Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for October 2023

Cozy mystery new releases for October 2023! Well, now that summer is really over here in Canada (I’m still in a bit of denial) I’m going to full embrace the Autumn (or Fall, which my husband calls it). And by that, I mean I’m going to burrow into a big comfy blanket and read books. And happily, October has SO MANY wonderful cozy mysteries coming out – especially on Halloween Day! I’ve gathered up almost 200 titles so I’m sure cozy mystery lovers will find something to add to their TBR (To-Be-Read) lists! 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 releasing next month or at a future date, 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.

OCTOBER 1-8, 2023

OCTOBER 1

• 20 Carats (Maizie Albright Star Detective Book 9) by Larissa Reinhart
• A Heist at Harvest (The Highland Horse Whisperer Book 4) by R.B. Marshall
• Murder at the Willcotts Hotel (Janet Simpson Cozy Mysteries) by Sasscer Hill
• Sweet Secrets (Sandy Shores Book 2) by Mimi Maren

OCTOBER 2

• A Cracked Crime (Secondhand Sleuth Book 11) by Mel Morgan
• Someone Murderous at The Midnight Motel (Accidental Detective Book 5) by Kris Bock
• The Fog Ladies: Date with Death (San Francisco Cozy Murder Book 4) by Susan McCormick 
• The Pumpkin Butter Murder (Luscious Delights Book 2) by Meg Benjamin

OCTOBER 4

• A Calculated Whisk (Baker Street Book 8) by CeeCee James
• Black Licorice Larceny (Seasonal Sweet Book 1) by Courtney Flagg – first in a new series!
• Boardwalks and Ballistics (Mira Michaels Book 10) by Julia Koty
• Cold Turkey (Tish Tarragon Book 7) by Amy Patricia Meade
• Ghosts and Guests (Button Club Book 3) by Joan Raymond
• Last Word to the Wise (Christie Bookshop Book 2) by Ann Claire
• Mrs Pargeter’s Patio (Mrs Pargeter Book 9) by Simon Brett
• Murders of a Feather (Dr. Kate Vet Mysteries Book 3) by Eileen Brady
• Scandal at the Savoy (Priscilla Tempest Book 2) by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
• Siblings and Sneakiness (Mystery Sisters Book 5) by Karen Musser Nortman
• Summer of Lies (Bucket List Mysteries) by S.C. Merritt
• The Mystery of the Log Cabin (Harland Creek Mystery Quilters Book 4) by Jodi Allen Brice
• Wedding Bells & Psychic Spells (Confessions of a Closet Medium Book 8) by Nyx Halliwell

OCTOBER 5

• A Frightfully Fatal Affair (Dinner Lady Detectives Book 4) by Hannah Hendy
• Joy to the Wool (Clear Creek Mysteries Book 4) by Rebecca McKinnon
• Ladyfingers and Lies (Belle Harbor Book 14) by Sue Hollowell

OCTOBER 6

• Bone to Pick (Junkyard Dog Book 4) by Summer Prescott
• Chin Up Buttercup (Lillymouth Book 3) by R. A. Hutchins
• Fabric Of Deceipt (Oliva Mason Genetic Genealogy Book 3) by Christine Burke
• Harvest of the Witch (Witches of Doyle Book 11) by Kirsten Weiss
• The Keller File (Aunt Bessie Cold Case Mystery Book 11) by Diana Xarissa

OCTOBER 7

• Ace Post Mortem Twist (Wyld Enchantment Woods Book 3) by Kura Jane Carpenter
• Death On The Doorstep (Accidental Psychic Book 1) by Alisha K – first in a new series!
• The Haunted Fire (Lin Coffin Book 17) by J. A. Whiting

OCTOBER 9-15, 2023

OCTOBER 9

• Don’t You Curry (Seasoned Sleuth Book 8) by Gretchen Allen
• Green Tea, Greed & Murder (Dying for a Coffee Book 6) by Sara Bourgeois & Savannah Marlake
• Harvest Moon Misfortune (Frostfall Island Book 5) by London Lovett
• Marigold Avenue (Rose Hill Book 13) by Pamela Grandstaff
• Murder at Vanmoor Village (Ruth Morgan Book 2) by Peter Jay Black
• Perilous Things (Paranormal Grievance Committee Chronicles Book 4) by Elizabeth Andre

