Monday, July 7, 2025
HARPER LEE AWARD: ACE ATKINS
Saturday, July 5, 2025
British CWA Dagger Awards
Gold Dagger:
The Book of Secrets, by Anna Mazzola (Orion)
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger:
Dark Ride, by Lou Berney (Hemlock Press)
ILP John Creasey Dagger (New Blood):
All Us Sinners, by Katy Massey (Sphere)
Historical Dagger:
The Betrayal of Thomas True, by A.J. West (Orenda)
Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger:
The Night of Baby Yaga, by Akira Otani, translated by Sam Bett (Faber & Faber)
ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-fiction:
The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place, by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury Circus)
Short Story Dagger:
“A Date on Yarmouth Pier,” by J.C. Berthal (from Midsummer Mysteries)
Twisted Dagger (for psychological and suspense thrillers):
Nightwatching, by Tracy Sierra (Penguin)
Whodunnit Dagger (for cosy crime, traditional mysteries, and Golden Age crime stories):
Dagger in the Library (for a body of work by an established crime writer that has long been popular with borrowers from libraries):
Publishers’ Dagger (Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year):
Orenda Books
Friday, July 4, 2025
VINTAGE FOURTH OF JULY POSTCARDS: May the Fourth be with You!
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Silver Falchion Award Nominees: Killer Nashville
JERICHO BURNING by T.G. Brown
THE GENERAL’S GOLD by Bruce Robert Coffin and LynDee Walker
DESPERATE MEASURES by Ley Esses
WHERE LOVE MEANS NOTHING by Howard Gimple
THE NORTH LINE by Matt Riordan
Best Comedy
Kerry Blaisdell
SWIPED by L.M. Chilton
GET GRIBNITZ by Howard Gimple
MODEL GHOST by TK Sheffield
SORRY, KNOT SORRY by Lois Winston
Best Cozy
BEESWAX BEWITCHMENT by S.E. Babin
ELIZABETH SAILS by Kristin Owens
STUDY GUIDE FOR MURDER by Lori Robbins
FRAMED FOR MURDER by Marla White
WHEELING AND DEALING by Becki Willis
Best Historical
EMPOWERED BY THE DREAM: A JOURNEY OF RESILIENCE
Gladys A. Barrio
THE PARIS MISTRESSb y Mally Becker
A KILLING ON THE HILL by Robert Dugoni
FIND YOUR WAY TO MY GRAVE by Chris Keefer
WHAT ONCE WAS PROMISED by Louis Trubiano
Best Investigator
THE THINGS THAT CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN by Peter W.J. Hayes
LAST DOG OUT by Candace Irving
BLACK & WHITE by Justin M. Kiska
TIGER CLAW by Michael Allan Mallory
MURDER OUTSIDE THE BOX by Saralyn Richard
Best Juvenile / Y.A.
BEYOND THE CEMETERY GATE: THE SECRET KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Valerie Biel
DEAD GIRL by Kerrie Faye
STEALING TIME by Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs
SNOWED by Twist Phelan
STAR BROTHER by Maxine Rose Schur
Best Mystery
DROP DEAD SISTERS by Amelia Diane Coombs
OBEY ALL LAWS by Cindy Goyette
AT FIRST I WAS AFRAID by Marty Ludlum
A WORLD OF HURT by Mindy Mejia
SCORCHED: BURN ME ONCE…by Cam Torrens
Best Short Story Collection / Anthology
NEVER TELL COLLECTION, edited by Kjiersti Egerdahl
DAY, edited by Patrick Kitson (author)
DEEDS OF DARKNESS, William Burton McCormick (author)
6-LANE HIGHWAY, Sean Mitchell (author)
LARCENY & LAST CHANCES: 22 STORIES OF MYSTERY & SUSPENSE, edited by Judy Penz Sheluk
Best Suspense
A FRIEND IN THE DARK by Samantha M. Bailey
IF YOU TELL A LIE by Lucinda Berry
THE NEXT MRS. PARRISH by Liv Constantine
LOST TO DUNE ROAD by Kara Thomas
THE LAST PARTY by AR Torre
Best Thriller
RICH JUSTICE by Robert Bailey
THE DREDGE by Brendan Flaherty
THE MECHANICS OF MEMORY by Audrey Lee
A FORGOTTEN KILL by Isabella Maldonado
THE ASCENT by Adam Plantinga
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Fourth of July Mysteries // Fourth of July Crime Fiction

And don't miss my Summertime Mysteries List, Summer Sleuthing: Lazy, Hazy, Murderous Days of Summer!
