It the the first "first Tuesday" of the new year, so let's get right down to summarizing the new mystery releases from this week. There are over 25 new ones, which is actually a pretty slow month for new releases, in part because of the cutbacks on some of the long running cozy series from Penguin/Random House. There are a good number of new witch cozy mysteries though. Among the new releases are:
- Adele Abbott's Witch is Why Two Became One, the 16th book in her Witch PI paranormal cozy series
- Kristi Abbott's Pop Goes the Murder, the second book in her Popcorn Shop cozy series from Berkley Prime Crime
- Rennie Airth's The Death of Kings, the fifth book in the John Madden historical mystery series
- Ellie Alexander's Fudge and Jury, the fifth book in her Bake Shop culinary cozy series
- Sofia Belle's The Witch Weekly, the second book in her Fairyvale paranormal cozy series
- Louise Clarks' The Cat's Paw, the second book in her 9 Lives cozy series
- Joy Dekok's De' 'Ja Brewed, the debut of the Mississippi Queens mystery series
- Danielle Garrett's Witch Slapped, the third book in her Beechwood Harbor Magic paranormal cozy series
- Jeanne Glidewell's Ripped to Shreds, the third book in her Ripple Effect cozy series
- Joane Harris' British psychological thriller Different Class
- Lily Harper Hart's Ghostly Images, the fifth book in her Harper Harlow paranormal cozy series
- Traci Tyne Hilton's Killer Calling, the seventh book in her Plain Jane Christian mystery series
- Holly Jacobs' humorous mystery Can't Find No Body
- Gina LaManna's The Undercover Witch, the debut of her Magic Inc. humorous paranormal cozy series
- Amanda Lee's Freaky Hearts, the third book in her Mystic Caravan paranormal suspense series
- Jenn McKinlay's Assault and Beret, the fifth book in her Hat Shop cozy series
- Julie Moffett's No Living Soul, the ninth book in her humorous cozy series with geek extraordinaire Lexi Carmichael
- Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini's The Dangerous Ladies Affair, the fifth book in their Carpenter and Quincannon historical mystery series, set in San Francisco
- Diana Orgain's Third Time's a Crime, the third book in her Love or Money cozy series
- Reissues of a dozen book in ER Punshon's classic traditional British mystery series with Bobby Owen. Over 30 books in the series have been reissued, and all are bargain price.
- Nicholas Rhea's traditional British mystery Constable in Disguise, the tenth book in his Constable Nick series
- JR Ripley's Towhee Get Your Gun, the second book in the Bird Lover's cozy series
- Sofie Ryan's Telling Tails, the fourth book in her Second Chance Cat cozy series
- Terry Shames' An Unsettling Crime from Samuel Craddock, the sixth book in her highly praised Samuel Craddock series
- Stuart Woods' Below the Belt, the latest in his bestselling Stone Barrington series
