Mystery | Prepub Alert, March 2025 Titles

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, amateur sleuths, and the four queens of crimes are on the case when murder crops up; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arceneaux, Danielle. Glory Daze. (Glory Broussard, bk. 2). Pegasus. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781639368433. 304p. $26.95. MYSTERY

Arceneaux follows up her multi-best-booked and award-winning debut, Glory Be, with a second story featuring amateur sleuth Glory Broussard. After solving the murder of her best friend, Glory is looking forward to returning to her gig as a bookie and planning the annual Mardi Gras gala for her church, but she’s soon involved in the search for her ex-husband’s murderer.

Limoncelli, Rosanne. The Four Queens of Crime. Crooked Lane. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9798892420600. 320p. $29.99. MYSTERY

Filmmaker Limoncelli makes her fiction debut with a historical mystery. In 1938, DCI Lilian Wyles from Scotland Yard enlists mystery writers Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham to help solve the murder of Sir Henry Heathcote, who has been found dead in the library of Hursley House after a fundraising gala.

Rose, Bellamy. Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder. Atria/Emily Bestler. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781668075654. 256p. $27.99. MYSTERY

Drawing on her experience writing rom-coms like Best Served Hot (under the name Amanda Elliot), Rose now combines romance with a mystery. When heiress Pomona Afton’s grandmother is murdered, the family learns that their assets are frozen until her death is explained. Locked out of her penthouse and bank account, Pomona moves in with handsome Gabe and needs to solve the murder to get her life back.

Willig, Lauren. The Girl from Greenwich Street: A Novel of Hamilton, Burr, and America’s First Murder Trial. Morrow. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9780063306110. 352p. $30. MYSTERY

Bestselling Willig (Two Wars and a Wedding) blends true crime, mystery, and historical fiction in this story based on the real Manhattan Well Murder trial of 1800. When Elma Sands is found dead in a well, Levi Weeks is accused of her murder. His family hires Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, who work together to investigate and get Weeks acquitted.

Forthcoming Series Titles

Blaedel, Sara. A Mother’s Love. (Louise Rick, bk. 11). Dutton. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9780593850541. pbk. 416p. $18. MYSTERY

Bowen, Rhys & Clare Broyles. Silent as the Grave. (Molly Murphy, bk. 21). Minotaur. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781250890818. 336p. $28. MYSTERY

Bruen, Ken. Galway’s Edge. (Jack Taylor, bk. 18). The Mysterious Pr. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781613166000. 288p. $26.95. MYSTERY

Childs, Laura. High Tea and Misdemeanors. (A Tea Shop Mystery, bk. 29). Berkley. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9780593815441. 304p. $30. MYSTERY

Cosimano, Elle. Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave. (Finlay Donovan, bk. 5). Minotaur. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781250337344. 320p. $28. MYSTERY

Meier, Leslie. Bridal Shower Murder. (Lucy Stone, bk. 31). Kensington Cozies. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781496749246. 288p. $27. MYSTERY

Morrissey, Hannah. The Unlucky Ones. (Black Harbor, bk. 4). Minotaur. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781250369741. 304p. $28. MYSTERY

Offutt, Chris. The Reluctant Sheriff. (Mick Hardin, bk. 4). Grove. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9780802164032. 288p. $27. MYSTERY

Pandian, Gigi. The Library Game. (Secret Staircase Mystery, bk. 4). Minotaur. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781250880239. 320p. $28. MYSTERY

Rendon, Marcie R. Broken Fields. (Cash Blackbear, bk. 4). Soho Crime. Mar. 2025. ISBN 9781641296588. NAp. $28.95. MYSTERY

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