Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for December 2023

Cozy mystery new releases for December 2023! Well, here it is – the last month of the year! How fast did 2023 go by? There’s lots of wonderful new cozy mysteries coming out this month, just in time for the holidays! I’ve gathered up nearly 175 titles so I’m sure there’s something for everyone in this list. 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 books as possible but honestly, there are HUNDREDS of books coming out so I can’t list them all! If you know any new cozy mysteries that aren’t listed below, 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.

DECEMBER 1-3, 2023

DECEMBER 1

• A Necklace and a Knifing (Pawnshop Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Poppy Parkes – first in a new series!
• A Swatch of Murder by Summer Prescott
• Bonfire of the Calamities (Beaufort Scales Book 8) by Kim M. Watt
• Crisis at the Christmas Party (Temp Jobs Book 6) by K.B. Blake
• Death at the Dog Show (Charity Shop Detective Agency Book 3) by Peter Boland
• Down Dog! (Tamsin Kernick Book 3) by Lucy Emblem
• How Not To Murder Your Ex (Bad Girls Detective Agency Book 1) by Katie Marsh – first in a new series!
• Murder Makes The Grade (Ghosts & Grades Book 1) by J. Pride – first in a new series!
• Murder on the Cornish Cliffs (Lady Eleanor Swift Book 16) by Verity Bright
• Mydworth Mysteries – A Fatal Affair (A Cosy Historical Mystery Book 15) by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards
• Partridges, Pear Trees, and Projectiles: A Lady Persephone Victorian Christmas Cozy Mystery (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 1) by R.B. Marshall – first in a new series!
• Sugar & Spice (Sienna Monroe Book 7) by Stella Dorn
• The Flamingo Did It (Southern Beach Mysteries Book 6) by Kay Dew Shostak
• The Ruins of Reverie (Stonehaven Book 4) by Linn Chapel

DECEMBER 2

• Death and Doves: A Maddie Swallows Christmas Cozy Mystery (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 2) by Kat Bellemore
• Death at Tower Bridge (London Cozy Mysteries Book 3) by Rachel McLean
• Death on Crete (Kate Benedict Book 9) by Carrie Bedford
• The Murdered Matron (Doro Banyon Book 2) by D.S. Lang

DECEMBER 3

• Doublet or Nothing (Humboldt County Book 3) by Louise Jane Watson
• Murder At Manningtree (Veda Wright Book 1) by Beth Byers – first in a new series!
• The Butterfly’s Cocoon (Thornton Mysteries Book 5) by Ellen Read
• Three French Hens and a Murder: A Charlie Kingsley Mysteries Novella (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 3) by Michele Pariza Wacek

DECEMBER 4-10, 2023

DECEMBER 4

• Barking All the Way: A Holiday Cozy Mystery Novella (Ginny Reese Mysteries) by M.K. Dean
• Dead Ringer (Mountain Shadow Book 3) by Tarah Benner
• Four Fatal Flying Fruitcakes: A Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 4) by Carolyn L. Dean
• Jailhouse Stitch (Crooked Quilt Book 2) by Mel Morgan
• Long Held Lake Secrets (Family History Book 5) by Elaine L. Orr
• Murder Melts in Your Mouth (Blackbird Sisters Book 7) by Nancy Martin

