Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for May 2022

Cozy mystery new releases for May 2022! This month I’ve wrangled together 90 upcoming titles – are you ready to check them out?

Oh hello May – I’m so ready for you! The weather is FINALLY getting warmer, my daffodils and tulips are starting to push up out of the earth and my husband is already bothering me with all the garden/patio/deck work that we need to do.

I had a great month of reading, including catching up on several cozy mystery series, discovering some new ones and also indulging in some other *gasp* genres. But, as usual, I’ve also added a TON of new books onto my TBR, including many of the new releases listed below. Are there are new releases you’re especially excited about?

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 May that aren’t listed below, feel free to leave a comment and let us know about it. (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 that the titles are no longer linked as they were in the past. I’ve decided to leave the Amazon affiliate program so therefore will no longer be linking to them (sorry for the inconvenience!) but I do encourage you to check out these books at your local bookstore or online!

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

May 1-8, 2022

MAY 3

• A Crumby Way to Die (KC Crumb Book 3) by Georgiana Daniels
• Claws for Suspicion (Catskills Pet Rescue Book 3) by Deborah Blake
• Double Twist (Mia Murphy Book 1) by Stephanie Rowe – first in a new series!
• Here Comes The Witch (Hallow Haven Witch Mysteries Book 13) by Mara Webb
• Hold on for Beer Life (Sloan Krause Book 5.5) by Ellie Alexander
• Members Only Murder (Major Bummer Murders Book 3) by Melrose McFadden
• Muffins, Mechanics, and Murder (Darla’s Delectables Food Truck Book 8) by Susan Harper
• Ruby Roy and The Murder in the Falls (Ruby Roy Book 1) by Rima Ray – first in a new series!
• Steeping Secrets (Magical Tea Room Book 5) by Erin Johnson 
• The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club Book 1) by Robert Thorogood – first in a new series!
• The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

MAY 5

• An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Book 1) by Katie Gayle – first in a new series!
• Serape & Scapegoats (Sassy Supplies Book 7) by Katherine H Brown

MAY 9

• Gaffes and Ghouls (Channeling Ghosts for Beginners Book 5) by Izzy Wilder
• Swan Song Murder (Goldie Weston Historical Mysteries Book 3) by RA Wallace

May 9-15, 2022

MAY 10

• A Spirited Betrayal (Midlife is Murder Book 4) by Clare Lockhart
• Bear Witness (Alaska Untamed Book 1) by Lark O Jensen – first in a new series!
• Death at the Fete (A Sri Lankan Mystery Book 3) by Nadishka Aloysius
• Flared Stiff (Bonnie & Clyde Book 5) by Julie Anne Lindsey
• Here Today Gone Tomato (Mexican Mysteries Book 2) by Mona Marple
• Kibbles and Death (Samantha Davies Book 1) by SA Kazlo – first in a new series!
• Murder in the Community Garden (Tory Benning Book 3) by Judith Gonda
• Murder Over The Cold Grave (Lillian Crawford Book 8) by Blythe Baker
• Ristretto and Revenge (Cup of Jo Book 9) by Kelly Hashway
• Scandal at Stonecroft (Sackets Harbor Book 1) by Sandra Kay Vosburgh – first in a new series!
• Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery Book 1) by Alicia Bessette – first in a new series!
• The Brass Key (Myrtle Beach Mysteries Book 0.5) by Caleb Wygal
• Vows & Victims (Presley Thurman Book 8) by LC Turner

MAY 12

• Murder is Served (Secrets Revealed Book 2) by Betty Bixby
• West Side Murder (Musical Murder Mystery Book 2) by KL Montgomery

MAY 13

• An Ominous Explosion (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Book 10) by Lynn Messina
• Die Charred (Matchmaker Marriage Mysteries Book 4) by Elise Sax
• Visitors and Victims (Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy Book 22) by Diana Xarissa

MAY 14

• The Missing Husband (Northwest Cozy Mystery Book 24) by Dianne Harman

MAY 15

• Murder With Daffodils (Violet Carlyle Mysteries Book 35) by Beth Byers
• Old Bones and Ice Cream Cones (Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic Book 6) by Elizabeth Pantley

May 16-22, 2022

MAY 16

• Heat Wave Homicide (Firefly Junction Book 14) by London Lovett
• The Pie in the Scry (Shady Grove Psychic Book 5) by Ada Bell

MAY 17

• Boardwalk Betrayal (Maggie and Pepper Book 1) by Wendy Ledger – first in a new series!
• Lies, Spies, and the Baker’s Surprise (Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Book 6) by Terry Ambrose
• Mystery at Lovelace Manor (Eve Mallow Book 8) by Clare Chase
• The Double Exposure Murder (Robyn Cavanagh Book 1) by Jeanne Quigley – first in a new series!

