It’s amazing how many books get released every month. As you can see below, even just the number of new releases in the mystery/thriller genre is staggering. However, I’m not sure if December is simply an anomaly because of how many authors want to publish in time for Christmas — notice just how many new releases there are prior to one week before Christmas (December 18th) compared to the rest of the month.
In the past when I’ve done these posts, I’ve also commented on which books in particular I’m looking forward to the most. This month, there aren’t really any because I haven’t really read anything by any of these authors. The only exception to this is Ian Hamilton — I did read the first Ava Lee novel but didn’t like a few aspects of its narration so it’s not a series I’m particularly keen on reading more of.
The one mystery-related release I’m looking forward to in December is not a book but a movie: Holmes and Watson, a comedy/spoof starring Will Ferrel and John C. Reilly. It’s being released on December 25th.
Still, one thing I’ve learned in compiling the list of new book releases is that there are many more authors, and many more series, for me to discover.
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December 1st releases:
- Cold, Cold Heart: A forensic mystery by A.J. Cross (Kate Hanson #4)
- Murder in the Dark: A paranormal mystery by Simon R. Green (Ishmael Jones #6)
- A Bad, Bad Thing by Elena Forbes (Eve West #1)
- Mr Campion’s War by Mike Ripley (Margery Allingham’s Albert Campion)
- Playing with Fire: A 1960s British mystery by Patricia Hall (Kate O’Donnell #7)
- A Missed Murder: A Tudor mystery by Michael Jecks (A Bloody Mary Mystery #3)
December 4th releases:
- On the Count of Three by Carolyn Arnold (Brandon Fisher FBI #7)
- The Blood: A Jem Flockhart Mystery by E.S. Thomson (Jem Flockhart #3)
- Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs (Cackleberry Club #8)
- Hearts of the Missing: A Mystery by Carol Potenza
- Killer Classics by Kym Roberts (A Book Barn Mystery #5)
- The Goddess of Yantai: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years by Ian Hamilton
- Into the Night by Sarah Bailey (Gemma Woodstock #2)
- Claws for Celebration by Linda Reilly (A Cat Lady Mystery #3)
- Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford (A Sugar & Spice Mystery)
- Blood in the Streets by Dion Baia
- Murder at the Mill: A Mystery by M.B. Shaw (Iris Grey #1)
December 6th releases:
- Deceived by Anne Randall (Wheeler and Ross #4)
December 8th releases:
- Catch me if Yukon by Maddy Hunter (Passport to Peril #12)
- The Second Goodbye by Patricia Smiley (Pacific Homicide #3)
December 11th releases:
- A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb (Kate Clifford #3)
- Hooks Can Be Deceiving by Betty Hechtman (Crochet Mystery #13)
- The Big Empty by Stan Jones (Nathan Active #6)
- A Spell of Murder by Clea Simon (Witch Cats of Cambridge #1)
- A Baker Street Wedding: A Baker Street Mystery by Michael Robertson (The Baker Street Letters #6)
- A Moment in Crime: A Santa Fe Revival Mystery by Amanda Allen
- Batter Off Dead by Maymee Bell (Southern Cake Baker Mystery #2)
December 13th releases:
- For the Missing by Lina Bengtsdotter (translated from Swedish)
- Carrion Comfort by Aline Templeton (DI Kelso Strang #2)
December 15th releases:
December 18th releases:
- Gown with the Wind by Stephanie Blackmore (Wedding Planner Mystery #4)
- Fractured Truth by Susan Furlong (Bone Gap Travellers #2)
- Steamed Open by Barbara Ross (Maine Clambake Mystery #7)
- Fashions Fade, Haunted Is Eternal by Rose Pressey (Haunted Vintage Mystery #7)
- One Taste Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein (Sarah Blair #1)
- Botched 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton (Sophie Kimball #4)
- Kappy King and the Pie Kaper by Amy Lillard (Amish Mystery #3)
- Death Comes to Bath by Catherine Lloyd (Kurland St. Mary Mystery #6)
- Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox (Literary Pub Mystery #1)
- Once Dormant by Blake Pierce (Riley Paige Mystery #14)
- Shadow Point Deputy by Julie Anne Lindsey (Garret Valor #1, Harlequin Intrigue)
December 19th releases:
- The Dirty Network by A.M. Halvorssen
December 21st releases:
- Wrongful Termination by Jenna Bennet (Savannah Martin #16)
December 26th releases:
- Elusive Promise by Barbara Freethy (Off the Grid: FBI #4)
December 31st releases:
- The Boy by Tami Hoag (Broussard & Fourcade #2)
- Verses for the Dead by Douglas Preston (Agent Pendergast #18)
- A Delicate Touch by Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington #48)
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