My Most Anticipated Fall 2025 Cozy Mysteries

The Fall season is quickly approaching, and I’ve been researching new book releases to help pad my TBR list. To my delight, there are quite a few interesting sounding cozy mysteries coming out this fall. Some of them are by favorite authors and others are cozy debuts. Keep reading for my most highly anticipated Fall 2025 cozy mysteries.

If you’re new to cozy mysteries, you may not catch on to the prime suspect right away. But in every murder case, the real killer will reveal themselves in time.

The following books are cozy mysteries you might want to check out! And if you’re looking for more cozy mystery recs, click here.

My Most Highly Anticipated Fall 2025 Cozy Mysteries

Rhubarb Crumble and Rumours by Agatha Frost

August 26, 2025

This is the latest book in the Peridale cozy series by author Agatha Frost. And if you’re looking for long running series to try out, Peridale might be for you! There are 35 books so far in the series, and the author does a great job of writing a small community. Here’s what we know about the plot so far:

Julia enters a local food competition at the new market, but things take a turn when someone from Barker’s past throws a spanner in the works. (from Amazon.com)

Laying Down the Latte by Ellie Alexander

August 26, 2025

The Bakeshop Series by Ellie Alexander is another long running cozy mystery series. This is the 21st installment. These popular books are loved by cozy mystery lovers everywhere.

Baker Jules Capshaw, along with her husband, Carlos, and Torte’s resident barista, Andy, are packing their bags and preparing for the ultimate coffee excursion in Costa Rica. A fortuitous invitation from one of Carlos’s former colleagues, Valentina, has them venturing to the coffee capital of the world for a tasting tour and an immersive weekend at her family’s organic coffee farm.

They soak in the tropical breezes, the vibrant colors, the sounds of morning birdsong, and the sweeping views of the historic coffee farm. Valentina is the ultimate host, offering them traditional meals and thrilled to have their input as she’s preparing to open a coffee counter and bakery on the farm.

The getaway is just what Jules needed. A chance to relax and unwind, curl up with a book and iced latte by the pool, and tinker in Valentina’s kitchen, dreaming up new recipes to bring home. Except her tranquil weekend quickly turns into a nightmare when one of Valentina’s employees is found dead in the pulping machine. Now, Jules will have to put her vacation on hold to try and uncover the murderer before one of Torte’s beloved workers becomes the next body thrown into the mix. (from Amazon.com)

Death of a Tom Turkey by Lee Hollis

September 30, 2025

The Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery series is another series that has plenty of books. This is book number 18. The small-town secrets of Bar Harbor just can’t be contained.

Thanksgiving season brings murder most fowl to Bar Harbor, Maine, as food writer and restauranteur Hayley Powell investigates a farmer felled at a turkey shoot . . .

The relationships between bad-tempered Tom Farley and his neighbors are as bitter as a bowl of raw cranberries, but would one of them have taken it far enough to replace birdshot with a real bullet and make him a target at a shooting competition? That’s what the injured turkey farmer is claiming from his hospital bed—in between terrorizing the nurses—and he insists it’s because a property developer is looking to buy them all out for big money. But Tom says he was born on that land, and he intends to die on it. Sadly, that happens sooner than he expects.

Now an inquisitive Hayley has a cornucopia of suspects to consider, from an agoraphobic therapist to an ex-Army sniper, while also preparing for Thanksgiving. But with the strange twists and dark secrets still to be revealed, this case will not be as easy as pie . . . (from Amazon.com)

Whiskey Business: A Mixology Lounge Mystery by Adrian Andover

September 9, 2025

This is the first book in the Mixology Lounge Mystery series by Adrian Andover. This is actually a current read of mind and I’ll be sharing my book review here in a couple of weeks. This is a new cozy mystery series that cozy mystery fans will want to keep track of for future releases.

Reece Parker is a mixologist-shaken by his recent breakup, stirred up in a mystery, and searching for proof of his innocence…

After breaking off an engagement with his fiancée, Reece Parker opens Subplot, a literary-themed underground cocktail lounge in his quaint hometown of Hope Mills, Pennsylvania.

