The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2022, Week 28’s New Books
My choices for this week include Cozy Animal Mystery, MG, Cozy Paranormal Mystery, and Cozy Culinary Mystery. Where will you be spending your reading time this week? On the beach? In the Mountains? Or just a home taking it easy? Where ever you are enjoy your time.
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 28 of 2022!
A Poisonous Page by Kitt Crowe
A Sweet Fiction Bookshop Mystery #2
Publication Date: July 12, 2022
Genre: Cozy Animal Mystery
Kitt Crowe’s second Sweet Fiction Bookshop mystery whips up an array of intriguing suspects and motives into a diabolically deft read, perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Joanne Fluke.
It’s summer festival time in Confection, Oregon, and that means a barrage of tourists making cash registers ring at Sweet Fiction Bookshop. But what should be bookseller Lexi’s most lucrative time of year turns disturbing when a member of the chamber of commerce suddenly dies of a heart attack. Not entirely unexpected—considering her family history—but it’s a different story when another chamber member dies just one week later…also, presumably, of natural causes.
Something about this doesn’t read right to Lexi. And it gets more unfathomable when her friend Dash—who dated both women—stands accused of murder! With Cookie, her lovable border collie mix, at her side and countless volumes of inspiration on her shelves, Lexi opens the book on another perplexing case. Who could have murdered two prominent townspeople without leaving even a hint of evidence on the scene? And why is an irksome-but-intriguing detective always seeming to catch her and Cookie working the case?
Lexi’s Confection Rose-colored glasses come off when she learns of thorny discussions among the council members, involving a string of secretive real estate transactions. Enlisting her faithful fellow members of the Macaroon Book Club, Lexi sets out to bind the clues together and clear Dash’s name. But if she can’t devise a clever trap for the real killer, she may soon end up with a very unhappily ever after of her own.
An Eyre of Mystery by Gayle Leeson
Publication Date: July 12, 2022
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Classic literature is at risk of disappearing from the world…
When Gia accepts a job as a library archivist at a manor house in North Carolina, she has no idea what she’s in for. On day one, she finds herself outside her comfort zone when she accidentally travels through a magical portal to the world of Jane Eyre. She finds Edward Rochester imprisoned as he awaits his death sentence for killing his wife. But Gia has read the book, and she knows Edward is innocent of murder.
Soon, she realizes that there are sinister mystical forces working to rewrite the narrative, hoping to destroy the manuscript altogether. To restore order and reset the book to its original state, Gia must discover who actually killed Bertha Rochester and framed her husband for the crime.
But few of the people she meets are who they claim to be and they all have secrets…including Edward.
Breda’s Island by Jessie Ann Foley
Publication Date: July 12, 2022
Genre: MG
In the vein of When You Trap a Tiger and Shouting at the Rain, this is the story of the journey one girl undertakes to find herself.
After Breda Moriarity gets caught stealing one too many times, Breda’s mom sends her to Ireland, a place she has never been, to live with the grandfather she has never met.
While Breda doesn’t want to be in this strange land, she finally gets to meet Granda, her mom’s father. He’s a grumpy farmer who is also a seanchaí, a traditional Gaelic storyteller. But the most important story is the one nobody will talk about: what happened to her absent father. If nothing else this summer, Breda is determined to figure out the truth about her family’s history—and herself.
This powerfully poignant middle grade novel, the first from award-winning author Jessie Ann Foley, asks questions about estranged relationships, immigration, and family secrets.
Laid Out to Rest by J.C. Eaton
Charcuterie Shop Mystery #1
Publication Date: July 12, 2022
Genre: Cozy Culinary Paranormal Mystery
Next time you rent a house, make sure you’re the only occupant.
If it wasn’t for a flamboyant, self-absorbed ghost occupying Katie Aubrey’s rental house, the thirtysomething former business tech turned charcuterie chef would be able to concentrate on her new sandwich shop and catering business. But as luck would have it, former food critic and septuagenarian Edith Ellory will not let go. Not until she convinces Katie to find out who killed her.
In spite of a coroner’s report stating Edith had died peacefully in her sleep, her apparition insists she was murdered. Not only that but she’s convinced she knows who did the dastardly deed. Vowing not to give Katie, or her laidback beagle a moment’s peace, Edith takes them on a wild goose chase through all the restaurants that received scalding reviews from her.
If Katie ever expects to have her new charcuterie business up and running, she’ll have to do more than arrange cured meats and cheeses. The real killer is closer than she thinks and no amount of culinary design sense will prevent her from the same fate as Edith’s.
Caught Dead to Write by Lynn Cahoon
Cat Latimer Mystery #8
Publication Date: July 14, 2022
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Cat Latimer found her author career and her love of writing in a paranormal academy series so when the writers retreat gets a group of all paranormal authors, she’s over the moon. However, a local professor is causing waves since she doesn’t think the retreat or the authors it hosts is literary enough to be sponsored by Covington College anymore. And she’d taken her complaints to the Dean of the English department.
Cat knows she’ll have to fight for Covington’s sponsorship, but this week, she’s going to enjoy her retreat and the quirky guests. Shauna’s put together a coz-play part for the guests in conjunction with a local writers group that meets at the local bookstore. However, the night is cut short when they find the literary professor dressed up as a zombie in the barn. But the professor isn’t just playing dead. Can Cat solve the mystery before she’s framed in the investigation and Uncle Pete has to arrest her for the murder?
Bandstand Bloodshed by Mildred Abbott
Twister Sisters Mystery #3
Publication Date: July 15, 2022
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Cordelia Davis and Charlie Harris are getting married—a dream Cordelia had abandoned decades ago. A spring wedding at the gorgeous century-old bandstand in the center of Willow Lane’s historic park is the perfect culmination of a half-century journey. Even the softly falling pink crab apple petals seem to set the scene… until murder intrudes.
A change of venue to a more intimate exchange of vows among friends and family—along with the silver lining of a quickly solved crime—means life can move on in the small Ozark town. But plots and deceptions soon break the peaceful bliss and threaten Cordelia’s family. Delivering casseroles will take a back seat, as the Twister Sisters seek justice. This time it’s personal, and Cordelia, Wanda, and Pamela must confront an old nemesis while challenging the law in Willow Lane.
Revelations will affect more than one family… because the lies of the past always have consequences.
*All editions includes: Biscuit and Gravy Casserole recipe, character art, family trees, and a map of Willow Lane.
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 28 of 2022
Drop a comment if you like one of the books above or if you have one to recommend.
Thank you for stopping by,
Happy Reading!
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