2026 is shaping up to be a banner year for cozy mysteries, with beloved long-running series hitting milestone installments and fresh witchy, bookish, and culinary capers arriving all year long. Below is our running guide to the year's new cozy releases — every title verified against publisher and retailer listings, spanning culinary cozies, British village whodunits, paranormal and witch mysteries, small-town amateur sleuths, bookshop cozies, and historical charmers. We update this page as new 2026 releases are confirmed.
Last verified: August 2026. Release dates are publisher-confirmed but can shift — we refresh this list as dates are announced or updated.
📚 Already Released in 2026
These cozies are out now and ready to read:
Death of a Groom by M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green (Hamish Macbeth #38) — Released February 10, 2026. Scotland's most unambitious policeman is back: when a lavish Valentine's Day wedding at Tommel Castle Hotel ends in murder — and two women from Hamish's past turn up as guests — the sleepy Highland village of Lochdubh has a killer to catch. Classic British village cozy. View on Amazon →
The Whisking Hour by Ellie Alexander (A Bakeshop Mystery #22) — Released February 24, 2026. Pastry chef Juliet "Jules" Capshaw's night at the theater in Ashland, Oregon takes a dark turn when a production of a murder-mystery play produces a very real body. Culinary cozy with recipes and Shakespearean flair. View on Amazon →
Death at a Firefly Tea by Laura Childs (A Tea Shop Mystery #30) — Released March 10, 2026. As fireflies glow over a Charleston garden tea, one of the city's grande dames is poisoned by tainted baked Alaska — and tea maven Theodosia Browning launches a shadow investigation. The 30th entry in this Southern culinary cozy institution. View on Amazon →
Marsh Mystics by Jana DeLeon (A Miss Fortune Mystery #30) — Released April 19, 2026. When a yoga-retreat owner turns up dead in the Louisiana bayou, ex-CIA agent Fortune Redding and the ladies of Swamp Team 3 have to investigate on the sly to protect the sheriff's job. Laugh-out-loud small-town cozy, 30 books strong. View on Amazon →
The Diva Hosts a Murderer by Krista Davis (A Domestic Diva Mystery #19) — Released May 26, 2026. Entertaining maven Sophie Winston is back in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, where a gathering goes wrong and Sophie must cut to the core of another murder. Lifestyle-and-food cozy with a domestic flair. View on Amazon →
🔜 Coming Later in 2026
August
Probable Caws by Donna Andrews (A Meg Langslow Mystery #39) — August 4, 2026. Blacksmith Meg Langslow untangles another murder amid the eccentric residents of Caerphilly, Virginia, in the latest from the multiple-award-winning "funniest mystery" author. Small-town amateur-sleuth comedy. View on Amazon →
September
Eat, Drink, and Get Buried by Cleo Coyle (A Coffeehouse Mystery #22) — September 22, 2026. When the Village Blend caters a glittering rooftop party, a woman is thrown from a balcony to her death — and coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi races to clear a friend's accused boyfriend. Culinary cozy with a menu of recipes. View on Amazon →
The Pumpkin Vice Cafe by Ellie Alexander (A Bakeshop Mystery #23) — September 29, 2026. Autumn comes to Ashland and a very-pregnant Jules Capshaw gets pulled into another murder when a wedding planner turns up dead. Cozy-season perfection: sweaters, lattes, and a Torte bakery mystery. View on Amazon →
October
Jay to the World by Donna Andrews (A Meg Langslow Mystery #40) — October 13, 2026. The 40th Meg Langslow mystery brings the holiday season to Caerphilly — and, naturally, another murder for Meg to solve amid the festivities. Christmas-cozy comedy. View on Amazon →
Dead Before Tea Time by M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green (An Agatha Raisin Mystery #37) — October 13, 2026. The Cotswolds' most abrasive amateur sleuth, ex-PR-maven Agatha Raisin, takes on a fresh case in this latest entry in the beloved, TV-adapted series. Quintessential English village cozy. View on Amazon →
The Liars' Book Club by Ellery Adams (A Secret, Book, and Scone Society Novel #9) — October 27, 2026. An absent groom, a stolen historical document, and a book club coming apart at the seams: bookseller-bibliotherapist Nora Pennington faces a stormy new mystery in Miracle Springs, North Carolina. Bookshop cozy. View on Amazon →
November
Rituals and Rolling Pins by Bailey Cates (A Magical Bakery Mystery #11) — November 10, 2026. Savannah hedgewitch-baker Katie Lightfoot rallies her spellbook-club coven when a paranormal true-crime podcaster is killed in what looks like a magical ritual. Witchy culinary cozy. View on Amazon →
Witches of Questionable Intent by Jenn McKinlay (Books of Dubious Origin #2) — November 10, 2026. Librarian-witch Zoe Ziakas and the BODO team hunt a stolen, dangerous magical tome through midnight markets and demon-infested streets. Bookish paranormal cozy with a dash of romance. View on Amazon →
To Crown It All by Rhys Bowen (A Royal Spyness Mystery #20) — November 2026. The landmark 20th Royal Spyness book: it's 1936, King George VI's coronation looms, and minor royal Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch gets a cryptic plea for help from her mother. Witty 1930s historical cozy. View on Amazon →
More to Come
This list grows throughout the year as publishers confirm new 2026 cozy releases. Bookmark this page and check back — and in the meantime, explore our guides to the best cozy mystery series, cozy mystery authors A–Z, and paranormal cozies, or browse all new releases in our catalog.