Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for October 2022

Cozy mystery new releases for October 2022! I’ve managed to collect together a pile of new titles coming out this month – are you ready to check them all out?

September went by even faster than August! Yikes! The holidays are definitely upon us. I remember being extra busy around this time as well last year (I checked and I got so busy that I skipped putting out a New Release list for October last year. But not this year! Even though it’s several days late, I’m still glad I made time to put this together because there are A LOT of great cozy mysteries coming out this month!

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 October 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 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.

October 1-9, 2022

OCTOBER 1

• Aerobics Can Be Deadly: (Bucket List Mysteries 1) by Ryan Rivers – first in a new series!
• Deadly Target (Julie Erickson Book 4) by Cristine Adams
• Dog Days of Summer (Gone to the Dogs Book 2) by Kathleen Y’Barbo
• The Final Curtain (Piper Greene Exeter Mystery Book 2) by Lara Bricker
• The Ghost on the Stairs (Crystal Cove Cozy Ghost Mystery Book 1) by Mathiya Adams – first in a new series!

OCTOBER 2

• A Developing Attraction (Parker Photography Book 9) by Suzanne Bolden
• Bulldog Bandit (Apple Blossom Bay Book 3) by Molly Maple
• Murder at the Hendrick Hotel (Rawiri Frankwell Detective Agency Book 1) by Emily Hilton Smith – first in a new series!
• The Missing Pets Mystery (Supermarket Mysteries Book 2) by Rachel Ward

OCTOBER 3

• Someone Cruel in Coyote Creek (The Accidental Detective Book 3) by Kris Bock
• The Brighton Murders (The Camille Divine Murder Mysteries Book 3) by Andrea Hicks

OCTOBER 4

• A Mental Picture Paints a Thousand Crimes (Piper Ashwell Psychic PI Book 17) by Kelly Hashway
• Antiques Liquidation (A Trash ‘n’ Treasures mystery Book 16) by Barbara Allan
• Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery Book 3) by Mia P. Manansala
• Every Witch Way but Wolf (Magical Misfits Book 4) by K.E. O’Connor
• Icicles & Icepicks (Presley Thurman Book 15) by L.C. Turner
• Macchiatos and Mystery (Janie Bruce Book 1) by Millie Briggs – first in a new series!
• Murder is Afoot (Dog Leg Cove Book 3) by Danielle Collins & Susan Harper
• Soul of a Killer (Books & Biscuits Book 2) by Abby Collette
• The Ghost and the Stolen Tears (Haunted Bookshop Book 8) by Cleo Coyle
• The Tunnel of Doom (The Mac ‘n’ Ivy Mysteries Book 5) by Lorena McCourtney

OCTOBER 5

• Murder for a Song (Musical Mayhem Book 1) by KM Jackways – first in a new series!
• That’s the Spirit! (GhostWriter Mystery Book 1) by Mallory Pierce – first in a new series!

OCTOBER 6

• A Halloween Homicide (Holiday Cozy 3) by Tonya Kappes
• Doodled to Death (Barkview Mysteries Book 4) by C.B. Wilson
• Jelly-Filled Justice (Donut Mysteries Book 57) by Jessica Beck

OCTOBER 7

• A Shot Most Bitter (33rd Street Roastery Book 7) by Summer Prescott
• Beg Your Paw-Don (Kitten Witch of Cowboy Mountain Book 2) by Corrine Winters
• Cornish Pasty Conspiracy: The Killing in the Filling (Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Book 13) by Steve Higgs
• Mystery in Provence (Miss Ashford Investigates Book 1) by Vivian Conroy – first in a new series!
• Panic at the parking (Garance Prévost Book 1) by Audrey Woodberry – first in a new series!

OCTOBER 9

• Christmas on Cozy Mountain (Cozy Mountain Book 5) by Pamela Grandstaff

October 10-16, 2022

OCTOBER 10

• Terror at Thornbridge Hotel (Firefly Junction Book 15) by London Lovett
• The Case of the Deadly Truffles (Annie Archer Paranormal Mysteries Book 1) by Daisy Landish – first in a new series!
• The Ghoul in the Garage (Soul Seeker Book 8) by Courtney McFarlin

OCTOBER 11

• A Christmas Candy Killing (Killer Chocolate Mystery Book 1) by Christina Romeril – first in a new series!
• A Touch of Malice (Kalli Ballas Book 3) by Kari Lee Townsend
• Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking (Caribbean Kitchen Book 2) by Raquel V. Reyes
• Christmas Angels (Mercy Allcutt Mystery Book 7) by Alice Duncan
• Crime for the Books (Jane Doe Book Club Book 3) by Kate Young
• Fowl Play (Juniper Junction Cozy Holiday Mystery Book 6) by Amy M. Reade
• Ghouls Just Wanna Be Spun (Knit Witch Book 4) by Lyla Lockwood
• Halloween Homicide (Holidays Can Be Murder Book 3) by Kelly Hashway
• Kill Them with Canvas (Paint by Murder Mystery Book 2) by Bailee Abbott
• Murder Straight Up (Feisty Goat Book 2) by Liz Lamar
• Saffron Street: Island Danger (Botanic Hill Detectives Book 4) by Sherrill Joseph
• Teacup Turbulence (Pet Rescue Book 5) by Linda O. Johnston
• The Christmas Caper: A Secret Staircase Mystery Short Story by Gigi Pandian
• The Happy Christmas Caper (Cozy Beatles Mystery Book 5) by Kal Smagh
• The Witch Witness (Hallow Haven Witch Book 15) by Mara Webb
• We All Scream (Two Broomsticks Gas & Grill Witch Book 6) by Amanda M. Lee

OCTOBER 12

• Murder So Pretty (Eagle Cove Book 3) by Anne Chase
• Scared in Little Leaf creek (Little Leaf Creek Book 16) by Cindy Bell

OCTOBER 13

• A Hill to Dye On (Clear Creek Mysteries Book 2) by Rebecca McKinnon
• Halloween Party Murder (Juniper Holiday Book 1) by Leighann Dobbs – first in a new series
• Hunter’s Moon (Hex Support Book 3) by Annabel Chase
• Scheming Sphynx (Pet Whisperer P.I. Book 16) by Molly Fitz
• The Divining Spell (Heaven Springs Paranormal Cozy Book 6) by Constance Barker
• Too Much to Candle (Glenmyre Whim Mysteries Book 2)  by Sarah E. Burr
• Wishful Witness (Wishing Tree Book 13) by Tonya Kappes

OCTOBER 14

• Undecided (Chef Dani Rosetti Book 9) by Dianne Harman

OCTOBER 15

• Berry Betrayal (Cozy Café Mysteries Book 4) by C.A. Phipps
• Deck the Santa (Murder All the Way Book 1) by Sue Hollowell – first in a new series
• Recipe for Killing (Shawna Taylor Book 2) by Debbie Ries
• Secrets by Starlight (Moon Garden Book 1) by J.R. Pearse Nelson – first in a new series

October 17-23, 2022

OCTOBER 18

• A Cast of Falcons (Nell Ward Book 2) by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
• A Diet of Death (Jess O’Malley Book 1) by Jinny Alexander – first in a new series!
• A Trophy Tarnished (Law & Carter Book 4) by Scarlett Moss
• An Ear for Trouble (Riverbend K-9s Book 2) by K.T. Lee
• Badgered to Death (Wildwood Witch Book 6) by Elle Adams
• Butchery and Bindings (Poe Baxter Books Book 3) by ACF Bookens
• Grim Death (Juniper Grove Book 12) by Karin Kaufman
• If There’s A Will, There’s A Ghost (Sycamore Grove Paranormal Cozy Book 2) by Miranda Rose Barker
• Memories Are Murder (Merry Wrath Book 24) by Leslie Langtry
• Murder in the Chainsaw (Firedrake Investigations Book 2) by Verena DeLuca
• Something Stinks in Fall Haven (Wicked Wick Mysteries Book 4) by Melrose McFadden
• Villainy at the Village Store (Coombesford Chronicles Book 2) by Elizabeth Ducie
• Wonky Spells & Seashells (Fade Island Paranormal Cozy Book 2) by Claire Robyns

OCTOBER 19

• Dead Man Dalton (Pine Grove Book 2) by Daisy Landish
• Death Rings a Bell (Nina Foster Book 4) by Linda Hope Lee
• How to Pursue a DNA Clue (Mags and Biddy Genealogy Book 6) by Eliza Watson
• Muffins After Magic (Lattes and Levitation Book 2) by Christine Pope
• Murder on Board (Miss Underhay Book 10) by Helena Dixon
• Spruced up for Murder (Right Royal Cozy Investigation Book 1) by Helen Golden – first in a new series!

OCTOBER 20

• Before Pair-A-Dice (Ava Addison Paranormal Women Sleuths Book 3) by Lucia Kuhl
• Honeymoon Hearsay (Pet Whisperer P.I. Book 17) by Molly Fitz
• Catmint & Capers (Psychic Cat Book 6) by Lucia Kuhl
• Tricky Sweet (Samantha Sweet Magical Cozy Mysteries Book 16) by Connie Shelton

OCTOBER 21

• An Unconventional Mourning (Grave Theatrics Book 3) by Sam Cheever
• Death and Donuts (Bee’s Bakery Book 1) by Rosie A. Point – first in a new series!
• Gnome for Halloween (Freshly Baked Book 22) by Kathleen Suzette
• Naked Murder (Sanford Third Age Club Book 25) by David W. Robinson
• S’more Jesus (Connie Cafe Book 11) by Maisy Marple
• Zucchini Cake and Zombies (Broomstick Bay Paranormal Cozy Book 1) by RaShelle Workman – first in a new series!

