Clea Simon’s 2021 music world novel of suspense HOLD ME DOWN has been reissued by Bloodhound Books. Writing in The Boston Globe, Nina MacLaughlin said, "In electric prose, Simon conjures the rock-and-roll world, its drink, drugs, and band-dynamics, and the twin seductresses of excess and success, as she makes a penetrating portrait of friendship.” You can find more information HERE.

Elaine Isaak writing as E. Chris Ambrose announces the first novel in a new series with CROSSBONES, co-written with Douglas Pratt. On the search for the grave of a pirate queen, historian and treasure hunter Rikki Talens races a bankrupt contractor bent on claiming the treasure of his pirate ancestor--no matter who gets left in his wake! Learn more HERE.

Beth Kanell's 1854 crime novel, THE BITTER AND THE SWEET, is now available from All Things That Matter Press as both a paperback and an ebook, via the usual online retailers. Also watch for her mystery reviews at the New York Journal of Books.

Dale Phillip's newest collection of stories, ALL THE CROOKED PATHS, is out! Here are stories of crime and mystery, telling of those who walk crooked paths and pay the price for it. Here are crooks and cops, killers and victims, and those who walk the line between good and evil. These are the stories of the side of life when people decide to harm others. Take a few short trips down the darker side, where crime can be a spontaneous or planned event. This set of stories shows people on the run, or police and ordinary citizens solving crimes. Sometimes the perpetrator gets away, but so often people pay for their deeds. More information HERE.

Susan Cory’s 7th book in the Iris Reid Mystery series is hot off the press. Iris is determined to keep her vacation at surf camp with her boyfriend Luc drama-free. But when a pool boy is murdered and a quartet of jeweled artifacts are stolen, her vacation in this Costa Rican paradise becomes a nightmare. Buy THE CRYING CROCODILE anywhere or HERE. Interested in learning more? You can listen to Susan's conversation with Bonnar Spring on the podcast "Crime Wave" HERE.

The fourth novel in Sharon Yang's Jessica Minton Mysteries was released through TouchPoint Press on August 30th.  SHADOWS OF A DARK PAST takes Jessica and Liz Minton to an isolated New England island for her radio program’s remote broadcast from a reputedly haunted mansion. Nightmares, somnambulism, thwarted love, and a seance gone horribly wrong create an eerie atmosphere, while James Crawford's appearance on the scene adds another dark secret. For more details, go to Sharon's website HERE. 

Christine Bagley's short story collection, THE MADNESS OF IDA MAE & OTHER STORIES OF LOVE, MURDER, and MISFITS' was released on August 27th by Level Best Books. The stories are diverse, crossing genres of crime, and historical and literary fiction. The vivid, complex characters face moral dilemmas and compelling scenarios, pulling the reader into their internal worlds and struggles. You can find more about the collection HERE.

THE JIG IS UP by Lisa Q. Mathews, the first book in the New England-set Irish Bed & Breakfast Mysteries, was published on August 20th (Crooked Lane Books). Kirkus said: "Rich with family angst, romance, and murder, this Irish charmer is a fun read." Book #2: BURIED IN SHAMROCKS will be published in May 2025. For more info, visit Lisa's website HERE.

Rhonda Lane’s debut novel FATAL IMAGE: AN AVERY SLOANE MYSTERY was released in July by McNeely Solomon Media LLC. Too many close calls prompt globe-trotting, award-winning photojournalist Avery Sloane to ditch covering world news to join a school friend at a small rural newspaper. Little does Avery know, she may have survived a war zone, but nosing around small-town secrets could get her killed. For more information, check out Rhonda’s website HERE.

In GAME OF MALICE by Gledé Browne Kabongo the disappearance of a brilliant but troubled student from an elite New England school in a pulse-pounding One of Us is Lying meets Cruel Intentions YA thriller. Lesson One: Secrets can kill. Lesson Two: Trust is a dangerous game. Lesson 3: Every ally could be an enemy. Welcome to Branson Academy. Watch your back this fall, the deadliest lessons won't be taught in the classroom. GAME OF MALICE is out September 18. Find more information HERE.

Sarah Osborne's seventh Ditie Brown Mystery came out September 15. This time Ditie and her gang travel to rural Quebec where Lurleen can brush up on her French while Ditie perfects her bread-baking skills. Once more they get more than they bargained for with a murder in their midst involving counterfeit Inuit art being sold as the real deal. Check out THE ART OF MURDER HERE.

In DEADLY CHOICE by S. Lee Manning from Encircle Publications, pub. date September 18, 2024, a Vermont mother travels to Austin, Texas seeking revenge on the doctor, lawyer, and lawmakers she holds responsible for her daughter's unnecessary death from a miscarriage. Her quest for vengeance takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with the children of her targets and when a young woman with a heart defect could also lose her life if unable to end her pregnancy. For more information, check out https://www.sleemanning.com.

