunderly Mystery series.
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