Cozy mystery new releases for December 2022! There are so many great cozies coming out this month, just in time for the holidays! How many will you be adding to your To-Be-Read list before the end of the year? I’ve already spied a TON of books to add to my list, including two new books from my absolute favourite series – Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander and Death and Deception by Callie Hutton.
Every month I try my best to include as many new books as possible but honestly, there are HUNDREDS of books coming out each month so I can’t possibly list them all! If you know any cozy mystery releases coming out in November that aren’t listed below, feel free to leave a comment and let me know about it and I’ll add it to the post. (Authors! If you have a new cozy mystery coming out next month or at a future date, send me an email at stephanie@bookfrolic.com and I’ll make sure to add it to the appropriate post!)
(You may have noticed I no longer include every cover image – it was taking me days to put this together and also taking up a lot of space on my drive to store all these images, so to ensure I can keep putting this list out without spending days doing it, I’ve streamlined the process to just show a few of the lovely covers and focus on the book list itself.
Book info, including release date, was correct at time of posting, but may change at any time.
December 1-4, 2022
DECEMBER 1
- Autumn Abduction (Weather Girl Mysteries Book 3) by Ashleigh Quinn
- Bones of Holly (Sarah Booth Delaney Book 25) by Carolyn Haines
- Lost Christmas by A.A. Albright
- Quiet Nights (Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast Book 7) by Beth Dolgner
- The Bargain Blackmail (Secondhand Sleuth Book 7) by Mel Morgan
- The Ghostly Girl Mystery (Sycamore Grove Book 7) by Miranda Rose Barker
DECEMBER 2
- Ain’t Nothin’ But a…Murder (Rita’s Pitas Book 1) by Summer Prescott – first in a new series!
- Killer Cranachan (Teaberry Cozy Murder Mysteries Book 5) by R.A. Wallace
December 5-11, 2022
DECEMBER 5
- Carolers and Corpses (Holly Daye Book 2) by Rachel Lynne
- Christmas Cake Caper (Freshly Baked Book 23) by Kathleen Suzette
- Christmas in Branden Bay (Branden Bay Paranormal Cafe Book 6) by Kelly Mason
- Shears of a Clown (Humboldt County Book 1) by Louise Jane Watson – first in a new series!
DECEMBER 6
- A Medium Homecoming (Haunted Life Book 2) by Lynn Cahoon
- A Murder of Christmas Past (Kitty Worthington Book 5) by Magda Alexander
- A Streetcar Named Murder (New Orleans Mystery Book 1) by T.G. Herren – first in a new series!
- A Witchy Secret (Witches of Whispering Pines Book 3) by Rhonda Hopkins
- Black & Brew (Supernatural Speakeasy Book 10) by Lily Harper Hart
- Death Checked Out (Larkspur Library Book 1) by Leah Dobrinska – first in a new series!
- Death in the Margins (Blue Ridge Library Book 7) by Victoria Gilbert
- Double Shot Hexpresso (Craven Sisters Book 3) by January Daphne
- Felled in Little Leaf Creek (Little Leaf Creek Book 17) by Cindy Bell
- French Roast (Maggy Thorsen Book 15) by Sandra Balzo
- Gingerbread, Enough Said (Guy Vanduex Book 5) by Jeffrey Shields
- Knits, Knots, and Knives (Craft Fair Knitters Book 3) by Emmie Caldwell
- Knot a Game (Yarn Retreat Book 9) by Betty Hechtman
- Lowcountry Getaway (Liz Talbot Book 11) by Susan M. Boyer
- Mr. Mustachio Gets Collared (Mr. Mustachio Murders Book 3) by Dawn MacKinnon
- Murder at the Debutante Ball (Cleopatra Fox Book 5) by C.J. Archer
- Poisoning at the Pizzeria (Traumatic Temp Agency Book 4) by Kelly Hashway
- Scot in a Trap (Last Ditch Book 5) by Catriona McPherson
- Sleuthing in Stilettos (Resale Boutique Book 5) by Debra Sennefelder
- The Krampus Kink Charlie Rhodes Book 12) by Amanda M. Lee
- The Unsolved Case of The Secret Christmas Baby (Mrs Imogene Lynch Book 1) by Hannah Byron – first in a new series!
DECEMBER 7
- Death at Beresford Hall (Adam and Eve Book 4) by Emma Daves
- Ghostly Gift (Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Book 2) by Illeana Muñoz-Renfroe
- Missing Santas (Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Book 1) by Sharon Michaels – first in a new series!
