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SEPTEMBER 13
Death on the Honeymoon by CM Rawlins (Historical Mystery 1920s)
Countess Maeve Morgan has been given no clue where she is going. Robbie refuses to tell her. What she does not expect is a flight the length of Britain in his own aeroplane, a landing on a golf course, and a golf club steward who objects rather strongly to Robbie’s choice of runway. By the middle of the night, the steward is dead. Robbie was seen arguing with him only hours earlier, and the entire Scilly police force, all two of them, can find nobody else worth suspecting. Format: Print, Digital

SEPTEMBER 14
The Ghost Moon Tide by Taffy Beach (Cozy Mystery)
It’s October 1998, and Manatee Bay is swept up in the Spooks and Spirits Festival—a bold new autumn weekend where Halloween, Samhain, and the Day of the Dead share the same stage beneath a rare Ghost Moon. Main Street sparkles with skeletons dressed in satin and lace, food stalls perfumed with cinnamon and citrus, the sounds of Caribbean drums and salsa lessons, and a float parade that feels more Mardi Gras than small-town Florida. Format: Digital, Print

Death By Mail by Abigail Keam (Cozy Mystery)
Josiah’s phone won’t stop ringing. Both Hunter Wickliffe and Eli Bradley are vying for her attention. At first, it was flattering and fun, but now she doesn’t have a moment’s peace. Meanwhile, Josiah and her dog, Baby, take their daily trip to give treats to the horses and llamas before checking the mailbox. Baby is occupied with sniffing out the scents left overnight by the rabbits, foxes and coyotes, as Josiah leafs through the bills and junk mail. A small blue envelope at the bottom of the stack catches her attention. It is just inscribed with JOSIAHabove her address in crude block letters. There is no return address. She quickly tears it open, and a single sheet of paper falls to reveal one word – DEATH! Format: Digital, Print

SEPTEMBER 15
Murder Ties the Knot by Deb Baker (Cozy Mystery)
When fellow Trouble Buster Kitty wins an abandoned storage unit at auction, the contents look like the usual collection of somebody else’s junk. Until a dead man turns up among the treasures. Even worse, Gertie recognizes him. He’s the subject of the Trouble Busters’ latest investigation. What begins as a hunt for answers soon takes a darker turn. The auction wasn’t what it seemed. Their client may not be who she claimed to be. And the deeper Gertie, Kitty, and Cora Mae dig, the more they suspect someone has gone to an awful lot of trouble to lure them into an elaborate setup. Format: Digital

A Field Guide to Death and Deceit by Michelle L. Cullen (Cozy Mystery)
When an odd request leads Harry Lancaster to agree to meet his former sweetheart Willow at a farm on the outskirts of town, Emma’s suspicions run high, and she insists on joining him. Instead of Willow greeting them when they arrive, they discover the farm’s owner dead, with a corn rake embedded in his back. After being interrogated by the police, Harry and Emma return to his home to find a bereft Willow, who admits she lost her life savings in a real estate scam involving the farm. Worried Willow will become the main murder suspect, Harry decides to help her, despite Emma’s concerns. Format: Digital, Print 

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The Big Cats Dance Party by Alexander McCall Smith (Cozy Mystery)

Botswana sometimes feels like a small town, so when a client wanders into the detective agency, it comes as little surprise that Mma Ramotswe has met him once before. But Mr. B has not made the trip to Gaborone for pleasure. The animal rescue center he runs, Elephant Havens, is in peril. Someone in the surrounding villages is tarnishing its reputation, and Mr. B cannot fathom why. Determined as ever to aid a noble cause, Mma Ramotswe, her trusted associate Mma Makutsi, and Mr. J.L.B Matekoni travel to Maun to restore the community’s trust in the sanctuary. Format: Digital, Print, Audio  

Murder at Hotel Gloriosa by Victoria Zackheim (Traditional Mystery)

In the second of the Aria Nevins/Noah Roche mystery series, readers are transported to the high desert of New Mexico, near the Navajo Nation, and a remote hotel hosting an international conference for homicide investigators and forensic experts. Aria arrives to spend the weekend with Noah, who’s scheduled to teach a few courses, sit on a few panels. When they enter their suite and find the universally disliked Chicago detective Creighton Thornberry on their bed, naked and with a bullet hole in his forehead, the local police immediately zero in on Noah, who had argued with Thornberry the night before. Police Chief Dot Clearwater and her sidekick, Marty Palacios arrest Noah. Format: Digital, Print

SEPTEMBER 17

To Have & To Hold by Liz Milliron (Traditional Mystery)

The wedding countdown is ticking down, but defense attorney Sally Castle is focused on work, not dresses—much to the dismay of her mother. Castle & Parson’s latest client is afraid of illegal activities at the pharmacy where she works, although she admits her fears may be paranoia. As Sally digs into the facts, it seems certain the young woman is being set up to take the fall for the real culprit. Format: Digital, Print

The Vineyard Murder by Greg Mosse (Cozy Mystery)

As summer draws to a close in the south of France, bookshop owner Zoe Pascal is helping with this year’s grape harvest. Surrounded by the soft green hills of Sainte-Catherine, Zoe has spent the last week working on her friend Marcel Maurice’s vineyard. Early one morning, as Zoe walks her dog Russell, she stumbles upon a dead body wrapped in a blanket, nestled amongst the vines. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

SEPTEMBER 18

A Spell for Second Chances by Tara Lush (Cozy Mystery)

Fifty-six, widowed, and not nearly as retired as she’d like, Renee never planned to move back to Hemlock Hollow, Vermont. But her aging mother needs help running the family’s magical general store — and after decades in Florida, Renee could use a fresh start of her own. The homecoming is chaotic. The store’s enchantments are misfiring, the plumbing runs backward, and a squad of crystal-adorned Roombas has staged a full revolt. The whole town shrugs and blames Mercury retrograde. Renee — former research librarian, lifelong witch — isn’t buying it. Format: Digital, Print