Cozy mystery new releases for January 2023! This year has gotten off to a really quick, and somewhat rocky, start for me and has totally caught me off guard, so I apologise as my blog has taken a slight back seat while I try to catch up on 2023! We kick off the new year with plenty of new cozies to keep us company – which ones will you be adding to your TBR list?
Every month I try my best to include as many new books as possible but honestly, there are HUNDREDS of books coming out each month so I can’t possibly list them all! If you know any cozy mystery releases coming out in November that aren’t listed below, feel free to leave a comment and let me know about it and I’ll add it to the post. (Authors! If you have a new cozy mystery coming out next month or at a future date, send me an email at stephanie@bookfrolic.com and I’ll make sure to add it to the appropriate post!)
(You may have noticed I no longer include every cover image – it was taking me days to put this together and also taking up a lot of space on my drive to store all these images, so to ensure I can keep putting this list out without spending days doing it, I’ve streamlined the process to just show a few of the lovely covers and focus on the book list itself.
Book info, including release date, was correct at time of posting, but may change at any time.
January 1-8, 2023
JANUARY 1
- A Sparkling Case of Murder (Lisette Darling Golden Age Mysteries Book 1) by Colette Clark – first in a new series!
- Death in Heels (Dublin Drag Mysteries Book 1) by Kitty Murphy – first in a new series!
JANUARY 2
- Boared Stiff (Street Food Cozies Book 3) by Gretchen Allen
- Larceny and Gingerbread Lattes (Coffee Truck Cozy Mysteries Book 3) by Justine Maxwell
- Lemon Lawlessness (Cupcake Crimes Book 11) by Molly Maple
- The Muffin Shop Murder (Delilah Crumbworthy Book 1) by Holly Tierney – first in a new series!
JANUARY 3
- A Murderous Persuasion (Jane Austen Tea Society Book 2) by Katie Oliver
- Fatal Fascinator (Hat Shop Mystery Book 7) by Jenn McKinlay
- Meat Thy Maker (Pennsylvania-Dutch Book 24) by Tamar Myers
- Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle (Murder She Wrote Book 56) by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran
- Of Mushrooms and Matrimony (Tish Tarragon Book 6) by Amy Patricia Meade
- Resort at Castaway Bay: Fit or Fatality (Resort at Castaway Bay Book 7) by Kathi Daley
- Tropical Tragedy (Travel Writer Mystery Book 5) by Wendy Meadows
JANUARY 4
- A False Report by Veronica Heley
- An Early Death: A Right Royal Cozy Investigation Prequel by Helen Golden
- Baking Matters Worse (Raised and Glazed Book 25) by Emma Ainsley
- Big Bass Catcher & A Body on a Stretcher (Eagle Lake Book 1) by Amy Curry – first in a new series!
- Sniffing Out Scandal (Layers of Mystery Book 3) by Leanne Baker
JANUARY 5
- A Badly Behaved Witch (Keystone County Witches Book 7) by Kate Satori
- Death Comes to Marlow (The Marlow Murder Club Book 2) by Robert Thorogood
- Murder on the Block (Wilma Wade Holiday Mysteries Book 4) by Daisy Landish
- The Not-OK Corral Mystery (Tansy & Hank Pet Psychic Book 13) by Miranda Rose Barker
JANUARY 6
- Azure and the Case of the Cauldron of Lies (Azure’s Hill Country Mysteries Book 2) by Verena DeLuca
- Last Seen in Santorini (Miss Ashford Investigates Book 2) by Vivian Conroy
- Steep With One Eye Open (Magical Tea Room Book 7) by Erin Johnson
JANUARY 8
- Echoes (Amy Hammond Book 14) by Tia Brown
January 9-15, 2023
JANUARY 10
- Bones in the Back Forty (Bea Rivers Book 2) by Marty Eberhardt
- Cat Scratch Murder ( Crystal Beach Magic Book 1) by Karen McSpade – first in a new series!
- Crimes and Covers (Magical Bookshop Book 5) by Amanda Flower
- Critiqued to Death (Grand Prairie Book 1) by M.S. Peke – first in a new series!