Lucy Burdette's 14th Key West food critic mystery, A POISONOUS PALATE, was published by Crooked Lane Books on August 6. Kirkus Reviews said: “A fascinating mix of Hemingway lore, flashbacks to the 1970s, and appended recipes.”

THE SUMMER OF LOVE AND DEATH by Marcy McCreary was released on August 13th. You can learn more HERE.

Sarah Stewart Taylor launched a new series set in 1960s Vermont with AGONY HILL, onAugust 6th. For more information and to find her roster of New England events, visit www.SarahStewartTaylor.com. 

The second book in Kathryn Lasky's Georgia O'Keeffe series, MORTAL RADIANCE, is released on July 2. Painter Georgia O'Keeffe is at her friend's Mabel Dodge Luhan's home Los Gallos to attend the memorial service of the renowned writer D.H. Lawrence. Georgia has been commissioned to design the stained-glass windows for the small memorial chapel in Lawrence's honor. But when she checks to see how the light comes through the glass, another much more horrible sight awaits her: beloved Navajo potter Flora Namingha is dead, her face smashed in with a stone . . . When Georgia's lover Sheriff Ryan McCaffrey comes to town unannounced, things get more complicated, and Georgia suddenly finds herself in a complex tangle of revenge, international  espionage, Nazis and thugs that will require all her artistic sensibilities and amateur sleuthing skills to unravel! 

The tenth addition to Jeannette de Beauvoir’s Provincetown mystery series, THE HONEYMOON HOMICIDES, was released by Homeport Press June 15th. Like the rest of the series, the context of this story involves a very real local issue, in this case the ongoing viability of the historic dune shacks, famous for having sheltered artistic luminaries such as Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Jackson Pollock, and more. And since protagonist Sydney Riley will stumble onto a body anytime one turns up on the Outer Cape, it’s fitting that one should literally crash her wedding!

Carol Goodman Kaufman's debut novel, THE FIRST MURDER, is available. The Kirkus review says, "An engrossing, thorny whodunit set in a small town with big secrets. The narrative is judiciously paced and shows Kaufman's ear for realistic dialogue, and it will keep readers guessing until the final reveal." 

Donna Rae Menard is excited to announce book four in the It's Never Too Late Series, MURDER ON THE SMALL FARM was released on June 18.

CITY GONE ASKEW pubbing July 31st! Matt Cost brings us back to Brooklyn in the Roaring '20s and Hungarian private eye, 8 Ballo, who is hired by Theda Lazar Vogel to prove that her husband was murdered. His colorful cast of friends returns, as well as legendary figures such as Dorothy Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Bugsy Siegel, and Lucky Luciano. As 8 peels back layers of the underbelly of 1920s Brooklyn, the more complicated and dangerous it becomes for him and those who are important to him. 8 must race against time to uncover the truth and put a stop to the most chilling triumvirate ever conceived.

Sharon Dukett’s thriller THE SHUTDOWN LIST, will be published on June 18. A grieving mother must outwit a corrupt and powerful billionaire to find her missing husband. Both men harbor secrets that could get her killed.

THE CARDINAL'S CURSE, the second novel in the Turner and Mosley Files series coauthored by LynDee Walker and Bruce Coffin, will be released by Severn River Publishing on June 11th. Bruce will be appearing at a number of venues following the launch. 

For more details please visit Bruce's events page HERE.

Debra H. Goldstein’s “You Can’t Kill the Cat!” is one of nineteen tales of ruthless relationships included in FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MURDER, edited by Teresa Inge and Heather Weidner. The anthology releases on June 4.

Clea Simon’s BAD BOY BEAT, launching a new Boston noir series, will be published by Severn House on May 7.

THE LOON'S SONG by Kim Herman Shapiro is out from Level Best Books. Beautiful actress, Rosalie Morgann, returns home to Wynter Island seventeen years after she fled because of her romantic liaisons with numerous island husbands. Not many islanders are pleased to see her return, and even fewer are interested in hearing what she has to say for herself. Rosalie manages to convince Kate Zöe Thomas - manager of the local community television station - to allow her on their inaugural broadcast from the newly redesigned studio. When Rosalie dies, live on-air, there are almost too many suspects for the RCMP to consider! With the station’s financial sponsorship now at risk, Kate must help the police find the killer or risk losing the station and her new home on Wynter Island.

Sarah P. Blanchard’s debut novel, DRAWN FROM LIFE, was released April 1 to excellent reviews. Publisher’s Weekly/BookLife says it’s an “expertly plotted thriller powered by twisty suspense and memorable characters.” Reedsy Discovery calls it a “psychological thriller worthy of placement alongside…Stephen King, James Patterson, Lee Child, Gillian Flynn.” Readers’ Favorite gives it five stars, saying it “holds you captive not just with its clever dark plot but with characters so riveting, real, and relatable that it’s impossible to put the book down…Stellar writing.” A New England native, Sarah splits her time between North Carolina and northeastern Connecticut. You can find more information here.