Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month was no April fool's joke, just some great April releases; this month—April showers turn to May flowers with these great new titles! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read next!
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| Criminal Element's May 2016 Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List! | ||||||
| Week of May 1 through May 7 | ||||||
| Title | Author | Series | Date | |||
| An Old-Fashioned Murder | Carol Miller | Moonshine Mystery #3 | 05/03  |
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| A Killer Ball at Honeychurch Hall | Hannah Dennison | A Honeychurch Hall Mystery #3 | 05/03 |
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| Bloodroot | Cynthia Riggs | A Martha's Vineyard Mystery #12 | 05/03 |
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| Against the Paw | Diane Kelly | A Paw Enforcement Novel #4 | 05/03 |
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| A Useful Woman | Darcie Wilde | A Rosalind Thorne Mystery #1 | 05/03 |
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| Irish Stewed | Kylie Logan | An Ethnic Eats Mystery #1 | 05/03 |
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| Checked Out | Elaine Viets | A Dead-End Job Mystery #13 | 05/03 |
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| A Finely Knit Murder | Sally Goldenbaum | A Seaside Knitters Mystery #9 | 05/03 |
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| Murder on Amsterdam Avenue | Victoria Thompson | A Gaslight Mystery #17 | 05/03 |
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| A Fatal Chapter | Lorna Barrett | A Booktown Mystery #9 | 05/03 |
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| Don't Go Home | Carolyn Hart | A Death on Demand Mystery #25 | 05/03 |
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| Newlywed Dead | Nancy J. Parra | A Perfect Proposals Mystery #3 | 05/03 |
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| Berry the Hatchet | Peg Cochran | A Cranberry Cove Mystery #2 | 05/03 |
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| Catch as Cat Can | Clare Donally | A Sunny & Shadow Mystery #5 | 05/03 |
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| Hearse and Gardens | Kathleen Bridge | A Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery #2 | 05/03 |
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| Seams Like Murder | Betty Hechtman | A Crocheting Mystery #10 | 05/03 |
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| Ripped from the Pages | Kate Carlisle | A Bibliophile Mystery #9 | 05/03 |
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| Gone with the Witch | Heather Blake | A Wishcraft Mystery #6 | 05/03 |
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| Mrs. Malory and Death Is a Word | Hazel Holt | A Mrs. Malory Mystery | 05/03 |
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| Murder at Lambswool Farm | Sally Goldenbaum | A Seaside Knitters Mystery #11 | 05/03 |
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| Murder in Morningside Heights | Victoria Thompson | A Gaslight Mystery #18 | 05/03 |
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| The Art of Murder | Elaine Viets | A Dead-End Job Mystery #14 | 05/03 |
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| With a Vengeance | Annette Dashofy | Zoe Chambers Mystery #4 | 05/03 |
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| Invitation to Murder | Beth Prentice | 05/03 |
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| Week of May 8 through May 14 | ||||||
| Title | Author | Series | Date | |||
| Clouds in My Coffee | Julie Mulhern | Country Club Murders #3 | 05/10 |
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| Killer Kale Chips | Patrice Lyle | Health Nuts Mysteries #3 | 05/10 |
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| Week of May 15 through May 21 | ||||||
| Title | Author | Series | Date | |||
| Rock-a-Bye Bones | Carolyn Haines | A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery #16 | 05/17 |
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| Killer Fun: Cozy Mystery Charity Collection | Gemma Halliday and others | 10 Book Boxed Set | 05/17 |
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| Week of May 22 through May 29 | ||||||
| Title | Author | Series | Date | |||
| Without a Doubt | Nancy Cole Silverman | Carol Childs Mystery #3 | 05/24 |
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| Week of May 30 through May 31 | ||||||
| Title | Author | Series | Date | |||
| Wedding Bel Blues | Maggie McConnon | A Bel McGrath Mystery #1 | 05/31 |
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| Poppy Peters Mysteries Boxed Set | A. Gardner | Poppy Peters Mysteries #1-3 | 05/31 |
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_Catch As Cat Can_ is by Claire Donally, not Dawn Eastman, as listed above.
_Hearse And Gardens_ is by Kathleen Bridge, not Elizabeth Lynn Casey, as listed above.