OCTOBER 10

• As the Cookie Crumbles (Two Broomsticks Gas & Grill Witch Cozy Book 8) by Amanda M. Lee
• Baking Spirits Bright (True Confections Book 2) by Sarah Fox
• Danger In Death Valley (Sassy Senior Sleuths Book 10) by Kathryn Mykel & P.C. James
• Deacon of the Dead (Second Chance Inn Book 1) by MJ O’Neill – first in a new series!
• Grain & Gravestones (Jude and Audie West Book 2) by Laurie Alberswerth
• In Dog’s Image (Golden Retriever Mysteries Book 17) by Neil S. Plakcy
• Mardi Gras and Magic (Witches of the French Quarter Book 1) by Jen Pitts – first in a new series!
• Overdue or Die (Haunted Library Book 7) by Allison Brook
• Secrets and Storms, Another Murder (Sheridan Hendley Book 8) by Christa Nardi
• Solstice Witch (Seashell Cove Book 6) by T. Thorn Coyle
• Sugar Plum Poisoned (Cupcake Bakery Book 15) by Jenn McKinlay
• The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem (Accidental Alchemist Book 7) by Gigi Pandian
• The Missing Foote Mystery (St. Ives Book Club Book 9) by Nadine Doolittle
• The Mystery of the Charred Bones (Daisy Day Book 2) by K.D. Upton & Felicia A. Sullivan
• The Mystic Market Caper (Witches of Moonlight Hollow Book 4) by Miranda Rose Barker
• The Socialite’s Guide to Death and Dating (Pinnacle Hotel Book 2) by S. K. Golden
• ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas (Andy Carpenter Book 28) by David Rosenfelt

OCTOBER 11

• A Case of Moose-Taken Identity (Alaska Campground Book 2) by Julie Ecker
• A Toast of Murder (Hart Times Book 7) by Emma Ainsley
• Confections, Clues, and Chocolate (Pumpkin Hollow Candy Store Book 3) by Kathleen Suzette

OCTOBER 12

• Burning Down the House (Witches of Archer’s Hollow Book 4) by Constance Barker & Savannah Mills
• Death by Daylily (Hibiscus Island Book 5) by Lucy Norman
• Fright Night Chocolate Delight (Murder in the Mix Book 48) by Addison Moore
• Fudge Frosting Murder (Baking School Book 1) by Daniel Carson – first in a new series!
• Haunted Sweets (Samantha Sweet Magical Cozy Mysteries Book 17) by Connie Shelton
• Mrs Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn
• Mrs Sidhu’s Dead and Scone by Suk Pannu
• Tea Die For (Magical Tea Room Book 9) by Erin Johnson

OCTOBER 13

• Eat, Pray, Hex (Crescent Moon Book 1) by Tara Lush
• Haunted Halloween (Mia Watson Cruise Ship Mysteries Book 3) by Gwen Taylor
• Murder in the Guesthouse (Woodworth Manor Book 2) by Sydney Tate
• Whipped Crime (Seaside Ice Cream Shop Book 8) by Angela K. Ryan
• Witch Haven Weddings – part one (Witch Haven Book 15) by K.E. O’Connor

OCTOBER 14

• The Doggie Dilemma (The Ozarks Book 4) by Dianne Harman

OCTOBER 15

• A Burger to Die For (The To Die For Mysteries Book 1) by Beth Byers & Ann Warren – first in a new series!
• A Not So Shocking Murder (Holt Jacobs Book 1) by Lily Stirling – first in a new series!
• Bobbin for Answers (Magical Dressmaking Book 7) by Melissa Bourbon
• Death Wakes A Snake (Taylor Texas Book 6) by Vikki Walton
• Letters to Clementine by A. U. Laugesen
• Murder at Thornton Park by Ellen Read

OCTOBER 16-22, 2023

OCTOBER 16

• Plans for Murder in Kingfisher Falls (Charlotte Dean Book 4) by Phillipa Nefri Clark
• Prenups & Poison (ChiroCozy Mystery Book 6) by Cathy Tully
• Who Framed Flora? (Tulip Texas Book 2) by Vera Day

OCTOBER 17

• A Nutcracker Nightmare (Killer Chocolate Mystery Book 2) by Christina Romeril
• Calamity at Coombesford Church (Coombesford Chronicles Book 3) by Elizabeth Ducie
• Christmas Lights and Cat Fights (Jules Keene Glamping Mystery, Book 3) by Heather Weidner
• In the Wick of Time (Magic Candle Shop Book 2) by Valona Jones
• Monster Mash Murder (Merry Wrath Book 28) by Leslie Langtry
• Murder by the Seashore (California Bookshop Mysteries) by Samara Yew
• Mystified in Music City (Frost & Crowe Book 3) by Kristen Painter
• Paws to Remember (Magical Cats Book 15) by Sofie Kelly
• Sieve and Let Die (Vintage Kitchen Book 11) by Victoria Hamilton
• Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Book 4) by Jacqueline Frost
• Tangled Waters (Enchanted Waters Book 1) by Jenna St. James & Stephanie Damore – first in a new series!
• The Harbour Lights Mystery (Shell House Detectives Book 2) by Emylia Hall
• The Salon & Spa Scandal (Weal & Woe Bookshop Witch Mysteries) by Cate Martin
• The Sorcery of the Silent Songbird (Witches of Moonlight Hollow Book 5) by Miranda Rose Barker
• Thistlewood Manor (Eliza Montagu Book 6) by Fiona Grace
• Up on the Woof Top (Chet & Bernie Book 14) by Spencer Quinn

