New Books by MWA Members – April 2026
Here are the April 2026 books and short stories by some of our members. They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore. Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org
Books
Traci Hunter Abramson, Staged Evidence, Shadow Mountain
Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier, The Bush Tea Murder, Crooked Lane Books
Susan M. Boyer, Trouble’s Turn to Lose, Stella Maris Books
Dori Hillstead Butler, The Old Dogs Club, Candlewick
Dori Hillstead Butler, Hazel Helps Out, Candlewick
Sandra J. Cady, A Game of Luck, Black Rose Writing
Lynn Cahoon, Confessions of an Amateur Sleuth, Kensington Cozies
Joslyn Chase, Cincher’s Waltz, Paraquel Press
Maddie Day, A Poisonous Pour, Kensington Books
Matt Goldman, Liar’s Creek, Minotaur Books
Heather Graham, A Cruise to Die For, MIRA
Jordan Harper, A Violent Masterpiece, Hachette – Mulholland Books
Molly Harper, A Cute Little Murder, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Edwin Hill, What Happened Next, Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer
R. Franklin James, One Too Many, Camel Press
Stacy Johns, Who Knew the Ridpath Girl, Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press
Leslie Karst, Murder, Local Style, Severn House
Libby Klein, Gimme Shelter, Kensington
Lisa M. Lane, Murder at the Gasworks, Grousable Books
Mary Lawrence, Fool, Red Puddle Print
Ed Lin, The Dead Can’t Make a Living, Soho Crime
Jon Lindstrom, Hollywood Payback, Crooked Lane Books
Michael Livingston, The Name of the Cat, Lulu.com
Jess Lourey, The Verdant Cage, Entangled Publishing
Rick Mofina, One Second Away, Random House – Doubleday
Joseph Moldover, To the End of Reckoning, Penzler Publishers – Mysterious Press
Alan Orloff, The Family Biz, Level Best Books
Anne Perry & Victoria Zackheim, Death Times Seven, Penguin Random House – Ballantine
Douglas Preston & Aletheia Preston, Paradox, Forge Books
Spencer Quinn, Cat on a Hot Tin Woof, Minotaur Books
John Sandford, Revenge Prey, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Sam Siciliano, She Reincarnate, Isola Curiosa Books
Faye Snowden, A Killing Breath, Flame Tree Press
Wendy Corsi Staub, The Lost Season, Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer
Matt Witten, 51%, Level Best Books
Gwendolyn Womack, The Last Labyrinth, Amazon – 47North
Erica Wright, The Museum of Unusual Occurrence, Severn House
Caleb Wygal, Death in Surfside, Franklin/Kerr Press
Short Stories
Andy Boyle, “My Battery Is Low and It’s Getting Dark,” Inner Worlds, Issue 10
Paul Doiron, “Blaze Orange,” Minotaur Books
Frank Mallia, “The Process Server,” Thriller Magazine
