Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for January 2026

Cozy mystery new releases for January! Happy new year! I’m so excited to start a fresh new year with a fresh batch of new books to look forward to. Some of these would also be perfect for my #CozyFrolic2026 challenge (you can learn more about that here).

As mentioned previously, I’m now only including new releases I find on NetGalley, in posts by authors/publishers in newsletters/Instagram, OR titles an author emails or DMs me about.

If you have a book coming out and would like to be included please reach out to me on social media (@bookfrolic on Instagram or Bluesky) or via email at stephanie@bookfrolic.com. This method means I probably leave out many great books (sorry!) but it saves me a lot more time doing it this way, so I hope you’ll understand. 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!

Coming Soon - Cozy Mystery releases in January 2026

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

JANUARY 1-4, 2026

JANUARY 1

Devil’s Gambit (King’s Fool Mystery Book 4) by Jeri Westerson
Up the Ante (Magical Misfits Book 4) by Lina Hansen

JANUARY 2

Destroyed in Little Leaf Creek (Little Leaf Creek Book 29) by Cindy Bell
Dog Shows, Doughnuts & Disaster (Just Desserts Club Book 4) by Daisy James
Murder, Hijinks, and the Peridot Cufflinks (Order Out of Chaos Book 2) by Lynn Rankin-Esquer
The Body in the Kayak (Sunset Lodge Book 11) by Diana Xarissa

JANUARY 5-11, 2026

JANUARY 6

Definitely Maybe Not a Detective (Wyatt Investigations Book 1) by Sarah Fox – first in a new series!
Frost Bitten (Juli Butler Book 4) by Barbara Witek
Mayhem on the Marzipan Express (Claire Walker Book 2) by Rebecca Connolly
Of Funerals and Feuds (Travelling Celebrant Book 2) by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Of Marriage and Murder (Travelling Celebrant Book 1) by Phillipa Nefri Clark – first in a new series!
Secrets of the Broken House by Taryn Souders
The Devil in the Details (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Book 11) by Vicki Delany
The Murder at World’s End (Stockingham & Pike Book 1) by Ross Montgomery – first in a new series!
You’ve Lost That LIvin’ Feelin’ (Adam Parrall Book 2) by Nicholas George

JANUARY 7

Of Retreats & Revenge (Travelling Celebrant Book 3) by Phillipa Nefri Clark

JANUARY 10

Poison and Prose (Pages and Paws Book 3) by Poppy Bridgeman

JANUARY 12-18, 2026

JANUARY 12

The Chianti Case (Vineyard Mysteries Book 2) by H L Marsay
The Type-A Guide to Book Clubs (Sunset Ridge Mystery Book 4) by Elizabeth Spann Craig

JANUARY 13

A Deadly Clue (Hunter and Clewe Book 3) by Victoria Gilbert
Jammed with Secrets (Festival Mystery Book 1) by Selina Hill – first in a new series!
Murder Plays Second Fiddle (Pearly Girls Book 2) by Heather Weidner
Murder Your Darlings by Jenna Blum
The Berlin Murders (Miss Clara Vale Book 5) by Fiona Veitch Smith

JANUARY 14

Just Desserts and Murder (Little Bakery Book 1) by Lucinda Race – first in a new series!

JANUARY 15

Critters and Crimes (Magical Cozy Mystery Book Club Book 11) by Elizabeth Pantley
The Chateau Murder (French Village Mystery Book 2) by Greg Mosse

JANUARY 16

Quiche Me Goodbye (Auntie Clem’s Bakery Book 27) by P.D. Workman

JANUARY 19-25, 2026

JANUARY 19

Of Vines and Victims (Travelling Celebrant Book 4) by Phillipa Nefri Clark)

JANUARY 20

A Very Novel Murder (Novel Detectives Book 1) by Ellie Alexander – first in a new series!
Mastermind for Murder (Merry Wrath Book 38) by Leslie Langtry
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah
The Locked Room (Baker Street Mysteries Book 3) by Holly Hepburn

JANUARY 21

A Hokey Pokey to Die For (Velvet Scone Book 5) by E. Hazard
Death by Brisket (Las Chicas de Carne Book 1) by Leah R Cutter – first in a new series!

JANUARY 22

Stolen Hearts and Shadows (Seabreeze Cove Book 6) by J.C. Valentine
The Carver Affair (Lucy Lawrence Book 5) by Pam Lecky

JANUARY 23

A Bride’s Guide to Happiness and Homicide (Dakota Green Book 3) by Kristen Bird
In Skein Sight (Clear Creek Book 5) by Rebecca McKinnon
Murder by the Book (Library Detectives Book 1) by MRG Davies – first in a new series!

JANUARY 26-31, 2026

JANUARY 26

Buried in the Sand (Elmo Simpson Book 4) by J.C. Kenney
Silenced at the Book Show (Pacific Northwest Mystery Book 3) by Kim Griswell

JANUARY 27

A Crime Through Time (Miss Darcy Investigates Book 1) by Amelia Blackwell – first in a new series!
A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L Cullen
A Spirited Supper at Dundoon Castle (Food and Spirits Mystery Book 2) by Darci Hannah
Death by Irish Coffee (Bookstore Cafe Book 15) by Alex Erickson
Murder Before “I Do” (Cranberry Creek Word Search Mystery Book 3) by Rosie A. Point
Murder from A to Z (Mystery Bookshop Book 11) by VM Burns
Puzzle Sleuth Undercover (Puzzle Sleuth Book 2) by Paul Westmoreland
Tell-Tale Treats (Magical Fortune Cookie Book 3) by Jennifer J Chow
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (Harriet Morrow Investigates Book 2) by Rob Osler

JANUARY 30