New Books by MWA Members – November 2025
Here are the November 2025 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
Jess Armstrong, The Devil in Oxford, Minotaur Books
Rhys Bowen, From Cradle to Grave, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Ellen Byron, Crescent City Christmas Chaos, Severn House
Lynn Cahoon, Merry Murder Season, Kensington
Bruce Robert Coffin, Crimson Thaw, Severn River Publishing
Celeste Connally, Revenge, Served Royal, Minotaur Books
E.J. Copperman, All Spooked Up, Severn House
Thomas Dann, Midnight in Memphis, Crooked Lane Books
Mark de Castrique, Desperate Spies, Severn House
Susan Dennard, Witchlight, Tor Teen
Amanda Flower, Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off, Kensington Cozies
Heather Gudenkauf, The Perfect Hosts, Harlequin – Park Row Books
Traci Hall, Murder at the Scottish Games, Kensington Books
Elle Jauffret, Cosplayed to Death, Level Best Books
Vanessa Kelly, Murder at Donwell Abbey, Kensington Books
Alissa Lee, With Friends Like These, Simon & Schuster – Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Con Lehane, The Red Scare Murders, Soho Crime
G.M. Malliet, Death and the Final Cut, Severn House
Mia P. Manansala, Death and Dinuguan, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Phillip Margolin, False Witness, Minotaur Books
Mindy McGinnis, How Girls are Made, HarperCollins
T.J. O’Connor, Dying with a Secret, Level Best Books
Jefferson Parker, Wild Instinct, Minotaur Books
James Patterson, Return of the Spider, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown and Co.
Courtney Psak, The Tutor, Hodder
Kathy Reichs, Evil Bones, Simon & Schuster – Scribner
Jeffrey Siger, The Mykonos Mob, Severn House
Nancy Cole Silverman, A Spy in Saigon, Level Best Books
Lynn Tavernier, The Lost Hours, Crooked Lane Books
Peggy Townsend, The Botanist’s Assistant, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Suzanne Trauth, The First to Die, Between the Lines Publishing
Gabriel Valjan, Eyes to Deceit, Level Best Books
Tessa Wegert, In the Bones, Severn House
Sarah Weinman, Without Consent, Ecco
Tanya Westlake, Margarita Malevolence, Impractical Press
Short Stories
Christine Bagley, “Sakura,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
José H. Bográn, “The No-Win Scenario,” LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories, Grey Cell Press
Brenda Buchanan, “Cape Jewll,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Bruce Robert Coffin, “Writer’s Block,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Kat Fast, “Virtually Yours,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Sean Harding, “The Books Job,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Aimee Kluck, “Topanga Canyon,” LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories, Grey Cell Press
Chris Knopf, “Submission,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Avram Lavinsky, “The Long Shot,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Paula Messina, “Perfect,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Susan Oleksiw, “The Receptionist,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Ang Pompano, “Minnie the Air Raid Warden,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
M.E. Proctor, “Poolside,” LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories, Grey Cell Press
Stephen D. Rogers, “Chekhov, Sartre, and the Unity of Effect,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Stephen Ross, “Becky Sharp (Is Now Your Friend),” LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories, Grey Cell Press
Brenda Seabrooke, “Murder on Baker Street,” A Year of Mystery Volume 2 1890, Berlanger Books
Brenda Seabrooke, “Foxhole in Angeltown,” LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories, Grey Cell Press
Sarah Smith, “The Woman Who Loved Her Husband’s Teeth,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Gabriela Stiteler, “Money Well Spent,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
Roslyn Teukolsky, “Babysitters to the Stars,” LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories, Grey Cell Press
Leslie Wheeler, “Graham 2.0,” Snakeberry, Crime Spell Books