DECEMBER 5

• Christmas Cakes and Crooks: A Sinclair Sisters Christmas Cozy Mystery Romance by Karen McSpade
• Death at the Dower House (Pippa Darling Book 2) by Jenna Bennett
• Death by Demo (Home Renovation Mystery Book 1) by Callie Carpenter – first in a new series! 
• Death Takes a Fall (Costwold Crimes Book 2) by Sharon Lynn
• Dying For Wine (Seeing Red) (Tucson Valley Retirement Community Book 2) by Marcy Blesy
• Fixing the Books (Jax of All Trade Book 3) by Fallon Brown
• Gladwynn Grant Takes Center Stage (Gladwynn Grant Book 2) by Lisa R. Howeler
• Haunted Waters (Enchanted Waters Book 2) by Jenna St. James & Stephanie Damore
• Hop Scot (Last Ditch mystery Book 6) by Catriona McPherson
• Masters of Hex (Supernatural Speakeasy Cozy Mystery Book 13) by Lily Harper Hart
• Mayhem in Circulation (Larkspur Library Book 2) by Leah Dobrinska
• Murder A’Ringing! (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 5) by Ruby Riverton
• Murder at the Polo Club (Cleopatra Fox Book 7) by CJ Archer
• Murder in the Mountains (Wren and Rascal Book 3) by Judith A. Barrett
• Murder of an Amish Bridegroom (Amish Seamstress Book 1) by Patricia Johns – first in a new series!
• One Deadly Chapter (Agatha Royale Book 1) by Ella Andrew – first in a new series!
• Peppermint Perjury (Seasonal Sweet Mystery Book 3) by Courtney Flagg
• The Final Chapter (St. Ives Book Club Book 10) by Nadine Doolittle 
• The Greek Island Gig (Cozy Beatles Mystery Book 6) by Kal Smagh
• The Rougarou Rigmarole (Charlie Rhodes Book 14) by Amanda M. Lee
• Whispers in the Wisteria (Lovely Lethal Gardens Book 23) by Dale Mayer

DECEMBER 6

• A Fowl Play on Christmas Day: An Auntie Clem’s Bakery and Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator Crossover (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 6) by P.D. Workman
• Baffled at the Burial (Extra-Ordinary Midlife Mysteries Book 2) by Lynn M. Stout
• Buried Fairy (Undertown Paranormal Mysteries Book 6) by Tabatha Gray
• Frozen Dough (Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Book 5) by D.B. McNicol
• Poisoned Pudding (Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Book 6) by Sharon Michaels
• Murder by Eggnog (Kelsie Butler Book 2) by Karin Kaufman
• Who Murdered the Devil? (Hazel Cartbell Book 5) by Ellie Oberth
• Yuletide Murder (Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Book 4 by Ileana Muñoz Renfroe

DECEMBER 7

• A Watery Wipeout (Witches of Archer’s Hollow Book 6) by Constance Barker & Savannah Mills
• Death at the Swan Tavern: Veronica Vale Investigates (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 7) by Kitty Kildare
• Knitting Needles & Night Spells (Detective Grandma Book 2) by Corinne Winters
• Murder on the Menu by Alex Coombs – first in a new series!

DECEMBER 8

• A Wreath of Lilies (Miss Gascoigne Book 2) by Caron Allan
• Closed Casket (Piper Harris Book 4) by Deany Ray
• Death of a Suffragette (Flora Maguire Book 3) by Anita Davison
• Death Pulls the Strings (Alchemical Tales Book 6) by Elle Hartford
• Dire Traits (Euphemia Sage Chronicles Book 5) by Rosy Fenwicke
• Eight Maids A-Meddlin’: A Shady Grove Novella (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 8) by Ada Bell
• Hometown Murder (Hollywood Whodunit Book 13) by Brittany E. Brinegar
• Love Nest (Aloha Chicken Book 18) by Josi Avari
• The Knox Assignment (Janet Markham Bennett Book 11) by Diana Xarissa
• Wedding Cake and a Murder (Rainey Daye Book 18) by Kathleen Suzette

DECEMBER 9

• A Cocktail To Die For (Right Royal Cozy Investigation Book 8) by Helen Golden
• A Prob-Llama of a Holiday (Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology)
• Drowning in Diapers (Maternal Instincts Book 11) by Diana Orgain
• Nine Ladies in Danger: A Ryli Sinclair Christmas Cozy Mystery (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 9) by Jenna St. James

DECEMBER 10

• A Christmas To Die For (The To Die For Mysteries Book 2) by Beth Byers and Ann Warren
• Primrose Hill (Sophie Burgoyne Book 5) by GJ Bellamy
• Ten Hoards a Reaping: A Persephone Pringle Christmas Cozy Mystery (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 10) by Patti Larsen

DECEMBER 11-17, 2023

DECEMBER 11

• Figgy Pudding Disaster (Firefly Junction Book 18) by London Lovett
• No Way to Kill a Lady (Blackbird Sisters Book 8) by Nancy Martin
• Pipers Piping and Puppies: A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mysteries Novella (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 11) by Carly Winter
• Shade Grown (Barks & Beans Cafe Book 8) by Heather Day Gilbert