- Slay Ride (Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Book 3) by D.B. McNicol
DECEMBER 8
- Away with the Faeries (Christians Cross Cosy Paranormals Book 9) by Tia Brown
- Death By Panto (Soap Star Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by C. Farren
- Mistletoe and Mayhem (Heywood Herbalist Book 4) by Carly Winter
- Mistletoe, Malice And Murder (Smiley and McBlythe Book 9) by Bruce Hammack
- Murder by Mistake (Libby Sarjeant Book 23) by Lesley Cookman
- Murder in the Snow (Wilma Wade Holiday Mysteries Book 2) by Daisy Landish
- The Apple Orchard Ghost Mystery (Sycamore Grove Paranormal Cozy Mystery Book 8) by Miranda Rose Barker
DECEMBER 9
- Murder at Solent Island Lighthouse (Solent Island Book 1) by A.S. McClatchie – first in a new series!
December 12-18, 2022
DECEMBER 12
- Here Comes Santa Claus! (Daisy Morrow Super-sleuth! Book 13) by RT Green
- Homicide and Hot Cocoa (Coffee Truck Book 3) by Justine Maxwell
- Murder in the Mix (Shilpa Solanki Book 3) by Marissa De Luna
DECEMBER 13
- A Nutty Holiday Drama (Beach City: Patsy Book Five) by Giselle Lumas
- Calamity at the Christmas Concert (Millie Monroe Book 3) by Connie B. Dowell
- Candy Cane Conspiracies (Claire’s Candles Book 7) by Agatha Frost
- Hell Hath No Furry (Dirty Daisy Book 2) by Jordyn Kross
- Needle Little Help from My Friends (Knit Witch Book 6) by Lyla Lockwood
- The spell of the Mayas (Dr Byron Willoughby Book 2) by Penny BroJacquie
- Till Death Sue Us Part (Persephone Pringle Book 8) by Patti Larsen
DECEMBER 14
- Another One Fights the Dust (Psychic CleanerBook 3) by S.E. Babin
- Not Mushroom For Death (Right Royal Cozy Investigation Book 3) by Helen Golden
DECEMBER 15
- Death Beneath A Troubled Roof (Victoria Sedgewick Book 4) by Blythe Baker
- Gifts, Glamping, & Glocks Camper & Criminals Book 29) by Tonya Kappes
- Here There and Everywhere (Bennett Sisters Book 18) by Lise McClendon
- Lobster Trapped (Shipwreck Cafe Book 4) by Donna Clancy
- Murder Spoils the Fair (Dodo Dorchester Book 8) by Ann Sutton
- Sleighed!: A Christmas Mystery (Losers Club Book 4) by Yvonne Vincent
- The Ghost of Christmas Present (Darcy Sweet Book 34) by K.J. Emrick
- Two Graves (Amy Hammond Book 13) by Tia Brown
- Who Slayed The Santas? (Juniper Holiday Book 3) by Leighann Dobbs
DECEMBER 16
- A Tail of Woe (Whiskers and Words Book 5) by Eryn Scott
- Animal Accomplice (Pet Whisperer P.I. Book 18) by Molly Fitz
- Murder at Charlottesville (Falls Run Book 2) by Catherine Waltan
- Pious Poison (Isle of Wesberrey Book 3) by Penelope Cress
- Santa, Surf and Sapphires (Life’s a Beach Book 4) by Emerald Finn
- Ship Wrecked (Cara Mia Delgatto Book 8) by Joanna Campbell Slan
DECEMBER 17
- A Twisted Festival (Pixie Twist Book 6) by Alyn Troy
- The Feline Caper (Pine Grove Book 3) by Daisy Landish
December 19-25, 2022
DECEMBER 19
- An American Alibi (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates Book 10) by Emily Queen
- Milford Bed & Breakfast (Gwendolyn Strong Small Town Cozy Mystery Book 4) by JA Hoda
- Murder at Owlwood Vicarage (Solent Island Book 2) by A.S McClatchie
- The Haunting in the Hallway (Soul Seeker Book 9) by Courtney McFarlin
DECEMBER 20
- Christmas Cookies and a Murder (Rainey Daye Book 15) by Kathleen Suzette
- Corpse at the Christmas Cookie Exchange Maddie Mills Book 3) by Cindy Bell
- Deerly Departed (Bought-the-Farm Book 15) by Ellen Riggs
- Muffins and Mediums (Mixing Up Magic Book 5) by Rosie Pease
- No Matcha for Murder (Le Doux Mysteries Book 8) by Abigail Lynn Thornton
- Roast Date (Barks & Beans Cafe Book 7) by Heather Day Gilbert
- Sniffing Out Trouble (Layers of Mystery Book 2) by Leanne Baker
- Trip Hazard (Travels and Travails of Maile Spencer Book 12) by Kay Hadashi
DECEMBER 22
- Devil’s Food Cake and Death (Bee’s Bakery Book 3) by Rosie A. Point
- Gingerbread and Gunshots (Maple Lane Book 7) by C.A. Phipps
DECEMBER 23
- Caught Bread-Handed (Twin Berry Bakery Book 10) by Wendy Meadows
DECEMBER 24
- Murder at Docere House (Tommy & Evelyn Christie Book 8) by Catherine Coles
DECEMBER 25
- A Dead End Christmas (Tiger’s Eye Mysteries Book 9) by Alyssa Day
- Binoculars, Blue Jays, and Bloodshed (Riley Creek Book 2) by Mary Lucal
- Christmas Calamity (Pumpkin Hollow Book 25) by Kathleen Suzette
- Eine Melange of Murder (Claire Andersen Murder for All Seasons Book 5) by Imogen Plimp
- Moving is Murder (Middle Age is Murder Book 1) by Nellie H. Steele – first in a new series!
