Cozy mystery new releases for April! Another month, another amazing batch of mysteries for you to dive into! I’m so excited for so many of these new releases – which ones will you be adding to your TBR?
I only include new release titles and dates that I find on NetGalley, in authors/publishers newsletters or Instagram accounts, or from emails/DMs directly from the authors.
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. 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!
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Book info, including release date, was correct at time of posting, but may change at any time.
APRIL 1-5, 2026
APRIL 1
- Death by Blueprint (Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Book 9) by Terry Ambrose
- The Deadly Dispute (Tea Ladies Book 3) by Amanda Hampson
- The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives (Fish and Chip Shop Detective Agency Book 1) by Jenny Kane – first in a new series!
APRIL 2
- Midsummer, Marriage, and Murder (Hygge House Book 2) by A.L. Jensen
- The Masked Bauble (Bewitched Baubles Book 5) by Sue Hollowell
APRIL 3
- Yellowstoned to Death (Cotton Rose Book 1) by KC Bellinger – first in a new series!
APRIL 6-12, 2026
APRIL 6
- Death on a Deck (Flamingo Realty Book 16) by CeeCee James
- Fowl Deeds (Pine Ridge Book 1) by Wanda McLaughlin – first in a new series!
APRIL 7
- A Disorganised Death (Decluttering Mysteries Book 5) by Simon Brett
- A Slice Of Mystery (Abigail Palmer Book 1) by Sophie Maddon – first in a new series!
- Agnes Sharp and the Wedding to Die For (Miss Sharp Investigates Book 3) by Leonie Swann
- Dead at First Bark (Cornwall Loom & Bark Book 1) by Cindy Kirk – first in a new series!
- Murder, Local Style (Orchid Isle Book 3) by Leslie Karst
- Pressed to the Nines (Charmed Inn Mystery Book 4) by Misty Simon
- Trouble’s Turn to Lose (Carolina Tale Book 3) by Susan M. Boyer
APRIL 9
- The Lies in the Lefse (Cash Kristiansen Book 2) by George Robstad
APRIL 10
- A Very Irish Mystery (Lady Eleanor Swift Book 25) by Verity Bright
- The Fatal Flotilla at Sea Oats Beach (Sea Oats Beach Mystery Book 3) by Karen C. Whalen
APRIL 11
- Hazard of the Pursuit (Spencer & Reid Book 6) by Cara Devlin
- The Pharaoh’s Curse Murders (Merry Widow Murders Book 3) by Melodie Campbell
APRIL 13-19, 2026
APRIL 13
- Silver And The Moonlit Murder (Carlyle & Silver Book 3) by Jack Gatland
- The Tell-Tale Art (Tri-Star Investigations Book 3) by Lawrence E. Rothstein
APRIL 14
- America’s Next Top Murder (Reality Show Cozy Mystery Book 5) by David Korson and Nicole Korson
- Cat on a Hot Tin Woof (Chet & Bernie Book 16) by Spencer Quinn
- Murder Mindfully (Murder Mindfully Book 1) by Karsten Dusse – first in a new series!
- Pickleball Can Be Murder (Carol and Jim Andrews Baby Boomer Mystery Book 12) by Susan Santangelo
- Pomona Afton Can Totally Catch a Killer (Pomona Afton Book 2) by Bellamy Rose
- Three Bengal Kittens (Doctor Bannerman Vet Mystery Book 4) by Phillipp Schott
APRIL 15
- A Hot Cross Bun to Die For (Velvet Scone Mystery Book 8) by E. Hazard
- Murder Comes in April (Massachusetts Mystery Book 13) by Andrea Kress
- Plagued By Death (Cafe Arcana Book 3) by Aliza Levine
- The Widows’ Guide to Last Orders (Widows’ Detective Club Book 4) by Amanda Ashby
APRIL 16
- Murder at the Highland Games (Ally McKinley Book 4) by Dee MacDonald
- The Night Nurse and the Jewel Thief by Marilee Dahlman
APRIL 20-26, 2026
APRIL 20
- Murder Under A Bitter Moon (Mona Moon Book 15) by Abigail Keam
APRIL 21
- A Body at the Irish Book Club (Mercy McCarthy Book 5) by Lucy Connelly
- A Cute Little Murder by Molly Harper
- A Death in the Dark (Novel Detectives Book 2) by Ellie Alexander
- Deadly Ties (Cottage on Gooseberry Bay Book 21) by Kathi Daley
- Ghosts of Autumn (Shipwreck Cafe Book 6) by Donna Clancy
- The Bush Tea Murder (Caribbean Island Mystery Book 1) by Ashley-Ruth Bernier – first in a new series!
- The Secret of Ravens Valley (Liza and Mrs. Wilkens Book 2) by Linda Norlander
APRIL 22
- Murder on the Fit and Fabulous Cruise (Olivia Ocean Cruise Ship Book 7) by Denise Jaden
- Walnut Brownies and Murder (Little Bakery Book 3) by Lucinda Race
APRIL 23
- Turn the Dial for Death (Sidmouth Murder Mystey Book 2) by Jeremy Vine
APRIL 24
- Fibers and Felonies (Sadie Sexton Hoochville Mystery Book 6) by Ramey James
APRIL 26
- Murder and Madeleines (Seaside French Patisserie Book 4) by Kat Bellemore
APRIL 27-30, 2026
APRIL 28
- A Gift in Time (Gift Shop Book 1) by Shaen Layle – first in a new series!
- A Murder in Marylebone (Minnie Harper Book 2) by Emily Sullivan
- A Murder Most Camp by Nicolas DiDomizio
- A Poisonous Pour (Cece Barton Book 3) by Maddie Day
- Clawed and Dangerous (Mrs. Murphy Book 34) by Rita Mae Brown
- Confessions of an Amateur Sleuth (Bainbridge Island Book 2) by Lynn Cahoon
- Crafting a Knockoff (Gasper’s Cove Book 7) by Barbara Emodi
- Death by Chocolate Ladyfingers (Death by Chocolate Book 9) by Sarah Graves
- Gimme Shelter (Layla Virtue Book 2) by Libby Klein
- How to Cheat Your Own Death (Castle Knoll Files Book 3) by Kristen Perrin
- In the Spirit of French Murder (American in Paris Book 4) by Colleen Cambridge
- Murder in a Lavender Daze (Aroma Wellness Book 2) by Daryl Wood Gerber
- Some Like It Fudgy (Candy-Coated Mystery Book 14) by Nancy Coco
- The Lone Island Mystery (Shell House Detectives Book 7) by Emylia Hall
- This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone (Vacation Mysteries Book 3) by Catherine Mack
APRIL 29
- The Afternoon Tea Murders (The Secret Detective Agency Book 4) by Helena Dixon
- What’s a Little Duelling Between Friends (Etty and Tris Victorian Mystery Book 1) by Lynn Morrison – first in a new series!
APRIL 30
- Blackmail and Broomsticks (Willowmere Book 4) by Carmen Radtke
- Chicory and Charms (Witches of the French Quarter Book 4) by Jen Pitts
- Death at the Regency Inn (Veronica Vale Investigates Book 12) by Kitty Kildare
- Diggin’ Up Bones (Cornwall Loom & Bark Book 2) by Cindy Kirk
- Jacob’s Last Standish (Samuel Pepys Book 9) by Ellis Blackwood
- Murder of a Man Beyond Reproach (Lady Margot Blackwell Book 6) by Amber Crewes