As always, let me know if I've missed any titles. This is an updated list.
Fourth of July Mysteries
Sweet Tea and Secrets by Joy Avon
Murder on Parade by Donald Bain (as Jessica Fletcher)
Home of the Brave by Donna Ball
Bomb Pop Threat by Christy Barritt
Hair of the Dog by Laurien Berenson
Murder by Fireworks by Susan Bernhardt
Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton
Plot Boiler by Ali Brandon
The Cat Who Went Underground by Lilian Jackson Braun
Rockets' Red Glare by Lynn Cahoon
The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up by JoAnna Carl
Dead on the 4th of July by Meg Chittenden
Someone to Watch Over Me by Jill Churchill
Independence Day by Anne-Marie Clark
Twanged by Carol Higgins Clark
Independene Day by Ben Coes
BlackBuried Pie by Lyndsey Cole
Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle
The Carousel of Death by Elisabeth Crabtree
A Catered Fourth of July by Isis Crawford
Murder on the 4th of July by P. Creeden
Red, White, and Blue Murder by Bill Crider
Firework Fiasco; Fireworks in Paradise by Kathi Daley
Framed and Frosted by Kim Davis
Guilty as Charred by Devon Delaney
Blood Red, White and Blue by Kathleen Delaney
Dead on the Fourth of July by R. E. Derouin
Four Dog's Sake by Lia Farrell
Blackberry Burial by Sharon Farrow
One Fete in the Grave by Vickie Fee
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Independence Slay by Shelley Freydont
Booneville Retribution by S. Furlong-Bollinger
Mistaken Identity by Patricia Gligor
Born on the 4th of July by Heather Graham
Red, White and Blueberry Murder by Susan Gillard
Light my Firecracker by Carolyn Gregg
Act Of Darkness by Jane Haddam
Bowled Over by Victoria Hamilton
Yankee Doodle Dead; Dead, White and Blue by Carolyn Hart
Fourth of July Fatality by Kelly Hashway
Death of a Cookbook Author by Lee Hollis
The Ghost Who Lied by Bobbie Holmes
The Falls: Fourth of July by George Jackson
Exit Wounds by J. A. Jance
Fourth of July Forgery by Tonya Kappes
A Timely Vision; A Watery Death by Joyce and Jim Lavene
Silence of the Jams by Gayle Leeson
Die Like a Hero by Clyde Linsley
The July Girls by Phoebe Locke
Dahlias and Death by London Lovett
Death on Nantucket by Francine Mathews
Left Hanging by Patricia McLinn
Star Spangled Murder by Leslie Meier
Cold Hard News by Maureen Milliken
Manic in Christmas River; Mayhem in Christmas River; Mutts & Murder by Meg Muldoon
Bats and Bones Karen Musser Nortman
A Fifth for the 4th of July by Doug Olsen and Julie Gollan
Foal Play by Kathryn O'Sullivan
Iron Ties by Ann Parker
4th of July by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
The Body in the Birches by Katherine Hall Page
4th of July by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Murder is No Picnic by Amy Pershing
Three Woofs for the Dead, White and Plus by Laura Quinn
Firecrackered by Patricia Rockwell
Death by Deep Dish Pie by Sharon Short
The Dam Committee by Earl H. Smith
Killing Grounds by Dana Stabenow
And Four to Go ("Fourth of July Picnic") by Rex Stout
Independence Day Plague by Carla Lee Suson
Doggone Dead by Teresa Trent
Prepped for the Kill by A.E. H. Veenman
The 4th of July Can Be MURDER! by Dianne Warth Vereen
Thread and Gone by Lea Wait
Independence Day Murder by Linnea West
Kaboom by J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy
Some Welcome Home by Sharon Wildwind
Mrs. Morris and the Sorceress by Traci Wilton
Star Spangled Murder by Valerie Wolzien
Happy 4th of July Murder by Rachel Woods
Short Stories
Rex Stout's "Fourth of July Picnic" in Century of Great Suspense Stories, Edited by Jeff Deaver.