While launching a new business temporarily distracts him from self-pity, Reece’s regret is compounded when he stumbles upon a customer’s body behind the lounge after a whiskey club meeting gone wrong. As if he wasn’t already on the rocks, his ex-fiancée’s big brother is a police officer on the case.

Reece takes matters into his own hands to prove his innocence, save his new lounge’s reputation, and restore peace in his beloved town. But as he seeks out the victim’s killer, will he meet his own bitter end? (from Amazon.com)

A Wonderful Christmas Crime by Jacqueline Frost

October 21, 2025

Innkeeper Holly White has a lot to be joyful about this season, until an attempted robbery throws the town into suspicion in the sixth installment of the Christmas Tree Farm mysteries from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost.

As Christmas descends on Mistletoe, Maine, Holly White has an extra gift for the season: a new baby on the way. Her husband, Sheriff Evan Gray, has been worried about her elevated blood pressure. Holly has agreed to take this year easy. Being idle has never been one of Holly’s gifts, so when Evan surprises her with tickets to the town-wide dinner, she and her many cravings thank him. But when a thief tries and fails to steal an antique ornament from the dinner’s holiday display, it’s clear that someone is on the naughty list.

The thief manages to escape, but after dinner, Holly spots their lifeless body. It’s clear that someone in town was keen to kill them. Evan is less than jolly to find his wife at the scene of yet another holiday homicide. He asks her to promise that she’ll leave the investigating to the police. But Holly has never been one to turn down a challenge and has to get creative, with the help of a few of her friends in order to find this killer.

Will she and her friends be able to stop the killer and uncover the motive behind the attempted robbery, or will the killer strike again and paint the town a bloody red? (from Amazon.com)

O, Deadly Night: A Year-round Christmas Mystery by Vicki Delaney

October 14, 2025

’Tis the season for mischief and murder in the eighth Year-Round Christmas mystery from national bestselling author Vicki Delany.

It’s Christmastime in Rudolph, New York, which means it’s time for the December Santa Claus parade. This year, shop owner Merry Wilkinson has decided to decorate her float as Santa’s elves’ workshop and invites her landlady, Mabel D’Angelo, to help supervise the excited children playing the elves. But when Mrs. D’Angelo doesn’t show up, Merry begins to worry.

Worry quickly turns into frustration when Mrs. D’Angelo reveals she was delayed by new neighbors moving in. As the center for all things gossip, Mrs. D’Angelo is determined to introduce the new arrivals to the neighborhood. As the days pass, Mrs. D’Angelo notices strange things about the newcomers. But Merry, busier than an elf in Santa’s workshop, has little time for matters that really don’t concern her. Things turn from jolly to downright concerning when Mrs. D’Angelo disappears, and Merry is forced to admit that something might be terribly wrong.

With family and friends counting on her during this stressful holiday season, it is up to Merry to make sure this Christmas doesn’t end up wrapped in blood red. (from Amazon.com)

Death by Java by Alex Erickson

October 28, 2025

Krissy Hancock is a little nervous leaving her bookstore-café in Pine Hills, Ohio, in someone else’s hands while she visits family in California. But when a killer strikes during her week out west, it’s a good thing she packed her sleuthing skills . . .

When she arrives in her hometown, the owner of Death by Coffee is startled to see a store called Death by Java. She soon realizes the name belongs to a copycat business run by her mean-girl high school rival, Valerie. It may not be grounds for a lawsuit—but when they stop in and witness a bitter argument with a health inspector, the whole scene leaves a bad taste in Krissy’s mouth. Valerie has even imitated Death by Coffee’s resident feline—except this one is a hissing stray who’s more likely to terrorize customers than delight them.

Despite her irritation, Krissy finds herself trying to help the hapless Valerie. But her old classmate needs a different kind of help when the health inspector is found dead on the premises. As Krissy’s boyfriend cozies up to local law enforcement, she collects a carafe of clues, drip by drip . . . (from Amazon.com)

At Death’s Dough by Mindy Quigley

October 28, 2025

The next book in the delectable Deep Dish Mystery series by Mindy Quigley, set in a Wisconsin pizzeria.

It’s February in the ritzy lakeside resort town of Geneva Bay, Wisconsin, and love is in the air. Pizza chef Delilah O’Leary is gearing up to celebrate her first Valentine’s Day with hunky police detective Calvin Capone, great-grandson of the infamous Chicago mobster. But their romance is put on ice when a shocking discovery plunges them into a century-old crime with ties to Capone’s notorious forefather.