- Homecoming and Homicide (Wannabe Sleuth Book 2) by Jody Holford
- Rivalry Gone Wrong (Cheer Moms Book 1) by L.C. Turner – first in a new series!
- Sniffing Out Scandal (Layers of Mystery Book 3) by Leanne Baker
- The Game is a Footnote (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Book 8) by Vicki Delany
- The Widow on the Honeymoon Cruise (Murder Mystery Book Club Book 5) by C.A. Larmer
JANUARY 11
- Cats, Castles and Murder (Rosie Ryan Book 7) by DC Pitt
- Death on ZigZag Trail (Secret Sleuth Book 7) by Patricia McLinn
- Mascara & Mayhem (Prickly Pear Psychic Mysteries Book 4) by Elle Wren Burke
JANUARY 12
- Baked in Suspicion (Sweets of Saltcaster Book 1) by Miranda Rose Barker – first in a new series!
- Fugitive in the Forest (Vangie Vale Book 6) by R.L. Syme
- Masquerade Party Murder (Juniper Holiday Book 4) by Leighann Dobbs
- Murder Abroad (Lottie Lindberg Book 5) by Ruby Riverton
JANUARY 13
- An Extravagant Duplicity (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Book 11) by Lynn Messina
- Proverbs & Preparations (Connie Cafe Book 12) by Maisy Marple
- The Confession (Cedar Bay Book 27) by Dianne Harman
January 16-22, 2023
JANUARY 16
- A Pizza the Action (Street Food Cozies Book 4) by Gretchen Allen
- The Alewives (Alewives of Colmar Book 1) by Elizabeth R. Andersen – first in a new series!
- The Pepper Peach Murder (Luscious Delights Book 1) by Meg Benjamin – first in a new series!
JANUARY 17
- Beguiled by Bourbon (Bohemia Bartenders Book 5) by Lucy Lakestone
- Like, Subscribe, and Murder (Larkin Day Book 2) by Nicole Dieker
- Mage Storms & Murder (Fade Island Book 3) by Claire Robyns
- Resort at Castaway Bay: Fit or Fatality (Resort at Castaway Bay Book 7) by Kathi Daley
- The Ghost is Clear (Reaper Witch Book 7) by Elle Adams
- The Mitford Secret (Mitford Murders Book 6) by Jessica Fellowes
- Twisted: Death Picks the Playlist (Paranormal Penny Book 7) by Sarah Hualde
- Unfolding Crime (Psychic Cleaner Book 4) by S.E. Babin
- Wizardly Eyes (Wizards of Little Hope Book 2) by Tyler Rhodes
JANUARY 18
- A Mistake of Murder (Jan Christopher Book 3) by Helen Hollick
- Born to Bead Wild (Glass Bead Book 5) by Janice Peacock
- Death at Crookham Hall (Iris Woodmore Book 1) by Michelle Salter – first in a new series!
- Sunsets, Smoke and Suspicion (Dune House Book 24) by Cindy Bell
JANUARY 19
- A Dismal Crystal Curse (Crystal Curse Book 2) by Constance Barker
- Cheesecake Murder (Milly Pepper Book 3) by Rosie A. Point
- Murder at the Bookstore (The Bookstore Mystery Series Book 1) by Sue Minix – first in a new series!
- The Body in the Boathouse (Sunset Lodge Book 2) by Diana Xarissa
JANUARY 20
- Frothy Fears (Cream and Sugar Book 3) by Melinda Craig
- Murder at the Charity Ball (Miss Underhay Book 11) by Helena Dixon
- On the Eve of Murder (German Bakery Book 2) by Tracy Donley
- On Thin Ice (Mike and Maddie Book 1) by Daisy Landish – first in a new series!
JANUARY 22
- Riddled Riptides (Paige Comber Book 8) by Agatha Ball
January 23-29, 2023
JANUARY 23
- A Grave Roast (Orchard Hollow Book1) by AN Sage – first in a new series!
