New Books by MWA Members – October 2026
Here are the October 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
Rachel Amplett, The Cold Shore, Saxon Publishing
Donna Andrews, Jay to the World, Minotaur Books
Kelley Armstrong, Dive Bar at the End of the Road, St. Martin’s Press
Mike Befeler, Begotten, Mystic Publishers
Olivia Blacke, The Key to a Killer, Minotaur Books
Ann Dávila Cardinal, Hear the Dead, Sourcebooks Landmark
Thomas Cavanagh, Blood Ruby, Level Best Books
Amanda Chapman, Mrs. Christie & the Mystery in the Mews, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Lee Child & Andrew Child, Chain Reaction, Penguin Random House – Bantam
Lee Clark, A River Remembers, Cypress River Media
Michael Connelly, The Hollow, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown
Matt Cost, 1955, Level Best Books
Michelle Cullen, A Field Guide to Death and Deceit, Crooked Lane Books
Lyndsay Faye, Raven, Mysterious Press
Mariah Fredericks, Murder on 34th Street, Minotaur Books
D.C. Frost, A Shadow of Jaguars, Canis Major Books
Seraphina Nova Glass, Old Ham, Podium Publishing
Hal Glatzer, Old Arrangements, Words & Pictures / Audio-Playwrights
Lee Goldberg, Split Screen, Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer
Libby Fischer Hellmann, Capital Partners, Red Herring Press
Jenna Helwig, The Foreign Correspondent’s Wife, Crooked Lane Books
Steve Hodel, The Black Dahlia Murder: Fact vs. Fiction, Thoughtprint Press
Steve Hodel, A Life Remembered, Thoughtprint Press
Harry Hunsicker, Mother, May I, Oceanview Publishing
Nancy Lynn Jarvis, A Faire to Remember, Good Read Mysteries
Stephen King & Peter Straub, Other Worlds Than These, Simon & Schuster – Scribner
Geri Krotow, Colton’s Secret Identity, Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Joe R. Lansdale, Petrified Dreams, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown
Rosanne Limoncelli, The Spiral, Crooked Lane Books
Walter Mosley, Hanging and Burning, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown
T.J. O’Connor, Dying for the Truth, Level Best Books
James Patterson & Brian Sitts, The Girl in the Lake, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown
James Patterson, The Family Cross, Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown
Louise Penny, Miss Wolcott’s Ghost, Minotaur Books
Adam Plantinga, Dark Country, Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing
Jason Rekulak, Look What the Cat Dragged In, Flatiron Books
Joanne Rock, Silent Night Standoff, Harlequin Intrigue
Sara Rosett, Elusive, Harlequin Publishing
Laura Joh Rowland, Resurrection Kill, Crooked Lane Books
Paige Shelton, The Bone Woman, Crooked Lane Books
Dominic Stansberry, The Lizard, No Exit Press
Vince Thompson, The Lockup Period, Dubious Ventures Press
Jane Ann Turzillo, Ohio Scoundrels: Murderers, Thieves & Reprobates, The History Press
Gabriel Valjan, The Quiet Eagle, Level Best Books
Wendelin Van Draanen, Ghosted, Holiday House
Elizabeth Zelvin, Rifts & Reprisals: Collected Stories II,Outsider Books
Short Stories
Kate Belli, “No Place Like Home,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Brenda Buchanan, “Links in the Chain, The Lines We Cross
Ellen Byron, “Evacuation,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Christopher Chambers, “Parable of the Good Neighbor,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, “Rowboat,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
John M. Floyd, “Garden Path,” The Lines We Cross
Lee Matthew Goldberg, “Middle of Nowhere,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Connie Johnson Hambley, “Borderline,” The Lines We Cross
James D.F. Hannah, “Family Reunion,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Curtis Ippolito, “A Righteous Heist, Dark Yonder, Thalia Press
Deborah J. Ledford, “Listen,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
James L’Etoile, “Til Death Do Us Part,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Catriona McPherson, “Albatross,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Kate Michaelson, “The Seiche,” The Lines We Cross
K.T. Nguyen, “See You Tonight,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Terry Shames, “Bring It,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Gabriel Valjan, “Locks Changed,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Scott Von Doviak, “Bride or Die,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
Michael Wiley, “A Fish Tale,” The Lines We Cross
James W. Ziskin, “Prisoner of Love,” Unloaded, Level Best Books
