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Romances often take center stage as the ideal summer beach read, but sometimes, you want something different. Cozy mysteries will keep you flipping the pages without getting too tense, perfect for your summer reading needs.
If you’re looking to get wrapped up in solving a good mystery this summer, July’s new cozy mystery releases have plenty to offer.
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Summer’s End by Juneau Black
- Publisher: Vintage
- Length: 288 Pages
- Release Date: July 9, 2024
- Price: Amazon $17
Summer’s End is the fifth installment in Juneau Black’s Shadow Hollow Mystery series. We once again join vulpine detective Vera Vixen as she volunteers to chaperone a school trip to the titular Summer’s End. But as they explore the old tomb, they find a more recent addition that leaves Vera asking questions to uncover whodunit.
Murder on Devil’s Pond by Ayla Rose
- Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
- Length: 304 Pages
- Release Date: July 9, 2024
- Price: Amazon $29.99
Murder on Devil’s Pond starts the new Hummingbird Hollow B&B Mystery series, introducing us to amateur sleuth Hannah Solace. She returns to her hometown to help renovate the inn she co-owns with her sister. However, things don’t quite go according to plan, and soon her one friend and ally winds up dead on the hotel property. Finding herself among the town’s suspect list, Hannah sets out to determine who’s really to blame.
To Err is Cumin by Leslie Budewitz
- Publisher: Seventh Street Books
- Length: 236 Pages
- Release Date: July 16, 2024
- Price: Amazon $17.99
We love a good title pun, and cozy mysteries excel at them. To Err is Cumin, the eighth installment in Budewitz’s Spice Shop Mysteries series. This time, Pepper Reece discovers an envelope full of cash on the curb near her shop and sets out to figure out where it comes from. Things get complicated when someone from Pepper’s past shows up, looking for the same info, and winds up dead. Now, she’s got a missing person to find and a murder to solve.
A Controversial Cover by Lorna Barrett
- Publisher: Berkley
- Length: 320 Pages
- Release Date: July 16, 2024
- Price: Amazon $29
In the 18th installment of the Booktown Mystery series, readers find Tricia Miles trying to turn over a new leaf and leave her sleuthing days behind. But after a famous children’s author meets their end at the library, Tricia has no choice but to step in to solve the mystery. There are plenty of suspects to sift through in A Controversial Cover, and Tricia is once again on the case.
A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron
- Publisher: Kenzington Cozies
- Length: 288 Pages
- Release Date: July 23, 2024
- Price: Amazon $27
In A Very Woodsy Murder, readers meet Dee Stern, a sitcom writer who heads on a road trip to try and revamp her life. Then, she runs across a retro motel near a national park and decides to buy the ranch and revitalize it. But she and her partner soon discover there’s more to running a motel than they bargained for, especially once a rude guest gets murdered on the premises! They need to prove their innocence, and fast. This book is the start of a new Golden Motel Mysteries series, so we’ve got even more woodsy cabin mysteries to look forward to.
Puzzle Me a Murder by Roz Noonan
- Publisher: Kensington Cozies
- Length: 368 Pages
- Release Date: July 23, 2024
- Price: Amazon $27
in Puzzle Me a Murder, 65-year-old Alice wishes for retirement but is forced to keep working thanks to her divorce. Her beloved jigsaw puzzle friends keep her in good spirits until one of them winds up in trouble. Ruby’s husband cheats on her, then winds up dead, and all eyes are on her as the primary suspect. Alice jumps in to try and save her friend from these accusations while trying to stay out of the path of vengeance for whoever did kill Ruby’s husband.
A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns
- Publisher: Kensington Cozies
- Length: 288 Pages
- Release Date: July 23, 2024
- Price: Amazon $33.99
A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death is the third installment in the Baker Street Mystery series. Maddy’s former nemesis rolls into town to see what’s going on with Baby Cakes Bakery, and a video of them arguing goes viral. So it’s not good news for Maddy when her rival winds up dead – at her bakery! Maddy has to scramble to prove her innocence and figure out why someone would want her rival dead.
Looking for more cozy mysteries to read? Check out last month’s releases to see what you missed. You might also be interested to know that the author of Legends & Lattes put out a new, free short story with a cozy mystery angle as well. Or, check out our review for Lorelei And The Laser Eyes for a surreal mystery game between your new reads.
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I love a good cozy mystery. I have a couple of these on my TBR, but will check out the others.