S. Furlong-Bolliger's "Booneville Retribution: 4th of July Mystery Short Story" in Kings River Life.
A Sparrow Falls Fourth of July in A Sparrow Falls Holiday by Donna McLean.
Children’s Mysteries
Murder On The Fourth of July by Carolyn Keene
The Philly Fake by David E. Kelly
Calendar Mysteries: July Jitters by Ron Roy and John Steven Gurney
The Fourth of July Fiasco by Jim McNeal
The Case of the July 4th Jinx by Lewis B. Montgomery and Amy Wummer
True Crime
Death on the Fourth of July: The Story of a Killing, a Betrayal, and Hate Crime in America by David A. Neiwert
As always, I welcome additions and comments.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
CANADA DAY: Mystery Readers Journal: Canadian Mysteries
Buy this back issue! Available as a downloadable PDF.
ARTICLES
- Canadian Crime, the Undiscovered Country by Kevin Thornton
- The Canadians Are Coming by Robin Harlick
- Murder, Eh? by Lou Allin
- Becoming Canadian by Cathy Ace
- Setting Out From Saskatoon by Anthony Bidulka
- Land of Ice and Snow, Smoggy Steeltown, and the Italian Mob! Or, how to write mob comedies… by Melodie Campbell
- Mysteries in the Canadian North by Brenda Chapman
- An Insider’s Take by Miriam Clavir
- A Quiet Courage by Peter Clement
- Writing Canadian Cops by Vicki Delany
- Sleeping With an Elephant by Ruth Donald
- Research Made Fun With Vancouver’s Police Dogs by Elizabeth Elwood
- Mystery Is in the Mind by A.R. Grobbo
- Exploring the Canadian Wilds with Meg Harris by R.J. Harlick
- France on Berlin Time, Part II: The Canadian Connection by J. Robert Janes
- Canadian From Coast to Coast by Amber Harvey
- The Canadian Conundrum by Tim Heald
- Left Coast Noir by Dietrich Kalteis
- The Canadian Mystery Writer’s Wardrobe by Linda Kupecek
- Ordinary People, Like You and Me, Interrupted by Murder by J. A. Menzies
- Thoughts About Killing the Canadian Way by John Moss
- Canadianese by Louise Penny
- The Canadian Who Came in From the Cold (But Just for a Short Time) by Steve Shrott
- The Inferiority Complex of a Canadian Mystery Author by Cathy Spencer
- From Rangers to Red Serge by Kay Stewart
- Canadian as Maple Murder Pie by Robin Timmerman
- APOK? by Mike Walton
- Mystery in Retrospect: Reviews by Madeleine Harris-Callway, Lesa Holstine, Gay Toltl Kinman, L.J. Roberts, Lou Allin, Margaret Blair
- Children’s Hour: Canada by Gay Toltl Kinman
- In Short: Canadian Capers by Marv Lachman
- Crime Seen: North of the Border by Kate Derie
- From the Editor’s Desk by Janet Rudolph
Monday, June 30, 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025
GLASS BELL AWARD LONG LIST 2025
The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks (W&N, Orion)
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (Transworld, PRH)
James by Percival Everett (Picador & Mantle, Pan Macmillan)
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey (Hutchinson Heinemann, PRH)
The Silverblood Promise by James Logan (Arcadia, Quercus Books)
Hunted by Abir Mukherjee (Vintage, PRH)
Berlin Duet by S. W. Perry (Corvus, Atlantic Books)
A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike (Fig Tree, PRH)
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Viking, PRH)
The Kellerby Code by Jonny Sweet (Faber & Faber)
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Orion Books)
(nominees in bold reflect crime fiction)
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025
MAIGRET: New TV series on PBS
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
The Women Who Transformed the CIA: Agents of Change
San Francisco, CA 94105
Join the Commonwealth Club of California for a lively discussion of Christina Hillsberg's book Agents of Change: The Women Who Transformed the CIA. Hillsberg is a former intelligence operative who has written a narrative exploration of the agency’s history, told through exclusive interviews with current and former female CIA officers, many of whom have never spoken publicly until now. The book fills a necessary gap in the agency’s history and takes a critical view of the agency’s indisputable record of suppressing the women who would become its most valued trailblazers—and its most vocal troublemakers.