As old secrets surface, Delilah realizes that nearly everyone in town—from Capone’s cagey cousin to her own quirky customers—has something to hide. With the pressure mounting and the past closing in, Delilah must help Capone follow a trail of clues that could lead them to a priceless treasure… or into a deadly trap. Can Delilah serve up justice before history repeats itself? Or will she and Capone end up sleeping with the anchovies? (from Amazon.com)

Sisters Before Misters by Amelia Diane Coombs

October 7, 2025

A missing husband, a sister acting sus, and a tantalizing tangle of lies—well, there goes Remi’s plan for a chill Halloween.

Remi and her sisters, Maeve and Eliana, have a knack for stumbling into murder mysteries. And after a killer family camping trip last year, they’re back together for a Halloween they’ll never forget.

Remi is living her best life in Seattle until Eliana’s husband. Chad, who refused to sign their divorce papers, and disappears on the spookiest night of the year. Eliana swears she has no idea where he is, though her obvious motive and weird behavior don’t really weigh in her favor. Nor does the severed finger they find in his house…

Torn between loyalty to her sister and mounting suspicions she can’t ignore, Remi and her boyfriend, Leo, embark on a manhunt to find Chad—or the rest of him. But the further Remi digs into Chad’s movements on Halloween, the more trouble she finds. With a ruthless detective on their tail, threatening texts, a mysterious flash drive. Plus dubious legal advice from a kooky aunt, the Finch sisters are in over their head. But Remi is determined to prove her sister’s innocent, even though the bloody evidence points right at her. (from Amazon.com)

A Cattitude Christmas by Tara Lush

November 15, 2025

This is one of my favorite cozy mystery series that I’m currently reading! Amateur sleuth Amelia is so fun to read about.

Sun, spells, and stolen statues—it’s a very Florida Christmas!

Deck the palms and jingle the bells—Christmas in Cypress Grove just got weirder. When a beloved Santa-dressed manatee statue vanishes days before the holiday, chaos erupts. Can a witchy innkeeper, her daughter, and one seriously opinionated cat save the season?

Unwrap the magic this holiday season!

A Cattitude Christmas is a standalone novella in the Crescent Moon Mystery series. And the rest of the series is great so you may want to read those books first. (from Amazon.com)

The Tattered Cover (A Secret, Book, and Scone Society Novel Book 8) by Ellery Adams

It was a dark, rainy night at Nora Pennington’s Miracle Books when a mysterious death brings the Secret, Book, and Scone Society into the Halloween season on the trail of a murderer . . .

As the residents of Miracle Springs, North Carolina, select their costumes, plan parties, and get excited for a night of tricks or treats, Nora joins in on the festivities by hosting medium memoirist Lara Luz at the bookstore. Charismatic and compelling, Lara mesmerizes the audience with her life story. Struck by a bolt of lightning as a child, she was pronounced dead only to be resurrected with the ability to connect with those on the other side.

Lara performs a reading for a select group of bookstore patrons when the encroaching storm knocks out the power. In the sudden darkness, howling cold winds intensify, and Lara clutches her heart, collapsing dead without warning. But Nora doesn’t believe she died of natural causes. Not one member of the psychic’s reading group—which includes the town’s widower pharmacist, an urgent care nurse, a mystery author, and even truculent Deputy Hollowell—were admirers of Lara.

Nora confirms this when she stumbles upon Lara’s journal in the aftermath of her death. For within its leathery bound pages are the medium and her clients’ deepest and darkest secrets, written in code. Now, Nora and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society must sift through the suspects and their motives to uncover which one of them is a killer before he or she is tempted to strike again . . . (from Amazon.com)

In Conclusion

Even thought these books often feature a dead body, they are so fun to read about. Each small town, amateur sleuth, quirky characters, and community filled with small town secrets is so fun to read about. These old releases and new releases are perfect for murder mystery lovers. And many of these books are by favorite cozy mystery authors, so you know they are good. Each murder investigation will keep you invested in these Fall 2025 Cozy Mysteries.

Happy reading!