New 2026 Fall Cozy Mysteries
Fall-Themed New Book Releases
So many amazing fall cozy mysteries were released in 2026! From pumpkin-spiced culinary cozies and witchy whodunits to historical mysteries and crafty capers, there is something for everyone. And they all have one thing in common: warm, lighthearted stories that wrap you in the season’s best comforts.
Here are 18 of the best new fall mysteries released in 2026.
Apple Pies and Poisoned Lies at the Cedar Falls Festival is the first book in the Cider Falls Orchard Series by Traci Hall. In this fall mystery, a family of Washington State apple orchard owners becomes entangled in an investigation involving a really bad apple.
The Pumpkin Vice Cafe is part of the Bakeshop Mystery Series by Ellie Alexander. In this fall cozy mystery, a baker in the cozy town of Ashland, Oregon, is busy gearing up for the busy fall baking season, a baby shower, and a major wedding event when mystery strikes.
Murder With a Sip of Apple Cider is the first book in the Whisper Hollow Cozies by Laura M. Drake. In this fall-themed cozy mystery, a woman works with a sheriff who broke her heart ten years ago to discover who is trying to sabotage her bestie's fall wedding.
The Body in the Trees is part of the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran. In this cozy mystery, Jessica Fletcher must discover what happened to a tourist who came to Cabot Cove for leaf peeping season.
Autumns, Awnings, & Arson is part of the Camper and Criminals Mystery Series by Tonya Kappes. In this autumn whodunit, campground owner Mae West sleuths her way through a blazing autumn mystery at the Daniel Boone Festival.
Checking Out Crime is part of the Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series by Laurie Cass. In this fall cozy mystery, a bookmobile librarian and her rescue cat deliver good reads, justice, and fall vibes in their Michigan resort town.
A Spell for Second Chances is part of the Hemlock Hollow Mysteries by Tara Lush. In this magical cozy mystery, A midlife general store owner reclaims her inherited magic to investigate her town's first-ever magical murder
Caught Dead Handed is the first book in the Witch City Mystery Series by Carol J Perry. In this cozy mystery, a psychic on a call in television show in Salem, Massachusetts tries to figure out who killed her witchy predecessor.
Prose and Cons is part of the Magical Bookshop Mystery Series by Amanda Flower. In this fall cozy mystery, the proprietor of a magical bookshop uses Edgar Allan Poe’s works to solve a mystery during a Food & Wine Festival.
Axe Me No Questions is part of the Hometown Hardware Mystery Series by Paula Charles. In this fall mystery, a widowed hardware store has an axe to grind with a killer who took out a lumberjack in the Pine Bluff, Oregon Timber Festival.
Fondue or Die is part of the Cheese Shop Mystery Series by Korina Moss. In this Labor Day weekend mystery, a cheesemonger and her friends try to solve an autumn mystery at the annual Sonoma Valley Dairy Days festival.
Bear Witness to Murder is part of the Teddy Bear Mystery Series by Meg Macy. In this fall-themed cozy mystery, the owner of a teddy bear shop solves a mystery during Oktobear Fest, the town's annual teddy bear festival.
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