New Books by MWA Members – August 2026
Here are the August 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
Donna Andrews, Probably Caws, Minotaur Books
Jennifer Ashley, Murder in Blackfriars, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Linwood Barclay, Not a Word, HarperCollins – William Morrow
R.G. Belsky, The Mogul, Level Best Books
Rhys Bowen, The Castle in the Glen, Amazon Publishing – Lake Union
Ellen Byron, A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras, Seven House
Liv Constantine, Promise Me Never, Penguin Random House – Bantam
Jeffery Deaver, Deceptions, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Peggy Ehrhart, The Quilt Whisperer Investigates, Kensington Publishing
Lisa Gardner, You’ll Be Sorry, Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing
Tess Gerritsen, The Shadow Friends, Amazon Publishing -Thomas & Mercer
Robyn Gigl, All We Hide, Soho Crime
Jennifer Givhan, The Sleeping Sisters, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown
William Gormley, Too Many Steps, Level Best Books
Heather Graham, These Ancient Bones, Kensington Books
Heather Haven, Cleopatra Almost Slept Here, The Wives of Bath Press
Jennifer Hillier, Heart of Glass, Minotaur Books
William Kent Krueger, God’s Country, Simon & Schuster – Atria Books
James L’Etoile, Darkness Falls, Level Best Books
Jess Lourey, The Crying Killer, Amazon – Thomas & Mercer
Alyssa Maxwell, Murder at Rosecliff, Kensington Books
M.A. Monnin, Death in Luxor, Level Best Books
James Patterson & James O. Born, Delusional, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown and Company
George Pelecanos, The Blue Flame, Hachette Book Group – Cardinal Books
Neil Plakcy, Dog of Secrets, Samwise Books
Rita Popp, The Middle of Nowhere, Wild Rose Press
Lynda Rees, Write to Murder, Level Best Books
Karin Slaughter, The Secrets We Hide, HarperCollins – William Morrow
Patricia Smiley, A Cold November Murder, Level Best Books
Archer Sullivan, Brimstone Hollow, Minotaur Books
Will Thomas, For Services Rendered, Minotaur Books
Laura Jensen Walker, The Postmistress of Puddlington, Severn House
Short Stories
Barb Goffman, “All Kinds of People,” What the World Needs Know, Level Best Books
Joseph Goodrich, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” What the World Needs Know, Level Best Books
William Burton McCormick, “What’s New Pussycat”,” What the World Needs Know, Level Best Books
Tom Milani, “Amdrea Gutiérrez,” Black Cat Weekly
Josh Pachter, “My Japanese Boy,” What the World Needs Know, Level Best Books
Shawn Reilly Simmons, “I Say a Little Prayer,” What the World Needs Know, Level Best Books
Art Taylor, “The Look of Love,” What the World Needs Know, Level Best Books
Charles Todd, “What The World Needs Now,” What the World Needs Know, Level Best Books