December 26-31, 2022
DECEMBER 26
- A Poisoning at the Pageant (Highland Horse Whisperer Book 3) by R.B. Marshall
- Antique Tragedy Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery Book 5) by Victoria Tait
- Cakes and Killers (Terrified Detective Book 8) by Carole Fawkes
- Clawful Scandal (Secret Library Book 5) by CeeCee James
- Death and Deception (Victorian Book Club Book 4) by Callie Hutton
- Grande Dames and a Vegas Heist (Luckland Book 1) by MJ Miller – first in a new series!
- The Case of the Dead Troll in Las Vegas (Tiffany Black Cases Book 5) by A.R. Winters
DECEMBER 27
- Bookclubbed to Death (Mystery Bookshop Book 8) by V.M. Burns
- Cat Dancer (Cassia Lemon Book 2) by Shaw Collins
- Death by Arts and Crafts (Abby McCree Book 6) by Alexis Morgan
- Ding Dong Dead (Whitewitch Island Paranormal Cozies Book 6) by Patti Larsen
- Fairly Hexed (Witches of Winterfield Book 3) by Sara Bourgeois
- Fatal Fungus (Dog Leg Cove Book 5) by Susan Harper & Danielle Collins
- Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous (Amish Matchmaker Book 4) by Amanda Flower
- Lost & Drowned (Bellbrook Murder Mysteries Book 3) by Reagan Davis
- Muffin But the Truth (Bakeshop Mystery Book 16) by Ellie Alexander
- Picture Book Peril (St. Marin’s Series 10) by ACF Bookens
- Rage Before Beauty (Bellbrook Murder Mystery Book 2) by Reagan Davis
- Rum and Choke (Chloe Jackson Sea Glass Saloon Book 4) by Sherry Harris
- Spooked in Switzerland (Nina Brown Paranormal Cozy Mystery Book 3) by Cat Green
- Tea is for Tears (Haunted Tearoom Book 6) by Karen Sue Walker
- The Missing Ghost Mystery (Sycamore Grove Paranormal Cozy Mystery Book 9) by Miranda Rose Barker
- The Secret of the Lost Pearls (Useful Woman Mystery Book 1) by Darcie Wilde – first in a new series!
- Vinyl Resting Place (Record Shop Mysteries Book 1) by Olivia Blacke – first in a new series!
DECEMBER 28
- A Spot of Earl Slay (Tea Time Troubles Book 1) by Aubrey Elle – first in a new series!
- Midlife Hotspots (Hunting After Forty Book 1) by Lia Davis & L.A. Boruff – first in a new series!
- The Case of the Missing Coffin (Annie Archer Paranormal Mysteries Book 3) by Daisy Landish
DECEMBER 30
- Bargain Haunting (Southern Relics Book 5) by Bella Falls
- The Lies that Bind (Snug Harbor Book 3) by Karen MacInerney
DECEMBER 31
- Bullies, Bovines, and a Bookmobile (Tenacious Librarian Book 1) by M.K. Scott – first in a new series!
- Deadly Bites on Winter Nights (Ivy Creek Book 9) by Ruth Baker
- The Case of the Poached Peridot (Ghostly Glenwood Mysteries Book 3) by B.I. Skinner
- The Catsitter’s Conundrum (Kitty Kats Around Book 1) by Angel Leigh McCoy – first in a new series!
- The Sweet Smell of Disaster (Yummy Bites Book 2) by Ava Zuma
