Cozy mystery new releases for August! Why does summer always feel so short? How is it AUGUST already?? I’m going to squeeze a lot into this last month, but seeing all these amazing cozy mysteries coming out…. I’m definitely going to be sneaking in lots of reading time too!
I only include new release titles I find on NetGalley, in author/publisher newsletters or Instagram accounts, or from emails/DMs from the authors. This method means I probably leave out many great books (sorry!) but it saves me a lot of time doing it this way, so I hope you’ll understand.
If you have a book coming out and want to be included, reach me on social media (@bookfrolic on Instagram or Bluesky) or via email at stephanie@bookfrolic.com. If you spot any cozy mysteries that were left out of my list, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll update the post!
Leave a comment and let me know which books you’ll be reaching for this month!
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Book info, including release date, was correct at time of posting, but may change at any time.
AUGUST 1-9, 2026
AUGUST 1
- Sneezes and Secrets (Pugs Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Amanda Sterczyk – first in a new series!
- The Oxford Detective Society (Lyssa Moore Book 1) by Faith Martin – first in a new series!
AUGUST 3
- Dog of Secrets (Golden Retriever Mystery Book 23) by Neil S. Plakcy
AUGUST 4
- A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mystery Book 5) by Ellen Byron
- A Taste for Murder by Matt Baker
- Ales & Alibis (Pour Decision Book 2) by Tobi Doyle
- Death on the Books (Blue Ridge Library Book 10) by Victoria Gilbert
- Killer Art by Jon St. Denis
- Killing Kenny (Gina Beaufort Kelly Book 5) by Jenna Bennett
- Of Devotion and Death (Dear Miss Hermione Book 3) by Anastasia Hastings
- Probable Caws (Meg Langslow Book 39) by Donna Andrews
- Where There’s Smoke (Haunted Paint Store Book 2) by E.J. Copperman
AUGUST 5
- Murder at Christmas (Armstrong and Oscar Book 16) by T.A. Williams
AUGUST 6
- Frozen by Confetti (Ho-Ho-Homicide Book 6) by R. A. Muth
AUGUST 9
- The Souffle Also Rises by Lauren Johnson
AUGUST 10-16, 2026
AUGUST 10
- The Widows’ Guide to Foul Play (Widows’ Detective Club Book 5) by Amanda Ashby
AUGUST 11
- A Fair Death (Garlic Farm Book 4) by Gin Jones
- A Killer Plot (Jane Hepburn Book 2) by E.C. Nevin
- Awl Shook Up (Hometown Hardware Book 4) by Paula Charles
- Barns and Buried Secrets (Sweetwater Springs Southern Mystery Book 8) by SC Merritt
- Casting Call 4 Murder (Sophie Kimball Book 16) by J.C. Eaton
- Death at a Scottish Halloween (Scottish Isle Book 5) by Lucy Connelly
- Don’t Cross Mo Ellery by Birdie Horne
- Murder at the Agency by Kylie Forsythe
AUGUST 13
- Fur-gotten Secrets (Cozy Purrch Cafe Book 5) by Erica J. Whelton
- Murder at Clover Farm (Violet Brewster Book 6) by Jane Bettany
AUGUST 14
- The Art Critic’s Last Forgery (Bay View Harbor Book 2) by Elaine Orr
AUGUST 17-23, 2026
AUGUST 17
- Holmhill Farm (Detective Inspector Morgan Book 4) by J.D. Missen
AUGUST 18
- Board to Death (Charcuterie Shop Book 5) by J.C. Eaton
- Death Takes a Holiday (Mortimer & Mrs Morris Book 1) by Tammie Painter – first in a new series
- For Services Rendered (Barker & Llewelyn Book 17) by Will Thomas
- Murder in a Yorkshire Village (Miss Underhay Book 24) by Helena Dixon
- Murder on Charity Lane (Marigold Cottages Book 2) by Jo Nichols
- My Sister Is Going to Kill Me by Nina Simon
AUGUST 20
- The Honourable Member for Murder (Westminster Mystery Book 1) by David Weir – first in a new series!
AUGUST 24-31, 2026
AUGUST 25
- A Pinch of Assault (Sunny Side Up Book 3) by Misty Simon
- And Then There Were Bun (Noodle Shop Book 13) by Vivien Chien
- Apple Pies and Poisoned Lies at the Cider Falls Festival (Cider Falls Orchard Book 1) by Traci Hall – first in a new series!
- Killer Donuts (Deputy Donut Book 11) by Ginger Bolton
- Miss Morton Takes the Waters (Miss Morton Book 5) by Catherine Lloyd
- Murder at Rosecliff (Gilded Newport Book 14) by Alyssa Maxwell
- Murder At The Toy Soldier (Cozy Capers Book Group Book 8) by Maddie Day
- Paws of Death (Cornwall Loom & Bark Book 4) by Cindy Kirk
- Summer Coven (Dead & Breakfast Book 2) by Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor
- The Bravest Hour (Verity Kent Book 9) by Anna Lee Huber
- The Dog Park Murders (Grumpy Sunshine Book 1) by Angela Barker – first in a new series!
- The Quilt Whisperer Investigates (Quilt Whisperer Book 1) by Peggy Ehrhart – first in a new series!
- The Silent Appeal (An Appeal Mystery Book 2) by Janice Hallett
- The Well-Forgotten Past (Wishville Book 6) by Kari Lee Townsend
- The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die Quietly by Katarina Bivald
- Wuthering Spite (Bertie and Joan Book 1) by Nova Walsh – first in a new series!
AUGUST 26
- Every Witch Way but Chaos (Magical Misfits Book 21) by K.E. O’Connor
AUGUST 27
- Flimflam Fairy (Magical Cozy Mystery Bookstore Book 1) by Elizabeth Pantley – first in a new series!
AUGUST 31
- Golden Reckoning (Hawthorne Corner Book 8) by Ileana Muñoz Renfroe
- The Filbert Steps (Telegraph Hill Book 1) by Lila Blake – first in a new series!
- The Trouble With Tiles (Mahjong Mavens Book 1) by Lyssa Lund – first in a new series!
