Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for May 2024

Cozy mystery new releases for May! I can’t believe April is already over! Does this finally mean that summer is on its way? I’ve been chipping away at my TBR but it never seems to end and there are some wonderful new books coming out this month! For May, I’ve gathered up nearly 150 titles for you to check out! Leave a comment and let me know which books you’ll be reaching for this month!

Every month I try my best to include as many new release cozy mysteries as possible but since there are HUNDREDS of books coming out so I can’t list them all! If you know any cozy mysteries that were left out of my list, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll add it to the post. (Authors! If you have a new cozy mystery release coming out, send me an email at stephanie@bookfrolic.com and I’ll include it!)

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Book info, including release date, was correct at time of posting, but may change at any time.

MAY 1-5, 2024

MAY 1

• A Jaunty Jam (Mulbury Mystery Book 4) by Juno Harvey
• Deep Wedded Blues (Deep Lakes Book 5) by Joy Ann Ribar
• Natural Ingredients (Sienna Monroe Book 11) by Stella Dorn
• Required Corpse (Community College Mysteries Book 2) by L.M. Harper

MAY 2

• A Meowfia Mystery (Meow Mafia Book 2) by Corrine Winters
• A Nest of Vipers (Bangalore Detectives Club Book 3) by Harini Nagendra
• Death at Castle Wolf (Golden Murder Mysteries Book 3) by Anna Penrose
• Death by Misadventure (Amy Hammond Book 22) by Tia Brown
• Jerry Mandering (Connie Cafe Book 14) by Maisy Marple
• Mystery on Meadowsweet Grove (Eve Mallow Book 12) by Clare Chase
• Murder at the Pirate Festival (Berryport Book 1) by Abigail Yardimci – first in a new series!
• Murder on the Italian Riviera (Armstrong and Oscar Book 7) by T.A. Williams
• Sleigh Rides and Secrets (Tiffany Black Travel Mysteries Book 10) by A.R. Winters

MAY 3

• Death on the Line (Judith Spears Book 2) by Sam Oman
• Murder for Sale (Bunny and Bella Rose Book 1) by A.S. Wilkes – first in a new series!
• Murder on Tin Pan Alley (Bobbie Flynn Book 2) by Jack Murray
• The Cottage in Lady Fern Lane (Trenwalloe Sands Cornish Mystery Book 2) by Daphne Neville
• The First Date Disaster (Very Merry Murder Mystery Book 2) by Rachel Beattie

MAY 4

• Reining in Murder (Carson Stable Book 1) by Leigh Hearon – first in a new series!
• Wretched Wishes (Irish Incantations Book 5) by Tricia Tilde

MAY 5

• A Mystery at Moor House (Lady Ellen Investigates Book 3) by Kelly Mason
• The Deathly Visit (Pevensey Bay Book 1) by Diane Ezzard – first in a new series!

MAY 6-12, 2024

MAY 6

• Death at the Hunting Lodge (Amelia Adams Book 3) by Laura Stewart

MAY 7

• An Intrigue of Witches (Secret Society Mystery Book 1) by Esme Addison – first in a new series!
• Beeswax Bewitchment (Honey Bee Hedgewitch Book 1) by S.E. Babin – first in a new series!
• Campfire Fatality (Skye Williams Kenyan Cozy Mystery Book 2) by Danielle Collins
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Spark (Return to Magic Book 6) by Lily Harper Hart
• Donuts and Divination (Witches of Willow Hollow Book 3) by Kat McGee 
• Easier Dead Than Drawn (Paint by Murder Book 3) by Bailee Abbott
• Lightning Strikes the Silence (Lane Winslow Book 11) by Iona Whishaw
• Murder at Tanton Towers (British Stately Home Mystery Book 1) by Amy Myers – first in a new series! 
• Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure (Nonna Maria Book 3) by Lorenzo Carcaterra
• One Deadly Batch (Agatha Royale Book 2) by Ella Andrew
• Rip Chord (Ripple Effect Myster, Book 9) by Jeanne Glidewell
• Star Struck (Hollywood Mystery Book 2) by Marjorie McCown
• When the Curse Draws Near (Murder, She Witches Book 6) by Kat McGee
• You May Curse the Bride (Wedding Witch Book 3) by Bella Colby

MAY 8

• Corpse in the Craftsman Cottage (Flippin’ Good Mystery Book 1) by Lori Pollard-Johnson – first in a new series!
• Death at the Craven Arms (Veronica Vale Investigates Book 3) by Kitty Kildare
• Magicians and Murder (Book Store Cozy Mystery Book 7) by Lucinda Race 
• Rock the Boat (Cruising for Clues Book 2) by Emma Ainsley
• The Body in the Fountain (Sunset Lodge Book 6) by Diana Xarissa

