New Books by MWA Members – July 2025
Here are the July 2025 books 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
Megan Abbott, El Dorado Drive, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Daco Auffenorde, The Medici Curse, Penzler Publishing – Scarlet
Raymond Benson, The Hook and the Eye, Ian Fleming Publications
Bruce Borgos, The Blue Horse, Minotaur Books
Valerie Burns, Icing on the Murder, Kensington Cozies
Ellen Byron, Solid Gold Murder, Kensington Cozies
Lynn Cahoon, Seven Secret Spellcasters, Kensington Cozies
Colin Campbell, Short Ends, Level Best Books
Linda Castillo, Rage, Minotaur Books
Lina Chern, Tricks of Fortune, Penguin Random House – Bantam Books
Lindsey Davis, There Will Be Bodies, Minotaur Books
Andrew DeYoung, Stay Away from Him, Poisoned Pen Press
Charlie Donlea, Guess Again, Kensington
James Arthur Donzella, The Dead Don’t Pay, Three Ravens Publishing
Emmeline Duncan, Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding, Kensington Cozies
Ralph Ellis, The Accident Report, Black Rose Writing
Dan Fesperman, Pariah, Alfred A. Knopf
Brian Freeman, Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Escape, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Victoria Gilbert, Death and the Librarian, Crooked Lane Books
Jennifer Givhan, Salt Bones, Little, Brown and Company – Mulholland Books
Carol Goodman, Writers and Liars, HarperCollins – William Morrow Paperbacks
William Gormley, The Silent Trumpet, Level Best Books
James Grady, America Sky, Pegasus
Martha Grimes, The Red Queen, Atlantic Monthly
Charlaine Harris, The Last Wizards’ Ball, Simon & Schuster – Saga Press
C.C. Harrison, The Women of Bandit Bend, Artemesia Publishing
Kate Jackson, Secrets Will Link, Leve Best Books
Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes, Minotaur Books
Miranda James, Something Whiskered, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Claire Johnson, City Lights, Level Best Books
William Kent Krueger, Spirit Crossing, Simon & Schuster – Atria Books
James L’Etoile, Sins of the Father, Level Best Books
Carol Light, Death Watch, Tule Publishing
Toni LoTempio, Murder on the Books, Severn House
Alexander Marriott, Murder with a Glass of Malvasia, Vanguard Press
Terrence McCauley, Dallas ’63, Level Best Books
Daniel G. Miller, The Red Letter, Poisoned Pen Press
Megan Miranda, You Belong Here, Simon & Schuster – Marysue Rucci Books
Terrie Farley Moran (and Jessica Fletcher), A Body in Boston, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Melinda Mullet, A Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder, Crooked Lane Books
K.L. Murphy, The Murderer’s Girl, Level Best Books
Harini Nagendra, Into the Leopard’s Den, Pegasus
Joe Pan, Florida Palms, Simon & Schuster
Delia Pitts, Death of an Ex, Minotaur Books
Neil Plakcy, Dog of Deliverance, Samwise Books
David Putnam, The Obsessions of Harvey Usher, Level Best Books
Spencer Quinn, Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue, Forge Books
Eric Rickstad, Remote The Five, Blackstone
Rosemarie Ross, Infused in Murders, Annie’s Fiction
Lisa Scottoline, The Unraveling of Julia, Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing
Terry Shames, Deep Dive, Severn House
Martin Cruz Smith, Hotel Ukraine, Simon & Schuster
Wendy Corsi Staub, Toil and Trouble, Severn House
Brian Thiem, The Mudflats Murder Club, Severn River
Camilla Trinchieri, Murder in Pitigliano, Soho Crime
Jolie Tunnell, Death at the Wharf, Tule Publishing
Eileen Watkins, Vintage Villainy, Level Best Books
Jeri Westerson, The Displaced Physician, Severn House
Short Stories
Michael Bracken, “Penalty for Early Withdrawal,” AHMM
Susan Breen, “Olga Popova,” EQMM
Mark Bruce, “Minerva James and the Wrath of Hera,” AHMM
Colin Campbell, “Picture Palace Blues,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Matt Cost, “Dead Men Don’t Kiss,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Kerry Hammond, “Lola’s Last Dance,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Peter W.J. Hayes, “Night Passage,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Georgia Jeffries, “Little Egypt,” Made in L.A. – Hollywood Adjacent, Resonant Earth
Roger Johns, “Horseshoe Pies and Hand Grenade Hushpuppies,” AHMM
Deborah Lacy, “Pico and Sepulveda,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Robert Lopresti, “Little Death,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Jeffrey Marks, “Fifteen Feet Under,” AHMM
Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, “Fallen Angel,” EQMM
Sara Paretsky, “Advantage: Lily,” EQMM
Meghan Leigh Paulk, “Keeping Up With the Janes,” EQMM
M.E. Proctor, “Garbo’s Ghost,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Gabriela Stiteler, “The Usual Reasons,” EQMM
Mark Thielman, “Slow Burn,” AHMM
Gabriel Valjan, “The Fixer,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Nina Wachsman, “Captain Bligh’s Sword,” Celluloid Crimes, Level Best Books
Joseph S. Walker, “When You Leave This Place,” EQMM
Robin Yocum, “The Last Walk from Forbes Field,” EQMM