These were women who sacrificed their personal lives, risked their safety, defied expectations, and boldly navigated the male-dominated spy organization, routinely passed over for promotions, recruiting assets, and managing clandestine operations.
Terry Shames, who worked at the CIA and is an acclaimed, award winning mystery writer, will provide additional energy and knowledge of both the CIA and writing.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Monday, June 23, 2025
Vintage Typewriters: National Typewriter Day!
I often see Vintage Typewriters at the Flea Market and Estate Sales. They're really cool. I learned to type on my mother's already vintage typewriter, so vintage typewriters are close to my heart.
Vintage Typewriters I've come across at Flea Markets. Great for National Typewriter Day!
Sunday, June 22, 2025
THRILLER AWARDS 2025: International Thriller Writers Organization
The International Thriller Writers Organization (ITW) announced the winners of the Thriller Awards last night at ThrillerFest. Congratulations to all!
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Friday, June 20, 2025
SUMMER SOLSTICE: Summertime Crime Fiction

Today marks the Summer Solstice! It is my favorite day of the year because it's the longest, and I love light! Today is also the first day of summer.
Summertime, and the living is easy. Or is it? So many mysteries taking place during Summer are filled with murder and mayhem -- on the Beach, at the Lake, and in the 'hot' City! What follows is a list of Summer Crime Fiction that exudes the heat and accompanying crime of Summertime. I've omitted most Fourth of July and Labor Day Mysteries from this list because I'll be updating those specific lists later this Summer.
Check out Mystery Readers Journal (40:2) that focuses on Murder Takes a Holiday. Plenty of summertime mysteries in this issue. I will gradually add some of the reviewed books to this list. I will also post a short list of Summer Camp mysteries. I'm sure there are more. Love to hear from you.
As always I invite you to add any titles I've missed. Post a note in the comments or shoot me an email. This is far from a definitive list, but it's been updated since last year. I've included thrillers, cozies, traditional, suspense, and more. Put a bunch of these mysteries in your beach bag and enjoy the reads!
Summertime Mysteries
Foxglove Summer by Ban Aaronovitch
The Corpse with the Garnet Face; The Case of the Uninvited Undertaker; The Castoff the Unsuitable Suitor by Cathy Ace
A Cat on a Beach Blanket by Lydia Adamson
A Deadly Cliche; Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams
Moon Water Madness by Glynn Marsh Alam
A Tangled June by Neil Albert
Meet Your Baker; Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander
Gone Gull: Murder Most Fowl by Donna Andrews
Sunset Beach; High Tide Club; The Home-Wreckers by Mary Kay Andrews
Tiger's Eve by Barbara Annino
Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea by Nancy Atherton
Sweet Tea and Secrets by Joy Avon
Live and Let Chai; Partners in Lime by Bree Baker
Gold Medal Threat by Michael Balkind (Kids: 7-15)
A Midsummer Night's Killing by Trevor Barnes
Milwaukee Summers Can Be Deadly by Kathleen Anne Barrett
One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett
Love, Lies and Liquor by M.C. Beaton
Summertime News by Dick Belsky
Pups, Pilots and Peril by Cindy Bell
The Hiding Place by David Bell
The Summer School Mystery by Josephine Bell
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry
Murder by Fireworks by Susan Bernhardt
The House without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers
The Beach Hut Murders by Peter Bland
The Down East Murders by J.S. Borthwick
Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer
Deadly Readings by Laura Bradford
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Tour de Force by Christiana Brand
Pot Boiler by Ali Brandon
The Cat Who Saw Stars, The Cat Who Went Up the Creek by Lilian Jackson Braun
Chill of Summer by Carol Brennan
Death by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge
Death at the Seaside by Frances Brody
