Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for October 2026 * book frolic

Cozy mystery new releases for October! It’s the spookiest month of the year and what better time to hunker down with a pile of new mystery books than October?! I mean, I read mysteries year-round, but this month is extra fitting. (I know this post is a bit late but wow, September flew by and October is sliding by 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.

OCTOBER 1-4, 2026

OCTOBER 1

A Faire to Remember (PIP Inc. Book 7) by Nancy Lynn Jarvis
A Helluva Holiday (Stone & Steele Book 3) by Gail Meath
By Ink and Poison (Page Turner Book 1) by Harriet Wycliffe – first in a new series!
Death by the Sea (Misfit Detectives Book 1) by Hannah Ellis – first in a new series!
Harbour of Lies (Lori Dalton Spy & Pickleball Mystery Book 1) by Alec Peche – first in a new series!
The Year of the Goat (Telegraph Hill Book 2) by Lila Blake

OCTOBER 4

A Deadly Halloween at Chateau de Camon (Lord Edgington Investigates Abroad Book 6) by Benedict Brown

OCTOBER 5-11, 2026

OCTOBER 6

A Serving of Hope (Kamogawa Food Detectives Book 4) by Hisashi Kashiwai
Antiques Web (Trash ‘n’ Treasures Book 20) by Barbara Allan
Canvas Calamity (Darla Digby Book 10) by Fiona Grace
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Murder (Christmas Tree Farm Book 7) by Jacqueline Frost
Dramatic Murder by Elizabeth Anthony
Haunting in the Hamlet (Inn at Holiday Bay Book 41) by Kathi Daley
Holmes Away from Home (Althea Adler Book 1) by Samantha Larsen – first in a new series!
Hometown Halloween Homicide (Hometown Mystery Book 7) by Rosalie Spielman
Murder at the Movies (Movie Palace Book 1) by Alicia Malone – first in a new series!
Murder on Thin Ice (Bookmobile Cat Book 14) by Laurie Cass
Murder with a Side of Red Velvet (Honeybee Diner Book 2) by Skylar Warren
The Christmas Stocking Murders (Frank Grasby Book 2) by Denzil Meyrick
The Claus Conspiracy by Tamara Berry

OCTOBER 7

A Killer Day in Paradise (Elmo Simpson Book 5)by J.C. Kenney
Death Hits the High Notes (Sweet TOOTH Book 2) by GG Calpo

OCTOBER 8

A Christmas Bookstore Murder (Bookstore Mystery Book 8) by Sue Minix
Death at the Elephant House (Haveli Hotel Book 2) by Paul Waters

OCTOBER 9

Call The Shots (Golden Age Telephone Gossips Book 2) by Isabella Bassett
Simply Living and Dying (Better Housekeeping Book 3) by Rachel Rose
The Final Volume (Pattern Girl Book 5) by Syl Finch

OCTOBER 10

The Marked Page (Maggie Penrose Book 2) by Tracy O’Shields

OCTOBER 11

A Murder in Belgravia (Tate and Bell Book 9) by Irina Shapiro

OCTOBER 12-18, 2026

OCTOBER 12

Mystery at the Lantern Theatre (Eve Mallow Book 17) by Clare Chase

OCTOBER 13

A Murder at Midnight (Novel Detectives Book 4) by Ellie Alexander
Bark Humbug (Andy Carpenter Book 34) by David Rosenfelt
Close-up to Murder (Xanadu Canyon Book 1) by Patricia Rice – first in a new series!
French Toast a la Santa Fe (Couriers Book 2) by Suzanne Stauffer
Grace & Jo Have Never Solved a Murder by Jess Mey
Home for the Homicides (Holly & Mark Book 1) by Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey – first in a new series!
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder (Kiss Merry Kill Book 2) by Ally Carter
Mancini Blue (Art Studio Book 1) by Maggie Toussaint – first in a new series!
Merry Spooky Love (Melody Bittersweet Book 3) by Josie Silver
Murder Over Pumpkin Spice (Silver Pines Book 9) by Lyla Blue
The Channel Islands Christmas Murder (Gull Bay Book 8) by Ashley Cain
The Innkeeper’s Intrigue (Lockstone Hollow Book 2) by Deb Marlowe

OCTOBER 14

Murder on Flesher Pass (Montana Animal Rescue Book 2) by K.L. Borges

OCTOBER 15

Much Ado About Cursing (Kilmaraig Witch Book 3) by Lorna Blair
The Crossword Murders (Secret Detective Agency Book 5) by Helena Dixon

OCTOBER 16

Cue the Murder (Darcy Donovan Drama Detective Book 1) by Claire Hart-Palumbo

OCTOBER 18

Abra Cadavered (Tallie Graver Book 7) by Misty Simon

OCTOBER 19-25, 2026

OCTOBER 20

A Reunion to Die For by JK Whittle
A Tail of Two Murders (Nick and Nora Book 9) by T.C. LoTempio
Miss Wolcott’s Ghost (Chief Inspector Gamache Book 21) by Louise Penny
Taken by Storm (Gift Shop Mystery Book 6) by Jan Fields
The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson
The Key to a Killer (Ruby and Cordelia Book 3) by Olivia Blacke
The Retired Assassin’s Guide to Amateur Theatrics (Retired Assassin’s Guide Book 3) by Naomi Kuttner

OCTOBER 22

Bah Bloody Humbug (Christmas Murder Mystery Book 3) by Jo Middleton
The Garden Centre Murder (Charity Shop Detective Agency Book 7) by Peter Boland

OCTOBER 23

Death on the Graf Zeppelin (Lady Hay Investigates Book 1) by Shelley Adina Bates – first in a new series!
Death Under the Hammer (Stamford Mystery Book 4) by E.C. Bateman
The Body at Waterloo Station (Emma Langley Book 6) by Emily Organ

OCTOBER 26-31, 2026

OCTOBER 26

Heart of a Killer (Notes on a Murder Book 3) by Christopher Seto

OCTOBER 27

#TreatYourself to Murder (Trending Topic Book 5) by Sara E. Burr
A Christmas Killing In Deed (Cindy York Book 8) by Catherine Bruns
A Classic Case of Murder (Literary Dining Book 3) by Daryl Wood Gerber
Bad Seed (Dewberry Farm Book 11) by Karen MacInerney
Hard Candy Christmas (Talbot & Andrews Investigations Book 1) by Susan M. Boyer – first in a new series!
Death by Red Velvet Latte (Bookstore Cafe Book 16) by Alex Erickson
Death Down the Aisle (Phyllida Bright Book 6) by Colleen Cambridge
Joy to the Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney Book 31) by Carolyn Haines
Murder at Pellhurst Pond (Stella and Lyndy Book 8) by Clara McKenna
Murder in the Upper Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries Book 6) by Mindy Quigley
The Killing of a Chestnut Tree (Havelock Harper Book 1) by Oliver K. Langmead – first in a new series!
The Liars’ Book Club (Secret, Book, and Scone Society Book 9) by Ellery Adams
The Moriarty Murders (Moriarty & Co Book 1) by Jack Gatland – first in a new series!
The Well-Guarded Truth (Wishville Book 7) by Kari Lee Townsend
To Fetch A Killer (Cornwall Loom & Bark Book 5) by Cindy Kirk
Whines & Whiskeys (Pour Decisions Book 3) by Tobi Doyle