I’m getting more into cozy mysteries, so here are all the New Cozy Mystery Books for Summer 2026 that I could find! There’s a huge variety, from amateur detective stories to funny murder mystery clubs to historical mysteries and classic style whodunits!
New Cozy Mystery Books for Summer 2026
I have divided these by categories and will be reading many of them and adding links to my reviews. Please leave your thoughts on any of these in the comments!
If you are looking for backlist titles that might be in your library right now, check out last year’s list here: New Cozy Mystery Books for Summer 2025
Vacation and Travel Cozy Mysteries
Standalone Mysteries
A Taste for Murder by Matt Baker: A DCI on vacation in Capri investigates a tourist’s murder.
Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols: A new person moves into the cottage colony and she’s a murder suspect. I’ll be reading this!
Series Mysteries
Death on the Lanai (Golden Girls 2) by Rachel Ekstrom Courage: The Golden Girls accept a very strange invitation to a lavish party on a remote island estate, they find that murder has a way of ruining even the most glamorous of evenings. I didn’t love book one, so I am passing.
Cornish Honeymoon Murder (Nosey Parker 10) by Fiona Leitch: Sabotage at a Cornish resort on a woman’s honeymoon.
Death on a Lively Sea (Three Dahlias 6) by Katy Watson: Three women who played a fictional detective on TV get invited on a mega yacht to solve a murder.
Rigged for Murder (Gray Whales 12) by Karen MacInerney: Innkeeper Natalie Barnes solves murders in coastal Maine.
Murder in Springtime (Bruno 19) by Martin Walker: A newcomer to St. Denis is found dead at the home of one of Bruno’s best friends.
Murder at the Villa Amalfi (Posie Parker 18) by L.B. Hathaway: Posie Parker investigates a murder at a clifftop villa on the Amalfi Coast in 1926.
Cozy Mysteries With Unconventional Detectives
Standalone Mysteries
A Zoom with a View by Jess Cannon: A woman returns to her hometown to help with her godmother’s real estate business and finds a body.
It Happened One Murder by Liz Lawson: A woman forced to pair up with her ex to solve a murder.
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev AC Rosen: They’re messy. They’re queer. And they’re about to solve a murder.
Last Night Was Killer by Mary Pauline Lowry: After a pole dancing class, a woman finds a body in the trunk of her car.
Murder Bites by Mimi Montgomery: An unlikely group of detectives investigates the case of a murdered dog walker.
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning: An innocent vampire is framed for a murder.
The Quilt Whisperer Investigates by Peggy Ehrhart: An antique quilt expert investigates a murder.
I’m Not The Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig: a paroled murderer is the main suspect when there’s a murderer in his care home.
The Dog Park Murders by Angela Barker: A dog walker stumbles on a murder in a dog park.
The Best Little Motel in Texas by Lyla Lane: a young woman inherits a hotel, which she learns is a brothel with midlife employees.
Series Mysteries
Missing in Soho (Missy Divine 2) by Holly Stars: A drag queen is visited by a dying detective with a warning for her.
Sex on Murder Island (Luella van Horn 2) by Jo Firestone. Luella is asked to find evidence of a woman having an extra-marital affair … on Murder Island.
Three Hitmen and a Baby (Assassins Anonymous 3) by Rob Hart: Just what it sounds like!
All Aboard for Murder (Golden Motel 3) by Ellen Byron: A former sitcom writer living in a small California town is on the case when there’s a murder at the annual Halloween celebration.
Deadly Does It (Mason & Mann 2) by Abbi Waxman: A pair of unlikely detectives as they investigate a young woman who keeps having “accidents.”
To All the Men I’ve Killed Before (Kitty Collins 3) by Katy Brent: Kitty and her sister go after a guy who hurt her best friend.
Take Heart (Corey in Los Angeles 2) by Jamie Parker Stickle: A former TV journalist investigates a missing mother.
Cozy Mysteries With Amateur Detective Clubs
Standalone Titles
Masala Chai Mystery Club by M. J. Soni: A retired librarian enlists her mystery-loving friends to solve a murder.
Murder Bites by Mimi Montgomery: An unlikely group of detectives investigates the case of a murdered dog walker.
Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney: a woman and her young daughter solve a case in a retirement home, assisted by some of the residents.
The Insomniacs by Allison Winn Scotch: A foursome in New York who can’t sleep suspect one of their own is in trouble.
