Coming This Summer: New Kensington Mysteries
Check out our new summer mysteries! For more of our books, visit our website at: www.kensingtonbooks.com
JUNE 2026
THE CHOWDER HOUSE MURDER by Lee Hollis, A Downeast Maine Mystery #1
Kensington Cozies: Hardcover / 978-1-4967-5505-6
The first in a brand new, multi-generational cozy mystery series introduces three generations of strong, no-nonsense who head the Holbrook family seafood dynasty in Downeast Maine…and a murder the Holbrook matriarch and her granddaughter must solve, even as it entangles them in a web of small-town secrets, and a Hatfields and McCoys-level chowder rivalry.
THE BODY IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN by Paula Sutton, A Hill House Vintage Murder Mystery #2
A John Scognamiglio Book: Hardcover / 978-1-4967-5484-4
The creator of Hill House Vintage and “Queen of Cottagecore” (Vogue), Paula Sutton, returns to the seemingly sleepy English village of Pudding Corner in this fresh, witty, fun, and delightfully modern cozy crime novel for vintage enthusiasts and fans of Richard Osman, Parini Shroff, Janice Hallett, and Anthony Horowitz.
THE DIVA HOSTS A MURDERER by Krista Davis, A Domestic Diva Mystery #19
Kensington Cozies: Hardcover / 978-1-4967-4348-0
Old Town Virginia’s entertaining guru and occasional sleuth Sophie Winston—a young Martha Stweart in the making—juggles Fourth of July fireworks, a houseful of guests, and homicide in the latest Domestic Diva culinary mystery from New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis.
COASTAL VIEWS TO DIE FOR by Sam Lumley, Oliver Popp’s Travel Guides to Murder #2
Kensington Cozies: Hardcover / 978-1-4967-5358-8
The fabulous Oregon coast is a scenic getaway to behold, but for a gay, autistic travel writer and amateur sleuth, there is no such thing as a vacation from murder…
JULY 2026
RULES FOR AGING AND LARCENY by Julia London
Kensington Books: A Trade Paperback Original / 978-1-4967-5714-2
Ocean’s Eleven meets the Golden Girls when an all-female group of chaotic, elderly thieves come out of retirement for one last heist against a young Crypto-loving DudeBro-type… while trying to repair their fractured friendship along the way.
ALL SHELL BREAKS LOOSE by Molly MacRae, A Haunted Shell Shop Mystery #3
Kensington Cozies: Hardcover / 978-1-4967-4433-3
On North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island, Maureen Nash sells exquisite seashells to locals and tourists—with Bonny the shop cat and the ghost of a Welsh pirate for company. And when needed, she steps in to help the police solve a murder…