I hope your December holiday celebrations have been excellent! Here’s to delightful final days of 2019, and a spectacular 2020! Here are some of the new books releasing this week.
Books for Kids
Ana & Andrew: Going to Ghana AND The Magic Violin AND The Perfect Pet (January 1) – Sibling stories that include African American history.
Clap Your Hands: A Celebration of Gospel – A celebration and exploration of the history of gospel music.
Harriet Tubman (Sheroes – January 1) – A biography for young readers.
Frederick Douglass: Voice for Justice, Voice for Freedom – A leveled reader biography.
Truth or Lie: Presidents – A leveled reader focused on the history of the US Presidents.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Powers of a Squirrel (Graphic Novel) – Doreen Green heads to college to study computer science. She also faces a new foe – Galactus.
The Winterhouse Mysteries – Book 3 in the Winterhouse series. Elizabeth and Freddy are drawn into a new mystery when hotel guests start to act weird, and Elizabeth’s powers manifest in new ways. And a mysterious book leads the kids to believe someone is trying to raise a villain from the dead.
Dispel Illusion – Book 3 in the Impossible Times series about time travel. All three books are currently available to read for free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
Books for Adults
And Dangerous to Know (Hardcover) – Book 3 in the Rosalind Thorne Mystery series after A Useful Woman (♥♥♥♥♥) and A Purely Private Matter. Rosalind goes undercover at Melbourne House to find a thief and to retrieve some sensitive letters only to discover the home is also the site of a murder. I can’t wait to get caught up on this series. The cover art alone makes me want to pick them up every time I see one.
Come Homicide or High Water (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 3 in the Welcome Back to Scumble River series. Skye is getting ready to return to work after her maternity leave when a disgruntled parent threatens to sue the school and then is found dead.
Dead in Dublin (Mass Market Paperback) – First in the new Dublin Driver Mysteries series. A former military woman who now drives a limo for tourists in Dublin gets drawn into a murder investigation when one of her guests – a restaurant critic – dies after eating at a local restaurant.
Gone, Kitty, Gone (Trade Paperback) – Book 4 in the Cat Groomer Mystery series. When an internet-famous Scottish Fold is kidnapped from a cat show and his sitter is murdered, cat groomer Cassie is asked to find the petnapper and rescue the cat.
Hems & Homicide (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 1 in the new Apron Shop mystery series. When her widowed grandmother is suspected of murder after not just one body, but two are found in their fabric shop, Iris starts sleuthing in order to clear her grandmother’s name.
Last Licks (Hardcover) – Book 3 in the Lickety Splits Mystery series. When a Hollywood director wants to use her ice cream shop as the setting for a new movie, Kate is thrilled with the opportunity. But when the movie’s star collapses after eating some of her ice cream, Kate is the top suspect in the death.
Love Lettering (Trade Paperback) – A lettering expert who makes custom journals and stationary for her customers also has a gift for seeing things others miss – like the signs that the wedding she is working on is destined for disaster. She even sneaks a word of warning into her wedding decorations, and the groom-to-be spots it. A year later, he has tracked her down to find out how she knew disaster was going to strike. I’ll be reviewing this one in January!
Matchmaking Can Be Murder (Mass Market Paperback) – The first book in a spin off of the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. When Millie’s niece breaks off her engagement, Millie knows it’s the right move for her future, but when the ex is later found dead at her niece’s business, Millie has to start digging to find a killer. I’ll be reviewing this one later this week.
Murder Ink (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 6 in the Victoria Square Mystery series. A tattoo parlor is an unexpected business to crop up in Victoria Square, and when the owner later dies, the police start to think one of the other business owners killed him. Interesting premise!
Murder on Cape Cod (Mass Market Paperback) – First in the new Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery series. When a bike shop owner becomes the prime suspect in a murder, she and her cozy mystery book group use the skills they have learned in their reading to hunt for a killer. I am so excited to read this one!
The One for You (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 4 in the Ones Who Got Away series. Best friends, driven apart by tragedy, have a chance at friendship – and maybe even love – but he’s hiding some things that could push her away forever.
Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Desert Flowers Mystery series. A blast from her past comes looking for Poppy’s help to find his missing daughter, but while Poppy is dodging his advances and serving on a jury, she also stumbles across a dead body – a fellow juror. Poppy’s life gets more complicated by the moment. This sounds twisty and fun!
Sealed Off (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 8 in the Maine Clambake Mystery series. When will these poor mystery characters see that renovations almost always lead to secret rooms or secret bodies? This time it’s a secret, sealed-off room which leads to a dead body and a secret diary.
Sell Low, Sweet Harriet (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 8 in the Sarah W. Garage Sale Mystery series. At first Sarah thinks she is just helping sell off the possessions of a couple tragically killed on a trip to Africa. When she discovers that the couple were former CIA agents, things get a lot more interesting. And a lot more dangerous. This sounds great!
Theater Nights Are Murder (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 4 in the Poppy McAllister Mystery series. You can read my review of book one here. As Poppy and her Aunt Ginny are juggling questions of love and suitors, murder comes to the local theater production of Mamma Mia. I will be reviewing this one later this week.
Easy Keto in 30 Minutes (Paperback) – More than 100 Ketogenic recipes that can be made in 30 minutes or less.