Dive right into these six criminally good NEW BOOKS – July 2025
by Severn House on 31 July 2025

Deep Dive
An Irregular Detective Mystery
Terry Shames
After a spine-chilling summer in The Bahamas, Jessie Madison jumps at the chance to join the FBI Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team. Seven elite divers are trying to reach a World War II plane stranded at the bottom of the sea, close to the stunning Aeolian Islands north of Sicily. But the mission isn’t going to plan . . .
The Misplaced Physician
An Irregular Detective Mystery
Jeri Westerson
When Doctor John H. Watson is kidnapped while Sherlock Holmes is out of the country, private investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson must find the missing physician . . .
Toil and Trouble
A Lily Dale Mystery
Wendi Corsi
Double double, toil and trouble . . . Bella Jordan faces ghosts, witches and a very real foe in the new instalment of New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub’s heart-warming cozy mystery series set in Lily Dale, New York’s Spiritualist home.
Murder in Trembling Lands
A Benjamin January Historical Mystery
Barbara Hambly
Masked balls, duels and murder: musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January is caught up in a shocking crime in this gripping nineteenth-century mystery set in New Orleans.
Murder on the Books
A Cozy Bookshop Mystery
T. C. Lotempio
Newly retired mystery writer Charley James returns to her small hometown only to find herself amidst a real-life murder mystery in this first book in the brand new Cozy Bookshop mystery series by award-winning and national bestselling author T.C. LoTempio.
The Piazza Murders
The Art of Murder
Michael Jecks
Artist-turned-amateur sleuth Nick Morris is back, and this time he’s swapped the English countryside for beautiful Italy. Only it’s not long before another dead body (or two) lands in front of him! This witty mystery is perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz.