Cozy mystery new releases for April 2023! There are a lot of great new cozy mysteries coming out in April so I hope you find something interesting to add to your TBR (To-Be-Read) list this month from the almost 150 titles I’ve gathered here! Leave a comment and let me know what has caught your eye!
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 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!)
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(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.
April 1-9, 2023
APRIL 3
- The Retro Runaround (Secondhand Sleuth Book 9) by Mel Morgan
APRIL 4
- A Criminal Can’t Change His Aura (Piper Ashwell Psychic PI Book 19) by Kelly Hasway
- An American in Scotland (Scottish Isle Book 1) by Lucy Connelly – first in a new series!
- Better Married than Buried (Wedding Garden Book 3) by Ellie Fields
- Bowled Over Americano (Sara and Sean Book 1) by Carolyn Arnold – first in a new series!
- Dead Companions (Afterlife Issues Book 1) by A.W. Hartoin – first in a new series!
- Digging Up Daisy (Mainely Murder Mystery Book 1) by Sherry Lynn – first in a new series!
- Fateful Words (Scottish Bookshop Book 8) by Paige Shelton
- Fiddling with Fate (Southern Homebrew Book 3) by Diane Kelly
- Monster Mayhem (Luna Thorn Witchy Mystery Book 1) by Amanda M. Lee – first in a new series!
- Mother Mayhem (Eden Creek Book 4) by JL Vanderbeek
- Sail Away Patsy (Meg Butler Cruise Ship Book 1) by Leena Clover – first in a new series!
- Summers Slain (Lady Gayle Summer Mystery Book 1) by Cassie Rush – first in a new series!
- The Hexhibitionist (Supernatural Speakeasy Book 11) by Lily Harper Hart
APRIL 5
- Luck of the Iris (Village Flower Shop Book 4) by Nancy Warren
APRIL 6
- Con Artist on the Coast (Dangerous Curves Book 9) by K.L. Montgomery
- Mint Condition (The Bloomin’ Psychic Book 6) by Annabel Chase
- Threading Trouble (Quilting Cozy Mysteries Book 4) by Kathryn Mykel
APRIL 7
- Destiny of Magic (Midlife Demons and Demigods Book 1) by Tia Didmon & Victoria Crawford
- Fool Me Once (Piper Harris Mystery Book 2) by Deany Ray
- Kitty Piggy Solves A Crime (Kitty Piggy Witchy Book 2) by Corrine Winters
- Murder in Florence (Armstrong and Oscar by T.A. Williams)
- The Case Of The Cupcake Crime! (Crystal Shores Book 10) by Chrissy Chase
- What’s the time of death, Mr Wolf? (Wyld Enchantment Woods Book 2) by Kura Jane Carpenter
APRIL 9
- Murder on Main Street (Murder Posse Book 3) by J.A. Whiting
April 10-16, 2023
APRIL 10
- A Lime in Time (Charming Mysteries Book 4) by Joann Keder
- Wurst Day Ever (Street Food Cozies Book 10) by Gretchen Allen
APRIL 11
- Banana Bread and Betrayal (Peridale Cafe Book 27) by Agatha Frost
- Counterfeit Corpse (Smithwell Fairies Book 6) by Karin Kaufman
- Death in the Dark (Dublin Drag Book 2) by Kitty Murphy
- Lethal Lemon Sherbet (Cookie’s Creamery Book 7) by Kathleen Suzette
- The Enigma of Garlic (44 Scotland Street Book 16) by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Secret’s in the Sauce (Two Broomsticks Gas & Grill Witch Book 7) by Amanda M. Lee
APRIL 12
- Ballroom Bits (Hedgewitch for Hire Book 9) by Christine Pope
- Lasagna Larceny (Jade Sommer Book 5) by Nicolette Pierce
- Murder, Scrambled (Evangeline Moon Reporting Book 2) by K.J. Emrick & S.J. Wells
APRIL 13
- A Fatal Encounter in Tuscany (Miss Ashford Investigates Book 3) by Vivian Conroy
- Date with Evil (Dales Detective Book 8) by Julia Chapman
- Murder at the Village Church (Dedley End Book 3) by Victoria Walters
APRIL 14
- A Cake Worse Than Death (Deadly Morsel Book 1) by bea kendall – first in a new series!
- A Match Made Inn Heaven (Who-Dun-Him Inn Book 5) by Heather Horrocks
- Feline Frisky (Former Bad Witch Book 1) by Corrine Winters – first in a new series!
- Mad as a Hatter (Cauldron of Crime Book 1) by Iris Leigh – first in a new series!
- The Dead End Tour (French Quarter Mysteries Book 5) by Jen Pitts
APRIL 15
- Corgied To Death (Barkview Book 5) by C.B Wilson
- Murder in Toronto (Gabriella Hunt Book 6) by Dianne Harman & Andrew Thomas
- The Demon is in the Details (Shrouded Nation Book 5) by Brenda Trim & Tia Didmon
April 17-23, 2023
APRIL 18
- An Inkling of Evil (Kalli Ballas Book 4) by Kari Lee Townsend
- Brushed Up On Murder (Mobile Cat Groomer Book 1) by Ruth J Hartman – first in a new series!
- Earl Grey With a Hint of Murder (Le Doux Book 9) by Abigail Lynn Thornton
- Mint Macarons and Murderers by Paula Lester
- Murder in Merrywell (Violet Brewster Book 1) by Jane Bettany – first in a new series!
- Time will Tell (Cottage on Gooseberry Bay Book 12) by Kathi Daley
APRIL 19
- An Otterly Secret Scheme (Cornellis Island Book 1) by L.A. Boruff, Lacey Carter, & Lia Davis – first in a new series!
- Herald (Welsh Guard Book 4) by Sarah Woodbury
APRIL 20
- Death at the Terminus (Railway Detective Book 21) by Edward Marston
- Death by Candlelight (Hettie & Ceefer Book 3) by Rennae Todd
- Home Tours, History & Homicide (Dogwood Springs Book 3) by Sally Bayless
- Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts (Miss Riddell Book 5) by P.C. James
- Murder in Cairo (Lottie Sprigg 1920s Cozy Mystery Book 3) by Martha Bond
- The Grim Sweeper (Psychic Cleaner Book 5) by S.E. Babin
APRIL 21
- A Bleeding Tart (Deadly Morsel Book 2) by bea kendall
- A Whisker of Danger (Whiskers and Words Book 6) by Eryn Scott
APRIL 22
- Murder Takes a Swim (Belle Sisters Book 2) by Katherine H. Brown
- The Hexed Hunt (Vegan Vamp Book 9) by Cate Lawley
APRIL 23
- Ragdoll Ripoff (Cat Aunt Book 5) by Iris Leigh
April 24-30, 2023
APRIL 24
- Bakery Bump Off (Frostfall Island Book 4) by London Lovett
- Cafe au Slay (Orchard Hollow Book 2) by A.N. Sage
- Every Witch Way but Feral (Magical Misfits Book 8) by K.E. O’Connor
APRIL 25
- A Doomed Crystal Curse (Crystal Curse Book 4) by Constance Barker
- A Mid-Summer Murder (Shop ‘Round the World Book 2) by Geri Krotow
- Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries Book 2) by Mindy Quigley
- Cat and Mouse (Cassia Lemon Book 3) by Shaw Collins
- Cinnamon Twisted (Deputy Donut Book 7) by Ginger Bolton
- Covert in Cairo (Fiona Figg & Kitty Lane Book 2) by Kelly Oliver
- Deadly Waters (Witch in the Woods Book 17) by Jenna St. James
- Death by Iced Coffee (Bookstore Cafe Book 11) by Alex Erickson
- Dedication to Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Book 9) by Lauren Elliott
- Donkeys and Demons (Omensford Book 3) by G. Clatworthy
- Marked for Murder (Merry Wrath Book 26) by Leslie Langtry
- Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris Mystery Book 1) by Colleen Cambridge – first in a new series!