October 24-31, 2022

OCTOBER 24

• Lying Tongues & Frosted Buns (Church Lady Mysteries Book 2) by VJ Dunn

OCTOBER 25

• A Doomful of Sugar (Maple Syrup Mysteries Book Book 1) by Catherine Bruns – first in a new series!
• A Murder at Balmoral by Chris McGeorge
• A Myrtle Clover Christmas (Myrtle Clover Book 21) by Elizabeth Spann Craig
• A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Book 2) by Colleen Cambridge
• A Trip with Trouble (Mountain Lodge Mysteries Book 2) by Diane Kelly
• Big Shot (Country Club Murders Book 15) by Julie Mulhern
• Deadly Feud (Witch in the Woods Book 14) by Jenna St. James
• Death by Spiced Chai (Bookstore Cafe Book 10) by Alex Erickson
• High Spirits (Haunted Haven Book 2) by Carol J. Perry 
• Homicides and Hedgehogs (Dusty Paws Book 1) by Verena DeLuca – first in a new series!
• If the Dress Fits (Cricket Crosby Caper Book 2) by Liz Talley
• Love Me or Grieve Me (Madison Night Book 10) by Diane Vallere
• Marshmallows and Memories (Peridale Cafe Book 25) by Agatha Frost
• Moonlight and Broomsticks (Bistro at Holiday Bay Book 2) by Kathi Daley
• Murder at the Majestic Hotel (Stella and Lyndy Book 4) by Clara McKenna
• Murder at the Tower of London (Kitty Worthington Book 4) by Magda Alexander
• Murder Mai Tai (Feisty Goat Book 3) by Liz Lamar
• Murdered in Monterosso (Travel P.I. Book 3) by Zara Keane
• Photo Finished (Snapshot of NYC Mystery Book 1) by Christin Brecher – first in a new series!
• Running Pass and Death (Fleming Investigations Book 12) by Patti Larsen
• Silence Says the Most (Olivia Penn Book 2) by Kathleen Bailey
• The Plot Thickens (Skirmish Cove Book 2) by Susan Page Davis
• Thistlewood Manor (Eliza Montagu Book 1) by Fiona Grace – first in a new series!

OCTOBER 26

• Dead Upon Arrival (Maddie Swallows Book 2) Kat Bellemore
• The Ghostly Treasure Hunt (Sycamore Grove Book 3) by Miranda Rose Barker

OCTOBER 27

• Hosta la Vista (Isabella Proctor Cozy Paranormal Mysteries Book 9) by Lisa Bouchard
• Potions, Poison, and Pumpkin Spice (Mystic Inn Book 7) by Stephanie Damore
• Spelled to Death (Crayon Kitten Book 6) by Constance Barker
• The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L T Shearer

OCTOBER 28

• A Clever CATnapping (Witch Shifter Book 3) by M.L. Bonatch
• Any Way You Haunt It (Mystic Mutt Book 2) by Ellen Riggs
• Badge of Edisto (Edisto Island Book 9) by C. Hope Clark
• The Murder of Sleepy Hollow (Charlie Kingsley Book 5) by Michele Pariza Wacek

OCTOBER 29

• Death At Will (Adele Gossling Book 3) by Tam May
• Witch’s Ride to Runes (Sage Moon Mystery Book 3) by Nicolette Pierce

OCTOBER 30

• Murder in Santa Monica (Gabriella Hunt Book 3) by Dianne Harman & Andrew Thomas

OCTOBER 31

• A Body in the Villa (Lady Caroline Book 3) by Isabella Bassett
• A Newly-Webs Midlife (Witching After Forty Book 14) by Lia Davis & L.A Boruff
• A Roaring Murder (Lady Marigold’s 1920s Murder Mysteries Book 1) by Ava Ness – first in a new series!
• Delectable Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries Book 5) by Iris Beaglehole
• Dough Shall Not Murder (Ivy Creek Book 8) by Ruth Baker
• Killer Canning (Deadline Cozy Mystery Book 14) by Sonia Parin
• Mousse Hysteria (Street Food Cozies Book 2) by Gretchen Allen
• Murder in the Heir (Tori Mulligan MBook 2) by D.W. Earnhardt
• Murder, Screams, & Drama Queens (Annie Graceland Book 10) by Pamela Sue Dumond
• Night of the Cupid (Wits’ End Book 7) by Kirsten Weiss
• Ring Around the Murder (Rose Lake Paranormal Cozy Book 2) by K.J. Emrick & Ellie Emcee
• Sorcery and Secrets (Magic & Mystery Book 11) by Lily Webb
• The Halloween Camping Spell (The Kitchen Witch Book 18) by Morgana Best