Welcome to this September 2024 Cozy Mystery New Releases book list. If you’re looking for a fantastic new cozy mystery to pick up this month of September, you’re in the right place.
These books are in order by release date as early as September 3 to September 30, 2024.
Note: Goodreads Ratings are as of this writing and subject to change, arc readers tend to rate higher than paid readers.
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#1 Evil at the Essex House: A 1920s Murder Mystery
Releases On: September 3, 2024
Series: Pippa Darling Mysteries Book 5
Goodreads Rating: 5.00
Cozy Setting: England, 1926
About: Roaring 20’s in America. A character named Florence Schlomsky goes missing, and someone discovers a random note demanding a million dollars. The sleuth in this story, Pippa, must do everything to get Florence back.
Quote from the Description: “But when the trail leads from the glittering salons of Mayfair to the grimy streets of Southwark and beyond, Pippa discovers that there were aspects to Florence Schlomsky she didn’t realize were there, and perhaps it would have been better if she had never found out.”
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#2 A Messy Murder by Simon Brett
Releases On: September 3, 2024
Series: The Decluttering Mysteries Book 4
Goodreads Rating: 3.67
About: In this story we follow Ellen, who runs a decluttering agency called Spacewoman. She helps people clear clutter in their homes. She is also the amatuer slueth. It is on the job that she discovers the body. The body was an 80 year old TV celebrity, Humphrey Carter, who died on his birthday. It is assumed his died by taking his own life. Ellen isn’t sure about this and thinks perhaps it could have been someone in his circle of family and friends who didn’t want him around anymore. This novel does discuss mental health according to some early reviewers.
Quote from an arc reader: “The story’s a wild ride with Ellen navigating not just the murder but also some messy family dynamics and a whole lot of clutter.”
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#3 French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron
Releases On: September 3, 2024
Series: Vintage Cookbook Series 3
Good Reads Rating: 4.25
Cozy Setting: New Orleans, Halloween, Museum Haunted House Tours
About: Ricki James-Diaz is the story’s amatuer slueuth. Next to her home, a movie star moves into the mansion next door. Her home, now turned into a museum and gift shop for vintage cookbooks and kitchenware, is hosting a halloween haunted house tour when a body is discovered. It’s the body of the movie star’s assistant. Everyone becomes a suspect. Early readers say there are lots of animals in this story such as dogs named Thor and Princess and peacocks named Gumbo and Jambalaya and a new kitten. Arc readers also say they this book has a good sense of humor and an interesting cast of characters.
Quote from Description: “As the Big Easy gears up for the Big Scary, it seems everyone has skeletons in their closets. Can Ricki reveal the shadowy killer before someone else becomes part of the Halloween horror show?”
Bonus: This book has recipes at the end of the book
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#4 What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley
Releases on: September 3, 2024
Series: Flavia de Luce Book 11
Goodreads Rating: 4.17
Cozy Setting: Post-war Britain
About: Flavia is an amaeur sleuth. Major Greleight is found dead and Mrs. Mullet stand accused of this death because she prepared his meal. The Major had ingested some poisonous mushrooms. Flavia is on the case shadowed by her younger cousin Undine.
Quote from an early reader: “he “elevator pitch” for Flavia books would be a precocious 12-year-old girl in post-war Britain solves murders with chemistry.”
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#5 Furever After by Sofie Kelly
Releases On: September 3, 2024
Series: Magical Cats Book 16
Goodreads Rating: 4.18
Cozy Setting: A library
About: Kathleen is soon to be wed to detective Marchus Gordon. She discovers a body in the library. There’s a library, an art heist, two cats named Hercules and Owen, and a wedding.
Quote from the Description: “Owen’s and Hercules’s whiskers are already twitching, and events soon make Kathleen realize that whoever killed the wannabe art thief has more than murder on their mind. Kathleen and her clever cats will have to work fast to prevent anyone else from getting hurt.”
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#6 Passions in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J.D. Robb
Releases on: September 25, 2024
Series: Eve Dallas Book 59
Goodreads Rating: 5.00
Not a cozy: I found this on a new releases cozy mystery list and it caught my attention, it’s still a mystery.
About: Set in Manhattan in August. The story follows homicide detective Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke. They set out to investigate a pre-wedding girls night out which has taken a horrific turn. The bride, Erin, was found dead in a pool.
Quote from the description: “Despite the dozens of people present, useful witnesses are hard to come by… This is a crime that can be countered only by hard detective work and relentless dedication―and Eve will not stop until she finds the killer who destroyed this couple’s dreams before the honeymoon even began…”
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#7 We Solve Murders: A Novel by Richard Osman
Releases on: September 17, 2024
Series: New Series
Goodreads Rating: 4.33
Setting: Remote Island, then around the globe
About: Amy Wheel job at a remote island was to keep worlf-famous author, Rosie D’Antonio alive on her remote island. This should have been a simple task but of course, it’s not. A dead body, a bag of cash, and a killer is on the loose. Amy must reach out to her father-in-law, Steve Wheeler, a retired investigator to help her tract down the lethal enemy.