MAY 9

• Creole Catnip Conundrum (Cozy New Orleans Book 1) by Corrine Winters – first in a new series!
• The Suspicions of Mr Whisker (No. 2 Feline Detective Agency Book 13) by Mandy Morton

MAY 10

• A Mythical Case of Arson (Mythical Pet Sitting Book 1) by Melissa Erin Jackson – first in a new series!
• Better Safe Than Sorry (Sgt. Windflower Book 14) by Mike Martin
• Beware of Toxic Fish and Friends (Walker and Chao Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Sheryl Frazer
• Lovers to Die For (Island Cozy Mystery Book 3) by Peyton Stone
• Midsummer Mischief (Mystic Moonhaven Book 5) by Daisy Landish
• Silent Night in Somerset (Mill-Upon-Mortlake Book 2) by M. Culler
• Tiger Lilies and Tragedy (Petal Pushers Flower Shop Book 7) by L.C. Turner

MAY 13-19, 2024

MAY 13

• Firearms and Foxes (Dusty Paws Book 4) by Verena DeLuca
• Murder on the SS Andromeda (Lady Elizabeth Hawthorne Book 1) by Olivia Rose – first in a new series!
• Plot and Bothered (Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries Book 9) by Steffanie Holmes
• The Happy Housekeeper’s Guide To Crime (Barbara Hollis Book 6) by Blythe Baker

MAY 14

• Cornered at the Corral (Ghost Town Mysteries Book 4) by Jamie L. Adams
• Clue in the Cottage (The Inn at Holiday Bay Book 27) by Kathi Daley
• Murder in the Masai Mara (Melody Scott Snapshot Book 2) by Victoria DeLuis
• Purrfectly Framed (Mobile Cat Groomer Book 2) by Ruth J. Hartman
• The County Agent (Cobbler’s Bluff Book 2) by K.P. Stafford
• The Thunder of Stones (Lady Arianna Hadley Book 8) by Andrea Penrose
• Wisps of Time (Ellie Baye Book 5) by Christine Roney

MAY 15

• Clueless at the Coffee Station (Betti Bryant Book 1) by Bee Litlefield – first in a new series!
• Small-Town Sleuth (Small-Town Sleuth Book 1) by Tom Watts – first in a new series!
• Stiletto to the Pedal (Tow Truck Murder Mysteries Book 5) by Karen C. Whalen

MAY 16

• Cake and Crystals (Witches of Willow Hollow Book 4) by Kat McGee
• Claws on the Bayou (Cozy New Orleans Book 2) by Corrine Winters
• Fluffy, Flip Flops, and Foul Play (Silver Circle Cat Rescue Book 7) by Leanne Leeds
• Pirates of the Caribbean Cruise (Cruising Through Midlife: Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Book 8) by Addison Moore

MAY 17

• Chamomile Tea and A Copycat Crime (Waterwheel Cafe Book 4) by Victoria Tait
• Cookie Dough Catastrophe (Seaside Ice Cream Shop Book 9) by Angela K. Ryan
• Death on the Links (Maisy Marple’s Bite-Size Mysteries Book 7) by Maisy Marple

MAY 20-26, 2024

MAY 20

• Bridal Veil Bedlam (Dog Detective – A Bulldog on the Case Book 10) by Rosie Sams
• The Art of Murder (Village Detectives Book 1) by Fiona Walker – first in a new series!

MAY 21

• A Cyclist’s Guide to Crime & Croissants (Cyclist’s Guide Mystery Book 1) by Ann Claire – first in a new series!
• A Darkness in Seven Dials (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Book 17) by Ashley Gardner and Jennifer Ashley
• A Limited Edition Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery Book 10) by Lauren Elliott
• A Pose Before Dying (Cat Yoga Book 1) by Alex Erickson – first in a new series!
• An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Book 11) by TE Kinsey 
• Gone to Hot Pot (Noodle Shop Mystery Book 11) by Vivien Chien
• More Than Meets the Eye (Tiger’s Eye Mysteries Book 12) by Alyssa Day
• Murder at the Spelling Bee (Maya and Sandra Book 4) by Lee Hollis
• Road Trips, Blue Skies & Dead Guys (Gianna Mancini Book 10) by Jennifer Fischetto
• The Last Hope (Maggie Hope Book 11) by Susan Elia MacNeal
• Witches and Waterways (Water Witch Book 3) by Leah R Cutter

MAY 22

• Chilled to the Cone (Cookie’s Creamery Mystery Book 9) by Kathleen Suzette
• Murder By Rote (Meredith and Alec Thatch Book 2) by Rachel Ford

MAY 23

• A Witch Through Time (Scottish Witches Book 4) by Felicity Green
• Beignet Bites and Catfights (Cozy New Orleans Book 3) by Corrine Winters
• Puppy Love and Panic (Heywood Hounds Book 4) by Carly Winter
• Sentenced to Murder (Bookstore Mystery Book 5) by Sue Minix
• Sweet Suspicion (Pupcake Mystery Book 1) by Mary B. Barbee – first in a new series!