Killer in Crinolines; Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown
Tall Tail by Rita Mae Brown
Scrappy Summer by Mollie Cox Bryan
A Fatal Fettucinne by Julia Buckley
Death on the Riviera by John Bude
Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates
Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien
Twanged; Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
Footprints in the Sand by Mary Jane Clark
Remember Me by Mary Higgins Clark
Thin Air by Ann Cleeves
Dead and Berried by Peg Cochran
All You Need is Fudge, To Fudge or not to Fudge; A Midsummer Night's Fudge by Nancy Coco
BlackBuried Pie by Lyndsey Cole
Murder at the Mansion; Digging Up History by Sheila Connolly
Beach Music by Pat Conroy
Claws for Alarm by Cate Conte
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
Death on a Summer Night by Matthew Costello
Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle
A Shoot on Martha's Vineyard by Philip Craig
The Trouble with a Hot Summer by Camilla Crespi
A Poisonous Page; Digging Up Trouble by Kitt Crowe
Never Say Pie by Carol Culver
Barkley's Treasure, Bikinis in Paradise; Beach Blanket Barbie; Camp Carter; Maui Madness; Bikinis in Paradise by Kathi Daley
The Alpine Recluse; The Alpine Zen; Clam Wake; Dune to Death by Mary Daheim
The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss by Krista Davis
Deadly Summer Nights by Vicki Delany
A Summer in the Twenties by Peter Dickinson
The Gold Coast, Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
Dead & Buried by Leighann Dobbs
He Started It by Samantha Downing
Kilt at the Highland Games by Kaitlyn Dunnett
Murder at the Bridge by Frances Evesham
Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein
Four Dog's Sake by Lia Farrell
Blackberry Burial, Dying for Strawberries; Killed on Blueberry Hill by Sharon Farrow
One Fete in the Grave by Vickie Fee
Murder Sends a Postcard; Murder Buys a T-shirt by Christy Fifield
The Angel of Knowlton Park by Kate Flora
Lord James Harrington and the Summer Mystery by Lynn Florkiewicz
Apple Turnover Murder, Blackberry Pie Murder, Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
A Wrinkle in Thyme by Sarah Fox
Independence Slay by Shelley Freydont
A Death Long Overdue (and others) by Eva Gates
A Dish Best Served Cold by Rosie Genova
Murder Makes Waves by Anne George
The Caleb Cove Mystery Series (3 in the series) by Mahrie Reid Glab
Summertime, All the Cats are Bored by Philippe Georget
Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
The Cats that Watched the Woods by Karen Anne Golden
A Fatal Fleece, Angora Alibi: Murder at Lambswool Farm by Sally Goldenbaum
A Fatal Booking; Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake; Knockdown; Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves
Sound Proof by Barbara Gregorich
Spirited Away; Whole Latte Murder by Lena Gregory
Mystery on Mackinac Island by Anna W. Hale
Bowled Over by Victoria Hamilton
Murder at the Blueberry Festival by Darci Hannah
Pesticide by Kim Hays
Town in a Lobster Stew; Town in a Strawberry Swirl by B.B. Haywood
A Stitch in Crime by Betty Hechtman
Thunder Moon by Richard Helms
Tilling the Truth by Julia Henry
The Summer of Dead Toys by Antonio Hill
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara
Death of a Cookbook Author; Death of a Lobster Lover; Death of an Italian Chef by Lee Hollis
Cracked to Death by Cheryl Holton
Beach Bags and Burglaries by Dorothy Howell
Murder at Wrightsville Beach by Ellen Elizabeth Hunter
Last Summer by Evan Hunter
Magic Hour by Susan Isaacs
Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James
A Death at Candlewick Castle by Emma Jameson
Laid Out in Lavender by Gin Jones
Outdoors, Oars, & Oath (and others) by Tonya Kappes
One Feta in the Grave by Tina Kashian
A Summer for Dying by Jamie Katz
Murder Under a Full Moon by Abigail Keam
Hooked on a Feline by Sofie Kelly
Rainy Day Women by Kay Kendall
Murder in the Past Tense by E.E. Kennedy
Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd
Banana Split by Josi S. Kilpack
Antique Auctions are Murder by Libby Klein
Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch
Dark Nantucket Noon by Jane Langton
The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale
A Timely Vision; A Watery Death by Joyce and Jim Lavene
You Only Witch Once by Amanda M. Lee
Death of a Bacherlorette by Laura Levine
A Sense of Entitlement by Anna Loan-Wilsey
A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan
Boarding with Murder by Kathryn Long
August Moon, June Bug by Jess Lourey
Nun But the Brave by Alice Loweecey
Jasmine and Jealousy: Peonies and Poison by London Lovett
A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry
The Body in the Wetlands by Judi Lynn
Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies by Catherine Mack
Berried to the Hilt, Death Runs Adrift; Claws for Alarm; Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerny
A Demon Summer; Death in Cornwall by G.M. Malliet
Grave Heritage by Blanche Day Manos
Swimming Alone by Nina Mansfield (YA)
Death in a Mood Indigo by Francine Mathews
Murder at Beechwood; Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell
Till Death Do Us Bark by Judi McCoy
Killer Honeymoon by G.A. McKevitt
Left Hanging by Patricia McLinn
Tippy Toe Murder by Leslie Meier
Summers Lease by John Mortimer
Murder Most Finicky by Liz Mugavero
Country Club Murders Series (Killing Me Softly - and others) by Julie Mulhern
Bats and Bones; Peete and Repeat, The Lady of the Lake, To Cache a Killer by Karen Nortman
Murder at Kildare Mensa by Clare O'Beara
Foal Play; Murder on the Hoof by Kathryn O'Sullivan
The Body in the Lighthouse; The Body in the Birches; The Body in the Wake by Katherine Hall Page
Murder at the Seaside Hotel by Sonia Paris
Mercury's Rise by Ann Parker
Paws in the Action; A Timely Murder by Max Parrott
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall
Mrs. Bundle's Dog Days of Summer: A Case of Artful Arson by Allison Cesario Paton
The Summer House by James Patterson; Lifeguard by James Patterson and Andrew Gross; The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis
Thread and Dead by Elizabeth Penny
Summer of the Dragon by Elizabeth Peters
5 Dan Marlowe/Hampton Beach, NH mysteries by Jed Power
Murder at Honeysuckle Hotel by Rose Pressey
The Cabin by Natasha Preston
Still Life in Brunswick Stew by Larissa Reinhart
Deep Green Envy by Joy Ann Ribar
Cons & Quinces by Sheri Richey
Summer Garden Murder by Ann Ripley
In the Dead of the Summer; How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Gillian Roberts
Calamity@the Carwash by Sharon Rose
Mint Juleps, Mayhem, and Murder; Milkshakes, Mermaids and Murder by Sara Rosett
Boiled Over, Clammed Up ( and others) by Barbara Ross
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
The Field of Prey by John Sandford
Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom
Hang My Head & Cry by Elena Santangelo
Miss Lizzie by Walter Satterthwait
Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea
Vacations Can Be Murder; Bushel Full of Murder by Connie Shelton
Bushel Full of Murder, If Onions Could Spring Leeks by Paige Shelton
Poised to Quill by Morgan W. Silver
Summer in the Woods by Steven K. Smith
Pick Your Poison; The Cat, The Vagabond and The Victim by Leann Sweeney
Live and Let Fly by Clover Tate
Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
A Fine Summer's Day by Charles Todd
Deception in the Cotswolds; The Threlkeld Theory by Rebecca Tope
Trouble in the Tarot by Kari Lee Townsend
Rooted in Deceit by Wendy Tyson
Board Stiff by Elaine Viets
Shadows of a Down East Summer; Thread and Gone by Lea Wait
Deadly Delights by Laura Jensen Walker
The Great Chili Kill-Off; Killer Crab Cakes; Never Trifle with Murder by Livia J. Washburn
Murder and Misfortune; Sweet Avengers; Sweet Sun and Shadow by J.A. Whiting
A Sense of Entitlement by Anna Loan Wilsey
Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe (YA)
An Old Faithful Murder, Remodelled to Death; Death in a Beach Chair by Valerie Wolzien
Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods
Sins of a Shaker Summer by Deborah Woodworth
Summer Will End by Dorian Yeager
Heart of Stone by James Ziskin
Murder in Midsummer (not to be mistaken for Midsomer)