2024 Cozy Mystery Releases to be Excited for!
A New Year means new book releases!
We’ve followed the clues and here are a dozen cozy mysteries that we look forward to reading:
The Queen of Poisons by Robert Thorogood
Available June 4th, 2024
The Marlow Murder Club #3
We’ve enjoyed seeing these British amateur sleuths in action in previous books and with a new Masterpiece Mysteries series on PBS based on their adventures, we can’t wait to see more of Marlow.
Judith, Suzie, and Becks, (also known as the Marlow Murder Club) are brought on as civilian advisors to help investigate who poisoned the Mayor with aconite. However, this proves to be their most difficult case yet. Unsure why the affable mayor would be targeted and how the poison got into his coffee during a town council meeting, they have their work cut out for them. Could anyone else be in danger from this substance known as the queen of poisons?
2. Crime and Cherry Pits by Amanda Flower
Available February 21st, 2024
Farm to Table Mysteries #4
We’re huge fans of Amanda Flower at Cozy Crimes! She topped our list for Favorite Reads of 2022 and wrote a recent Agatha Award Winner. We also really love her Farm to Table Mysteries series, both for her mystery plotting and because we’re invested in Shiloh saving her family farm and finding new romance. Also, the pug Huckleberry is straight-up adorable!
While representing her farm at the Cherry Farm Market in Traverse City, Michigan, the joyous occasion takes a dark turn when Shiloh witnesses a man choke during a cherry pit-spitting competition. When her cousin is implicated in the man’s death, she realizes she’ll need to find the real killer to clear her name.
3. A Smoking Bun by Ellie Alexander
Available on February 20th, 2024
A Bakeshop Mystery #18
We found Ellie Alexander’s Bakeshop Mysteries truly delightful! Since we’re not sure we can make it to the Ashland Cozy Mystery Festival to see the inspiration for Torte, we’ll settle for reading Jules’s newest adventure.
Spring is in the air, but not all is well when Jules’s friend Lance’s new production of "The Taming of the Shrew” at Uva's vineyard is marred by murder.
4. The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray
Available in June 2024
MR. DARCY & MISS TILNEY MYSTERY #3
Fans of Jane Austen will love this series (and several others we’ve mentioned in our The Best Jane Austen Inspired Cozy Mysteries list) where Juliet Tilney (the daughter of Catherine and Henry from Northhanger Abbey) and Johnathon Darcy (the son of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice) investigate murders.
In this book, someone is out to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh, the esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, who is known for voicing her thoughts on propriety. Can Johnathon Darcy and Juliet Tilney discover who is behind the attempts on the Lady’s life? And will they ever be able to voice their growing feelings toward one another?
5. The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
Available January 9th, 2024
Expectant Detectives Mystery #1
We think this premiere sounds humorous and delightful! We also love seeing women empowered at every stage of their lives.
When Alice and her partner move to a sleepy country village, they think it will be the perfect place to raise their first child. However, that’s not the case when they come across a dead body at their local prenatal class. When she and her new also-expecting friends become the prime suspects, they decide it’s time to investigate.
6. Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders
Available February 20th, 2024
Witch Way Librarian Mysteries #5
Combining the magic of books at a library with witchcraft is a sure way to capture our interest. We’ve enjoyed the other books in this series and can’t wait to see what Josie is up to next!
When human bones are discovered buried in town, it begins a series of strange events that lead to another murder. Josie asks her spellbound books for help, hoping to channel Sherlock Holmes, but she might just meet her own Moriarty instead.
7. The Fan Who Knew Too Much by Nev Fountain
Available July 2024
Kit Pelham Mysteries #1
The premiere looks perfect for sci-fi fans and people who love to laugh!
Podcaster and cult science fiction superfan Kit Pelham starts a documentary to solve a friend’s murder, unravel a decades-old disappearance, and learn more about her favorite TV show.
8. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Available March 26th, 2024
Castle Knoll Files #1
I’m getting a premonition that this will be a fun series!
In this book, when Frances Adams is a teenager, a fortune teller predicts that one day she will be murdered. For sixty years, she digs up dirt on potential murderers until the day that the prediction comes true. It’s up to her great-niece Annie to unravel the decades of clues and discover who the killer truly is - without meeting the same fate!
9. Murder at the Blarney Bash by Darci Hannah
Available January 23rd, 2024
Beacon Bakeshop Book #5
We love reading about the (potentially haunted) lighthouse that was turned into a bakery in the Beacon Bakeshop series, and Newfoundland dog Wellington’s antics. We can’t wait to read this St. Patrick’s Day themed mystery!
In this book, Lindsey’s Irish-themed baking is interrupted when her boyfriend’s uncle is accused of murdering a man with a shillelagh. It’s up to Lindsey to see through all the blarney and find the real killer.
10. Deadly to the Core by by Joyce Tremel
Available January 16th, 2024
Cider House Mysteries #1
This new series has a fantastic setting and we can’t wait to check this cozy out!
In this book, Kate is still recovering from the loss of her husband. When she inherits an orchard, she thinks it’s the perfect opportunity for a change. However, when she discovers the dead body of her orchard manager, she might have to reevaluate. Can she find the bad apple in the bunch and catch the killer?
11. A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns
Available July 23rd, 2024
Baker Street Mystery #3
This is the third book in the A Baker Street Mystery series and we are thrilled to continue following #influencer Maddy Montgomery as she learns her way around the kitchen and new friendships. The series follow Maddy who inherits a bakery, a giant mastiff dog, and a new way of looking at the world while investigating crimes with new friends.
In this book, her bakery has become so successful that her former nemesis and the woman who stole her fiance waltzes into town. When the woman is found dead in the freezer at Baby Cakes, Maddie looks like the prime suspect. She’ll have to find the real killer to clear her name.
12. The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
Available February 13th, 2024
Kamogawa Food Detectives Novel #1
This premiere looks cozy and delightful. We can’t wait to check out the father/daughter investigative duo.
A best-seller in Japan, this book focuses on culinary mysteries. The father and daughter team who run Kamogawa Diner are able to recreate treasured recipes through their ingenious investigations, which can help their visitors with remembering and creating new memories