- Chaos at the Campground (Last Resort Book 1) by Mel Morgan – first in a new series!
JANUARY 24
- A Fashionable Fatality (Lady and Lady’s Maid Book 8) by Alyssa Maxwell
- Against the Currant (Spice Isle Bakery Book 1) by Olivia Matthews – first in a new series!
- Aida Time (Stitches In Crime Book 10) by ACF Bookens
- Claw of Attraction (Crystal Beach Magic Mystery Book 2) by Karen McSpade
- Deadly Focus (Witch in the Woods Book 15) by Jenna St. James
- Even the Score (Cheer Moms Book 2) by L.C. Turner
- Every Witch Way but Demon (Magical Misfits Book 6) by K.E. O’Connor
- Four Leaf Cleaver (Country Store Mystery Book 11) by Maddie Day
- Gone but Not for Garden (Goddess of Greene St. Book 4) by Kate Collins
- Mislaid Love and Found Bodies (Luckland Book 3) by MJ Miller
- Murder at a Scottish Wedding (Scottish Shire Book 4) by Traci Hall
- Talisman Tails (Nine Lives Magic Book 6) by Danielle Garrett
JANUARY 25
- A Murder in Mayfair (Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate: Book 4) by Celina Grace
- The Case of the Unlucky Handyman (Annie Archer Paranormal Mysteries Book 4) by Daisy Landish
JANUARY 26
- A Ruthless Ruff Patch (Country Cottage Book 25) by Addison Moore
- Lost & Drowned (Bellbrook Murder Mysteries Book 3) by Reagan Davis
- Murder at Yuletide (Ginger Gold Book 22) by Lee Strauss
- Murder for Beginners (Booker & Fitch Book 1) by Liz Hedgecock – first in a new series!
- New Year Nuisance (Holiday Cozy Mystery Book 4) by Tonya Kappes
- Stop and Spell the Roses (Enchanted Flower Shop Book 1) by Amorette Anderson – first in a new series!
- Write and Wrong (Sweets of Saltcaster Book 2) by Miranda Rose Barker
JANUARY 27
- A Spot of Earl Slay (Tea Time Troubles Book 1) by Aubrey Elle – first in a new series!
- A Village Fete Murder (Julia Bird Book 3) by Katie Gayle
- Murder in Chianti (Armstrong and Oscar Book 2) by T.A. Williams
JANUARY 28
- Murder at the Mill (Sophie Sayers Book 6) by Debbie Young
- The Mystery of the Golden Cat (Adele Gossling Book 4) by Tam May
JANUARY 29
- A Tender Little Murder (Violet Carlyle Book 39) by Beth Byers
- Magnolias and Murder (Witches of Keyhole Lake Book 16) by Tegan Maher
January 30-31, 2023
JANUARY 30
- Cursed Cookies (Cookie Corner Paranormal Cozy Mysteries Book 3) by Cindy Stark
- For All in TENTS & Curses (Death in Miniature Book 3) by Shelly Dawn Siddall
- Once Upon a Mime (Humboldt County Book 2) by Louise Jane Watson
- Murder on Boston Common (Massachusetts Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Andrea Kress – first in a new series!
- Mydworth Mysteries (A Cosy Historical Mystery Book 13) by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards
- The Final Farewell (Northwest Cozy Mystery Book 28) by Dianne Harman
JANUARY 31
- A Novel Idea (Village Library Book 8) by Elizabeth Spann Craig
- Barn Burner (Clear Springs Book 2) by Ellie Ballard
- Cheddar Late Than Dead (Grilled Cheese Mysteries Book 3) by Linda Reilly
- Dead Before I Do (Maddie Swallows Book 3) by Kat Bellemore
- Deadbeat Dad (Lily Rock Book 5) by Bonnie Hardy
- Hoodoo You Think Done It (Brew & Bones Book 1) by Kathy Love – first in a new series!
- Pineapple Valentine Mystery (Pineapple Port Book 17) by Amy Vansant
- The Girl with the Dragonfruit Tattoo (Trouble in Paradise! Book 3) by Carrie Doyle
