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July's Cozy Mystery New Releases & Book Deals

  • Writer: Larissa Reinhart
    Larissa Reinhart
  • 1 day ago
  • 3 min read

What are you reading this summer? Check out these new cozy mystery releases and book deals from my writing friends. Perfect for a cool read on your porch or by the sea!


New Cozy Mystery Releases


The Weight of Kept Things, new 
Cozy Mystery

THE WEIGHT OF KEPT THINGS

A Nora Blackwell Cozy Mystery book 4

by Dianne Harman


Released July 10th


Vintage shop owner Nora Blackwell investigates hand-woven textiles containing encoded patterns that reveal a buried story of women, labor, and silence in western Massachusetts mill towns.









Hell Hath No Fury, detective thriller mystery

HELL HATH NO FURY

A Detective Honeywell Mystery 5

by Annette Dashofy


Releases August 6th


Detective Matthias Honeywell races to find Emma Anderson's missing sister and clear her friend of murder when a developer turns up dead.











Bound By Secrets, a cozy mystery

BOUND BY SECRETS

Boone's Book Nook Bookstore Mysteries

by Tonya Kappes


Releases July 26th


Burned-out New York publisher Sadie Whitfield travels to Normal, Kentucky for a rare "Huckleberry Finn" edition, but when the estate's executor is murdered, she must clear her name and uncover deadly secrets.








Fright On the Fish Pole, Cozy Mystery

FRIGHT ON THE FISH POLE

Sweet Home Louisiana Cozy Mysteries 7

by Summer Prescott


Released July 2nd


Missy Beckett's camping trip turns deadly when her husband discovers a root beer brewmaster's body, leading her to investigate rivalries and secrets in Alvara's craft root beer community.











Pineapple Diamonds, a cozy mystery

PINEAPPLE DIAMONDS

A Pineapple Port Mystery 28

by Amy Vansant


Releases July 28


Charlotte and Declan investigate a mysterious jar that leads them to a cold case involving a missing woman, uncovering smuggling operations, hidden secrets, and a decades-old murder.








Working Class Hero, a crime thriller mystery

WORKING CLASS HERO

Hart's Ridge book 16

by Kay Bratt


Released July 8th


Sheriff Taylor Gray investigates a pregnant woman's death in a house fire, uncovering secrets about her hidden relationship with a respected public servant in Hart's Ridge, Georgia.









Verification In the Video, a cozy mystery

VERIFICATION IN THE VIDEO

The Inn at Holiday Bay

by Kathi Daley


Releases July 28th


Haven enrolls in a cooking class in Holiday Bay, but when a gunshot rings out during an outdoor demonstration, leaving one person dead, she and her friends must navigate a murder investigation amid summer's busy tourist season.









Dead in the Water, a cozy mystery

DEAD IN THE WATER

A Clean Sweep Cozy Mystery 18

by Dianne Harman


Releases July 29th


Jane Barrow's lake vacation turns deadly when they find marina owner Georgia Whitley floating face-down, uncovering secrets beneath the water's surface.










BOOK DEALS

Still Life in Brunswick Stew, A Cherry Tucker Mystery (Humorous Southern Cozy Mystery)

STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW

A Cherry Tucker Mystery 2

by Larissa Reinhart


FREE on Kindle July 21-24


Cherry Tucker's hawking art at a summer Brunswick stew cook-off when her best friend collapses and dies. The sheriff calls it food poisoning. Cherry calls it murder, and vows to find out who poisoned her friend, no matter what her deputy boyfriend says.








Died 'Em Cowyboy, cozy mystery

DIED 'EM COWYBOY

Golden Gulch Cozy Mystery 1

by Summer Prescott


.99. on Kindle


Small town secrets. A dash of danger. And one fiercely independent heroine.



If you love quirky characters, clever twists, and a heaping helping of sassiness, you’ll adore this charming small town cozy mystery.






Caroline Adrift, Women's Fiction

CAROLINE, ADRIFT

Sail Away Series 5

by Kay Bratt


.99 on Kindle


After the death of her beloved James, one woman faces a future of feeling adrift and must find a reason to go on without the love of her life, from the bestselling author of Wish Me Home.


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