MAY 24

• A Gentleman in Search of a Wife (Lord Julian Book 5) by Grace Burrowes
• Apple Pie Assassination (Fable Wood Witches Holiday Mysteries Book 1) by RaShelle Workman – first in a new series!
• Death by Matchmaker (Heist Society Investigates Book 3) by Brittany E. Brinegar and J.E. Brinegar
• Ice Scream Sundae (Fun Foodie Book 3) by Maisy Marple
• Murder by Brewery (Moon’s Landing Book 4) by Shelley Weiss

MAY 25

• Crafting with Slander (Gasper’s Cove Book 3) by Barbara Emodi

MAY 26

• A Royal Occassion in Stickleback Hollow (Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow Book 26) by C.S. Woolley
• Codas and Calibers (Codi Cassidy Book 3) by Dan DeKoning
• Funhouse Mirrors (Locust Point Book 15) by Libby Howard
• The Garden Club Murder (The Ozarks Book 9) by Dianne Harman

MAY 27-31, 2024

MAY 27

• Dying for a Nap (Maternal Instincts Book 15) by Diana Orgain
• Whispers on the Wind (Cherry Blossom Bay Book 2) by H.C. Cardona

MAY 28

• A Fresh Start for Elizabeth (The Recipe Box Book 3) by Donna Schlachter
• Clover Covered Corpse (Texas Flower Farmer Book 2) by Jackie Layton
• Cut to the Chase (Mackenzie Owens Book 4) by Jasmine Webb
• June Bug (Murder by Month Book 2) by Jess Lourey
• Lemon Drizzle and Loathing (Peridale Cafe Book 32) by Agatha Frost
• Meditation & Murder (Kara Hilder Book 10) by Jenna St. James
• Murder on the French Riviera (Miss Underhay Book 16) by Helena Dixon
• Summoning, Skating, and Skulls (Bewitcher’s Beach Book 2) by Emily Fluke
• The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Gentleman Burglar by Sam Siciliano
• Trouble in Assisi (Fabiola Bennett Book 2) by Heidi Eljarbo

MAY 29

• Murder in the Bay (Lottie Sprigg Country House Book 4) by Martha Bond
• Murder, She Wrote: Fit for Murder (Murder, She Wrote Book 57) by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran
• Pick Yar Poison (Katie Murphy Book 2) by Suzanne Bolden
• Sundae Suspects (Cookie’s Creamery Book 10) by Kathleen Suzette
• The Six-Thirteen from Fairfield Junction and other cases of Sherlock Holmes by Denis O Smith

MAY 30

• Ghost Cat at the Mystery Hotel (Tenth Life Book 3) by Mollie Hunt
• Meditation Can Be Murder (Witch of Henbane Island Book 1) by Poppy Bridgeman – first in a new series!
• Murder at Work (Booker & Fitch Book 5) by Liz Hedgecock and Paula Harmon
• Salted Caramel, Shows, and Suspects (Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Book 23) by Cindy Bell
• Strawberry Swirl Murder (Spies and Food Truck Book 1) by Rosie A. Point – first in a new series!
• The Missing Diamond (Crown Jewels Regency Mysteries Book 1) by Lynn Morrison and Anne Radcliffe – first in a new series!

MAY 31

• Breakfast in Dead (Pebble Cove Bed-and-Breakfast Book 1) by Eryn Scott – first in a new series!
• Death by Dickens (Mike Atwell Book 1) by Penelope Cress and Steve Higgs – first in a new series!
• Farm Table Felonies (Farm Fresh Book 2) by Summer Prescott
• Love & Lizard Tongues (Woods Crossing Magical Mysteries Book 3) by Sarah Rae Drake and Serina Winters
• Mortal Vintage (Seacastle Mysteries Book 5) by PJ Skinner
• Muffins and Malice (Snow Falls Alaska Cozy Book 7) by Wendy Meadows
• Murder In The Afternoon: A Steamy Small Town Murder Myster (Mystery, She Wrote Book 5) by Delta James
• Murder in the Fairy Ring (Erin’s Glen Book 2) by A.P. Ryan
• Party Sparks (Lake Minnetonka Book 3) by Lyssa Lund
• Picnics, Peers, and Poison (Lady Persephone Book 1) by R.B Marshall – first in a new series!
• Sixth Sense at St Morrigan’s (Chronicles of St Morrigan’s Book 6) by Rosie Adams
• The Baker and the Broken Heart (Blythe River Book 2) by Jesse Leigh Murray
• The Scented Cipher (Nora Black Midlife Psychic Book 9) by Renee George
• The Tahitian Gold Cup Treasure Hunt (Cozy Cruise Mysteries Book 21) by Lizzie Josephson