Quote from the description: “As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer? Solving murders. It’s a family business.”
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#8 A Grave in the Woods: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel by Martin Walker
Releases on: September 24, 2024
Series: Bruno, Chief of Police Series Book 17
Goodreads Rating: 4.09
Cozy Setting: Dordogne valley in the south of France, in the little village of St. Denis. Arc readers say they enjoy the setting and the WWII historical background
About: Three sets of bones are discovered in the woods and te4h protagonist, Bruno, must investigate before a flood devastates the village. The graves are suspected to be from WWII and are possibly a result of a war crime.
Quote from the description: “As ever, Bruno must rely on his wits, tenacity and people skills to ensure that past wrongs don’t result in present violence, and to keep his little town and its inhabitants safe from harm.”
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#9 Shear Terror by Dorothy Howell
Releases on: September 24, 2024
Series: A Sewing Studio Mystery Book 3
Goodreads Rating: 4.00
Cozy Setting: A California sewing studio in Hideaway Grove
About: Protagonist is Abbey Chandler. She has a sewing studio in the back room of her aunt’s bakery. She has to take on a part-time job in order to make ends meet at a the local visitors center. When a local, Elenor Franklin, is discovered when with Abbey’s name-engraved sewing shears in her chest, all suspension points to Abbey. Abbey will have to investigate to clear her name.
Quote from the Description: “As it turns out, not everyone appreciated Eleanor’s advice . . . Now Abbey will have to cut through a tattered trail of greed, theft, and revenge to sew up the case before a killer cramps her style—for good . .”
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#10 A Cold Light of Day by Anna Lee Huber
Releases on: September 24, 2024
Series: A Verity Kent Mystery Book 7
Goodreads Rating:
Cozy Setting: Summer 1920, Ireland, in the streets of Dublin
About: This is an action-packed historical mystery. The story’s protagonist is Verity Kent, a former Secret Service Agent turned sleuth. Her husband, Sidney, is a war hero. She and her husband have a celebrity status so it’s difficult for them to lay low. They have been tasked with finding Verity’s friends and fellow spy, Captain Alec Xavier.
Quote from the Description: “they learn of a conspiracy within Dublin Castle, where personal vendettas are being carried out and sanctioned by British Intelligence under the cover of revolution. With the distinction between friend and foe never more blurred—or the margin for error narrower—Verity and Sidney cannot turn a blind eye. Especially when a familiar adversary appears, bringing a threat almost too terrifying to confront—even in the cold light of day . . .”
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# 11 Murder at King’s Crossing by Andrea Penrose
Releases on: September 24, 2024
Series: A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Book 8
Goodreads Rating: 4.16
Cozy Setting: Regency, London at a wedding
About: According to arc readers this is a fantastic read for historical fiction and mystery fans. This story has an interesting and unlikely cast of characters: a wealthy lord, a scientist, a famous political cartoonist publishing under a male alias, and other unique characters. There is a wedding, a missing guest, a murder, and a whole cast of interesting characters. The protagonists Wrexford and Charlotte. They are hosting a wedding for their friends, Christopher Sheffield and Lady Cordelia Mansfield when someone is discovered deceased at a bridge.
Quote from the Description: “The investigation turns tangled and soon all of them are caught up in a treacherous web of greed, ambition, and dangerous secrets. And when the trail takes a shocking turn, Wrexford and Charlotte must decide what risks they are willing to take with their family to bring the villains to justice . . .”
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# 12 Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander
Releases on: September 30, 2024
Series: A Secret Bookcase Mystery Book 3
Goodreads Rating: 4.27
Cozy Setting: Historic Wentworth Farmhouse
About: The story’s protagonist, Annie decides to host a party in a historic farmhouse with an interesting past when her friend, Penny, tells her she’s struggling to finance the properties restoration. Rumors say taht the eccentric Wentworth family had a hidden fortune and their home makes for a spooking and interesting dinner party – until a neighbor drops dead at the dining table.
Quote from the book’s description: “Annie knows she didn’t add arsenic to the entrée, so who messed with her catering, and why? Everyone in the party had some reason to hate renowned bully Curtis – not least Penny, who was under pressure to sell land to him. Annie realizes she’ll need to clear her friend’s name fast. Soon, she’s in deep, uncovering long-buried family secrets, shady business deals and pitch-black hidden passageways.”
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