OCTOBER 18

• Jingle Bell Justice by Nancy Basile

OCTOBER 19

• Cookie Whispers (Cookie Corner Book 8) by Cindy Stark
• Owl Out of Magic (Owl Star Witch Mysteries Book 14) by Leanne Leeds
• Supper For Six by Fiona Sherlock

OCTOBER 20

• Death in Shining Armor (Academic Murder Mysteries Book 1) by Juliet Kincaid – first in a new series!
• Holly, Baubles and Murder (Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery Book 8) by Victoria Tait

OCTOBER 21

• In a Pickle (Kristi Lundrigan Book 2) by Debbie Mumford
• Purrfect Pills (Mysteries of Max Book 72) by Nic Saint

OCTOBER 22

• Dead by Design (Maddie Swallows Book 5) by Kat Bellemore
• Southern Secrets (Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries Book 27) by Amy Boyles

OCTOBER 23-31, 2023

OCTOBER 24

• A Parfait Crime (Five-Ingredient Mystery Book 9) by Maya Corrigan
• A Medium Gift (Haunted Life Book 4) by Lynn Cahoon
• Clues and Canines (Bistro at Holiday Bay Book 5) by Kathi Daley
• Cruising Into Danger (Sunny Meadows Book 9) by Kari Lee Townsend
• Dating Can Be Deadly (Amish Matchmaker Book 5) by Amanda Flower
• Deadly Mixer (Witch in the Woods Book 21) by Jenna St. James
• Ex Marks The Murder (Silver Springs Book 2) by Liz Laram
• Going Blue (Lost Key Mysteries Book 2) by Jeff Hutcheson
• Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Book 5) by Sophie Hannah
• Jane and the Final Mystery (Being a Jane Austen Mystery) by Stephanie Barron
• Marigolds and Mayhem (Petal Pushers Flower Shop Book 3) by L.C. Turner
• Murder At High Sea (Musical Cruise Mystery) by Karen McSpade
• Murder in Drury Lane (Lady Worthing Book 2) by Vanessa Riley
• Murder Most Sweet (Ruby O’Donovan Book 2) by Lily Cherry
• Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Book 5) by Clara McKenna
• Murder Uncorked (Cece Barton) by Maddie Day
• Mutts Murder And Mayhem (Houndsville Book 3) by Ellen Gilman
• Out for the Count (Finch & Fischer Book 6) by J. New
• Peppermint Mocha Murder (Baron & Graystone Book 5) by Laura Pauling
• Poisoned in Little Leaf Creek (Little Leaf Creek Book 20) by Cindy Bell
• Snow Place for Murder (Mountain Lodge Mysteries Book 3) by Diane Kelly
• The Christmas Appeal: A Novella by Janice Hallett
• The Fatal Folio (Cambridge Bookshop Book 3) by Elizabeth Penney
• The Mystery of the Moonlit Manuscript (Witches of Moonlight Hollow Book 6) by Miranda Rose Barker
• The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Mystery Book 17) by Kate Carlisle
• Tulle Death Do Us Part (Material Witness Book 4) by Diane Vallere

OCTOBER 25

• Cloudy with a Chance of Magic (Witches Murder Club Book 8) by Samantha Silver
• Friends Come to Call (Tow Truck Murder Mysteries Book 4) by Karen C Whalen
• In Want of a Knife (Vampire Book Club 5) by Nancy Warren
• Notorious in Nashville (Jordan Mayfair Book 4) by Phyllis Gobbell
• Poison at Penshaw Hall (Milverton Mysteries Book 2) by G B Ralph
• Sugar Skulls and Specters (Lattes and Levitation Book 5) by Chrstine Pope
• Winter’s Ghost (Walker and Chao Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Sheryl Frazer – first in a new series!

OCTOBER 26

• A Passion for Poison (Wronged Women’s Co-operative Book 6) by T E Scott
• Day of the Wed (Annabelle Archer Wedding Planner Mystery Book 19) by Laura Durham
• Death at Westminster (London Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Rachel McLean & Millie Ravensworth – first in a new series!
• Ghosts in the Garden (Magic Inn Paranormal Mysteries Book 3) by Danielle Garrett
• Murder at the Bonfire (Cherrywood Murders Book 2) by Penny Blackwell
• Quiet in the Library (Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow Book 18) by C.S. Woolley
• The Murder at the Sphinx (Mae Fitzgerald is the Bee’s Knees Book 1) by Josephine Brooks – first in a new series!
• Witness, Woods, & Wedding (Camper & Criminals Book 33) by Tonya Kappes

