New Books by MWA Members – February 2026
Here are the February 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
W.M. Akers, To Kill a Cook, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Rachel Amplett, What Evil Hides, Saxon Publishing
Kelley Armstrong, First Sign of Danger, Minotaur Books
Connie Berry, A Brave Deception, Crooked Lane Books
C.J. Box, The Crossroads, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Jennifer K. Breedlove, Murder Will Out, Minotaur Books
James Lee Burke, The Hadacol Boogie, Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Crime
Mollie Ann Cox, The Widow Hamilton, Crooked Lane Books
Elizabeth Crowens, Round Up the Usual Suspects, Level Best Books
Danielle Girard, Pinky Swear, Simon & Schuster – Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Eric J. Guignard, Horror Library, Volume 9, Dark Moon Books
Yosha Gunasekera, The Midnight Taxi, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Naomi Hirahara, Crown City, Soho Crime
Allison Keeton, Arctic Green, Level Best Books
Malcolm Kempt, A Gift Before Dying, Penguin Random House – Crown
Eliot Kleinberg, Hypocrite’s Row, Level Best Books
Kathryn Lasky, Sacred Light, Severn House
Mike Lawson, The Asset, Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Crime
Con Lehane, Murder in the Reading Room, Severn House
Ken Linn, Dwellings, Level Best Books
Lisa Q. Mathews, Buried in Shamrocks, Crooked Lane Books
Patrice McDonough, Murder by Moonrise, Kensington
Jenn McKinlay, Booking for Trouble, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Carlene O’Connor, Murder at an Irish Session, Kensington
Brad Parks, The Flack, Oceanview Publishing
Kaira Rouda, We Were Never Friends, Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press
Jeffrey Siger, A Study in Secrets, Severn House
R.L. Stine, Nightmare on Nightmare Street, Blackstone Publishing
Brian Thiem, The Mudflaps Murder Club, Severn River Publishing
Jennifer van der Kleut, The Better Mother, Crooked Lane Books
Victoria Weisfeld, She Knew Too Much, Audecyn Books
Matt Witten, 51%, Level Best Books
Short Stories
Richard J. Brewer, “THWACK!,” Tennis Noir, Level Best Books
Colin Campbell, “Bullets, Bombs and Topspin Lobs,” Tennis Noir, Level Best Books
Paul Paradise, “The Counterfeit Detective,” Thriller Magazine
Gary Phillips, “The Man with the Golden Racket,” Tennis Noir, Level Best Books
Travis Richardson, “The Samurai’s Assistant,” Tennis Noir, Level Best Books
John Shepphird, “Retaliate Undetected,” Tennis Noir, Level Best Books
