What is more cozy than curling up with a mystery in the winter, whether that means a chilling and suspenseful mystery or a charming and comic amateur detective story? Here are the New Cozy Mystery Books for Winter 2026: books publishing between January and March 2026!
New Cozy Mystery Books for Winter 2026
Table of Contents:
- New Cozy Winter Mysteries Month by Month
- New Cozy Historical Mysteries Month by Month
New Cozy Winter Mysteries Coming Out in January 2026
Trailbreaker (Prairie Nightingale series) by Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare
I read the first book in this series and my Goodreads review is here! Recommended for fans of Finlay Donovan.
Devil in the Details (Scottish Bookshop series #11) by Vicki Delaney
Gemma and her BFF Jayne discover a body floating in the water during Jayne’s pre-wedding party. With the groom-to-be as the prime suspect and the wedding just a week away, Gemma must clear his name before it’s too late.
I read O Deadly Night (a cozy Christmas mystery that is part of the series. My Goodreads review is here!
The Chateau Murder (French Village series #2) by Greg Mosse
Bookshop owner Zoe Pascal accepts a holiday invitation to a grand but crumbling French château, only to find herself investigating a suspicious death when the butler turns up dead.
Murder from A to Z (Mystery Bookshop series) by V.M. Burns
Bookshop owner and mystery writer Samantha Washington hosts an estate planning seminar for seniors, an elderly attendee secretly signals an S.O.S. — and is found dead the next day, setting Sam and her Scooby gang on the case.
Murder by the Book by M.R. G. Davies
When the manager of The Quaint Bookshop is found murdered, four members of the shop’s reading group decide to investigate the case.
I didn’t LOVE this one – my Goodreads review is here!
Definitely Maybe Not a Detective by Sarah Fox
This NYC set amateur detective story was fun. If you love romantic supsense, this one is for you!
Check out my Goodreads review!
Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke
Seattle publishing exec Juliette Winters lands a coveted tell-all memoir from a wealthy business magnate. But he drops dead at his own birthday party and his manuscript goes missing.
New Cozy Winter Mysteries Coming Out in February 2026
Murder at the Duomo (Armstrong and Oscar series) by T.A. Williams
DCI Dan Armstrong’s family vacation in Florence is derailed when a wealthy British arms dealer is found dead inside the city’s Duomo cathedral. But never fear: Dan and his dog Oscar must will out the killer!
The Whisking Hour (Bakeshop series) by Ellie Alexander
Murder at an Irish Session (Irish Village Mystery) by Carlene O’Connor
Booking for Trouble (Library Lovers series) by Jenn McKinley
Easter Egg Murder (Easter Themed Novellas) by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Peggy Ehrhart
I’m Not The Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig
Former serial killer Carol has just been released from prison and is hoping for a quiet life at a luxury London retirement home — until a fellow resident is murdered and everyone suspects her.
Buried in Shamrocks (Irish Bed and Breakfast series) by Lisa Q. Mathews
New Cozy Winter Mysteries Coming Out in March 2026
Death at a Firefly Tea (Tea Shop 30) by Laura Childs
At Theodosia Browning’s firefly tea goes wrong when a local grande dame is poisoned.
Family Lies (San Diego Case Files 4) by Karen Rose
BeatrIce Ophelia is Flickering Out (Lake Erie 1) by Megan Gerig
A new series! A cozy mystery set in a small Lake Erie town that blends family drama with an amateur sleuth mystery. March 2026 release.
Everyone in this Bank is a Thief (Ernest Cunningham 4) by Benjamin Stevenson
Ernest and Juliette head to the bank and are taken hostage by a robber with a strange motive. Apparently, ALL the hostages are thieves of one type or other.
I have read the rest of this series, including Someone on This Train is a Murderer and Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret.
Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line (Finlay Donovan 6) by Elle Cosimano
I read a sampler of this and it seems promising. FINALLY, poor Vero can be vindicated for stealing the sorority money (iykyk…)
I have updated my PDF to include book 5. Check it out here!
Baking Up a Murder by Hattie Fox
Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney
Great for readers who love a mother-daughter detective team. The wife of a disgraced financier has no choice but to move into a retirement community with her precocious tween daughter
Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips
Stay at home dad detective? Balancing sleepless nights and late-night stakeouts? If you want a dad take on the Finlay Donovan books, try this one!
New Cozy Historical Mysteries Coming Out in Winter 2026
JANUARY
Murder at World’s End (Stockingham and Pike 1) by Ross Montgomery
Spellbound by Murder (Mystic Hollow Bookshop series) by Stacie Ramey
Dangerous Train of Thought by Faith Martin
Eleanor and the South Beach Murders by Ellen Yardley (Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery 2)
A Gentleman Far From Home (Lord Julian 11) by Grace Burrowes
Mrs. Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance by Martin Davies (Holmes & Hudson 8)
On the Wrong Track (Yellow Cottage Vintage series) by J. New
FEBRUARY
To Kill a Cook by W. M. Akers
MARCH
Grave Merriment (Tudor Mysteries 4) by Angela Ranson
A Very Vexing Murder by Lucy Andrew
Death in a Scottish Tower (Lady Poppy 3) by Lydia Travers
I’m trying to get more into cozy mystery series so if you have read and can recommend any of the above series, leave me a comment. Thanks!