Series Books
The Mortal Enemy Murder Club (Hu Done it 2) by Gloria Chao: The trio’s enemy, podcaster Mandy Thorne, needs their help.
Murder at the Mansion (Novel Detectives 3) by Ellie Alexander: The novel detectives hunt for a missing heiress
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts (Marlow Murder 5) by Robert Thorogood: When someone is killing celebrities in Marlow, the murder club springs into action.
The Forty Year Grudge (Merritt Blunt 2) by Liza Tully: A PI reunites with her sorority friends, one of whom is murdered.
Shopkeeper, Library and Culinary Cozies
Standalone Titles
Apple Pies and Poisoned Lies at the Cider Falls Festival by Traci Hall: Murder at a baking competition.
Ms. Mebel Goes to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto: A newly divorced 60-something heads to culinary school
Series Books
Chowder House Murder (Downeast Maine 1) by Lee Hollis (May 26): The matriarch of a family seafood dynasty in Downeast Maine must solve a murder, assisted by her grandmother.
Whose Body in the Library (Lighthouse Library 13) by Eva Gates: A new librarian’s first day goes terribly wrong when she finds a dead body on the front steps of the library.
Delicious Deception (Key West Food Critic 14) by Lucy Burdette: A pregnant Hayley gets tangled up in a missing persons case
Murder at First Slice (Baker Street 5) by Valerie Burns: Someone ends up dead at Maddy’s wedding.
A Spirited Blend (Crystals and Curiositeas 3) by Lauren Elliot
Murder at the Toy Soldier (Cozy Capers 8) by Maddie Day: Mac investigates a murder at a local toy store.
The Diva Hosts a Murder (Domestic Diva 19) by Krista Davis: a party planner juggles danger and chaos at a Fourth of July party.
And Then There Were Bun (Noodle Shop 13) by Vivian Chien: A surprise birthday party at the noodle shop ends in murder.
Killer Donuts (Deputy Donut 11) by Ginger Bolton: Murder at a fall festival.
Murderers Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook 5) by Ellen Byron:A krewe captain is found dead.
British and Historical Cozy Mysteries
Historical
The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield (Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney 5) by Claudia Gray (Regency): When Charles Bingley’s brother-in-law is poisoned, Aunt Jane and Miss Tilney are ready to investigate!
Of Devotion and Death by Anastasia Hastings (Victorian England). A cozy Victorian historical murder mystery featuring an anonymous advice columnist
Murder in Blackfriars by Jennifer Ashley (Victorian London). Valiant cook and amateur sleuth Kat Holloway must help the man she loves solve a murder
Miss Morton Takes the Waters by Catherine Lloyd (Victorian Bath). Caroline and Mrs. Frogeron travel to Bath where a circle of old friends sharing rental apartments find themselves entangled in murder.
Murder at Rosecliff by Alyssa Maxwell (Newport, 1903). When a party crasher is found dead during a soiree, newspaper editor Emma Cross Andrews must clear her own society reporter from suspicion of murder.
A Ghost Hunter’s Guide to Catching a Killer by F. H. Petford (Cornwall 1915): A body discovered at a Spiritualist hotel sets off a ghostly murder.
Murder at the Villa Amalfi by L.B. Hathaway (Italy, 1926): Posie Parker investigates a murder at a clifftop villa on the Amalfi Coast.
The Cloak and Dagger Club by Jackie McMahon (London, 1930). A murder among a group of golden age mystery writers turns into a second chance romance for two of them.
Maisy Bell is Missing by Kirsty Manning (pre-war Paris). Reporter Charlotte “Charlie” James investigates the mysterious disappearance of a well-connected American tourist at the Ritz Hotel.
Murder at the Spirit Lounge (Nora Bream Investigates 2) by Jess Kidd (1954, Kent) A nun tracks down a ghostly killer. I’ll be reading this!
Contemporary British Cozies
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts (Marlow Murder Club 5) by Robert Thorogood: When someone is killing celebrities in Marlow, the murder club springs into action. I’ll be reading this!
The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett: As the Fairway Players perform Agatha Christie, disaster strikes. I‘ll be reading this!
Death on a Lively Sea (Three Dahlias 6) by Katy Watson: Three women who played a fictional detective on TV get invited on a mega yacht to solve a murder.
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