OCTOBER 27

• A Cut and Dye Run (Cajun Charms Book 2) by M.L. Landry
• Death On Board (Flora Maguire Book 1) by Anita Davison – first in a new series!
• Death on Display (Charleton House Book 10) by Kate P Adams
• Murder at St. Paul’s Cathedral (Ginger Gold Mystery Book 24) by Lee Strauss
• Scarecrows and Scandals (Holly Daye Book 6) by Rachel Lynne
• The Fear and Meow (Whiskers and Words Book 8) by Eryn Scott

OCTOBER 28

• All She Wants To Do Is Witch (Witches of Holiday Hills Book 15) by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
• Emerald Coast Murder (Sandrine Perrot – The Brittany Mystery Series Book 1) by Christophe Villain – first in a new series!
• Halloween Queen (Lighthouse Library Book 2) by Una Madison

OCTOBER 29

• Cat House (Crazy Cat Lady Book 10) by Mollie Hunt

OCTOBER 30

• Black Forest Warrants (Charlie Mission Book 1) by Rosie A. Point – first in a new series!
• Cheap Trills (Cyd Redondo Book 4) by Wendall Thomas
• Death By Theft (Josiah Reynolds Book 19) by Abigail Keam
• Double Cross Dead (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries Book 4) by Lynn Morrison
• Eye for an Eye (Tiger’s Eye Book 10) by Alyssa Day
• Fowl Play by Karen MacInerney
• Monterey Bay Mystery (Amanda Warren Cozy Animal Mystery Book 1) by Seren Star Goode – first in a new series!
• Murder in a French Village (Flora Steele Book 7) by Merryn Allingham
• Slip and Fall (Harry’s Pottery Book 2) by Holly Jacobs
• The Corpse Conspiracy (Brush with Magic Book 3) by Tyler Rhodes
• To Sketch a Killer by Caryl Janis

OCTOBER 31

• A Hover of Trout (Jess O’Malley Book 2) by Jinny Alexander
• A Novel Thief (Winter Park Book 1) by Jessica Baker – first in a new series!
• Almanacs, Alibis and Alleycats (Library Cat Magical Mysteries Book 4) by Skye Sullivan
• Beyond Your Witchiest Dreams (Broomsticks & Books Book 9) by Sara Bourgeois
• Cauldrons and Chaos (Wicked Witches of Spellcaster Creek Book 5) by Mara Webb
• Criminally Ungrateful (Seasonal Sweet Mystery Book 2) by Courtney Flagg
• Crow-Where to Hide (Murder of Crows Book 1) by Harmony Hex – first in a new series!
• Dumpster Dying (Hazardous Hoarding Book 1) by Michelle Bennington – first in a new series!
• Eye on the Ball (Tiger’s Eye Mysteries Book 11) by Alyssa Day
• Fatal Tribute (Seacastle Mysteries Book 3) by PJ Skinner
• From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Book 24) by Alexander McCall Smith
• Full Tilt Murder by Torie Lennox
• Haunted Hijinks (Twilight Hollow Witchy Cozy Mysteries Book 7) by Sara Christene
• Hot Flashes and Highballs by Lynn M. Stout
• Hooved Homicide (Shayla Murphy Book 2) by Stella Bixby
• In the Potion Perilous Deep (Murder, She Witches Book 2) by Kat McGee
• Let’s Taco Bout Murder (Taco Truck Mysteries Book 1) by Alexandra Martin – first in a new series!
• Loveda Brown: Violets Are Blue (Idyllwild Mystery Book 10) by Jolie Tunnell
• Mayhem in the Mediterranean (Ocean Cruise Cozies Book 3) by Cheryl Dougan
• Manicures and Murder (Texas-Sized Murder Mystery Book 3) by Kery Lynn
• Mission Impawsible (Detective Whiskers Book 5) by Chris Abernathy
• Murder in the Library (Lottie Sprigg Country House Book 1) by Martha Bond
• Murder With Madness (Sylvia Shipman Book 6) by Blythe Baker
• Pumpkins and Peril (Peridale Cafe Book 29) by Agatha Frost
• Spoon to be Dead (Shake Shop Book 3) by Dana Mentink
• Steak Through the Heart (Jordan McAllister Book 7) by Liz Lipperman
• Syrup to No Good (Maple Syrup Mysteries Book 2) by Catherine Bruns
• The Case of the Haunted Radio Station (Ghostly Glenwood Book 5) by B I Skinner
• The Secret of the Spectral Sprites (Witches of Moonlight Hollow Book 7) by Miranda Rose Barker
• The Haunted Bridge (Mystery House Book 12) by Eva Pohler
• Wrong Kind of With a Twist (Murder at Midlife Book 4) by Coco Wright