New Books by MWA Members – May 2025
Here are the May 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
Books
Kelley Armstrong, Death at a Highland Wedding, Minotaur Books
Linwood Barclay, Whistle, HarperCollins – William Morrow
Andrew Bourelle, Shot Clock, Severn House
Allison Buccola, The Ascent, Random House
Lynn Cahoon, Dying to Read, Kensington
Mary Dixie Carter, Marguerite by the Lake, Minotaur Books
Bruce Coffin & LynDee Walker, The Pharoah’s Tomb, Severn River Publishing
Michael Connelly, Nightshade, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown and Company
Krista Davis, The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg, Kensington
Jeffery Deaver, South of Nowhere, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Paul Doiron, Skin and Bones, Minotaur Books
Alex Finlay, Parents Weekend, Minotaur Books
Gwen Florio, A Senior Citizen’s Guide to Life on the Run, Severn House
Amanda Flower, Not They Who Soar, Kensington
Lee Matthew Goldberg, Miles in Time, Wise Wolf Books
Rachel Howzell Hall, Fog and Fury, Amazon – Thomas & Mercer
April Henry, When We Go Missing, Hachette Book Group – Christy Ottaviano Books
Craig Johnson, Return to Sender, Penguin Random House – Viking Books
G.T. Karber & Chris Grabenstein, Sleuths on the Loose, Little, Brown BFYR
Stephen King, Never Flinch, Simon & Schuster – Scribner
Nev March, The Silversmith’s Puzzle, Minotaur Books
Nadija Mujagic, The First Thread, Pioneer Publishing
Alan Orloff, Driving the Bug Mobile, Level Best Books
Chris Pavone, The Doorman, Farrar Straus & Giroux – MCD
Carol J. Perry, The Spirit Moves, Kensington Cozies
Ang Pompano, Blood Ties and Deadly Lies, Level Best Books
J.M. Redmann, The Smallest Day, Bold Strokes Books
Patricia Smiley, A Dark September Night, Level Best Books
Paul Vidich, The Poet’s Game: A Spy in Moscow, Pegasus Crime
Caleb Wygal, Death of a Legend, Franklin/Kerr Press
Victoria Zackheim, The Curtain Falls in Paris, Level Best Books
Short Stories
Doug Allyn, “The Dead Ringer,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Doug Allyn, “Dead Man’s Mail,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Libby Cudmore, “Dr. Bones,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Kevin Egan, “Buds,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
John M. Floyd, “Heading West,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Joseph Goodrich, “Ossining and Old Lace,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
David Hagerty, “Fire on the Mountain,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Miki Hayden, “A Deadly Game,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
James A. Hearn, “Shane on the Scene,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Richard Helms, “The Twenty-Fourth Canterbury,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Janice Law, “The Devil at Le Tour,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
R.T. Lawton, “Shangheid,” Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Paul Ryan O’Connor, “Shamus & Buster,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Josh Pachter, “A Short Madness,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Twist Phelan, “Pay Dirt,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Jeff Soloway, “Birds are Like Beethoven,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Persia Walker, “Blues in the Night,” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