DECEMBER 12

• A Santa Slaying: A Haunting Avery Winters Christmas Cozy Mystery Novella (Twelve Days of Christmas Book 12) by Dionne Lister
• Bite The Witch That Feeds (Paws and Poltergeists Book 3) by Mara Webb
• Cyanide and Sensibility (Jane Austen Tea Society Book 3) by Katie Oliver
• Fireside and Secrets (Cozy Dragon Mystery Book 1) by K.E. O’Connor – first in a new series!
• Here Today, Bonbon Tomorrow (Criminal Confections Book 1) by Angela Mayble – first in a new series!
• In the Still of the Night (Whisky Business Book 5) by Melinda Mullet
• Mince Pies and Madness (Peridale Cafe Book 30) by Agatha Frost
• Tapestry of A Town (Witches of Moonlight Hollow Book 13) by Miranda Rose Barker

DECEMBER 13

• Bucatini Bomber (Jade Sommer Book 6) by Nicolette Pierce
• Carol of the Witches (Witches of Holiday Hills Book 18) by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
• Fooled by the Friend (Extra-Ordinary Midlife Mysteries Book 3) by Lynn M. Stout
• Murder at the Motel (Nightmare, Arizona Paranormal Cozy Book 4) by Beth Dolgner
• Recipe For Revenge (April May Book 2) by Hazel Smith

DECEMBER 14

• Dem Bones, Dem Bones (Spellbound Hound Magic and Mystery Book 5) by Jeannie Wycherley
• Rocking Chairs & Rituals (Detective Grandma Book 3) by Corrine Winters

DECEMBER 15

• Cursed Christmas (Mia Watson Cruise Ship Mysteries Book 6) by Gwen Taylor and Jen Booker
• Hidden Places (Trash to Treasure Book 6) by Donna Clancy
• Latte Show (Cream and Sugar Book 5) by Melinda Craig
• Murder at Owlwood Vicarage (Solent Island Book 2) by A.S. McClatchie
• Murder in New Orleans (Dodo Dorchester Book 11) by Ann Sutton
• Paint Can Kill (Cara Mia Delgatto Book 9) by Joanna Campbell Slan
• The Jig is Up (Painted Lady Inn Book 13) by MK Scott
• The Maid and the Mansion (TheMaid and the Mansion Book 1) by Fiona Grace – first in a new series!
• The Secret’s in the Scones (A Whimsical Bakery Mystery) by Leslie Lantrip

DECEMBER 16

• Death Paints a Picture (Penelope Standing Book 5) by Tess Baytree
• Dirt & Deceit (Clean Sweep Book 4) by Dianne Harman
• Purrfect Prince (Mysteries of Max Book 74) by Nic Saint

DECEMBER 17

• Christmas Wrapped Intrigue (Denny Stumbles Through Book 2) by Beth Byers
• Josephine West & the Christmas Corpse (Josephine West 1920s Mysteries Book 2) by Beth Byers and Ann Warren
• Puppy Love (Dev Haskell – Private Investigator Book 36) by Mike Faricy
• Santa Claus Surprise (Holiday Cozy Mystery Book 8) by Tonya Kappes

DECEMBER 18-24, 2023

DECEMBER 18

• Dread and Berried (Seasoned Sleuth Book 11) by Gretchen Allen
• God Rest Ye Murdered Gentleman (Foxy Ladies Book 2) by Melissa Bourbon
• Grave Double (Hettie and Ceefer Book 4) by Rennae Todd
• Little Black Book of Murder (Blackbird Sisters Book 9) by Nancy Martin 

DECEMBER 19

• Pageants and Poison (Pageants for Posey Book 1) by Laura Marie Altom – first in a new series!
• The Brittany Murders (Brittany Murder Mysteries Book 1) by Anne Penketh – first in a new series!
• Thistlewood Manor (Eliza Montagu Book 8) by Fiona Grace

DECEMBER 20

• Live and Let Rise (Raised and Glazed Book 37) by Emma Ainsley
• Murder on West Main (South Shore Mystery Book 2) by I.M. Foster

DECEMBER 21

• A Parrot To Die For (Mariposa Beach Book 7) by K.C. Ames
• Lifted Spirits (Veronica Swift Book 10) by Ember Mae