- Mother of the Bride Murder (Lucy Stone Book 29) by Leslie Meier
- Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery Book 26) by Victoria Thompson
- Negative Reaction (Callie Cassidy Book 5) by Lori Roberts Herbst
- Nine Ways to Die by Kate Hallock
- Not My Cauldron of Tea (Spellford Cove Book 9) by Samantha Silver
- On the Slayed Page (Poppy Perkins Book 3) by Jasmine Webb
- Paper Cuts (A Secret, Book, and Scone Society Novel Book 6) by Ellery Adams
- Red Hot Murder (Charlie Kingsley Book 6) by Michele Pariza Wacek
- Secrets and Sequins (Ghostly Fashionista Book 5) by Gayle Leeson
- Spines and Slaughter (Poe Baxter Books Book 5) by ACF Bookens
- #TagMe For Murder (Trending Topic Book 2) by Sarah E Burr
- The Alarm at Aberden (Ashbury Dires Book 1) by Kaitlyn Dean – first in a new series!
- The Bantam Menace (Wits’ End Book 8) by Kirsten Weiss
APRIL 26
- Chocolate Mousse and Murder (Chocolate Centered Book 22) by Cindy Bell
- Murder, I Spy (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries Book 1) by Lynn Morrison – first in a new series!
- The Ghost of Chillington Hall (part of the Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow) by C.S. Woolley
APRIL 27
- A Bespoke Murder (Honey Driver Book 12) by Jean G. Goodhind
- Death on Opening Night (Booker & Fitch Book 2) by Liz Hedgecock & Paula Harmon
- Fleeced at Yappy Hour (Roundup Crew Book 3) by Diana Orgain
- Hammocks, Handguns, & Hearsay (Camper & Criminals Book 31) by Tonya Kappes
- Mercury Rising (Magical Midlife in Retrograde Book 1) by J.B. Aspen – first in a new series!
- The Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency (Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency Book 1) by Lydia Travers – first in a new series!
APRIL 28
- A Theft Bound To Happen (Elsie Cromwell Coldlake Creek Book 4) by Kristen Skeet
- Azure and the Case in Haunted, Texas (Azure’s Hill Country Mysteries Book 6) by Verena DeLuca
- Berry, Berry Dead (Deadly Morsel Book 3) by bea kendall
- Books & Bookings (Connie Cafe Book 13) by Maisy Marple
- Fanboys, Foul Play and Fashion (Drag Queen Detective Book 6) by Shane Morton
- Homicide at the Vicarage (Victorian Book Club Book 5) by Callie Hutton
- Muse (Kate Redman Book 15) by Celina Grace
- Scandal In Seascape Cove! (Seascape Cove Book 5) by M’Lissa Moorecrot
APRIL 29
- A Shush Before Dying (Meg Booker Librarian Book 1) – first in a new series!
- Murder Under a Twilight Roof (Adele Gossling Book 5) by Tam May
APRIL 30
- A Fudge Flavored Grudge (Beach Bakery Book 2) by Rosie A. Point
- Afterlife in the Attic (Spooky Shanty Realty Book 1) by BI Skinner – first in a new series!
- Call Thee Devil (Smith Investigates Book 10) by Beth Byers
- Coconut Wireless (Paradise Crime Book 1) by Toby Neal – first in a new series!
- Cupcakes & Cauldrons (Melting Pot Cafe Book 7) by Polly Holmes
- Eye for an Eye (Tiger’s Eye Mysteries Book 10) by Alyssa Day
- Formidable Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries Book 7) by Iris Beaglehole
- Garroted in the Gallery (Breeze Village Book 4) by Kate Maclean
- Murder at a Wimbledon Mansion (Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Book 4) by Dawn Brookes
- Murder With Manners (Sylvia Shipman Book 4) by Blythe Baker
- Peony and a Scary Irony (Fern Grove Book 12) by Abby Reede
- The Phantom of the State Opera (Penny Küfer Investigates Book 8) by Alex Wagner
- Wrong Kind of Lights Out (Murder at Midlife Book 3) by Coco Wright
Fabulous list, Stephanie! Thanks so much for doing this!
It’s my pleasure! I saw you just announced a new upcoming book so I’ll have to make sure I get the release date!!