MAY 18

• The Cat and the Pendulum (The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency Book 10) by Mandy Morton

MAY 19

• Cream Puff Punishment (Murder in the Mix Book 43) by Addison Moore
• Inherited Murder (Medium with a Heart Book 4) by Erica J Whelton
• Such is Midlife (Sweet Mountain Witches Book 6) by Cindy Stark

MAY 20

• A Fateful Plateful (Auntie Clem’s Bakery Book 16) by PD Workman
• A Motive Most Bitter (33rd Street Roastery Book 2) by Summer Prescott
• Blowin’ Up A Murder (Kenni Lowry Book 8) by Tonya Kappes

MAY 22

• April Showers Bring Dead Flowers (Murder on the Vine Book 1) by Krista Lockheart
• Evil on the High Seas (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates Book 9) by Emily Queen

May 23-31, 2022

MAY 23

• Murder and Macchiatos (Coffee Truck Book 1) by Justine Maxwell – first in a new series!
• Murder Supreme (Freshly Baked Book 18) by Kathleen Suzette

MAY 24

• A Midsummer Night’s Fudge (Candy-Coated Book 10) by Nancy Coco
• Bewitched to Death (Crayon Kitten Book 1) by Constance Barker – first in a new series!
• Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries Book 1) by Tamara Berry – first in a new series!
• Cold Drip (Barks & Beans Cafe Book 6) by Heather Day Gilbert
• Fatal Flowers (Flower House Book 3) by Jess Dylan
• Killer Confession (Jamie Winters Book 7) by Kelly Rey
• Murder at the Circus (Ginger Gold Book 19) by Lee Strauss
• Murder with Darjeeling Tea (Daisy’s Tea Garden Book 8) by Karen Rose Smith
• No Big Rip (Ripple Effect Book 7) by Jeanne Glidewell

MAY 25

• Wiped Out in Wimbledon (Cassie Coburn Book 10) by Samantha Silver

MAY 26

• Beaches and Betrayal (Dune House Book 22) by Cindy Bell
• Caramel Cupcake Murder (Bite-sized Bakery Book 24) by Rosie A Point
• Mayhem In The Mudroom (Moorecliff Manor Cat Book 5) by Leighann Dobbs

MAY 27

• Death at the Dinner Party (Adam and Eve Book 2) by Emma Davies
• Digital Deception (Parker Photography Book 8) by Suzanne Bolden
• Fool’s Gold (Mydworth Mysteries Book 11) by Matthew Costello
• Love ‘Em and Leaf ‘Em (Pebble Cove Teahouse Book 7) by Eryn Scott
• Trouble and Tea Leaves (Channeling Ghosts for Beginners Book 6) by Izzy Wilder
• When Night Falls (Bunburry Book 14) by Helena Marchmont

MAY 28

• Rings, Rocks and Murder (Rosie Ryan Book 2) by DC Pitt

MAY 29

• A Parisian Bait (Rosa The Cuban Psychic Book 2) by Ileana Muñoz Renfroe
• The Murder Verdict (Cedar Bay Book 26) by Dianne Harman

MAY 30

• Bingo, Bribes, and Alibis (Breeze Village Book 2) by Kate Maclean
• The French for Murder (Lady Eleanor Swift Book 10) by Verity Bright

MAY 31

• A Thymely Death (Lily Rock Book 4) by Bonnie Hardy
• Cake Pops and Murder (Bite-sized Bakery Book 25) by Rosie A Point
• Haute Couture and Death (Fleming Investigations Book 9) by Patti Larsen
• Marigold and a Killer Cold (Fern Grove Book 9) by Abby Reede
• Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder (Miss Morton Book 1) by Catherine Lloyd – first in a new series!
• Murder in India (Tommy & Evelyn Christie Book 7) by Catherine Coles
• Murder Most Grave (Granny Reid Book 4) by GA McKevett
• Paperback Perjury (Shelf Indulgence Book 5) by SE Babin
• Past Resort (Minerva Biggs Book 3) by Cordelia Rook
• Renovated to Death (Domestic Partners in Crime Book 1) by Frank Anthony Polito – first in a new series!
• Romance & Revenge (Presley Thurman Book 9) by LC Turner
• Storm in a Teacup (Tea & Sympathy Book 7) by J New
• The Diva Says Cheesecake! (Domestic Diva Mystery Book 15) by Krista Davis
• The Painted Penny Stamp (Vita Carew Book 4) by Fran Smith