DECEMBER 22

• Murder at Docere House (Tommy & Evelyn Christie Book 8) by Catherine Coles

DECEMBER 24

• Red Christmas (Lighthouse Library Book 3) by Una Madison

DECEMBER 25-31, 2023

DECEMBER 25

• A Little Night Murder (Blackbird Sisters Book 10) by Nancy Martin
• Business is Murder (Middle Age is Murder Book 2) by Nellie H. Steele
• Crafting Deception (Gasper’s Cove Book 2) by Barbara Emodi
• Ghost Stirs The Pot (Genie and Adriana Darling Book 3) by Carmen Radtke
• Only Meowders in the Building (Detective Whiskers Book 6) by Chris Abernathy
• Taken from Dunhaven Castle (Cate Kensie Book 7) by Nellie H. Steele

DECEMBER 26

• A Fatal Nibble (Murder on the Menu Book 1) by Savannah Marlake – first in a new series!
• A Lethal Crumb (Murder on the Menu Book 2) by Savannah Marlake
• A Neighborly Stabbing (Reckless Camper Book 5) by Libby Howard
• Bad Cattitude (Cat’s Whisker Café Book 5) by Sarah May Bird
• Death on Tremont Row (Higgins & Hawke Book 5) by Lee Strauss
• Deep Fried Death (Country Store Book 12) by Maddie Day
• Irish Milkshake Murder (Home to Ireland Book 2.5) by Carlene O’Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, and Liz Ireland
• Killing Me Softly (Country Club Murders Book 17) by Julie Mulhern
• Mrs. Holloway’s Christmas Pudding: A Below Stairs Mystery Novella (Kat Holloway Mysteries) by Jennifer Ashley
• Poison and Parmesan (Cheese Café Book 4) by Michelle Ford
• Public Anchovy #1 (Deep Dish Mysteries Book 3) by Mindy Quigley
• Revenge in Stickleback Hollow (Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow Book 20) by C.S. Woolley
• Secret Cookies (Cookie Corner Book 9) by Cindy Stark
• The Pryce of Greed (Pryce of Murder Book 3) by Kari Bovee
• The Secret of the Lady’s Maid (Useful Woman Mystery Book 2) by Darcie Wilde 
• This Orb Was Made for Seein’ (Magnolia Bay Book 3) by Scarlett Moss
• Turn Over a New Lead (Poppy Perkins Book 5) by Jasmine Webb

DECEMBER 27

• Tea is for Taken (Haunted Tearoom Book 8) by Karen Sue Walker

DECEMBER 28

• Murder and a Cosmopolitan (Sunrise Cafe Book 3) by Elizabeth Clover
• Petals Of Peril (Lake Minnetonka Book 2) by Lyssa Lund
• Trust the Terrier (Coral Shores Veterinary Mystery) by DL Mitchell

DECEMBER 29

• Candy Canes and Croissants (Snow Falls Alaska Book 6) by Wendy Meadows
• Criminal Snowflakes (Alex Moore Book 3) by Una Madison 
• Frosted Plum Fears (Claire’s Candles Book 9) by Agatha Frost
• I Want Your Hex (Crescent Moon Book 2) by Tara Lush

DECEMBER 30

• Eye on the Ball (Tiger’s Eye Book 11) by Alyssa Day
• Haunted Hunches (Whirlwind Witches Book 1) by Allie Katt and Rosie A. Point – first in a new series!
• Hey Diddle Diddle, the Runaway Riddle (One Man and His Dog Book 1) by P.C. James – first in a new series!

DECEMBER 31

• A Murder at Brighton (Kitty Worthington Book 8) by Magda Alexander
• Calculated in Color (Dakota Maddison Tattoo Shop Book 2) by Trish Arrowsmith
• Deadly Dares and Splitting hairs (Megan Henny Book 5) by Rimmy London
• Deadly Speed (Jazz & Gin Book 3) by Carolyn L. Dean
• Mistletoe and Malicious Intent (Serenity Island Witches Book 2) by Wendy Wang
• Murder With Mayhem (Sylvia Shipman Book 8) by Blythe Baker
• The Lifeless Listing (Spooky Shanty Realty Book 2) by B I Skinner